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Christians, but not Muslims, can pray in Israel holy sites: court
JERUSALEM — An Israeli court on Tuesday backed an Israeli government policy of allowing Christians from the Gaza Strip to pray at Israeli and West Bank holy sites, and denying the enclave’s Muslims the same right. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal lodged by six Gaza Muslims and Israeli non-governmental…
On the Daily Beast: “Tel Aviv is Not Vilna.”
It’s that time again: I have a column up at Open Zion on The Daily Beast! This week I rage at the Israeli government for its abuse of Holocaust imagery for geopolitical ends. Good times! Following is the top of the piece – to read the rest, please click here, and, you know: Please do click! If…
Huge detention center to be Israel’s latest weapon in migration battle
A vast detention complex is rising from the sandy grounds of Ktzi’ot prison in the Negev desert, close to Israel’s border with Egypt, which will become the world’s largest holding facility for asylum seekers and migrants. When it is completed, at an initial cost of £58m to the Israeli government,…
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