This is tragic. The Educational Bookshop is an institution in a place that needs it. Mahmoud and Ahmed do the work that ripples out through generations.
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Yair Wallach
The Educational Bookshop in East Jerusalem was raided today, and its owners, Mahmoud and Ahmed Mona, were arrested.
The bookstore is one of the premier Palestinian cultural institutions of East Jerusalem; Mahmoud Mona is among the most inspiring figures in the city.
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The bookstore is one of the premier Palestinian cultural institutions of East Jerusalem; Mahmoud Mona is among the most inspiring figures in the city.
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(thank you @eveewing.bsky.social for the quote)
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