‘Help Them Go Back Home’: The Response
J.J. Goldberg December 5, 2011
For my money, the response to the Israeli absorption ministry’s “Bring ‘Em Home” video campaign was a tad overblown. It’s not like tenuousness of the next generation’s Jewish identity and the fraying of ties to Israel haven’t ever come up before. Be that as it may, some of the replies have been particularly entertaining. Here’s one that’s circulating on YouTube:
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