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Mohammed Sawalha and a friend.

Katharine Gratwick Baker & Peter Titleman: Forging Palestinian friendships - On the work of Mohammed Sawalha

Monday, May 20, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Conflicts in the Middle East, particularly the long-term Israeli-Palestinian struggle for domination of the land, are perhaps the most intractable human struggles on the planet, fueled as they are by religion, history, politics, economics and access to precious resources such as water. The new U.S. secretary of state, John Kerry, has taken up the search for a solution … 0

Sara Weinberger: Let’s both grieve and affirm life on Memorial Day

Sunday, May 19, 2013

NORTHAMPTON — Ordinarily, the streets of Tel Aviv are full of people, congregating in cafés, shopping, or just being seen. However, on Sunday, April 14, my third day in Israel, ordinary unfolded into extraordinary. By 7 p.m., a stillness overcame the streets of this cosmopolitan city. At 7:55 p.m., the city’s main square, named Kikar Rabin for Israel’s assassinated prime minister, filled with … 0

Sarah Rossmassler: Recalling Bobbie MacLeod’s way with trees, and life

Sunday, May 19, 2013

HATFIELD — Spring is in full swing, and this year, I watch the trees bud and flower remembering a true friend of trees with great affection. Barbara “Bobbie” MacLeod died this year; she was a longtime resident of the Valley who carried on a family tradition of planting trees in this area. Bobbie and I met about three years ago when I needed … 0

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