Ilan Lopez is Latin America Director for StandWithUs, an international Israel education organization.
Community Ties Of Violence: What It’s Like To Talk Israel In The Deep South Jacksonville, Florida’s largest city was the first stop Mark and I made on our tour. For two weeks, we traveled throughout the Southeastern United States in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee, sharing our story as Israelis, immigrants and former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers. In its ninth tour, “Between the Lines: Voice of Israel… By Ilan Lopez Mar 23, 2017 | 4 min read
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