Israel at 60
Israel marks 60 years
Israel celebrated its 60th birthday but the party was marred by a probe that could unseat the prime minister and derail peace efforts. Full Article | Video
Palestinians losing faith in two-state solution
Sixty years ago, Arab leaders rejected the partition of Palestine and with it a U.N. proposal of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Full Article
Racism on rise
Salwa Abu Jaber believes her story shows Israel discriminating against its Arab citizens. Full Article | Video
A study in contrasts
Israelis are celebrating 60 years of statehood in a country of fleeting joy and looming conflict. Full Article
Altered outlook
The 1948 war at Israel's creation hardened Arab attitudes to deep-rooted Jewish minorities across the Middle East. Full Article
Palestinians mourn
While Israel celebrates its 60th birthday, Palestinian refugees mourn the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe) when they lost their homeland. Full Article
Pride and pain
Like the state of Israel, Akram al-Shamali and Moshe Feist both turn 60 this year. But that's about where the similarities end. Full Article
Return to Russia
Tens of thousands of Jews who fled oppression in the former Soviet Union are returning to Russia. Full Article
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Palestinians mark 60th Nakba Day
The annual commemoration marks the conflict over, and the creation of, Israel on land to which Jews and Palestinians lay claim. Video
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