A Night Out With Hamas By Kate Seelye

Men in ski masks are always a little unnerving. They conjure up memories of the Black September terrorists who held Israeli athletes hostage during the 1972 Munich Olympics. But here I was in Gaza, hoping to spend some time with men in black face masks -- specifically, with Hamas fighters. Read more...
Blood Is for Blood By Marcela Gaviria

The rust colored Al Deera Hotel sits proudly on El Rashid Road. It is perhaps the only building in town that isn’t white. Inside, the décor is Moroccan inspired, with tall archways and breezy rooms that overlook the Mediterranean. As I write this dispatch from my room on the second floor of the hotel, I can hear Israeli artillery pounding the beach a few miles away. My windows shake every other time the shells land... Read more...