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Half-Muslim, half-Jewish, 100% Zionist

“The Quad” with guest Chama Mechtaly

It goes without saying that being half-Muslim and half-Jewish in today’s Middle East is no easy task. Throw Zionism in the mix and the challenges only become greater.

Nevertheless, Moroccan artist and activist Chama Mechtaly refuses to be intimidated by the status quo. Rather, she seeks to reawaken the North African tradition of multiculturalism and pluralism despite the challenges.

JNS TV show with Fleur Hassan-Nahoum (deputy mayor of Jerusalem), Emily Schrader (activist and journalist), Ashira Solomon (African-American Jew and political moderator) and Vivian Bercovici (former Canadian ambassador to Israel).
One person reportedly sustained light injuries in the vehicular assault.
“They came with a lot of pride—look how they look now,” said Israel’s National Security Minister.
Oscar-winning filmmaker László Nemes said his Holocaust films would likely be ignored in today’s “shameless orgy of antisemitism.”
“Your humiliation will be recorded in history,” IRGC Commander Brig.-Gen. Ahmad Vahidi warned the United States.
The Association of International Development Agencies had filed the petition after refusing to provide Israel with a required list of their local employees for security screening.