Nir Alon

Jerusalem,
Israel
MIDDLE EAST

Nir Alon, working out of Jerusalem.
Photojournalist available for assignments.
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Jerusalem's Beit-Safafa residents protest Road 4 construction

May 23rd, 2013 > MIDDLE EAST

by Nir Alon

Residents of the Arab village of Beit-Safafa, together with Jewish supporters, demonstrate at City Hall against ongoing construction of Road 4, which they claim, tears their village in two and is a discriminatory act of racism.

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Finnish Foreign Minister visits Israel in Jerusalem

May 21st, 2013 > MIDDLE EAST

by Nir Alon

Israeli President Shimon Peres hosts Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, Erkki Tuomioja, for a diplomatic work meeting at the Presidents' Residence.

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Israeli President Peres hosts the German Foreign Minister

May 17th, 2013 > MIDDLE EAST

by Nir Alon

Israeli President Shimon Peres hosts Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Guido Westerwelle, for a diplomatic work meeting at the Presidents' Residence.

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Economic policy drives five no-confidence proposals in Israeli Knesset

May 13th, 2013 > MIDDLE EAST

by Nir Alon

Israeli government fights off five no-confidence votes submitted by opposition driven by planned economic cuts and proposed two-year budget for 2013-14.

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Baby stroller protesters demand subsidized afternoon childcare

May 12th, 2013 > MIDDLE EAST

by Nir Alon

Several dozen Baby Stroller protesters march with children along Jerusalem's Emek Refaim Street demonstrating against proposed government budget cuts and demanding subsidized afternoon childcare.

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Israel: Finance Minister Lapid presents the budget to President Peres

May 9th, 2013 > MIDDLE EAST

by Nir Alon

Finance Minister Yair Lapid presents his budget proposal for 2013-14 to President Shimon Peres amidst growing public criticism against expected cuts. Considered until recently the leader of the middle-class, Lapid's popularity is now in decline.

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Over 50,000 Zionists dance with flags in Jerusalem

May 8th, 2013 > MIDDLE EAST

by Nir Alon

More than 50,000 youths belonging to the religious Zionist streams celebrate in the annual Dance of Flags, rejoicing on the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem in the 1967 Six Day War in a demonstration of Jewish pride.

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State memorial service for the Jewish Ethiopian community

May 8th, 2013 > MIDDLE EAST

by Nir Alon

Ethiopian Jews light memorial candles on Mt. Herzl before the start of a memorial service for the Ethiopian Jews, Beta-Israel, who perished en-route to Israel before Operation Moses (1984), and Operation Solomon (1991) .

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