From yoga to the 'Zone of Interest': Israelis are human beings

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From yoga to the 'Zone of Interest': Israelis are human beings
Hanin Majadli

12:58 AM • June 24 2026 IDT

In honor of International Yoga Day, there was an event this week in Tel Aviv for soldiers contending with post-trauma after the war. This is how the event was described on Twitter: "Israeli soldiers turn to yoga in order to deal with post-trauma that was caused following their commitment of atrocities against Palestinians." The responses were as they always are: you're not human beings, Israelis are twisted, yoga after genocide, true healing cannot be based on the dehumanization of others, etc.

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