Covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is no easy task, but a Vermont native who writes for the New York newspaper Newsday says the story is so compelling and critical to the fortunes of the Middle East and the world, that he welcomes the challenge. Andrew Metz is from Shelburne and now lives in Albany, New York. He’s been covering the conflict since the most recent Palestinian intifada began five years ago.
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