A Palestinian Takes A Different Road In His Fight
Bassam Aramin grew up hating Israel and spent years in prison. Yet he's now a voice for peace, a position that did not change even when his daughter was killed by Israeli police.
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In Hebron, A City Hit Hard By Violence, A Palestinian Preaches Nonviolence
Many Palestinian stabbing attacks against Israelis have come from the West Bank city of Hebron. One activist is urging his fellow Palestinians to find other ways to oppose Israel.
In The West Bank, A Synagogue Comes Down
In a case that lasted years, Israel's highest court ordered removal of a synagogue built on Palestinian land. But the case was complicated by the government's $1.3 million payout to Jewish settlers.
20 Years Later, The Question Lingers: What If Yitzhak Rabin Had Lived?
Rabin was killed by a Jewish extremist on Nov. 4, 1995. NPR's Robert Siegel asks how Israeli-Palestinian conflict might have played out differently if he had survived.
Proposed Cameras At Jerusalem Shrine Put The Focus On Mutual Mistrust
A new proposal to install surveillance cameras at Jerusalem's most contested holy site reveals that, like much of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, even the idea is subject to interpretation.
Israeli Parents Ask: Should We Dismiss The Arab Cleaner At School?
In response to recent attacks, some Israeli schools have banned Palestinian janitors. One Jerusalem school had lengthy discussions and then took a vote.
Israel, Palestinians Both Link Violence To Inflammatory Speech
The war of words is at a fevered pitch between Israeli and Palestinians. Each side accuses the other of spreading false stories to turn up the heat.
As Attacks Mount, Israelis Describe Lives Lost And Families Shattered
Several recent Israeli victims of Palestinian attacks recount the violence and how it is fueling tensions in the long-running conflict.
In Israeli Shops, Knives Get Harder To Find, Demand For Guns Goes Up
In light of recent stabbing attacks by Palestinians, some Israeli supermarkets have taken knives off their shelves. Some Israelis say it's also time for Jewish citizens to buy more guns.
East Jerusalem Becomes Focus Of The Conflict, And The Mood Is Bleak
Palestinians in East Jerusalem were not often involved in the violence in the past, but this area is the center of the current friction between Israelis and Palestinians.