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Afghanistan and the Taliban
“Human rights mean the right to good health, a dignified life, and respect for the will of everyday people.” Denia Castillo is a land rights activist with MASSVIDA, Honduras. A group of nations led by the US destroyed the autocratic Taliban in Afghanistan as a reaction to 9/11. However, the US pulled its troops in…
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Model Knesset
Israel has no written constitution. Various attempts to draft the formal document since 1948 have fallen short of the mark, and instead Israel has evolved a system of basic laws and rights that enjoy semi-constitutional status. This provisional solution is increasingly inadequate for Israel’s needs, and the necessity of completing this historic task has never…
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Drip, drop, drip, drop. This clock must be stopped
Climate change and water are closely related. The world’s water is impacted by climate change in plenty of ways. For the most part, the effects of climate change are related to water: decreasing ice sheets, rising sea levels, droughts, floods, and unpredictable rainfall patterns are all examples. Rising temperatures are upsetting the pattern of precipitation…
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Tremors in the Knesset
Earthquake. It’s always a scary word. Thinking about it makes everyone ‘go nuts’ as some would say. I thought it could happen at any time, not knowing what the consequences would be, if you would supervise or not, or what would happen next. Israel is in a location that is very vulnerable to earthquakes; therefore,…