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By Micah Halpern
Sunday August 16, 2015 I've Been Thinking: Kfar Mond is an Arab village in the Galilee. It is in Israel. All of the residents of the village are Israeli citizens. They are not part of any revolt and they do not question their citizenship in Israel. Last week the Town Council of Kfar Mond decided to name the newly built main square after Gamal Abdul Nasser the former dictator of Egypt. The proposal was put forth by the Hadash faction and the council approved. Hadash is one of the Arab-backed political parties in Israel. There has been major blow back - but not it NY way one might expect. Hadash defended their proposal saying that Nasser was an Arab hero. Nasser was an enemy of Israel, a man who never made peace with Israel. And yet, a town square in Israel is to be named after him. Wow!
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