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December 15, 2015

An Arab MK’s Snub of American Jewry, and Its Implications

How not to promote coexistence.

On his recent visit to the U.S., Ayman Odeh, the leader of the parliamentary coalition of Israeli-Arab parties known as the Joint List, was lauded and cheered by the media. In an effort to promote the sort of Jewish-Arab harmony Odeh allegedly represents, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations invited him to a meeting at its offices. Tellingly, Odeh found a pretext to decline. Jonathan Tobin comments:

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