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Israelis a literary ‘crime’, Obama’s secret gift to Tehran and other commentary

Popular novelist R.F. Kuang is in an “awkward situation” as she “faces a serious allegation” that “she is giving credence to the idea that Israeli people exist,” snarks Commentary’s Seth Mandel.

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Israelis a literary ‘crime’, Obama’s secret gift to Tehran and other commentaryPopular novelist R.F. Kuang is in an “awkward situation” as she “faces a serious allegation” that “she is giving credence to the idea that Israeli people exist,” snarks Commentary’s Seth Mandel.
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