Paul Rhodes

David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, once said: “In order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles.” I didn’t see any miracles during a five-day visit to the country, my first, early in July, but Israel did look like it could use some.The country I got a glimpse of was under intense pressure. The day after I arrived, Israel Defense Forces raided a Palestinian refugee camp in Jenin in the West Bank, a move that put the country on edge and triggered Hamas reprisal attacks. Meanwhi…

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