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Illustrative photo of a hanukkiah in front of the Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. (Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Rewriting the history of Hanukkah and intifadas

In Hanukkah, we tell the story of a small, powerless people who, with religious zeal and courage, led a bloody guerrilla campaign against an occupying force and corrupt elite to assert control over the Temple Mount. By Yossi Bartal On Christmas Eve, Jews around the world began celebrating the eight-day Hanukkah festival. Family and friends…

By +972 Magazine December 26, 2016