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What is a pogrom? Israeli mob attack has put a century-old word in the spotlight

  • Written by Joshua Shanes, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston
imagePalestinians look out from a damaged building next to scorched cars in the town of Hawara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, on Feb. 27, 2023.AP Photo/Nasser Nasser

Following the murder of two Israeli brothers in the West Bank on Feb. 26, 2023, a mob of around 400 Israelis attacked the Palestinian town of Huwara. They torched dozens of homes and...

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