Israel

share

Youth Skills

Why financial inclusion for youth will raise all economic boats

Groups fighting for financial inclusion and youth employment united in Morocco. Will their findings promote progress?

With new border policies, humanitarian aid cargo may finally be allowed into Gaza. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theroadtothehorizon/3247861870/">Peter Casier (flickr)</a>

share

Gaza's Precious Seventh Border

Derar Mohamed, our blogger from Gaza, writes on the economic and social issues facing the Middle East today.

Protests in Tunisia continue as people seek a fresh start in a new democratic government. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nassernouri/5381808872/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Nasser Nouri (flickr)</a>

share

The Democracy Domino Effect?

Walking around Tunisia's capital in 2008, I couldn't help but notice the images of President Ben Ali looking down from every shop window and restaurant. The mandatory photos were a not-so-subtle reminder that the president was watching everything.

Tunnel workers prepare to lower someone into the tunnels. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoriah/3178786921/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Zoriah (flickr)</a>

share

Blockade Ease Not Necessarily Helping Palestine

The tunnels in Gaza were an invention of necessity. They flourished during a three-year blockade of goods from Israel into Palestine. Trade had to come from somewhere.

Palestinian children ride a pair of dyed donkeys in the Mara Land Zoo. An authentic zebra would have been too expensive to smuggle. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/plasmastik/4138782760/"/>REUTERS/Mohammed Salem(flickr)</a>

share

Israel's Blockade A "Death Penalty" for Business in Gaza

War has left the Gaza Strip in shambles, but bombs and bullets are only part of the disaster. The Israeli blockade of Gaza has also created a crisis for business in the region.

An Israeli checkpoint in Nablus, West Bank. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidortmann/2843381227/">David Ortmann (flickr)</a>

share

Economic Improvements in West Bank = Political Gains for Palestinians?

Since Israel relaxed West Bank checkpoints in June, there's been a newfound sense of both security and economic freedom for the struggling Palestinian territory, according to the New York Times' Thomas Friedman.

A Palestinian man looks out towards destroyed buildings following an Israeli air strike in Gaza City. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/farshadebrahimi/3159835222/in/photostream/">Amir Farshad Ebrahimi (flickr)</a>

share

Gazans Digging To Survive

A stated aim of Israel's military strikes in Gaza was to destroy underground tunnels between Egypt and Gaza because they're used by Hamas to smuggle in weapons.

A Better Place sedan made by Renault-Nissan. Photo: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/better_place/2366578778/">Better Place (flickr)</a>

share

An Extension Cord to a Better Place

Imagine there was a new way to charge an electric car that was as quick as filling up a tank of gas.

share

Mercy Corps Aid Delivery Reaches Gaza

Despite Israel’s commitment to establishing a humanitarian corridor and daily three-hour ceasefire, delivering humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip has been a challenge.

share

Civilians Struggle In Gaza

Given the frequently gloomy headlines regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, many may not be surprised to hear of the latest violence in the region.

Life in Gaza Under Blockade Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rnw/2984356474/">Rafah, Gaza (flickr) </a>

share

How Gaza Copes

Fuel shortages, power cuts, aid shipments blocked by Israel — the UN now describes conditions faced by Gaza's 1.5 million people as "the worst ever." A recent BBC report

share