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In the Heart of Jenin

JL;DR SUMMARY Isaac Horovitz surveys the dramatic transformation of the Jenin refugee camp, once a notorious center for terrorism in the northern Shomron region, into a quieter, almost deserted area now largely controlled by the IDF. 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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TerrorismJeninIdfSecond IntifadaAriel SharonOperation Defensive ShieldShayetet 13Mahmoud TawalbehThe BathtubSuicide Bombings

Places mentioned

Jenin, Palestinian Territories
"Jenin, in northern Shomron, was once the Levite city of Ein Ganim in the territory of Yissachar."
Jenin, Palestinian Territories
"Jenin refugee camponce the epicenter of terror in Yehudah and Shomron and the launchpad for some of the deadliest attacks in Israels history."
Netanya, Central District, Israel
"One of the most horrific attacksthe 2002 Pesach massacre at the Park Hotel in Netanyaoriginated here."
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