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Tommy Alter

Tommy Alter is a writer and video producer based in New York City. He has written for The Huffington Post, Yahoo and Sports Illustrated. 

articles/2013/09/26/my-unexpected-birthright-experience/misgav-am-openz_jkvbva
Radical Rhetoric

My Unexpected Birthright Experience

On a Birthright trip this summer, Tommy Alter was surprised to find that the American students and chaperones were more militant toward Palestinians than the Israeli soldiers who accompanied the group.

Tommy Alter

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