Yoram Binur is the correspondent for IsraelÂs Channel 2 television service, covering Palestinian affairs. He is the author of ÂMy Enemy, MyselfÂ. PublisherÂs weekly notes that ÂTo find out how Arabs undergo daily life in Israel and the occupied territories, Israeli journalist Binur adopted the clothes and manners of a Palestinian Arab for six months. ÂHis odyssey is especially revealing in its visceral portrayal of how Arabs experience discrimination and intolerance as second-class citizens or outcasts.Â
A seven-member CNI-led observer mission to the Palestinian Legislative Council elections on January 25th, 2006 including Ambassadors Edward Peck and Robert Keeley, included stays in all five neighboring countries: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. The delegation met with top government officials and leading opposition figures in Palestine and neighboring Arab countries to assess the accelerated development of democratic institutions and their impact on U.S. long-term interests in the region.
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