Blake Flayton
By Blake Flayton
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Opinion I’m a young American Jew and proud Zionist. Seth Rogen doesn’t speak for me.
I was raised in a Zionist household. I went to a Jewish summer camp, I attended a synagogue that organized many trips to Israel, and I was close friends with Israelis all throughout my childhood. From day one, Israel was a central part of my Judaism. When I went to college and became active in…
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Opinion I’m A College Student Battling Anti-Semitism. Trump Is Making It Worse.
As a college student who regularly encounters anti-Semitism on campus, you might think I’d be happy to see President Trump plan to sign an executive order to protect Jewish students, especially after a misreported rumor was cleared up about the executive order classifying Judaism as a nationality. You would be wrong. This executive order is…
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