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Unsurprising Study of Palestinian Textbooks, Less Surprising Reactions

By David A.M. Wilensky | February 4, 2013

The first ever scientific study of whether Palestinian textbooks actually vilify Israelis as badly as a long-standing pro-Israel narrative claims they do — and vice versa — has poked a big hole in both sides’ version of the argument. In case you were worried anyone might react unpredictably to this news: Palestinian Authority Prime Minister…

That Which We Call a Rosa: Filipino Workers Among Us

By Koko Jaeger | February 4, 2013

Yesterday afternoon, I sat on a park bench in my neighborhood, soaking up the sun. Dhana, a small Filipino girl made her way over to me, soccer ball tucked under her arm, dragging her mother by the wirst. When she reached the bench where I sat, she dropped the ball, threw her arms around me…