by Bernd Debusmann | 16 Dec 2024 | Decoders, History, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine, Politics
The United States has shown staunch support for Israel since its birth as a state. But that was before it decided to decimate the Palestinian territories. Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate, 26 July 2024, in Palm...
by Jan Oberg | 15 Nov 2023 | Decoder Replay, Journalism, Media Literacy, Middle East
Journalists tend to depict conflict as violent struggles between good and bad. There is a different way to think about war. Syrian refugee children in Lebanon (Wikimedia Commons/Trócaire/Eoghan Rice) Editor’s note: This week News Decoder is exploring the future...
by Bernd Debusmann Jr | 28 Jan 2021 | Middle East, Politics
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 | Culture, Middle East, Personal Reflections, Religion, 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 | School Year Abroad, Students in the Spotlight, Youth Voices
She wrote an article, organized a writing class and took charge of a webinar. Meet Jaeli Rose of Student Year Abroad France, our latest “Decoder in the Spotlight”. She wrote an article for News-Decoder, organized a writing class that is already bearing...