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When an Old Friend Is Ripping Down Posters of Kidnapped Children
(Source: kidnappedfromisrael.com / The Free Press)
Plus: ‘I was fired for setting academic standards.’
By Oliver Wiseman
10.26.23
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A disturbing and particular act of vandalism has gone viral in recent days. You’ve probably seen the videos online: people in cities across the West ripping down posters with the photographs and names of the hostages being held in Gaza. My colleague Candace Mittel Kahn was scrolling Instagram this week when she saw one such clip. 

“I almost skipped past …

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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