Gideon Levy's Blog, page 3

The reason why the Egyptians hate us - Ha'aretz

[image error] The reason why the Egyptians hate us
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The Israeli flag that was taken down by a young Egyptian from the window of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo was faded and worn, flying from an old, nondescript office tower, invisible from the street to the naked eye. ...

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People demand, not as loudly - Ha'aretz

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[image error] People demand, not as loudly
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Last night the people demanded social justice again, but a little less than before. After a brief (and unnecessary ) hiatus due to the situation in the south the protest returned last night, but not bigger and better than ever. ...

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IDF's law enforcement is a joke of a justice system - Ha'aretz

[image error] IDF's law enforcement is a joke of a justice system
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Firas Qasqas was a gardener. Thirty-two years old and the father of three daughters, he came from his village with his family to visit his brother-in-law, who had moved to a new home in Ramallah. ...

The mistake near the lake - Ha'aretz

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[image error] The mistake near the lake
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Ora Matan-Torah doesn't remember when she last visited Tel Aviv. It was a long time ago, she says quietly, with a shy smile. She does remember the last time she went out to have a good time: seven months ago - a latte with her husband at ...

Labor's Shelly Yachimovich represents the fake left - Ha'aretz

[image error] Labor's Shelly Yachimovich represents the fake left
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The fake left came out of the closet once again this week, and this time it's called Shelly Yachimovich. In an interview with Gidi Weitz in Haaretz magazine, the candidate for the leadership of Labor revealed her worldview: social ...

Israel's swinish Zionism ought to be stopped - Ha'aretz

[image error] Israel's swinish Zionism ought to be stopped
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There's a remarkable resemblance in Israel between Zionism and wealth: Both have not known when to stop. These days we're talking about "swinish capitalism," a term coined by President Shimon ...

Swinishness, a portrait - Ha'aretz

[image error] Swinishness, a portrait
Ha'aretz
There's a remarkable resemblance in Israel between Zionism and wealth: Both have not known when to stop. These days we're talking about "swinish capitalism," a term coined by President Shimon ...

The State of Israel and its neighbor, the IDF - Ha'aretz

[image error] The State of Israel and its neighbor, the IDF
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Light tension has in recent weeks entered our relations with the neighboring state, though these relations remain excellent - thanks for asking. Their leaders may feel a twinge, as the far tips of their wings are clipped; but the damage ...

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It's time to talk about the neighboring state - the IDF - Ha'aretz

[image error] It's time to talk about the neighboring state - the IDF
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Light tension has in recent weeks entered our relations with the neighboring state, though these relations remain excellent - thanks for asking. Their leaders may feel a twinge, as the far tips of their wings are clipped; but the damage ...

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Nothing will come of Netanyahu - Ha'aretz

[image error] Nothing will come of Netanyahu
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What's left of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? What remains of his ideas and worldview? To judge by his statements - nothing whatsoever. The man who was portrayed as an ideological statesman, a writer and a thinker, the man whose ...

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