Jonah Nelson
By Jonah Nelson
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Music How a blind Jewish boy from Baghdad became a great musician
'King of the Qanun': From Iraq to Israel, the life and legacy of Avraham Salman
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Opinion Letter | No, AOC’s Support For IfNotNow Isn’t ‘Fringe.’ Most American Jews Oppose The Occupation.
In a recent piece titled “Why Is AOC Tokenizing A Fringe Jewish Group?” Seffi Kogen, the Global Director of Young Leadership for the American Jewish Committee, argued that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez committed the “cardinal sin of progressivism” when she voiced support for IfNotNow, the anti-occupation group; the group is not “representative of American Jews,” wrote…
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Community A Group Of West Bank Homeowners Is Twisting US Law To Line Their Pockets
Recently, Airbnb delisted around 200 apartments and houses for rent in Israeli settlements in the West Bank after pressure from various groups and an internal review of the situation. Gilad Erdan, Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, made a statement denouncing the decision as “discriminatory” against Israeli citizens, and asked why Airbnb wasn’t focusing on other…
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