Palestinians escalate hunger-strike in Israel jails

Published on May 11, 2012

Hundreds of Palestinians on hunger strike in Israeli jails said on Friday they would shun vitamin supplements and prison clinics in an escalation of their mass protest against detention conditions.

Folk Singer Observes a Pensive ‘Holiday’

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on January 1, 2004

Some years ago, folk diva Chava Alberstein discovered the rundown immigrant neighborhood around the south Tel Aviv central bus station. For the Israeli superstar, the area became a refuge, a place to stroll or sip coffee unmolested by fans. The residents were foreign workers from countries such as China, Thailand, Nigeria and Romania.

But as their numbers swelled to replace Palestinians after the intifada, Alberstein -- considered Israel's Joan Baez -- saw conditions deteriorating.

"These people are brought to Israel, their passports are confiscated so they can't go anywhere and they're forced to live in the worst situations," she said. "You see people crawling out of the most unbelievable hovels. It's bothered me for a long time."

Europe’s Harms   to China’s Arms

By Sally Ogle Davis
Published on October 3, 2002

Just when it seems that all the World War II and Holocaust stories have been told, a little-known tale from a far corner of the world comes along to add another dimension to the saga of the Shoah.

Sukkot and Our Duty to Alleviate Poverty

By Rabbi David Saperstein
Published on September 26, 2002

This Friday marks the end of the celebration of Sukkot.