Sixty-five years after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War launched a Palestinian diaspora, many Palestinians still live in overcrowded refugee camps. PLUS VIDEO: Inside a Refugee Camp

The disabled community In Israel is picking up where the government dropped the ball.

Although the rock climbing community in Israel is small, its voice is strong.

Palestinian and Israeli artists work to tear down the barriers that divide residents of Jerusalem.

Violent clashes and imprisonment are part of everyday life for Palestinians who resist the occupation.

In Sderot on the Gaza border, an estimated 10,000 bomb shelters protect residents from the barrage of rockets.

SLIDESHOW:The Western Wall, usually a site of quiet prayer, becomes a battleground as ultra-Orthdox Jews face off against women seeking egalitarian worship.

As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tries to bring Israeli and Palestinian leaders together for peace talks, residents of the divided region share their views on the prospects for a resolution to the conflict.