Hen Mazzig is the Campus Coordinator for StandWithUs' Pacific Northwest chapter in the United States. Hen was in the IDF
for almost five years. As a lieutenant in the COGAT unit, he worked
as an intermediary between the Israeli Defense Forces (the IDF) and
the Palestinian Authority (the PA), the UN, and the many
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work in the West Bank.
Hen's unit was responsible for overseeing the construction of
medical facilities, schools, environmental projects, roads,
water-related infrastructure, and for security coordination with the
Palestinian Security Forces, part of the Palestinian Authority.
As
a young Israeli who had just completed five years of service in the
IDF, I looked forward to my new job educating people in the Pacific
Northwest about Israel. I was shocked, however, by the anti-Israel
bigotry and hostility I encountered, especially in the greater Seattle
area, Oregon, and Berkeley. I had been very liberal, a member of the
leftist Zionist party, Meretz, but the anti-Semitism and hatred for
Israel that I have seen in the U.S. has changed my outlook
personally and politically.
Complete article... http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/an-israeli-soldiers-call-to-american-jews/
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