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Research Article

“Here I’m Black, there I’m White”: Israeli social-workers retrospective perspective on intercultural encounters in India and Ethiopia during their training

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Received 11 Jul 2023, Accepted 29 Nov 2023, Published online: 12 Dec 2023

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