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Camel Controversies and Pork Politics in British Mandate Palestine

Efrat Gilada Institute of Jewish Studies, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;b International History and Politics, Geneva Graduate Institute, Geneva, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 87-108 | Received 28 Feb 2022, Accepted 20 Jun 2022, Published online: 01 Aug 2022

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