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Tel Aviv’s flag show can’t cover up Israel’s role in Lebanon’s crisis
After decades of war and occupation, Israelis should not act surprised when Lebanese and Palestinians refuse to gush over their gestures of solidarity.
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Orly Noy
August 6, 2020
Palestinians in Israel organize medical aid, raise funds for Beirut
After a massive blast rocks the Lebanese capital, Palestinian leaders in Israel begin raising funds and arranging to send a delegation of medical experts.
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Suha Arraf
August 5, 2020
Catching a train to Beirut after the return of Palestinian refugees
We wondered why, so many years after the return, people were still asking us to talk about the crazy, seemingly impossible idea we put out to the world all those years ago.
By
Umar Al-Ghubari
May 15, 2020
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