Palestinian society often seems to be defined by an opposition – the struggle against the West Bank settlements overshadows many nuances. Holy Land’s main Palestinian characters reflect the dynamic elements in Palestinian society engaged in the West Bank conflict, even within the basic divides of fundamentalism v. secularism, Hamas v. Fatah, armed struggle v. nonviolent resistance. " The Palestinian characters include a young digital journalist from Nabi Saleh, West Bank Hamas leaders passing in and out of jail, and a progressive mayor actively promoting the two-state solution.
Mohammad Tamimi, lives in Nabi Saleh, outside Ramallah. He is a leader of Nabi Saleh’s…
Read MoreSheikh Hamed al-Beitawi was a leading Islamic scholar and member of Hamas from Nablus. He…
Read MoreBassem Tamimi is a leader of the resistance movement in Nabi Saleh. He has been…
Read MoreMohammad Tamimi, the young journalist, visits the water spring near his village of Nabi Saleh….
Read MoreAbdallah Tawfiq heads the town council in Jalud, a small Palestinian village near the Israeli…
Read MoreMoahmad Tamimi grew up in the village of Nabi Saleh, coming of age as the…
Read MoreNader El Atrash is the security director of the Palestinian Legislative Council, an elected body…
Read MoreAhmed Attoun is an Islamist political leader in exile in Ramallah. Attoun was originally from…
Read MoreThe late Sheikh Hamed al-Beitawi of West Bank Hamas explains that he would accept “a…
Read MoreMohammad Tamimi reflects on life in a family engaged in conflict and in particular the…
Read MoreBet Ommar Mayor Nasri Sabarna talks about regional upheaval, the Israel Palestine conflict and the…
Read MoreNasri Sabarna, mayor of Bet Ommar, talks about his history of resistance and underscores his…
Read MoreFawzi Mohammed lives in the Palestinian village of Jalud, near Nablus. Fawzi has extensive land…
Read MoreFadi Qawasmeh is a lawyer in East Jerusalem. He represents many Palestinians who are being…
Read MoreExcerpts from extended conversation with Ahmed Attoun, an E. Jerusalem self-described Islamist leader sent into…
Read MoreIbrahim Wadi is a leader of the village of Qusra, near Nablus. Qusra borders on…
Read MoreNasser Ghawy is a lifetime resident of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem. He…
Read MoreKhaled Tafesh is a former Bethlehem imam who has been the head of the local…
Read MoreIbrahim Wadi and Fateh Allah Mahmoud, both of Qusra, walk on Mahmoud’s farm land, which…
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