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Despite its purportedly Eastern origins, the tale of ‘Aladdin’ is more the story of Orientalism than anything else
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Haaretz Editorial
Their Lives Are Worth Less
On Thursday, two more names were added to the growing list of construction worker deaths in Israel. The first of these was Xia Zheng Long, 44, of China, who fell from a height o...
Israel
We Found Out What Makes Tourists Crazy About Tel Aviv
The beaches, the clubs, the food, the transportation, the pleasant natives (yes!) – all these, according to a random poll, make the city a true tourist destination. If only the prices weren't insane!
Eurovision 2019
WATCH: Second Eurovision Semifinal in Tel Aviv
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Haaretz Magazine
U.S. News
Sackler Family Divided on How to Face OxyContin Lawsuits
Thousands of suits brought on by opioid overdoses have split the owners of drugmaker Purdue Pharma into two camps
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35,000 Palestinians Left Gaza in 2018; Hamas Blocking Doctors From Leaving
Most of those departing were young, educated and relatively well-off, and mainly reach Europe via Turkey and then Greece
Jewish World
Pulitzer Prize Winning Jewish Author Herman Wouk Dies at 103
David Ben-Gurion, Yitzhak Rabin and Elie Wiesel were among the friends and admirers of the man who wrote 'The Caine Munity' and 'The Winds of War'
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