
Rosner’s Domain | The Burden of Protest
In a democratic country there is always a right to protest, but there is not always a right to disrupt.
Shmuel Rosner is an Israeli columnist, editor, and researcher. He is the editor of the research and data-journalism website themadad.com, and is the political editor of the Jewish Journal.
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