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JL;DR SUMMARY Following the tragic events at the Nova music festival in Israel, where 401 people were killed by Hamas, tourism has significantly decreased, prompting a surge in voluntourism. 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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JerusalemHamasVolunteeringCommunityTourismSolidarityCultureTravelVoluntourism

Places mentioned

Gaza, Southern District, Israel
"I met an Israel Defense Forces reserve soldier named Tzvi, who was on a brief leave from serving in Gaza."
Southern District, Israel
"I prepared salad and barbecue at Shuva Achim, a refreshment stop for soldiers near the Gaza border;"
Jerusalem, Israel
"followed by a week on my own in Jerusalem."
Jerusalem, Israel
"On my last day in Israel, I tucked a box of cookies and a container of cut-up veggies into my bag and took a bus to the new Gandel Rehabilitation Center at Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus to visit wounded soldiers."
Central District, Israel
"Hadassah mission participants surveyed the destruction in Kibbutz Kfar Aza."

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