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David Davidi-Brown

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Passionate pragmatist. Doing diversity with a difference. From the other side : youtu.be/-RukTOHdTbY?si=zms7W_WtHfe… Posts are personal | Chief exec @newisraelfunduk | Repost ≠ endorsement | 🇮🇱🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #COYS

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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Friends I was marching with at London Pride were a few weeks later at Christopher Street Day in Berlin. Seeing some responses to an awful attack on our queer community, it feels needed but repetitive to encourage not expecting minorities to compete for compassion. medium.com/@david.brown...
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Queer liberation cannot pick whose dignity matters
For the first time in three years, I marched at London Pride with a Jewish bloc. Walking through London with friends and allies, I felt a…
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
“not that one minority should fear another…prejudice must be identified, challenged & addressed through education, leadership & sustained contact. Social media rewards outrage & enables misinformation and collective blame... Faith communities must challenge prejudice within their own ranks”
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Shared some reflections @jewishnews.bsky.social on five years @nifuk.bsky.social working with determined and inspiring Jewish and Palestinian colleagues @newisraelfund.bsky.social and people around the world who join them in striving for a safer shared future. www.jewishnews.co.uk/five-years-a...
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I visited the powerful 'Testimonies from a Troubled Land' exhibit today in Hoxton, London. It features Israeli and Palestinian photography from Edut Mekomit, including war destruction in Gaza and Israel and life in the West Bank - hosted by the New Israel Fund. Well worth a visit if you’re nearby.
Photo by Itay Cohen of a helicopter arriving containing hostages.Photo by Oren Ziv of masked Israeli settlers attacking the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya.Photo by Itai Ron, showing the shadows of an ultra-Orthodox man and IDF soldiers in the Palestinian village of Kifl Haris.
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Pride should say come as you are. Queer activism should not be binary. Tired of explaining that caring about Israelis does not make us accountable for the Israeli govt. Fed up being quizzed on conflict overseas before being let in to local queer community. www.jewishnews.co.uk/there-is-no-...
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There is no Pride in excluding Queer Jews
We all deserve to enter LGBTQIA spaces without being asked to prove our Jewishness meets the criteria others set for 'good Jews.'
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Powerful photojournalism nurtures nuance and encourages empathy. We at New Israel Fund UK are delighted to be working with Local Testimony and Dana Wohlfeiler-Lalkin to bring a selection of their annual exhibition — including award-winning press photography — to London from 10–12 June.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
David Davidi-Brown in Jewish News on why he supported Sunday's rally on antisemitism merging plans for parallel events, but feels that "spirit of civility + consensus did not hold on the day" given divides not just about politics, but boundaries against racism www.jewishnews.co.uk/we-cannot-ef...
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We cannot effectively fight antisemitism if we tolerate other forms of hatred
We should be cautious about aligning with anyone who offers vocal support for Jews while expressing or excusing hostility toward Muslims, immigrants, asylum seekers or Palestinians
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Jack Mendel @mendeljack.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We cannot effectively fight antisemitism if we tolerate other forms of hatred Well said as usual from @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/we-cannot-ef...
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We cannot effectively fight antisemitism if we tolerate other forms of hatred
We should be cautious about aligning with anyone who offers vocal support for Jews while expressing or excusing hostility toward Muslims, immigrants, asylum seekers or Palestinians
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Ben Combe @benjcombe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
@daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social once again hits the nail on the head. We need more voices like his in our community. www.jewishnews.co.uk/we-cannot-ef...
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We cannot effectively fight antisemitism if we tolerate other forms of hatred
We should be cautious about aligning with anyone who offers vocal support for Jews while expressing or excusing hostility toward Muslims, immigrants, asylum seekers or Palestinians
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
“let us invest deeply in interfaith friendship, education, and encounter. Because when communities truly know one another, fear begins to lose its power. We need coalitions strong enough, compassionate enough, and courageous enough to build a different future together.”
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Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A British minority faces a murderous threat on our streets. Where are the so-called anti-racists? Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A British minority faces a murderous threat on our streets. Where are the so-called anti-racists? | Jonathan Freedland
As Jews face the deadly menace of antisemitism, they should not be alone. It’s time for their fellow Britons to step up, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Our paywall is down until Monday, so you can get your fill of Prospect, including this, my piece about the stabbings in Golders Green www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/argument/731...
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In Britain, Jews are demonised—and too few care
The recent antisemitic attacks make plain what many already feared: Jews have become dehumanised as symbols of Israel’s actions
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I could live to be a thousand years old and not understand how people do not understand that the logic of 'blowback' only motivates you to do something if you are *already* racist.
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I wrote about Golders Green. And Kenton. And Finchley. And Hendon. Are you getting the picture yet? Because if not, I can draw you a map. www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
‘Allies need to understand distinct ways anti-Jewish racism manifests, including around Israel. Jews & Israelis should be afforded compassion, not conflated with actions of Netanyahu’s govt. Jews shouldn’t have to disavow connection with Israel to be accepted in progressive spaces, arts or academia’
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Those supporting Israel need to challenge violence against Palestinian communities in West Bank. Silence is complicity. Those aligned with the Palestinian cause must confront globally growing attacks on Jewish people, communities and property. Minimising that threat undermines justice.
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
‘Thousands of miles away, in activist and online discourse, Israeli civilians under missile fire – Jewish and Palestinian citizens – are reduced to symbols of a state rather than recognised as people seeking shelter. Jewish fear and grief are treated as inconvenient, or worse, simply ignored.’
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Whilst worrying and being in touch with family and friends in Australia, I’ve been thinking about those murdered by terrorists and those whose loved ones were killed in terror attacks encouraging us not to succumb to rage and hate. @jewishnews.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/defiance-mus...
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Defiance must be matched by compassion
Governments, politicians, the police, faith leaders, friends, and colleagues can—and must—do more to ensure Jewish communities are safe everywhere, writes David Davidi-Brown
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Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
In the gloom, there are points of light - and what connects them is courage. Last column of 2025 offers some reasons to be hopeful www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light | Jonathan Freedland
From Palestinians standing up to Hamas to the Bondi beach rescuers, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest times, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
“We are losing the ability to distinguish between critique and contempt, between condemning violence and condemning entire peoples. “We should be sceptical of commentary that sensationally casts aspersions on whole groups…beyond the noise lies a quieter, braver reality” medium.com/@david.brown...
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Ceasefire Abroad; Can We Heal Hostilities at Home?
Ceasefire Abroad; Can We Heal Hostilities at Home? As a fragile ceasefire holds and families are reunited, the scars of conflict run through Britain’s streets and social fabric. If we are to …
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Painful to read and reckon with, powerfully and movingly written by Alona 🙏 For Israelis & Palestinians, those connected to them in UK, and cohesive communities everywhere, we have to hold multiple painful truths. We must avoid simple often hateful responses framing one “side” as innately evil.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/10/2025
Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz
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Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion | Sharone Lifschitz
So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Tommy Robinson is a thug and no ally to Jews. He is a criminal dressing up prejudices as courage. We cannot fight hatred by legitimising those who thrive on it. Security for Jews cannot be built on scapegoating our neighbours. www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-brit... @jewishnews.bsky.social
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Like all of us, I am frightened, angry and upset after the Manchester attack. If we allow fear to turn into hatred of Muslims or immigrants, terror will brought bloodshed & poisoned our society. Jews know we can stand firm in who we are, not allowing fear to define us. medium.com/@david.brown...
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
What homophobia taught me about holding communities together I’ve spent decades working with and for those who believe my love is wrong. That experience taught me we can overcome divisions if we stop using “unity” to silence dissent @jewishnews.bsky.social www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-what...
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OPINION: What homophobia taught me about holding communities together - Jewish News
I’ve spent decades working with and for those who believe my love is wrong. That experience taught me we can overcome divisions if we stop using “unity” to silence dissent
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
"Calls are growing for an end to war in Gaza and urgent action to address a worsening humanitarian crisis, including widespread hunger affecting children." “It is possible—indeed essential—to hold commitment to Israelis alongside compassion for Palestinians.” www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-reco...
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OPINION: Recognition of a Palestinian state won't end the war - but it might end the silence - Jewish News
UK plans to recognise Palestine come amid rising Jewish calls to end the war and alleviate Gaza's suffering
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Nuanced essential reading for all seeking future with Jewish & Palestinian collective & individual rights upheld. “question is not whether Israel has the right to exist. It is whether Israel has the right to dominate…domination by the ethnic majority is what Jews have been taught to fear most”
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
“when actions that kill and maim Jews have some connection to Israel and Palestine, too many pro-Palestine progressives contort themselves to argue that we cannot truly know…intent...When Jews, Jewish events or Jewish sites are attacked…the impact is the same: Jews are terrorized.”
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Racism is not skin deep. Instead of competing over who is the most discriminated against, we could instead find connection and compassion in the contradictory stories that make us who we are. #Racism #Diversity #Equality
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Choose courage and compassion not chanting for death. I understand outrage at situation in Gaza. I understand Israelis feelings after 7 October. This isn’t about equivalence. We need to hold our anger, outrage and desire for revenge carefully. #Glastonbury #Israel #Gaza #Palestine
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Yachad @yachad.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
If you want to make it known that many members of the Jewish community are horrified by the continuation of war, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza & the abandonment of the hostages sign this letter. Your voice does not have to go unreported and unheard 👇🏼 yachad.org.uk/StarmerLetter
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Today it feels important to say again how lucky and proud I feel to be the son of an Indian immigrant. In my wider family there are many more immigrants to the UK from the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. #Immigration #Diversity #Equality
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We Democracy @wedemocracyuk.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
‼️ALL LINES HAVE BEEN CROSSED DEMONSTRATION - LOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT‼️ 🗓️ Sunday, 11.5 ⌚️ 3 PM 📍 Whitehall, Opposite Downing Street 🛑 Stop the War & Starvation!
🎗 Release the Hostages!
 🛟 Save Israeli Democracy!
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Everyone concerned for Israel and Israelis and commenting on how Jewish communities around the world support them should read this powerful piece from Ami Ayalon. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Democracy #Judaism #Leadership
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Powerful words @wedemocracyuk.bsky.social @jewishnews.bsky.social expressing love of Israel (but not its extremist govt). ‘True solidarity means standing up for democracy…listening to Israeli majority saying clearly: end the war & bring all hostages home. NOW’ www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-lett...
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OPINION: Letter signed by 36 deputies is welcome show of solidarity with majority view in Israel - Jewish News
We Democracy - a grassroots community of Israelis living in the UK and their supporters - criticise Board President Phil Rosenberg's response to a letter calling for end to war in Gaza
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Dayenu: when is enough, enough? An update to an earlier op-ed with some powerful photos thanks to @jewishnews.bsky.social #Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Democracy #Justice #Extremism www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-when...
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Jewish News @jewishnews.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
The call came as a poll showed two-thirds of Israelis want the government to prioritise freeing the hostages over defeating Hamas
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Israeli reservists are discharged after hundreds call for release of hostages and end of war
The call came as a poll showed two-thirds of Israelis want the government to prioritise freeing the hostages over defeating Hamas
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Hope thousands of people see powerful ads in this week’s @jewishnews.bsky.social 1st is former prime ministers, defence ministers and heads of security warning of threat Netanyahu’s conduct poses. 2nd is families of hostages demanding an end to the war and to bring their loved ones home. #Israel
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Under the occupation’s “veneer of legality, the most brutal savagery is legitimised and the role of criminal and victim inverted….the Israeli legal system makes a farce of justice and allows settlers to terrorise Palestinian communities with impunity.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It took an Oscar winner’s ordeal for the world to see the truth of settler violence. This is how to stop it | Ofer Cassif
I have spent years fighting this reign of terror in the West Bank – and Hamdan Ballal’s treatment is typical of it, says Ofer Cassif, a member of the Knesset
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Hostages abandoned again, #Gaza civilians dying in hundreds to take toll over 50,000, democracy being dismantled. “We cannot be silent or sit on sidelines…time to sober up & take action to prevent Israel’s further descent towards autocracy & extremism. Dayenu.” www.jewishnews.co.uk/opinion-when...
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OPINION: When is enough, enough when it comes to Israeli leaders’ undemocratic moves? - Jewish News
We must sober up to prevent an Israel led by extremists
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Jewish News @jewishnews.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
We Democracy, a diverse group of Israelis living in the UK, write to urge the community to join Sunday's anti-Netanyahu demo in central London
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OPINION: Communal leaders must stop normalising the actions of the Israeli government
We Democracy, a diverse group of Israelis living in the UK, write to urge the community to join Sunday's anti-Netanyahu demo in central London
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Enough war Enough death Enough violent extremism Enough It is not about being Palestinian or Israeli or Pro-Palestine or Pro-Israel. As @azizabusarah.bsky.social says: “if you must divide us, people should divide us as those who believe in justice, peace and equality - and those who don’t yet”.
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Searing and spot on from Alona. Strongly encourage all those who care about Israelis and Palestinians to read this. Those of us who support Israelis need to ask ourselves how we do so by opposing - and not excusing or endorsing - an extremist government.
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
“tainted by conflicts of interest" as Shin Bet investigates PM’s office. ‘Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, also facing dismissal, argued Mr Bar could not be fired until legality assessed.’ ‘Yesh Atid filed appeal on behalf of several opposition parties.’ www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Fania Oz-Salzberger @faniaoz-salzberger.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Tonight in Tel Aviv: six former hostages tell a huge protest rally the bitter truth from personal experience: Further attacks on Gaza will not release the surviving hostages but kill them, either by bombs or by Hamas guards’ brutality. Tomorrow we rally in Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands of us.
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Hostages in Gaza and displaced devastated Palestinians need us. Einav Zangauker, mother of Matan held in Gaza, says: “Matan needs you, the hostages need you. We must go out to the streets and stop the war”. #Israel #Gaza More inc. from released hostages here: www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...
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David Davidi-Brown @daviddavidi-brown.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Oded "fought for the possibility of both nations living side by side". Sharone: "Peace is where we want to be. Is the road long? Is the road hazardous? Yes. What's the alternative? More hate? Did hate ever solve hate? Does more hate help? I don't see it." www.bbc.com/news/article... #Israel #Gaza
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