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ap: I dedicated my life to the progressive movement. The Left’s anti-Zionism left me behind

Decades of lived experience ignored, our allyship not just called into question, but shot into flames.

Aseel Shehadeh, right, holds a Palestinian flag as she and several hundred others take part in a rally outside of the Colorado State Capitol to show support for Palestinians on Oct. 29, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post
Aseel Shehadeh, right, holds a Palestinian flag as she and several hundred others take part in a rally outside of the Colorado State Capitol to show support for Palestinians on Oct. 29, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
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I’m not naive to think anyone who wants to publicly preserve their progressive persona would even dare speak up about Israel’s right to defend herself. But to not even offer a response on a human level — that was soul-crushing.
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