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Convincing my high school peers that Israel is more than black and white

“Zella, Israel is a very complicated place.” I have heard that more times than I can count. Both of my parents are rabbis, and I went to Jewish day school from ages 3 to 14. So avoiding conversations about Israel was out of the question. I was always put off by the polarizing opinions. And […]