These far-right nationalists didn t like what they read online about World War II – so they rewrote history - Europe haaretz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from haaretz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Feb. 16, 2021
Israel’s occupation of the West Bank may be a fact of life for Palestinians, but it may no longer be a fact on Hebrew Wikipedia. The community of volunteer editors has voted to rename the article on the occupation, dropping the word in favor of Israel’s “rule” or “control” over the contested territory.
Though “occupation” still appears in the article, the change reflects what can be called a version of Israel’s creeping annexation of the territory online in Hebrew, where the West Bank has long been called by its biblical name and the term “occupation” is increasingly perceived as inaccurate due to its temporary and politicized nature.
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A contemporary drawing of the 2000 Jews of Strasbourg being burned to death over a pit on Feb. 14, 1349 in the Strasbourg Massacre during the Black Death persecutions. Attribution: Anonymous Medieval drawing(Life time: circa 1375), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
By now, we are all aware of the frightening numbers of Corona cases and deaths during Israel’s “third wave” this winter. Aggressive vaccination programs and extended draconian lockdown policies have yet to substantially lower numbers as was predicted. This has led to a heightened level of stress and distrust in our homeland, no less exacerbated by global and local political rumblings.
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Photos reportedly taken inside a branch of the Al-Nour Depot chain (Lara’s Twitter account, October 5, 2020)
Photos reportedly taken inside a branch of the Al-Nour Depot chain (Lara’s Twitter account, October 5, 2020)
Bint Jbeil branch of the Al-Qard al-Hasan Association (Bint Jbeil local news website, December 27, 2012)
Crowds of customers at bakeries in the Tyre area, after the bakery owners announced that they would stop selling bread to stores and supermarkets (Ya Sour, June 27, 2020)
Photos reportedly taken in a branch of the Al-Nour Depot chain (Lara’s Twitter account, October 5, 2020)
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For over a year, there has been a severe economic and political crisis in Lebanon, whose end is not in sight. Underlying the crisis are
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