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A Palestinian protester arrested by Israeli border police during clashes at Damascus Gate, during a solidarity protest with Jenin Refugee Camp, East Jeruslaem, on March 22, 2014. Dozens of Palestinians protested in Jerusalem against the killing of three Palestinians in Jenin refugee camp. Six protesters were arrested.

Photos of the week: Death in Jenin and dissent in Jerusalem

This week: Killings in Jenin followed by clashes in Jerusalem and the West Bank, housing and labor protests in Israel, refugee demonstrations in Europe, and a ‘price tag’ attack in Beit Hanina.

By Activestills March 28, 2014

Sima Kavlo, living in the apartment for 34 years, after her parent passed away. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Beyond the market and the state: Horizons for a new kind of public housing

The choice between entrusting the right of people to a house either to the hands of a violent government or to capitalists is futile and dispiriting. But is it possible to free ourselves of this stranglehold? A conversation with Sebastian Schipper about a new possibility for public housing (and what it is like to pay…

By Haokets February 15, 2014