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‘No more silence’: Israelis face Gaza war backlash on Sri Lanka’s beaches

The Jewish Shabbat Centre at Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka [Prinita Thevarajah/Al Jazeera]

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka – The sun hung low over the Indian Ocean, casting an amber glow on the waves as a heated argument erupted in Arugam Bay, a popular beach in eastern Sri Lanka.

In the water, a group of local surfers were engaged in a dispute with Israeli tourists that kicked off over surf etiquette – or rather, from the perspective of the Sri Lankans, a lack of it.

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