by Bernd Debusmann Jr | 28 Jan 2021 | Conflict, Donald Trump, Human Rights, Joe Biden, Middle East
Donald Trump knit close ties with Israel and Saudi Arabia. The new U.S. administration under Joe Biden is reassessing relations with the Middle East. Then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sits with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before a dinner in...
by Jasmine Li | 21 Jun 2019 | Discovery, Eyewitness, Islam, Middle East, Personal Reflections, Student Posts, Westover School, Youth Voices
I used to associate the Middle East with violence, devastation and instability. On a trip to Israel, I discovered hospitality and generosity. Artwork by Banksy in Bethlehem (Photo by Jasmine Li) Sitting in the shade, I touch the sand in my hand, cold and moist....
by Nelson Graves | 2 Feb 2018 | Students in the Spotlight, Youth Voices
By Nelson Graves She wrote an article for News-Decoder, organized a writing class that is already bearing fruit, provided guidance as a student ambassador and took charge of a webinar. Jaeli Rose of Student Year Abroad France put her mark on News-Decoder in January...
by Jaeli Rose | 19 Jan 2018 | Discovery, Human Rights, Identity, Islam, Personal Reflections, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Youth Voices
As a Jew, I can never forget the Holocaust and the slaughter of millions. But we must not persecute Palestinians for their faith. That is hypocrisy. Israeli and Palestinian women dance together during a mass protest near Beit HaArava in the Jordan Valley, Israel, 8...
by News Decoder | 10 Nov 2017 | Islam, Middle East
By Alistair Lyon Arriving in Amman the other day, I boarded an airport taxi into town and began chatting with the driver. I’ll call him Yusuf. He told me he used to work as an engineer, calibrating ground instruments for the Jordanian air force. I mentioned that...