Monthly Archives: June 2013

The day I thought I discovered a ‘price tag’ attack in the 30s

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

On Tuesday morning, racist graffiti and slashed tyres were discovered at the town of Abu Gosh near Jerusalem. The graffiti, daubed across the wall of a building overnight, read “Arabs out” and “racism or assimilation.” Police suspected this was the … Continue reading →

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75 years ago, a suicide on Rothschild Boulevard

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Boulevard is a street with many stories. At number 16, Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, declared the new state on May 14, 1948, and Israel’s Declaration of Independence was signed there.  Only a few years ago, … Continue reading →

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Israel’s policy of demolishing homes and its roots in the British Mandate

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Over the past few weeks, Israel reportedly demolished a number of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, as well as Bedouin homes in the Negev.

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