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Melanie Lidman

Melanie Lidman

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Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97

Michael was known for his focus on oppressed minorities and the challenges faced by Jews from Arab countries in the state’s formative years

02.04.2024 40

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Melanie Lidman

Evacuees from Lebanon border harbor few hopes they’ll return home anytime soon

As southern evacuees trickle back, some 80,000 residents still displaced from northern Israel grapple with rockets, tight living quarters and...

19.03.2024 30

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South Israel was filled with blood, death. Brilliant red flowers now bloom among ashes

19 years ago Vered Libstein founded the festival celebrating the blossoms; her husband, son and mother were all murdered on Oct. 7; ‘Life is...

17.02.2024 20

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Dissident Russian rock band Bi-2 lands in Israel after deportation from Thailand

Bands members, four of whom are reportedly Israeli, arrested last week after concert in Phuket following suspected Kremlin pressure

01.02.2024 20

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Bin Laden’s antisemitic ‘Letter to America’ goes viral on TikTok amid Israel-Hamas war

Adulatory responses include ‘Everyone should read it,’ ‘Explains so much’; Guardian removes 2002 text; White House slams...

17.11.2023 30

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Archaeologists sift through devastation to help families of Oct. 7 victims gain closure

For weeks, archaeologists have been searching the burned homes of the Gaza border communities, using methods honed for historical excavations to help...

17.11.2023 30

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‘A nightmare, we’re not living’: Tens of thousands rally for hostages’ return

Protests held in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities as relatives mark 36 days since hundreds taken captive by Hamas; some demonstrators decry...

12.11.2023 40

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Ancient humans in Israel once ate elephants. When they disappeared, weapons improved

When elephants started disappearing from the Middle East some 400,000 years ago, it was a major crisis, and not just for the ancient elephants. Early...

07.09.2023 30

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Melanie Lidman

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