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Articles
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Sights from the Saddle
A perspective on a “cycling revolution” in Israel and changing Middle East
By David E. Kaplan
As Israel participates for the first time at the 2020 Tour de France with team ‘Israel Start-Up Nation’, the brand Israel as a modern democratic hi-tech powerhouse is resonating across new landscapes.
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The Holocaust is NOT Entertainment
“Trauma Porn” is the sickening new trend surfacing on social media
By Rolene Marks
A disturbing new trend is taking place on the social media platform, TikTok. Described as “trauma porn” – young people are re-enacting scenes in which they pretend to be victims of the Holocaust or 9/11 – not for educational purposes, but for “likes” and views.
The Holocaust is NOT Entertainment
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A New Dawn in Dubai
Once a gulf apart, now Israeli emissaries set to serve Jewish community in the Gulf
By Michael Jankelowitz
Following the signing of the historic Abraham Accords in August, emissaries from the World Zionist Organisation are being sent to the UAE to serve the Jewish community in Dubai – a FIRST to an Arab country! Is this a portent for a “warm” rather than the old familiar “cold peace”?
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A Corona Cry for Help
The JNF in South Africa responds
By Beverley Price
It was Mandela that brought a shidduch (match) between South Africa’s Mamelodi community and the Jewish National Fund so when during the height of the Corona pandemic, a cry from that community for food was heard by the JNF, it was a call for action.
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