Arrest in Bilin

Not a Birthright, an Obligation

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November 21st 2009
NOT A BIRTHRIGHT, AN OBLIGATION CHARLIE WOOD Six-months after leaving the Middle East, nightmares keep my memories fresh. Growing up religion served as a supportive community and moral compass in a world that many times seems to be spinning in all directions. This is one part of the story of my own experience growing up in a Jewish community, visiting Israel and Palestine, and that ever present m ... read more

Middle East » Israel » West Bank

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more