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The division between Muslims and Jews in Israeli society has deepned as a result of the October 7 Hamas attack and the military operation that followed. However, there are families that are determined that education is the first step towards learning Arabs and Jews how to live together.
The Pakistan’s government started deporting Afghans who had been living there illegally on November 1. Since then, thousands of refugees have returned to Afghanistan and living near the border in makeshift camps. These family say that with winter is approaching, they need jobs and housing.
The ongoing deportations of undocumented Afghan refugees by Pakistan, according to the Afghan owners of textile mills there, have left them with multiple problems in operating their businesses.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has reported an increase in Jewish settler attacks against Palestinians since the war started between Israel and Hamas. In the southern part of the West Bank, over a thousand people have been displaced, over a dozen villages have been destroyed, and farmers have been evicted from their land.
Families of the nearly 240 hostages that Hamas is believed to be holding in Gaza have begun a five-day march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. They say that they want the government to take more action to secure their loved ones’ freedom. From Tel Aviv, Linda Gradstein has this report.VOA footage by Ricki Rosen. VOA …
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Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Natalia Dresvyannikova managed a women’s shelter in the Kyiv region that helped women go through a difficult time.The shelter welcomed displaced women and those released from captivity following the invasion.These women now get employment assistance after being taught how to embroider.Narrated by Anna Rice, Iryna Shynkarenko has this story. VOA …
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In protest of the Gaza War, the main churches in Bethlehem agreed to call off this year’s Christmas celebrations. Only religious ceremonies will be held in the Palestinian city that is known as the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
Coral reefs off the coast of Florida, USA, are hurting from warmer ocean temperatures. For VOA, Genia Dulot examined what is happening.
According to the World Health Organization’s latest annual report, the number of tuberculosis cases worldwide increased last year as the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of health services hampered efforts to fight the disease. Henry Ridgwell has this report.
Brothers in Arms, an Israeli volunteer network, was prepared to take on a fresh challenge when the war with Hamas broke out: helping evacuated citizens and saving the agricultural sector.