Gilad Halpern
By Gilad Halpern
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	  Fast Forward Meir Shalev and Yehonatan Geffen were Israeli cultural royalty. Their deaths leave a hole on the left.The two cultural titans died within days of each other 
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	  Opinion Why I, an Israeli Jew, Will Vote for the Arab PartyArab politician Ahmed Tibi addresses the press / Getty Images The general mood in Israel, ahead of the second general election in just two years, is that little to nothing is going to change. Whether you’re an admirer of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his sworn enemy, everybody agrees that his chances of a third… 
		
		
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