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Lucy Aharish

An Arab newscaster in Israel has a message: ‘This is not your country. This is our country.’

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Arab Israeli newscaster Lucy Aharish is proud to be Israeli, and she’s being honored at the country’s Independence Day ceremony on Wednesday. Not everyone is happy to have an Arab included into the festivities, so what’s her response? Deal with it.

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