Jezebel: Palestine

Meet the Speed Sisters, Palestinian Race Car Drivers Intent on Winning

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 EST

Pictured above is Noor Daoud. She was born in Texas, likes fast cars, but also was on an Olympic swim team and on the Palestinian national soccer team. Right now, though, she's focused on racing Formula 3. According to reports, Daoud is the first Palestinian, male or female, to participate in and win an Israeli race. And she's not alone: More »

"Rape By Deception" Case Gets Even Worse

Sadie Stein — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:47:00 EDT

You'll recall the "rape by deception" case, in which a court convicted a Palestinian man, based on the fact that, had the woman known he was not Jewish, she would not have slept with him. Well, the plot thickens. More »

As If The Palestinian Faux-Jew Rape Case Needed To Get More Complicated

Sadie Stein — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:23:00 EDT

New information about Sabbar Kashur, the 30-year-old Palestinian convicted of "rape-by-deception" following consensual sex with a woman who thought he was Jewish, Kashur, in fact married with two children, has been under house arrest since the 2008 incident. More »

Palestinian Man Is Convicted Of Rape After Lying About Being A Jew

Sadie Stein — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:32:00 EDT

A Jerusalem court's decision to jail 30-year-old Sabbar Kashur for 18 months has made legal history — and is causing a furor across Israel. More »

Helen Thomas Announces Retirement

Irin Carmon — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:40:00 EDT

After controversial comments about Jews and Israel, which drew denunciations from the White House among others, Helen Thomas, 89, has announced that she will retire from her position as a columnist for Hearst newspapers. It's effective immediately. [Hearst, Earlier] More »

Flower Girl

Anna Holmes — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:10:00 EDT

[East Jerusalem, June 1. Image via AP]

Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire Also Captured By Israeli In Raid Of Humanitarian Ships Bound For Gaza

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 31 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT

At about 4 am local time, Israeli military forces launched a raid on 6 vessels in international waters carrying 700 activists and 10,000 tons of humanitarian supplies destined for the Gaza Strip. Israel claims nine activists were killed. More »

Something To Shout About

Anna Holmes — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

[Nablus, November 19. Image via Getty.]

Pedal Pusher

Anna Holmes — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Hebron, West Bank; October 18. Image via Getty]

Salt Of The Earth

Anna Holmes — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[Abu Dis, West Bank; October 14. Image via Getty]

Uphill Battles

Anna Holmes — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:10:00 EDT

[Jerusalem, October 6. Image via Getty]

Don't Fence Me In

Anna Holmes — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EDT

[Gaza City, October 5. Image via Getty]

Homeward Bound

Anna Holmes — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[Bethlehem, September 30. Image via Getty]

Sometimes It Feels Like Somebody's Watching Me

Anna Holmes — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:10:00 EDT

[Jenin, West Bank; September 15. Image via Getty]

A Wing And A Prayer

Anna Holmes — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[East Jerusalem, August 9. Image via Getty]

The Pink Ladies

Anna Holmes — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Washington, D.C., July 29. Image via Getty]

The Hills Are Alive

Anna Holmes — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Givat Tzuria, West Bank; July 27. Image via Getty]

A Room With A View

Anna Holmes — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[Jabalia, Gaza Strip; July 21. Image via Getty]

The Painted Lady

Anna Holmes — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:10:00 EDT

[Bilin, West Bank; July 17. Image via Getty]

Message In A Bottle

Anna Holmes — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:10:00 EDT

[Beit Lahia, Gaza; July 15. Image via Getty]

Look Ma, No Hands

Anna Holmes — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Maale Adumim, West Bank; July 12. Image via Getty]

The Hurt Locker

Anna Holmes — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Gaza City, June 30. Image via Getty]

A Tricycle Built For Woo

Anna Holmes — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[East Jerusalem, June 17. Image via Getty]

The Pink Ladies

Anna Holmes — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Israel, June 9. Image via Getty]

Her Daily Bread

Anna Holmes — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[Jinasfut, West Bank; June 8. Image via Getty]

Sunny Day

Anna Holmes — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Avigail, West Bank; June 2. Image via Getty]

Camptown Races

Anna Holmes — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip; May 28. Image via Getty]

A Room With A View

Anna Holmes — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Gaza Strip, May 27. Image via Getty]

Disorder Crossing

Anna Holmes — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:50:00 EDT

[Jerusalem, May 21. Image via Getty]

Up In Arms

Anna Holmes — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Hebron, May 18. Image via Getty]

Looking Out Below

Anna Holmes — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Bethlehem, May 12. Image via Getty]

Brussels Shouts

Anna Holmes — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:50:00 EDT

[Molenbeek, Belgium; May 6. Image via Getty]

Holidaze: Valentine's Day Bouquets, Hamas Hothouses & The Duffy-Dil

Sadie Stein — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:20:00 EST

So much floral news today! Carnations break for the border, meanings are redefined, the Duffy-dil is invented, the imports are a racket...read all about it! More »

First Person: "We Are Now Unable To Distinguish Joy From Fear"

Anna North — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:20:00 EST

Journalist Safa Joudeh's Time magazine account of the bombing of her family's apartment building in Gaza sent chills down our spines. More »

Israeli Military Moves Ground Troops Into Gaza

Hortense Smith — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:15:00 EST

Breaking: The Israeli military has confirmed that ground troops are currently moving into Gaza. Leaflets have been dropped by Israeli forces, warning residents in certain Gaza districts to evacuate their homes immediately.[BBC News][NYTimes] More »

No Peace In The Middle East

Hortense Smith — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

Over 300 people are injured and 195 dead after a series of Israeli air attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. The attacks are the worst, in terms of Palestinian casualties, since 1967. More »

Foreign Minister Is In Position To Be Israel's First Female PM In 34 Years

Jessica G. — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:30:00 EDT

For the first time since Golda Meir stepped down in 1974, a woman could become Israeli Prime Minister, the BBC reports. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, a former lawyer and spy for Mossad (the Israeli CIA equivalent), has won the leadership of the centrist Kadima party, the current ruling party in the Knesset, Israel's parliament. (The reason Livni will not necessarily become Prime Minister is complicated, but here's a summary.) Now that Livni has won the Kadima election — current PM Ehud Olmert is resigning amidst accusations of widespread corruption — she has 42 days to assemble a coalition of at least 61 of the Knesset's 120 seats from what the BBC describes as Israel's "mosaic of political parties." If Livni fails to gather this coalition, the President may give someone else another 42 days to come up with his or her own coalition, but more likely a general election of all the parties will take place in 3 months. More »

Lily Allen Wants Us To Get A Life

Moe — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:43:12 EDT

Today the Palestinian President capped weeks of strife between its warring Fatah-Hamas factions by firing the Prime Minister, Scooter Libby was sent to jail despite appeals, and the man who sat at the helm of the UN Security Council during the Iran hostage crisis died. These headlines are brought to you this evening courtesy one Lily Allen:

Everything i write here gets twisted and rewritten buy a bunch of lazy fucks who havent got anything better to write about . And the truth is I don't want to be in their fucking stupid magazines and daily fuck rags . I don't want to live in a world where the most interesting thing is Paris Hilton and " how shes doing in jail " . Why do we care , seriously ? Guys the world is MELTING , we are KILLING innocent people , so we can steal their oil , killing them. 400000 people are dead and 2.5 million have no home in Darfur .............. but then again Lindsay did work out at the gym this afternoon and thats what really counts .

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