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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 584

Daniela Berretta

Orthodox Christians hold candles as worshipers gather around the Edicule at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial place of Jesus Christ, April 7, 2007. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 6, 2016, 8:43 pm
In sign of unity, Christians renovate Jesus’s Jerusalem tomb together
Project focuses on repairing, preserving ancient Church of the Holy Sepulcher chamber believed to house the grave
By Daniela Berretta
A Palestinian walks on a newly-made section of a road that was financed by the European Union, on the outskirts of the West Bank village of Taqoa, near Bethlehem, January. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
January 27, 2016, 5:15 pm
Road project puts Israel, EU on collision course
Initiatives to improve Palestinian living conditions in West Bank’s Area C are often snagged by politics and bureaucracy
By Daniela Berretta
Italian Stefano Cusin, coach of the Palestinian Ahli Al-Khalil football club, speaks to the players during the "Super Cup" match against al-Dahria at the Faisal al-Husseini Stadium in the West Bank town of Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem on September 11, 2015. (AP/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
September 20, 2015, 3:58 pm
Italian coach in Hebron shakes up Palestinian soccer
Stefano Cusin says obstacles faced by his West Bank players led him to rediscover his passion for the sport
By Mohammed Daraghmeh and Daniela Berretta
A nun stands by the tomb of Marie Alphonsine Ghattas, a nun who lived in what was Ottoman-ruled Palestine in the 19th century, at Church of the Rosary Sisters Mamilla in Jerusalem, on Saturday May 9, 2015. (Photo credit: Dusan Vranic/AP)
May 13, 2015, 11:19 am
Holy Land Christians celebrate Arab nuns’ sainthood
Abbas adviser says canonization meaningful for ‘entire Palestinian nation’; Israel’s Vatican envoy to attend festivities
By Daniela Berretta
Scaffoldings are seen around the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on December 10, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
December 12, 2013, 10:34 am
Church of the Nativity gets first renovation in centuries
Roof last restored in 1478; $3 million project funded by PA, European countries; church declared UN Heritage Site in 2012
By Daniela Berretta
In this Monday, July 22, 2013 photo, a man walks through remains of St. Hilarion’s monastery in the Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip. St. Hilarion’s monastery, a reminder of the time in late antiquity when Christianity was the dominant faith in what is now the Gaza Strip, is one of many archaeological treasures scattered across this coastal territory. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
August 20, 2013, 11:32 am
Gaza’s ancient ruins endangered by modern sprawl
Construction in one of the most crowded places on earth imperils sites spanning 4,500 years, from Bronze Age ramparts to Byzantine mosaics
By Daniela Berretta and Ibrahim Barzak
Israeli tourists at Sebastia near Nablus. (photo credit: File/Flash90)
June 3, 2013, 3:30 am
Stuck between Israel and PA, key archaeological site neglected
Ancient Israelite capital Sebastia, site of important Roman and Crusader ruins, lies unprotected because of security situation
By Daniela Berretta
Wassim Razzouk tattoos an Ethiopian Christian Orthodox pilgrim in a hotel in Jerusalem, Monday, May 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Dusan Vranic)
May 14, 2013, 9:29 pm
At a Jerusalem parlor, centuries of pilgrim tattoos
Orthodox Christians ink themselves with a permanent reminder of their visit with a family that has practiced the art form for generations
By Daniela Berretta and Ian Deitch
Palestinian programmers attend a Ramallah Startup Weekend workshop on April 5 (photo credit:AP/Majdi Mohammed)
April 18, 2013, 3:20 am
Palestinians attempt to foster own ‘start-up nation’
High-tech sector, heavily influenced by Israel, outpacing agriculture as leading industry in PA
By Daniela Berretta
At the cemetery in Safed (photo credit: AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
November 2, 2012, 6:36 pm
Jewish center of mysticism isn’t just for celebs
Safed beckons for the spiritually inclined tourist
By Daniela Berretta
File: Greek Orthodox priests hold liturgy outside the tomb of Jesus in the Holy Sepulcher church in Jerusalem. (photo credit:AP/Dusan Vranic)
June 5, 2012, 8:34 am
The church that never sleeps
At the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, monks work and pray all night long
By Daniela Berretta
A garbage landfill (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
May 16, 2012, 10:15 am
Palestinians move towards environmental awareness
New initiatives in Ramallah and Hebron encourage young adults to recycle and reduce
By Daniela Berretta
Students sit together during model United Nations 'peace negotiations' at the American International school in Even Yehuda. (photo credit: AP/Oded Balilty)
March 15, 2012, 9:44 am
Israelis, Arabs pursue peace — at model UN
‘There is hope,’ Palestinian student says. ‘There’s got to be some sort of solution’
By Daniela Berretta
The Judean Desert near St. George Monastery, outside Jerusalem. (photo credit: AP/Dusan Vranic)
February 10, 2012, 7:10 pm
Off the beaten track in the Judean Desert
Ancient landscape offers historical gems rarely seen by the average tourist
By Daniela Berretta
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