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Lens & Land: Dispatches from Israel

Dave Bender, Adele, Miri Newcome

An insider’s view of Israel—through the camera lens, the beekeeper's veil, and the eyes of an ever-recovering reporter. Real news, uncommon views, and reflections from the sacred, sometimes bleeding, edge.

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  • Dave Bender

    An AP award-winning "ever-recovering" journalist, multimedia ace, photographer, and pro beekeeper, Dave and fam are at home in Israel for over 4 decades. Articles, features, photos, ruminations, and rants follow:

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    American ex-pat living on a kibbutz on the border with the Gaza Strip.

  • Miri Newcome

    Wife, grandmother, beekeeper, librarian

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