Israeli newspaper Haaretz ran an article by National Library of Israel employee Gil Weissblei that refers to 1937 Palestine as “pre-state Israel”. An editor defends the choice, saying the photos in the story document the “embryonic” state of Israel.
Liberal newspaper Haaretz calls 1937 Palestine ‘pre-state Israel,’ in article by gov’t employee
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