Are Israel Supporters Obligated to Make the Case for Palestinians?
If the notion of balance means anything, what the world could use right now is a course correction with a lot more Israel supporters.
David Suissa is Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association. Prior to Tribe Media, David was founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a marketing firm named “Agency of the Year” by USA Today. He sold his company in 2006 to devote himself full time to his first passion: Israel and the Jewish world. David was born in Casablanca, Morocco, grew up in Montreal, and now lives in Los Angeles with his five children.
If the notion of balance means anything, what the world could use right now is a course correction with a lot more Israel supporters.
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