1-20-2016 The Israeli Left must realize it is at war - Orly Noy +972

http://972mag.com/the-israeli-left-must-realize-it-is-at-war/116114/

...we must not ignore the fact that the unprecedented persecution on the Israeli Left, its constant delegitimization, its orchestrated criminalization, is a new stage that will have far-reaching consequences on Palestinian citizens of Israel themselves...

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