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Despite widespread upheaval across the Arab world and the ongoing statehood bid to the UN by the Palestinian National Authority, little has changed for those living under occupation in the West Bank.
The Arab Revolution is knocking at Israel's door. With the situation in its neighbouring countries intensifying, this increasingly tense and isolated country is looking at a future shrouded in uncertainty.
The political context of Israel may be set to change forever. Yet as a growing number of Jewish women reject the age-old tradition of the headscarf, a local battle tests Israel's capacity to change.
When Jawdat Ibrahim won the lottery, he was determined to try and help bring Jews and Arabs closer together. Jawdat and his wife decided to open a restaurant where the two sides can get to know each other.
In the run up to what many in the Middle East perceived as a Zionist war in Iraq, Israel makes every effort to prepare for the worst. As in 1991, Israel would be the first target for Saddam's Scuds.
The failure to establish an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal impacts much further than just Jewish and Muslim communities.
Tight security at the checkpoint restricts traffic from Palestinian-controlled Bethlehem into Israeli-controlled Jerusalem.
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