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Mahmoud Muna Launched His New Book At My House. Seven Days Later Israeli Police Arrested Him

JL;DR SUMMARY The article recounts the arrest of Palestinian author Mahmoud Muna, who runs Educational Bookshops in East Jerusalem, after a book launch event hosted by the author. 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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Freedom Of ExpressionIsraeli Palestinian RelationsEast JerusalemInternational SupportPalestinian CultureCultural NarrativePublic ProtestMahmoud MunaBookstore RaidGaza Stories

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Jerusalem, Israel
"In early February, I hosted a book launch in my home in Jerusalem for Mahmoud Muna, author (with Matthew Teller) of Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture, a collection of interviews and stories from Gazanssome from before the war, some sinceabout Gazan culture, loss and the lives of those whom Mahmoud refers to as ordinary people."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Note: Gaza is mentioned as a city in the context of 'Daybreak in Gaza: Stories of Palestinian Lives and Culture', although not explicitly hierarchical with country and region codes, given the contentious geopolitical status of Gaza."

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