Nov 28th, 2008 · Among the Americans killed in the Mumbai terrorist attacks was an ultra-orthodox rabbi and his Israeli wife. Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg was found dead after Indian commandos stormed a Jewish community center in the city. The center was one of 10 targets attacked on Wednesday.
Nov 25th, 2008 · An orthodox Jewish woman gets a most unorthodox education in this mystical Israeli drama, which Mark Jenkins says is as concerned with the erotic as the spiritual.
Nov 20th, 2008 · This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel. For most Israelis and for many Jews around the world, it marks a time of celebration. But for many Palestinians, it was the 60th year of Naqbeh, also known as "the catastrophe". A new book, Sixty Years, Sixty Voices: Israeli and Palestinian Women highlights the struggle for peace in the words of women.
Nov 5th, 2008 · Palestinians in the West Bank say the election of Barack Obama is an incredible moment, and sends a great message to the world. In West Jerusalem, Israelis reacted with a mix of optimism and caution.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Violence between Palestinian and Jewish settlers in the West Bank threatens the authority of the Israeli state, says Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Retaliatory skirmishes always peak around the time of the olive harvest, but violence is particularly bad this year.
Sep 17th, 2008 · Stepping on dog droppings is one of the more irritating aspects of life. In Israel, a suburb of Tel Aviv is testing a new way to determine who isn't scooping the poop. The local vet is collecting samples of doggie DNA, using a mouth swab from the pets. If droppings end up on someone's shoe, the city can check it against its database and fine the owner. Owners contribute the DNA sample voluntarily, but the city is considering making it the law.
Aug 9th, 2008 · Host Andrea Seabrook remembers the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, who died Saturday at the age of 67. Darwish was known as a critic of Palestinian leadership and of the Israeli occupation of his homeland. His poems addressed the Palestinian experience of exile.
Jul 31st, 2008 · As Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announces he will step down after fall elections, tensions are rising between Israelis and Palestinians over the possession of East Jerusalem.