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WRONG IN MY PREDICTION
No timeout for Passover, Saturday night protests intensified
By David E. Kaplan
Beset by three months of unprecedented protests against Israel’s governing coalition’s signature plan to overhaul the judiciary, Netanyahu did hit the pause button calling for “negotiations”. The problem is too few trust him today as Passover proved with even intensified protests.
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REPORTING DURING ISRAEL’S DAYS OF TURMOIL
Reporter’s recollections covering judicial reforms and counter protests
By Rolene Marks
Following a series of op-eds and reporting on radio and television, the writer has been subjected to a barrage of offensive and demeaning name calling. Aided and abetted by a prime minister who routinely blames the press, covering Israel news these days comes with a personal price for journalists who are only “doing their job.”
REPORTING DURING ISRAEL’S DAYS OF TURMOIL
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ONE YEAR LATER
The murder of a Christian Arab Israeli hero and his message to the world
By Jonathan Feldstein
Its most uncommon to pay a condolence visit to a family home of a deceased you do not know but that is exactly what this writer did a year ago. Meeting the family that fateful day was the start of a journey that will enshrine a heroic act in the past to enrich the future.
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