Criticisms endure as US-Israel student exchange resumes

After brief pause to assess security, Birthright programme again gives Jewish students free tours of nation, but faces questions over limited Palestinian perspective

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January 5, 2024

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Source: Birthright Israel

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#1 Submitted by zevel_email_com on January 6, 2024 - 6:50am

Why would THE, a magazine dealing with academic life, care about what students do outside their academic life?

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