A photography exhibition titled “Side by Side or Face to Face” by Swiss photographer Jean Mohr depicting daily life in Israel and Palestine is on display at İstanbul’s State Fine Arts Gallery through May 25. The exhibit, jointly organized by the Swiss Consulate General in İstanbul, Metis Publishing and the sociology department of BoÄŸaziçi University, showcases 64 photos the artist took between 1949 and 2003.
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Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Ankara February 14, 2007. Olmert will arrive in Turkey for a two-day official visit on late Wednesday. The banner reads “Murderer Olmert go home”.

A Palestinian demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag next to Israeli soldiers, during a demonstration against the Separation Wall in the village of Bilin near the West Bank city of Ramallah, December 22, 2006.
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An Israeli soldier fires tear gas at Palestinian protesters during a demonstration against the Separation Wall in the village of Bilin near the West Bank city of Ramallah, December 29, 2006.
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