The American Zionist Movement Needs Electoral Reform
For the Zionist movement to regain legitimacy & purpose, it behooves the AZM to allow space for a serious conversation about electoral reform.
Shai Hershel is an organizer with the Vision movement in the Toronto area.
For the Zionist movement to regain legitimacy & purpose, it behooves the AZM to allow space for a serious conversation about electoral reform.
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