CNN Profiles - Richard Allen Greene - Director of Content

Tensions between Israel and Palestinians are sky-high. Here's what you need to know
By Richard Allen Greene and Oren Liebermann, CNN
Conflict between Israelis and Palestinians boiled over this week, escalating rapidly into one of the worst rounds of violence between the two sides in the last several years.

Police respond differently when it's a left-wing protest, study finds
By Richard Allen Greene, CNN
President Donald Trump's supporters were still rampaging through the US Capitol when the question arose: If these had been Black Lives Matter demonstrators instead of overwhelmingly White, militant Trump backers, how different would the police response have been?

Why some ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities defy social distancing
By Richard Allen Greene, CNN
The Israeli government knew to expect trouble on Tuesday night. It was Lag Ba-Omer, a Jewish holiday traditionally celebrated in Israel with mass gatherings around roaring bonfires. For the devout ultra-Orthodox community, it is an occasion for making a pilgrimage to Mt. Meron in the country's north, where the second-century Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai is buried.

King Leopold II statues are being removed in Belgium. Who was he?
By Richard Allen Greene, CNN
While statues of slave traders, imperialists and US Confederate leaders are being torn down, removed or protested against in the English-speaking world, Belgium has begun removing statues of its one-time King Leopold II.