Showing the truth won’t alienate Birthright trip participants from Israel. But offering a sanitized, whitewashed Israel patronizes young Jews’ curiosity and intelligence – and sets them up for dissonance and disengagement
Source: https://www.haaretz.com
Young American Jews would engage more with Israel if Birthright stopped lying about the occupation
Published in Birthright Israel, Israel occupation, Israel Palestine and Jews in America
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