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For her efforts in helping Jews regain their Spanish citizenship, Doreen Alhadeff was honored—in Queen Isabella’s name
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How the elite defense of ‘our democracy’ became a mask for ethnic prejudice
At the end of March, Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the hotly contested package of judicial reforms that his government proposed back in January would be put on hold. The mainstream press, in Israel and abroad, was quick to declare a victory for democracy: An outraged public, we were told, had taken to the streets to defend their freedoms—and defend them they did. Liberté, égalité, fraternité!
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