Sheikh Jarrah
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What is "Sheikh Jarrah" and why is it important? What connection is there between this Jerusalem neighborhood and Israel's latest conflict with Hamas? And what do decisions (and indecisions) about this neighborhood reveal about Israeli policy in general?
For a deep dive into what influenced the recent Israeli/Gaza conflict, Carrie and Aliza speak with Shany Mor, Adjunct Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former member of the Israeli National Security Council, to understand how decisions made when Israel was a 19-year old conquering power in 1967 affect controversies on the ground today.
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