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H. D. S. Greenway

At 60, Israel remains true to its original mission

By H. D. S. Greenway
May 6, 2008

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THERE IS a certain symmetry to the departure of Yossi Harel, who recently died at 90 in Tel Aviv, and the arrival of Israel's 60th birthday. Harel was the commander of a battered, second-hand ship that he renamed "Exodus" and sailed into legend. (Full article: 706 words)

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