Scenes From Palestine

In the West Bank, a good harvest and a shared meal are at the center of an enduring culture. Captions by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. Read her full story from our December 2013 issue, Heart of Palestine.

slideshow-scenes-from-produce-vendor-1200x800 — A produce vendor in the Jenin Market.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-man-making-crosses-1200x800 — A man makes crosses from olive wood in Beit Sahour.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-tomatoes-1200x800 — A vendor pulls pallets of tomatoes from his car in Beit Sahour.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-bethelehem-1200x800 — Har Homa, the Israeli settlement just outside of Beit Sahour.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-chili-paste-1200x800 — Chile paste in the Jenin market.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-cleaning-olives-1200x800 — Shafaq Jarrar cleans olives in a grove near her home in Burqin during the annual harvest.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-cured-olives-500x750 — Cured olives at Bassam Abedalatif's food shop in Jenin.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-kaak-bil-maamoul-500x750 — In his Jenin home, a man offers a plate of ka'ak bil ma'amoul, date-stuffed ring cookies, a Palestinian holiday favorite.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-manal-abdallah-500x750 — Manal Abdallah, a promotion manager for Canaan Fair Trade, at a coffee shop near Jenin.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-man-with-produce-500x750 — A produce vendor carries his wares in Beit Sahour.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-market-spices-1200x800 — Spices in the Jenin market.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-mohammed-isamel-ghanem-500x750 — Mohammed Isamel Ghanem in Burqin.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-Nablus-1200x800 — The lively streets of Nablus, a city in the northern West Bank, at night.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-nuts-in-honey-1200x800 — Jars of nuts packed in honey in a Jenin shop.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-produce-market-1200x800 — A Jenin produce market.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-sesame-bread-1200x800 — A shopping cart piled high with savory sesame ka'ak bread at a bakery in Nablus, northeast of Dayr Balut.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-siham-mustafa-1200x800 — Home cook Siham Mustafa in her kitchen in Dayr Balut.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-siham-mustafa-makes-couscous-1200x800 — In Dayr Balut, Siham Mustafa makes maftoul, a dish of Palesinian couscous with chicken and chickpeas.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-sumac-flatbread-500x750 — Nisreen Ghanem dips taboon in oil for m'sakhan, roast chicken with onion and sumac flatbread.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-woman-in-jenin-old-city-500x750 — A woman in Jenin Old City.

Scenes From Palestine

In the West Bank, a good harvest and a shared meal are at the center of an enduring culture. Captions by Nancy Harmon Jenkins. Read her full story from our December 2013 issue, Heart of Palestine.

slideshow-scenes-from-produce-vendor-1200x800 — A produce vendor in the Jenin Market.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-man-making-crosses-1200x800 — A man makes crosses from olive wood in Beit Sahour.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-tomatoes-1200x800 — A vendor pulls pallets of tomatoes from his car in Beit Sahour.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-bethelehem-1200x800 — Har Homa, the Israeli settlement just outside of Beit Sahour.

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slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-chili-paste-1200x800 — Chile paste in the Jenin market.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-cleaning-olives-1200x800 — Shafaq Jarrar cleans olives in a grove near her home in Burqin during the annual harvest.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-cured-olives-500x750 — Cured olives at Bassam Abedalatif's food shop in Jenin.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-kaak-bil-maamoul-500x750 — In his Jenin home, a man offers a plate of ka'ak bil ma'amoul, date-stuffed ring cookies, a Palestinian holiday favorite.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-manal-abdallah-500x750 — Manal Abdallah, a promotion manager for Canaan Fair Trade, at a coffee shop near Jenin.

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slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-man-with-produce-500x750 — A produce vendor carries his wares in Beit Sahour.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-market-spices-1200x800 — Spices in the Jenin market.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-mohammed-isamel-ghanem-500x750 — Mohammed Isamel Ghanem in Burqin.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-Nablus-1200x800 — The lively streets of Nablus, a city in the northern West Bank, at night.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-nuts-in-honey-1200x800 — Jars of nuts packed in honey in a Jenin shop.

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slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-produce-market-1200x800 — A Jenin produce market.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-sesame-bread-1200x800 — A shopping cart piled high with savory sesame ka'ak bread at a bakery in Nablus, northeast of Dayr Balut.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-siham-mustafa-1200x800 — Home cook Siham Mustafa in her kitchen in Dayr Balut.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-siham-mustafa-makes-couscous-1200x800 — In Dayr Balut, Siham Mustafa makes maftoul, a dish of Palesinian couscous with chicken and chickpeas.

slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-sumac-flatbread-500x750 — Nisreen Ghanem dips taboon in oil for m'sakhan, roast chicken with onion and sumac flatbread.

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slideshow-scenes-from-palestine-woman-in-jenin-old-city-500x750 — A woman in Jenin Old City.

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