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Articles
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A Brush with the Past
By David E. Kaplan
The brushstrokes of Nachum Gutman reveal Tel Aviv’s journey from “sleepy city” to the “city that never sleeps”. Through his paintings, sculpture and writings, we journey back in time to an early Tel Aviv and discover the settings and seeds of its transition.
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Has the New York Times Been Captured?
By Rolene Marks
One of the world’s most respected news media publications, the writer explores how The New York Times has gone from admired to derided. Has an obsession with Israel and American Jewry contributed to this once venerated bastion of global journalism becoming another casualty of ‘institution Capture’?
Has the New York Times Been Captured?
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“Winter of Our Discontent”
By David E. Kaplan
From a pessimistic Passover in 2020 when Israelis faced its first lockdown to an approaching promising Passover 2021, the writer reflects on the year that was to the year we welcome paying tribute to the way humanity has miraculously responded to this pandemic with rapid resourcefulness.
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