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by Ilene Prusher

Love or loathe Obama, Jerusalemites share a common concern: how to navigate the president’s trip

'We walked here on foot during the snowstorm, and if we have to do that again, we will' says the manager of the neighborhood supermarket closest to where Obama will be staying.

By Ilene Prusher | Mar 20, 2013 | 07:34 AM

An Israeli family hold signs reading "welcome" in Hebrew and English

President Obama departs for Israel in Air Force One
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In Jerusalem (the City of Books), a Spaniard is crowned

Antonio Munoz Molina accepts the Jerusalem Prize at the Jerusalem International Book Fair on Sunday, rejecting pressure to culturally boycott Israel in protest of its policies.

By Ilene Prusher | Feb 11, 2013 | 11:05 AM | 4

Great writers in tiny spaces

The Jerusalem Conference of Jewish Writers, Kisufim, often squeezes great writers into small rooms all over Jerusalem providing for good conversations but not too much room to move.

By Ilene Prusher | Feb 8, 2013 | 08:12 AM

As Israel's governments get bigger, are its leaders getting smaller?

A walk with a veteran guide across Jerusalem, from Israel's old Knesset to its current one, is littered with layers of the city's history and memories of the days when leaders of an entirely different caliber populated a no-frills parliament.

By Ilene Prusher | Feb 6, 2013 | 02:28 PM

Small friendships and big hospitals

Extraordinary friendships are forged between Jews and Arabs in the most ordinary of places - such as in the maternity ward. But these days, the racist antics of Beitar Jerusalem fans gets a lot more attention in the eyes of the world.

By Ilene Prusher | Feb 1, 2013 | 09:27 AM

In Jerusalem, a new meaning for 'the wrong side of the tracks'

The city's Train Track Park, once a dark, creepy area covered with brush and litter, has been reborn as a lovely place to sit and stroll. But change comes with a cost, and the neighborhood's residents have been hit with the bill.

By Ilene Prusher | Jan 29, 2013 | 09:25 AM

2,000 Israelis volunteer to vote for Palestinians

New initiative pairs up Palestinians and Israelis, who cast ballots according to their partner's preference.

By Ilene Prusher | Jan 22, 2013 | 05:01 PM | 13

The trials and tribulations of house-hunting in the holy city

This being Jerusalem, finding an apartment to purchase is not going to be easy. But I am a Jerusalemite, and in Jerusalem I will stay.

By Ilene Prusher | Jan 21, 2013 | 02:53 PM | 5

About this blog

Ilene Prusher is a journalist and novelist who recently published her first book, Baghdad Fixer. Born and raised in New York, she spent many years as a foreign correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She has also lived in Istanbul, Tokyo, and Philadelphia – but has come to call Jerusalem home. The Jerusalem Vivendi blog takes its name from the Latin term “modus vivendi,” which refers to (1) a way of living or (2) the status which results when two parties in an unresolved conflict agree to disagree. For more information, see Ilene’s website, or follow her on Twitter @IlenePrusher.