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Members of the Druze minority attend a memorial ceremony for the children and teens killed in a rocket strike in the village of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. AP Photo/Leo Correa

Arab Druze community in mourning after tragic rocket strike on Golan Heights soccer field − highlighting challenges for Druze within Israel and the region

Druze are often held up as the best-integrated of Israel’s Arab minorities. But members of the faith who live in the Golan Heights have an especially complicated relationship with Israel.
Tens of thousands of Israelis attend a massive protest against the government’s judicial overhaul plan on March 11, 2023, in Tel Aviv. Amir Levy/Getty Images

Israel’s democracy protests: What happens next?

What will happen in Israel after more than half a year of pro-democracy demonstrations against the conservative government’s judicial overhaul?
A Palestinian girl plays with a ball outside of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images

Most Palestinians in East Jerusalem are sitting out Israeli protests – but they are still concerned about a potential judicial reform

Recent in-depth interviews with Palestinians living in East Jerusalem show that while they are following the Israeli protests, they feel an overall sense of resignation about their futures.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a briefing at the Hakirya military base in Tel Aviv on May 19, 2021. Sebastian Scheiner/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

As trust between Israeli Jews and Arabs reaches new lows, Netanyahu rises again

There are two splits in public opinion about the current Israel-Palestine violence, though everyone has the same set of facts. A cognitive psychologist explains how this can happen.
A Palestinian protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with Israeli troops during demonstrations against the Israeli offensive on Gaza in November 2019. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

What constitutes fair and unfair criticism of Israel?

There’s little hope as we head into 2020 that Israel will negotiate in good faith with Palestinian leaders. Yet Israel will never be safe from attack until it does so.

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