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    Jeffrey Goldberg on 'Prisoners'

    In 1990, Jeffrey Goldberg, now Washington correspondent for The New Yorker , was an American serving as a guard in Israel's largest prison. That's where he met a prisoner named Rafiq. He writes honestly and passionately about their relationship in his new book. Ruth Seymour speaks with Goldberg about Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew across the Middle East Divide .

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    By Ruth Seymour • Oct 24, 2006 • 1 min read

    In 1990, Jeffrey Goldberg, now Washington correspondent for The New Yorker, was an American serving as a guard in Israel's largest prison. That's where he met a prisoner named Rafiq. He writes honestly and passionately about their relationship in his new book. Ruth Seymour speaks with Goldberg about Prisoners: A Muslim and a Jew across the Middle East Divide.

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      Ruth Seymour

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