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Wieseltier on Walls & Neighbors

The U.S. is not the only country with challenging questions about border security. At the New Republic, Leon Wieseltier looks at the walls being erected along Israel's borders and asks the important questions about how these man-made constructions, in turn, shape our sense of ourselves.

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June 7-20, 2013

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