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Why We Should Read "Israeli Army Fiction"

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Raphael Magarik argues that Lefties in particular need to read "Israeli Army Fiction": attacks on a recent New Yorker short story show that the anti-Zionists lack moral empathy.

Raphael Magarik
Raphael Magarik
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