The spirit of Israel: Countering wine-washing with wine
How Israeli spirits trump Israel-bashing.
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How Israeli spirits trump Israel-bashing.
From the blog of James M. Dorsey at The Times of Israel
Before building Charles Clore Park on its ruins, landscape architect Hillel Omer filmed a neighborhood on the cusp of destruction. Some 50 years on, his grandchild, Mai Omer, revisits Manshiya for a new exhibition
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