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August 13, 2018

Ramadan Dabash Wants to Be Jerusalem’s First Palestinian City Councilman

A sign that change is afoot.

Jerusalem’s Palestinians, who make up about one-third of the city’s population, have had residency rights in the city since 1967, guaranteeing them access to Israel’s welfare and healthcare systems and the right to vote in municipal elections—a right rarely exercised. Ramadan Dabash wants to change that, writes Matti Friedman:

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