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Israel deported me for helping West Bank Palestinians. I won't give up on a peaceful future for the country I love

JL;DR SUMMARY Leila Stillman-Utterback shares her experience of being deported from Israel due to her activism in the West Bank, reflecting on her love for Israel and Jewish values that drive her actions. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityWest BankJewish ActivismTikkun OlamSolidarityDeportationBtselem ElohimLeila Stillman UtterbackAchvat Amim

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"When I lived in Jerusalem during 10th grade, I attended pro-democracy protests every week."
Central District, Israel
"As I spent more time in the South Hebron Hills and Jordan Valley, I saw demolished homes, burned villages, and fields of uprooted olive trees."
Palestinian Territories
"But walking back to our bus, volunteers were confronted by Israeli soldiers. They asked all 11 of us for identification, then announced that we were being detained."

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