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Israelis don’t care that we hate them. But they’d like to know why

Travels in the Millwall of the Middle East

15 March 2014

9:00 AM

15 March 2014

9:00 AM

 Jerusalem

 

Talking to Israelis feels a bit like talking to fans of Millwall FC. ‘No one likes us, we don’t care,’ sing Millwall fans. Israel is the undoubted Millwall of global affairs, loathed by almost every Westerner who considers himself decent and they’ve adopted a similar cri de coeur. ‘Europe doesn’t like us.

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