Jonathan Kessler
By Jonathan Kessler
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Opinion The African Hebrew Israelites are our friends — and their pending deportations from Dimona are a miscarriage of justice
In late April, the Israeli government ordered the deportation of dozens of members of the African Hebrew Israelite community within 60 days, a decision alarming to anyone concerned with democracy and civil rights in Israel. This community of around 2,000 first came to Israel in the 1960s. We have each met and become dear friends…
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Opinion Pro-Israel Activism Makes Comeback on Campus
When the anti-Iraq war movement first burst on the scene, Israel’s core detractors recognized an opportunity to leverage a unique confluence of political dynamics. Thirty million echo-boomers entered the political arena for the first time, anti-war sentiment burgeoned on campus and a radical anti-Israel orientation continued to pervade much of the national leadership of the…
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