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'Never before in the history of man has a race of people switched so rapidly from being much-pitied victims to barbarous murderers,' Dahl wrote.
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Why Lara Trump Photo Is Causing a Stir in the Middle East
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Huda Beauty Founder Huda Kattan Responds to Backlash Over Anti-Israel Scandal
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