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Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
Raising the stakes
Palestinian prisoners in Israel have launched a collective hunger strike. The imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti is thus returning to the political stage. Inge Gunther in Jerusalem has the details
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Raed Andoni's "Ghost Hunting" at the Berlinale
The ghosts that lurk
Raed Andoni's film functions as both trauma therapy and as an opportunity to discuss the political problem of prisoners. First and foremost, though, the film works as an impressive piece of cinematography dealing with the basic questions of the human condition. By Rene Wildangel
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PalFest 2016: Interview with Palestinian poet Jehan Bseiso
Breaking the cultural siege on Palestine
From 21 – 26 May, the Palestine Festival of Literature toured cities in the West Bank and Israel. In attendance was Jehan Bseiso, a young Palestinian poet. With two anthologies to her name and online publications with ″Electronic Intifada″ and ″The Palestine Chronicle″, Jehan is currently working on a poetry collection called ″Conversations Continued″ – a compilation of real, misheard and misremembered conversations. Interview by Ylenia Gostoli
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France and the Middle East
What chance ″la grande paix″?
Since the beginning of the year, the French government has been building support for an international conference to restart the Israel-Palestine peace process. France deserves applause for its brave effort to revive a process that has been going nowhere for the best part of a decade. But success will require more than courage. By Daoud Kuttab
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Book review: ″Vanished″ by Ahmed Masoud
The youngest detective
Ahmed Masoud′s debut novel is a nuanced chronicle of one of the world′s most troubled regions. Reflecting the way children are forced to grow up before their time in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, this whodunnit centres on a child detective. Nahrain Al-Mousawi read the book
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Interview with Palestinian film maker Hanna Atallah
"Culture is our best bet"
Hanna Atallah is one of a group of Palestinians that is aiming to bring arthouse cinema to the Arab world. No small feat, in regions where the necessary infrastructure is lacking and the majority are more likely to stay home and watch television. Attending the Berlinale in February, he was interviewed by Rene Wildangel
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Interview with the Israeli historian Tom Segev
″United Jerusalem is a myth″
In interview with Inge Günther, the prominent Israeli historian and journalist Tom Segev talks about life in the city where peace is impossible
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Third intifada looming
Violence between Israelis and Palestinians is once again on the rise. Without renewed efforts to establish a two-state solution, no lasting peace will be forthcoming. An analysis from Jerusalem by Ingrid Ross
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Palestinian feature film "Eyes of a Thief"
A political family drama
Is he a terrorist or a freedom fighter? Whatever the audience might feel, the main protagonist of the film "Eyes of a Thief" is portrayed first and foremost as a father searching for his lost daughter. The Palestinian-Jordanian director Najwa Nijjar brings us a family drama that doesn't shy away from making political statements. By Laura Pannasch
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Hebron: a divided city
"Palestine is like a prison"
The war in Gaza this past summer triggered memories of life during and after the second intifada in the West Bank. In Hebron in particular, many Palestinians fear that restrictions on their freedom of movement, which is already limited, could be tightened even more. Impressions of a divided city by Susanne Kaiser
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Attacks and unrest in Jerusalem
A third intifada in the making?
Jerusalem is once again a front-line city, haunted by the spectre of intifada. An update from Inge Günther in Jerusalem
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Reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah
No peace without Palestinian unity
The Palestinian organisations Hamas and Fatah plan to seal an alliance with each other – primarily out of necessity. Reconciliation is difficult; the danger of failure is great. It is for precisely this reason that the US and Europe should support the process. A commentary by René Wildangel