Middle East Conflict

Street Artists Infiltrate ‘Homeland’ With Subversive Graffiti - The New York Times

October 21, 2015

Three artists took credit for Arabic graffiti calling the show “racist” that appeared in a recent episode. They said it was a protest of the series’ false and misleading portrayals of Muslims.

Source: Street Artists Infiltrate ‘Homeland’ With Subversive Graffiti - The New York Times

Israel Bolsters Security in East Jerusalem After Violence

October 21, 2015

The authorities began setting up roadblocks and checkpoints and deployed police officers and soldiers, in response to what the government called a “wave of terrorism.”

Source: Israel Bolsters Security in East Jerusalem After Violence

State Department Report Warns Of Global Threat To Religious Diversity : NPR

October 21, 2015

Religious diversity is under threat across the Middle East and other parts of the globe, according to a State Department report on religious freedoms, which recounts the rise of ISIS and its attacks on Christians and other minorities.

Source: State Department Report Warns Of Global Threat To Religious Diversity : NPR

Eritrean Dies After Israeli Security Mistakes Him For Assailant In Bus Station Attack : NPR

October 21, 2015

With tensions rising over Arab attacks on Israeli Jews, an Eritrean asylum seeker was mistaken for an assailant and killed — shot by a security guard and beaten by a mob.

Source: Eritrean Dies After Israeli Security Mistakes Him For Assailant In Bus Station Attack : NPR

6 Palestinians Killed In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers

October 14, 2015

Israeli troops killed several Palestinians in clashes and there were a series of separate stabbing attacks as violence increased over access to Jerusalem sites holy to both sides.

Source: 6 Palestinians Killed In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers

In Israel, A New Battle Over Who Qualifies As Jewish : Parallels : NPR

October 14, 2015

Government rabbis decide who is officially Jewish, which affects issues including marriage and divorce. But religious and political rivals have started their own system for conversion.

Source: In Israel, A New Battle Over Who Qualifies As Jewish : Parallels : NPR

Netanyahu Bars Politicians From Holy Site in Jerusalem - The New York Times

October 10, 2015

The measure was apparently taken in an effort to curb unrest after a week of violence, with three new stabbing attacks on Thursday.

Source: Netanyahu Bars Politicians From Holy Site in Jerusalem - The New York Times

'Not In God's Name' Confronts Religious Violence With A 'Different Voice' : NPR

October 10, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks about his new book, Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence.

Source: 'Not In God's Name' Confronts Religious Violence With A 'Different Voice' : NPR

Idaho City of Immigrants Debates Taking In Middle Eastern Refugees - The New York Times

October 2, 2015

Twin Falls has taken refugees from Vietnam, Eastern Europe and Africa, but residents aren’t sure they want to accept a new group.

Source: Idaho City of Immigrants Debates Taking In Middle Eastern Refugees - The New York Times

'A Street Divided' Explores The History Of An Arab-Israeli No Man's Land : NPR

September 23, 2015

Renee Montagne talks with Dion Nissenbaum, whose book tells the stories of Israeli and Palestinian families on Assael Street, a political and religious fault line in Jerusalem since 1948.

Source: 'A Street Divided' Explores The History Of An Arab-Israeli No Man's Land : NPR

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Street Artists Infiltrate ‘Homeland’ With Subversive Graffiti - The New York Times

Israel Bolsters Security in East Jerusalem After Violence

State Department Report Warns Of Global Threat To Religious Diversity : NPR

Eritrean Dies After Israeli Security Mistakes Him For Assailant In Bus Station Attack : NPR

6 Palestinians Killed In Clashes With Israeli Soldiers

In Israel, A New Battle Over Who Qualifies As Jewish : Parallels : NPR

Netanyahu Bars Politicians From Holy Site in Jerusalem - The New York Times

'Not In God's Name' Confronts Religious Violence With A 'Different Voice' : NPR

Idaho City of Immigrants Debates Taking In Middle Eastern Refugees - The New York Times

'A Street Divided' Explores The History Of An Arab-Israeli No Man's Land : NPR

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