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Shira Rubin

Shira Rubin is a journalist based in Jerusalem. Her work has also appeared in the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, and the London Evening Standard, among others. Follow her @shira_rubin.

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Raiders of the Lost Art

ISIS Threatened Ancient Art. 3-D Printing Will Save It.

Wars, tourism, and terrorists have threatened delicate artifacts of the past, but 3-D printing will safeguard it.

Shira Rubin

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The Dead Sea Is Dying Because of Your Wellness Obsession

What’s non-toxic for your body isn’t non-toxic for nature.

Shira Rubin

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Milkshake

The Robotic Dairy Farms Paving the Way for Big Milk

“Once robots will be doing the hard work, I’ll be a better farmer. I’ll have more time ... to look [the cows] in the eyes, speak to them, and, in turn, bring me a better profit.”

Shira Rubin

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CODE OF SILENCE

Israel’s Fugitive Child Abusers

The case of Malka Leifer, accused of molesting eight girls in Australia and holed up in a religious community in Israel, is just one of many.

Shira Rubin

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SAFE HAVEN

Yemeni Rabbi Saves 800-Year-Old Torah

For generation after generation, they fought to preserve their faith and culture, but Yemen’s civil war finally made that impossible.

Shira Rubin

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SLAUGHTER

Terror Wave in Israel Claims US Tourist

A Palestinian terrorist, part of the so-called knife intifada roiling Israeli society, killed an American tourist and stabbed four more people before being shot dead.

Shira Rubin

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DUST TO DUST

The Refugee Cemetery of Lesbos

The Greek island near Turkey has been overwhelmed by Syrian and other refugees, the dead as well as the living.

Shira Rubin

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LAWLESS

The Arab Gangsters of Israel

Violent crime is on the rise in Israel’s Arab sector, where over 1,000 people have been killed since 2000 and residents complain about a lack of police protection.

Shira Rubin

FLAME ON

The Curse of Israel’s Undersea El Dorado

The debate over the promised riches of the Leviathan natural gas field has exposed deep divisions and growing inequality in Israeli society.

Shira Rubin

SOME OF HIS BEST FRIENDS

Trump Bags His Trip to Israel

One of Netanyahu’s obvious concerns was that Trump’s alleged racism would call attention to accusations about his own.

Shira Rubin

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