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Richard says:

August 20, 2009 at 7:25 AM

I did a Birthright trip four years ago, and while I certainly had Zionist propaganda shoved down my throat, and certainly felt that the message was framed in a very specific way, I didn’t find it to have a far-right slant. Perhaps my particular tour was unusual, but we did meet with Arab Israelis to discuss their feelings about Israel, and we also went to a question and answer session with a Meretz MK who was adamant about the need, purely from a demographic standpoint, for 2 states. Politics weren’t a centerpiece of the tour, but they weren’t completely elided either.

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- Richard Silverstein says:
  
  August 20, 2009 at 11:44 AM
  
  Which group hosted yr trip? That would have something to do w. how these issues were dealt with.
  
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