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On Islamic State rumour and paranoia in Israel
One Saturday evening, three weeks into Operation Protective Edge, a group of Israeli Christians gathered in Haifa to demonstrate in favour of Israel’s Gaza operation, and to draw attention to an issue which, back then, was on the sidelines of … Continue reading
Posted in Mid East, Middle East, Uncategorized
Tagged Christians, Facebook, Gaza, Hamas, Iraq, IS, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Israel, Jordan, Palestinians, paranoia, rumour, Syria, West Bank
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Just for fun: razors, cigarettes and kaparot
On day last month, when the sun was shining outside, I was sitting in a basement doing one of the things I most love doing: reading old newspapers – editions of Haaretz from the 1950s, to be precise. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Haaretz, history, Mid East, Middle East, Newspapers
Tagged 1950s, Ads, Adverts, Haaretz, History, Judaism, Kaparot, newspapers, Yom Kippur
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