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Tag Archives: Judaism
Winning the argument against Jewish extremism
This article was originally published in Haaretz: After nearly a year in administrative detention, Israel released a Jewish extremist last week held following the 2015 Duma arson, in which a Palestinian infant and his parents were murdered. Meir Ettinger, who will spend … Continue reading
‘Gender separation’ on flights: What happens in Saudi Arabia?
I spent most of the past week working on follow-ups to a story that hit the headlines last week: the El Al-ultra-Orthodox-seat-switching saga. In brief, for those who aren’t familiar with the story, Israeli carrier El Al Airlines is facing … Continue reading
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Tagged airlines, El Al, gender, Islam, Israel, Jews, Judaism, religion, Saudi Arabia, U.S.
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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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