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· July, 2013
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Stories about Israel from July, 2013

24 July 2013

Sudanese Refugee Detained for Owning a Bicycle in Israel

Written by Elizabeth Tsurkov ·

Darfuri asylum-seeker and actor, Babaker (Babi) Ibrahim was arrested by Israeli police for not having a receipt for his bicycle, which was thus presumed to be stolen. His detention without...

22 July 2013

Visit to Israel Gets Filmmaker “Cleansed” from Iran's Cinema Museum

Written by Hooman Askary ·

Mohsen Makhmalbaf accepted an invite to the Jerusalem Film Festival in the name of peace, courting controversy in his native Iran.

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