Israeli authorities promote modern day Jaffa as the charming and ancient background to modern, white Tel Aviv. But while Jaffa provides background scenery to Tel Aviv, scant attention is paid to what is happening behind the scenes of this area. Once the cultural and trade centre of historic Palestine, Jaffa today harbours severe socio-economic problems and discontent among its largely Arab-Palestinian and Mizrahi Jewish population.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 20:00:24 +0000
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