What Do IfNotNow Birthright Protestors Really Want? We Asked Them

The Forward’s Deputy Opinion Editor Laura E. Adkins sat down with IfNotNow activists Noah Wagner, Rebecca Oliver, and Danielle Raskin to discuss recent Taglit-Birthright Israel walk-offs. Image by Screenshot

By The Scribe July 23, 2018

On July 23, our Deputy Opinion Editor Laura E. Adkins sat down with IfNotNow activists Noah Wagner, Rebecca Oliver and Danielle Raskin to discuss their recent Birthright Israel walk-offs.

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