JERUSALEM — Protests spread across East Jerusalem and the West Bank this week following the announcement of Jewish settlement expansion at Ramat Shlomo and the re-dedication of a synagogue in the Old City. While some clashes grew violent, others used prayer and song to express anger nonviolently.
[...] at the Columbia Journalism School was taking a caravan to the Holy Land and had scheduled Yad Vashem for Friday– when Fridays are the time of nonviolent popular resistance actions across the West Bank and in Judaized East Jerusalem, which maybe you noticed is about the biggest international story these days. Well Goldman’s class is back and here is a good report by student Rory Kress [...]
Professor Ari Goldman, former religion reporter for the New York Times, has taught the “Covering Religion” course every spring for the past 16 years, preparing his students to write about religion for a diverse readership. This year’s course looks at the religions of the Holy Land, including the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sufi, Bahai and Druze faiths. Learn more about the class >
[...] at the Columbia Journalism School was taking a caravan to the Holy Land and had scheduled Yad Vashem for Friday– when Fridays are the time of nonviolent popular resistance actions across the West Bank and in Judaized East Jerusalem, which maybe you noticed is about the biggest international story these days. Well Goldman’s class is back and here is a good report by student Rory Kress [...]