Florit Shoihet is an Israeli journalist based in the UK.
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Haifa, a mountainous Israeli city on the coast of the Mediterranean, is a place that makes you believe in coexistence. It is home to Jews, Muslims, Christians, and to some of the region’s most persecuted minorities, such as the Druze, Baha’is and Ahmadis. If you ever find yourself there, you will most likely visit the
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It is impossible to imagine the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) functioning without its female soldiers. In the last week alone, over 30 Israeli female combat pilots and navigators participated in long-range strikes on Iran. Since 2023, hundreds of women have crossed enemy lines and fought in hostile territory; among them medics who have rescued people
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In November 2023, a mass rally in support of Israel after the October 7 massacres took place in London. Body parts were still being scraped from burnt Kibbutzim, but the news cycle had already moved on. A crowd of a few thousand Israelis and Jews stood lonely in Parliament square, clutching posters of hostages. Then,
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Before I left for the Your Party rally in Manchester, I carefully looked at myself in the mirror. My Star of David necklace and rings with Hebrew etchings were off, and I ran through, yet again, the alternative name and identity I had prepared in case anyone asked. After all, it’s not every day that
