Much Ado about Hummus: The Fight for Bragging Rights over a Middle Eastern Dip
From beet to butterscotch, how far can hummus travel from its origins and still be hummus?
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The Other Palestinians
Canada declares support for both Israel and the Palestinians. Yet our policy is silent on the issue of Arabs living in Israel
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The Israel Taboo
Money and sex aren’t the only things Canadians don’t talk about
Read MoreChaim and the Great Time Elevator
Oscar-nominated actor Chaim Topol is the narrator of the Time Elevator, an amusement ride that takes visitors through 3,000 years of Jerusalem’s history in just under thirty minutes. / Image …
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Israel on the Brink
As the deadline looms for settlers to leave the settlement of Gush Katif,
will Sharon’s Disengagement Plan divide the country against itself?
The Birdwatcher
Yossi Leshem saves lives by keeping his eye on the birds
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A Vote for Democracy in Palestine
Despite everything, the would-be voters came
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Author Gilad Grossman (centre) with his mother and brothers Amit (left) and Ari (right), in Gesher Haziv kibbutz. /Courtesy of Gilad Grossman herzliya, israel—Here I sit, in the heat and …
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Being Yasir Arafat
Speculating on Arafat’s bloated condition
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Where Leaders Fail
Can a small group of Israeli and Palestinian citizens succeed where the zealots and dreamers could not?
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