New York Times July 2016: For Palestinians, Raising Arabian Horses Is ‘the Hobby of the Poor’

Fares Salim, 22, with a white mare out of her stall at a stable above the Garden of Gethsemane in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Tur, with a view of Jerusalem’s Old City and the golden Dome of the Rock.

Photo Credit Daniel Berehulak for The New York Times

"Palestinians and Israelis in the business say Arabian horses have another effect that is almost magical: They coax Israelis and Palestinians into the same arenas, where the conflict briefly melts away and everyone admires the horses as they strut, dance, gallop and compete for trophies."

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 For Palestinians, Raising Arabian Horses Is ‘the Hobby of the Poor’

By JAMES GLANZ and RAMI NAZZAL JULY 13, 2016