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The fires in Israel are under control — but debate is raging over their cause

JL;DR SUMMARY In the aftermath of the wildfires that ravaged areas outside Jerusalem during Israel's Independence Day celebrations, a heated debate has erupted over their cause. 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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JerusalemNetanyahuClimate ChangeIsaac HerzogJewish National FundWildfiresIndependence DayFire ManagementArson Allegations

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Jerusalem, Israel
"The wildfires that erupted outside Jerusalem, burning vast swaths of forest and blighting Israels Independence Day, have been brought under control."
Beersheva, Southern District, Israel
"Avner Gross, a climate scientist at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheva, tweeted Wednesday that he was at a climate conference in Vienna when an acquaintance called him and told him his town was on fire, though residents had evacuated safely."
Vienna, Austria
"Avner Gross, a climate scientist at Ben-Gurion University in Beersheva, tweeted Wednesday that he was at a climate conference in Vienna when an acquaintance called him and told him his town was on fire, though residents had evacuated safely."

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