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Apocalypse of humanity “Let’s humanize”! by Rahma Sghaier, Tunisia

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As I walk the streets of Tunis and watch the frowning faces passing by, I feel so desperate and bitter. It was last week; a salafist-looking man (Beard, Kamees…) appeared in the crowd. He was holding a medium-sized sports bag, walking super fast and looking nervously left and right. A few months ago, nobody would […]
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The Middle Eastern Youth Joins Forces to Back Peace By Thaer Abdallah and Yael Mizrahi

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“Youth all over the Middle East have expressed their demand to have a better life for everybody, there are still demonstrations and uprisings in many places in the middle east, however, the same youth have expressed their demands differently, they choose education and understanding, in order to be ready for the change they are aiming […]
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The Shyness Destination By Hamze Awawde, Palestine

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A few weeks ago I took the train from Tel Aviv to Kiryat Gat, on my way back home to Dura. I bought a ticket to Kiryat Gat because it was closest to the Tarqumia checkpoint, which is the nearest checkpoint to Dura. It was my first time to travel by train in Israel, but […]
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Of Cheese and Coexistence By Shlomzion Sasha Clarfield, Israel

Author: Sasha Clarfield
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“Excuse me, can you translate the name of this cheese?” a tall man standing in front of the dairy section asked me. I looked at the two packages he was holding, they both were 16% fat but had different names printed on the packages in Hebrew. “I don’t know the exact difference” I replied, “but […]
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A city of walls by Naima Nas, Egypt

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Never in my wildest dream would I have ever imagined that one day I would be walking on the beach of Tel Aviv. Never, in an even wilder dream, would I have conceived of an Arabic picnic all around me. The unmistakable aroma of home-made kebabs sizzling over tens of portable barbeques every 50 meters […]
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Gaza….. I am free! by Feris Khder, Palestine

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Looking at Gaza from the window of life, life in Gaza doesn’t help, serve, or support a free-man. Life in Gaza doesn’t know the rule of law, and it doesn’t add anything at all to positivity, rather it breaks everything within the gloomy view of life. This is reality in the Gaza Strip after it […]
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I am a Messenger by Lea Ledwon, Germany

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I am on an airplane, flying back to Germany. I have spent the last four years in Israel and decided to take a break from the Middle Eastern craziness, beauty, stress and intensity. Full of emotions and a head steaming of thoughts about my experiences and the great friends I have made, I finally find […]
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What I Didn’t Find in Jordan by Ido Cohen, Israel

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In 2003, Joseph C. Wilson wrote an op-ed called “what I didn’t find in Africa” about the Bush administration manipulation. He stated that the administration forged Saddam Hussein’s weapons programs to justify an invasion of Iraq. This op-ed will not be as dramatic but hopefully it will raise the same amount of questions. Take 30 Palestinians, 30 […]
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An Open Letter to My Fellow Friends for Peace by Henriette Chacar, Israel

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A solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict exists. It’s there – It’s been there for quite a long time now. It’s been introduced in several versions, at different points in time, by alternating figures. But the outline is known: Two states, with Jerusalem as the capital; 67 borders with possible land swaps; and no return of […]
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Alternative Reality by Udi Goren, Israel

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It took me a few days, but just now I’m able to process what I’ve been through this past weekend. Those were some of the most intense days of my life- emotionally, ideologically and existentially. A group of 120 young people from throughout the Middle East gathered in Jordan, all of which have one thing […]
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The Butterfly Effect by Hanane Harrath, Morroco

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It was a Monday afternoon, in a poor suburb of Casablanca. I was visiting Syrian refugees. White and nude walls, a small old carpet in the floor, four cushions spread around, and a little silent television put in the corner of the room. Fatima (8 years old), Fayrouz (6) and Rehab (4) are sitting just […]
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Where are We Going? By Thaer Abdallah, Palestine

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I remember one day in 2010 when I opened Google image and typed the word Syria… It showed me images of nature scenes and springs and the wheels of Homs. Thirty months were enough to change the scene completely, if you were to search ‘Syria’ in Google now, you will find images of destruction, and bodies […]
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Intervention in Syria? An American Perspective by Megan Hallahan, United States

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March 21st, 2003, It was late but I was glued to the news- I had to see it with my own eyes in order to believe that my country would be so stupid. I kept waiting for it to be called off, for someone to come to their senses. No one did and I watched […]
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Mourad,Dexter and the Saudi scholar, by Hanane Harrath, Morocco

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This article was also published in the Huffington Post His name was Mourad and he was 20 years old. He was very pleasant and very funny too. He was my driver from Casablanca airport to my hotel. Actually, driver was not his job. It was just a temporary occupation. “You know how it is here: at my age […]
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A Letter to the Leaders Before I Join the “Skeptics” Club By Rania Fadel, Israel

Author: Rania Fadel
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Dear Leaders, We call on you to achieve a peace agreement. We need it. We can’t continue living in such a situation where our present, our future and our resources are stolen from us by endless conflict that brings all of us only damage and suffering. This is the time. This is your chance to […]
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Indecison 2013 By Nimrod Ben Ze’ev, Israel

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So, let me get this straight- Up until two days ago we were decrying the fact that the world is silent about Syria (it wasn’t “silent” per say, it was pumping weapons in from day one pretty much), and now that there are strong indications that the world is going to intervene, we decry the […]
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The True Unseen Consequences of a Military Strike on Syria by Miaad Hassan, Iraq

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While the administration of the United States is still debating on an appropriate action to take against the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons, which is estimated to have killed more than 1,000 people, determining “when” and “how” are absolutely critical when applying the strategy of deterrence. “But if we are saying in a clear […]
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Will All the Real Moderates Please Stand Up? By Tiffany Harris, Israel

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I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with Israeli and Arab moderates. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the great stumbling block in his stride toward peace is not hardline settlers, those who oppose a peaceful solution, or fanatical Islamists; it is the Arab and Israeli moderates, who is more devoted to the status […]
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The Snake and the Ladder- Part 2 By Ahmed Jenin, Palestine

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After writing the first part of this article, which was published about two months ago, I was hesitating a lot to continue writing the second part for a number of reasons- the most important reason being that I do not want to frustrate everyone, by again talking about a loss of hope for a better […]
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Watermelon with Cheese

Author: Rafaela Barkay, Brazil
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I am on my flight back home, and to distract the tears that insist on running, I decided to write. I should have delivered my last blog some time ago, but the immersion in so varied and deep experiences prevented me from doing it. I was born in Israel, raised in Brazil, and for many […]
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