21 June 2018

New Israel Fund News: Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

Source: mass emailing


INTRO

Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

I never would have believed the Trumpian fashion in which the prime minister would falsely accuse us of trying to "erase the Jewish character of Israel," or that he would demand, on the basis of lies, that we be subjected to a parliamentary committee of inquiry. Read More »
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