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Haaretz faces blowback after liberal Israeli paper’s publisher chides Israel for battling ‘Palestinian freedom fighters’

JL;DR SUMMARY Amos Schocken, the publisher of Haaretz, drew significant controversy after his remarks at a London conference criticizing Israel's treatment of Palestinians and likening it to apartheid-era South Africa. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israel Palestine ConflictTerrorismBenjamin NetanyahuHaaretzAmos SchockenSanctionsFreedom FightersMedia BacklashPalestinian Freedom FightersApartheid Comparison

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"...Walla, which is owned by The Jerusalem Post, a right-leaning rival of Haaretz."
London, United Kingdom
"...at a London conference sponsored by the paper and other left-leaning groups on Oct. 27."
South Africa
"...compared Israel to apartheid-era South Africa."
Qatar
"...shut down the local operations of Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based publication."

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