Hen Mazzig has been named among the top 50 LGBTQ+ influencers and as one of Algemeiner’s top 100 people positively influencing Jewish life. His award-winning articles have been published by The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, NBC News, Haaretz, The Forward, The Jewish Chronicle, The International Business Times, among others. He serves as a senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute.
Hen Mazzig
By Hen Mazzig
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Opinion A campus LGBTQ+ group broke ties with its Hillel over Israel. Where are queer Jewish students supposed to go?
Rice Pride's severing of its relationship with Houston Hillel sets a dangerous precedent
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Opinion Thank You, Ambassador Haley, For Standing Up For Jews
“I wear heels, but it is not a fashion statement,” U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, said at the AIPAC Policy Conference last year. “It is because if I see something wrong, I’m going to kick ‘em every single time.” This is perhaps the most iconic statement made by, arguably, the most pro-Israel U.S….
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Opinion What The Left – And The Right – Get Wrong About The Settlements
In the last few years, many pro-Israel organizations and activists have adopted progressive language in an attempt to appeal to millennials and progressives — audiences which they they have lost due to years of promoting a right wing, conservative agenda. They’ve realized that promoting a “fun” Israel without addressing progressive issues is a failed approach,…
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Opinion I’m A Gay Jew Of Color Who Supports Israel. The Left Hates Me
I’m a gay Mizrahi Jew who supports Israel. And the left hates me. It’s ironic. I am the embodiment of intersectionality. I’m the son of an Iraqi mother and North African Berber-Amazigh father. I grew up in an underprivileged community, a gay boy in the closet who then became an openly gay man. I identify…
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