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Prominent Israeli writers and US Jewish leaders rally behind east Jerusalem bookstore that was raided by police

JL;DR SUMMARY Prominent Israeli writers and American Jewish leaders are rallying behind the Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem following a police raid that led to the house arrest of its owners, Mahmoud and Ahmad Muna, over alleged incitement charges, which were later downgraded. 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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Israeli DemocracyJewish LeadersFree SpeechIsraeli WritersEast JerusalemPalestinian CultureMahmoud MunaEducational BookshopAhmad MunaBook Raid

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"The Educational Bookshop on Salah Ad-din Street in East Jerusalem, as captured in November 2011."
United States
"support of two Palestinian booksellers from east Jerusalem who were placed on house arrest after a police raid."

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