Jaffa
Israel’s ‘mixed’ cities: Palestinians and Jews struggle to rebuild trust
Middle East
May 25, 2021
Israel’s ‘mixed’ cities: Palestinians and Jews struggle to rebuild trust
The main streets of Jaffa are eerily quiet, unusual for a Saturday in the central mixed Arab-Jewish city, which has…
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
Middle East
April 28, 2021
In Jaffa, gentrification stokes discord as Arabs pushed out
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A turreted former Catholic girl’s school in Jaffa is being transformed into an exclusive Soho…
Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan
Middle East
April 28, 2020
Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan
JAFFA, Israel (Reuters) — Shortly after sunset, Muslims in the ancient Israeli port city of Jaffa filed quietly into an…
Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan
Middle East
May 15, 2019
Eurovision Village partying upsets nearby mosque worshippers in Ramadan
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The Eurovision Song Contest has found few fans in a famous mosque in the Israeli host…
Iconic Palestinian thobe fashions a new political symbol
Fashion
February 12, 2019
Iconic Palestinian thobe fashions a new political symbol
JERUSALEM (AP) — The traditional brightly embroidered dress of Palestinian women known as the “thobe” was not the type of…