Birzeit

Paintings from Gaza on display at "This is Not an Exhibition" in the Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, occupied West Bank. (Fatima AbdulKarim)
‘You could be looking at the last surviving works by Gaza’s artists’
An exhibition in the West Bank attempts both to capture and counteract the erasure of Palestinian life and culture in Gaza, even as its artists are killed.
By Fatima AbdulKarim May 16, 2024
Restaurant review: Experiencing culinary magic in Birzeit
A trip to Hosh Al-Elleeya, a restaurant in the heart of Birzeit’s old city. Legend has it that the finest restaurant in the West Bank is located in the university town of Birzeit. My friend Gil and I decided to journey there at the end of a day of discovery in Ramallah. We took a 40…
By Yuval Ben-Ami August 19, 2012
Israel prevents young Gazan from studying law in West Bank
By Tania Hary Last Wednesday morning, for just under an hour, Israel’s High Court heard arguments about whether or not five women from Gaza should be able to travel to their studies at Birzeit University in the West Bank. In a watershed moment for Gisha, which has brought no less than three similar cases in its…
By +972 Magazine June 1, 2012
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A Christmas journey part 3: ‘Tis the season
<< The Christmas Journey Home Ramallah – Wadi Qelt – Beir Zeit – Ramallah: popping into summer. My Australian readers will have to forgive me on this one, but Christmas is about winter. The first condition to knowing holiday spirit is a Jack Frost-bitten nose. This is why I was so glad to arrive last…
By Yuval Ben-Ami December 13, 2011
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