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Three different bowls of hummus, with pita, parsley and lemon wedges
Arts & Culture / September/October 2022

Much Ado about Hummus: The Fight for Bragging Rights over a Middle Eastern Dip

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 - by Samia Madwar

From beet to butterscotch, how far can hummus travel from its origins and still be hummus?

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World

The Other Palestinians

November 25, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Mira Sucharov

Canada declares support for both Israel and the Palestinians. Yet our policy is silent on the issue of Arabs living in Israel

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Two men talking on a broken bench
Feature / January/February 2014

The Israel Taboo

January 9, 2014April 14, 2020 - by Joseph Rosen

Money and sex aren’t the only things Canadians don’t talk about

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October 2005 / Society

Chaim and the Great Time Elevator

October 12, 2005May 11, 2020 - by Martin Patriquin

Oscar-nominated actor Chaim Topol is the narrator of the Time Elevator, an amusement ride that takes visitors through 3,000 years of Jerusalem’s history in just under thirty minutes. / Image …

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Group of people standings in a field at sundown
Feature / May 2005

Israel on the Brink

May 12, 2005May 26, 2020 - by David Berlin

As the deadline looms for settlers to leave the settlement of Gush Katif,
will Sharon’s Disengagement Plan divide the country against itself?

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Environment / May 2005

The Birdwatcher

May 12, 2005May 5, 2020 - by Sarah Fulford

Yossi Leshem saves lives by keeping his eye on the birds

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December 2004/January 2005 / World

An Israeli’s Life

December 12, 2004May 4, 2020 - by Gilad Grossman

Author Gilad Grossman (centre) with his mother and brothers Amit (left) and Ari (right), in Gesher Haziv kibbutz. /Courtesy of Gilad Grossman herzliya, israel—Here I sit, in the heat and …

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April/May 2004 / Politics

Being Yasir Arafat

April 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by Danny Rubinstein

Speculating on Arafat’s bloated condition

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Illustration by Guy Billout
Feature / February/March 2004

Where Leaders Fail

February 12, 2004May 14, 2022 - by David Berlin

Can a small group of Israeli and Palestinian citizens succeed where the zealots and dreamers could not?

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