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Eliyahu Freedman

Eliyahu Freedman

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Lebanese PM says international force needed after UNIFIL disbands at end of 2026

Lebanese PM says international force needed after UNIFIL disbands at end of 2026

‘We will always need an international presence in the south, and preferably a UN presence,’ argues Nawaf Salam, as effort to disarm...

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Eliyahu Freedman

Once a bustling pilgrimage site, today’s decaying Nazareth is a city in crisis

Once a bustling pilgrimage site, today’s decaying Nazareth is a city in crisis

Residents of Jesus’ hometown, now an Arab Israeli political epicenter, say a brief resurgence from Christmas tourism isn’t a meaningful...

sunday 47

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Eliyahu Freedman

Once hailed for Oct. 7 heroism, Bedouin bemoan a state they say has since turned its back

An exponential rise in demolitions for unrecognized Negev communities, coupled with poverty and record-high crime, leave those once feted for risking...

16.10.2025 59

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Eliyahu Freedman

Two scholars warn of Israel’s democratic backsliding, hidden by Oct. 7’s fog of war

In their new Hebrew-language book ‘Democracy in Retreat,’ scholars Noam Gidron and Yaniv Roznai claim the government is using populism and...

14.07.2025 29

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Eliyahu Freedman

Against All Odds: How My Friend Sam Survived 9 Days Lost in the Himalayas

24.06.2025 35

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Eliyahu Freedman

My Friend Sam is Missing in the Himalayas. He Was On a Healing Mission

11.06.2025 13

The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Eliyahu Freedman

On a serene Thai island, a holistic healing center provides relief for traumatized Israelis

Survivors of the Oct. 7 massacre, discharged IDF reserves soldiers, and others gather in David’s Circle, a lush jungle sanctuary, to help each other...

11.05.2025 54

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Eliyahu Freedman

As war-weary Israeli reservists head to Thailand, poor behavior could spoil relations

A culture clash has left residents of a resort town complaining about travelers from the Jewish state, with the issue escalating to the Thai Interior...

22.03.2025 26

The Times of Israel

Eliyahu Freedman