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Dec 2023
1h 51m

Zionism vs. Anti-Zionism Ep. 1 w/ Shaul ...

Daniel Denvir
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Featuring Shaul Magid on the long history of Jewish Zionism and its antagonist, Jewish anti-Zionism. Defenders of Israel defame anti-Zionists as antisemites. In fact, today’s growing ranks of anti-Zionist Jews draw on a powerful and diverse tradition.

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