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movie "Network." Howard, the TV from the central places of demonstration
newscaster leans out of the window at night because of their age and social distancing.
and yells "I'm tired of all this bullshit. We Habonim has always been an a-political
need to wake up and not take this anymore."
movement, however we have always joined
So, what I'm saying is goodbye to nostalgia, demonstrations to fight for a better world, a
let's wake up and do something in the present better country.
that matters. Something that will help put the So, I would like to welcome you to initiate
country once more on the right path.
this important discussion on this subject, in
Dear Alan, the Newsletter and/or to post on our IBH
Facebook Page,
I welcome your comments, but I would like
to point out a few things. What you call www.facebook.com/groups/223586411779605
Nostalgia is, in fact, the History of We also welcome reactions from other
Habonim/Habonim-Dror from 1929. It is our chaverim on this subject. Please send them to
narrative. ibhabonim@gmail.com

This humble Iton has by “default” become Coral (Associate Editor)
the vehicle in which our chaverim have
published their stories, their memories. All
these stories are the multi-coloured chips that
are creating the full mosaic of what we are
and what we have achieved.
The Iton publishes a new issue annually, so,
if we take into account how long we would
need to wait for a reaction, I hardly think that
it is really the place to express our comments,
anger and despair of what is happening here
currently. This is certainly not the country
that we all hoped it to be when we made
Aliyah.

However almost every month, Barry, our
Chairperson puts out a superb Newsletter that
is more about now than then, and that would
be the perfect place to hold these discussions.

Furthermore, our Chaverim are all out there Flyer for Alan's film about Isaac "Ikey"
on social media (Facebook), protesting, Solomon, a 19 Century “fence”, who was
th
expressing their anger and fears about what is probably Dicken's model for Fagin.
happening. Every weekend they are out on
the bridges, at the crossroads with banners
and masks – in many cases keeping away

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