What began as one writer's quest to save his cherished book collection through six displacements became a grassroots effort to salvage the remains of Gaza's libraries. The newly opened Phoenix Library is also a testament of resilience: 'We refuse to be a people who just live in tents and wait'
Israel's young soldiers are dying in protracted wars that increasingly serve political interests over national security. But the approaching election offers Israelis a chance to reaffirm a commitment to the sanctity of life