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Articles
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MUSICAL DIPLOMACY
Rhetoric from Iran is met by melody from Israel
By David E. Kaplan

While the leadership of Iran threatens the citizens of Israel with extinction, the protesting people in Iran are being inspired by the music of an Israeli. Striking the right note, the music of Israeli Liraz Charhi is reaching the hearts and minds of her “sisters” in Iran who are braving bullets armed with ballads.
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THE ELIZABETH LINE
A personal account in participating in the historic queue paying tribute to ‘The Queen’
By Rehna

For a few days, the line to the British throne took on a different meaning as the people stood in line to ‘see’ their Queen – one final time! What brought people of all ages and from across the country to stand in an ever-increasing queue to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth lying in state? The writer, a UK lawyer, relates her personal experience.
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GOOSE STEPS TO GOOSE BUMPS IN POLAND
A visit to Oscar Schindler’s Enamel Factory inKraków
By Motti Verses

While the Jews of Europe were being exterminated in Nazi ‘factories of death’, one factory owned and run by a German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party, was saving Jews. The writer, a communications executive from Israel, visited the Oskar Schindler’s Enamelware Factory in Kraków, Poland and came away with new and long-lasting impressions.
GOOSE STEPS TO GOOSE BUMPS IN POLAND
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