I was based in Jerusalem in 1996-1997. I edited and wrote for Challenge, a bimonthly Israeli magazine, and reported for The Jerusalem Times, the only Palestinian English newspaper. I also wrote articles for Indian publications such as The Telegraph newspaper and Outlook magazine. I took a year-long course in colloquial Palestinian Arabic and attended Hebrew classes for a few months. Here is a selection of my articles and reports, in reverse chronological order.
The Couching Stitch: Fair Trade for Palestinian Embroidery
PUBLICATION: Challenge, West Jerusalem
DATE: September-October 1997
NOTE: The edition’s cover appears on page 1 below. The article starts on page 2.
Shabbath Shalom: Israel’s three Indian Jewish Communities
PUBLICATION: Outlook, New Delhi
DATE: 6 August 1997
Good Checkers, Bad Peacemaking: Israel’s Strategy for Jerusalem
PUBLICATION: Challenge, West Jerusalem
DATE: May-June 1997
NOTE: The edition’s cover appears on page 1 below. The article starts on page 2.
Civic War Zone: A New Jewish Settlement in East Jeruslaem
PUBLICATION: Outlook, New Delhi
DATE: 26 March 1997
Conversion controversy: Proposed law recognises only Orthodox rites
PUBLICATION: Outlook, New Delhi
DATE: 26 February, 1997
A Rough Road to Hebron: West Bank town has a history of conflict
PUBLICATION: Outlook, New Delhi
DATE: 22 January 1997
Beyond the Holocaust: Interview with Jewish thinker Mark Ellis
PUBLICATION: The Jerusalem Times, Jerusalem
DATE: 27 December 1996
Jews vs Jews: The Fault Line between Orthodox and Secular Israelis
PUBLICATION: Outlook, New Delhi
DATE: 18 December 1996
US Governor Cancels Visit to Israeli Tunnel in East Jerusalem
PUBLICATION: The Jerusalem Times, East Jerusalem
DATE: 9 November, 1996
Housing crisis in East Jerusalem: Israeli policies responsible
PUBLICATION: The Jerusalem Times, East Jerusalem
DATE: 6 November 1996