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The Lioness Writes

Melissa Brodsky, Kile B. Jones
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I write about Jewish history, diaspora, antisemitism, antizionism, and the extremist movements that feed off both, because the version that gets taught and the version that actually happened are rarely the same thing.

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  • Melissa Brodsky

    I write about media literacy, modern antisemitism, history, and what happens when truth gets flattened into slogans. This space slows things down, adds context, and pushes back on easy narratives. Nuance isn’t weakness. Pull up a chair.

  • Kile B. Jones

    Former antizionist now fact-checking, researching, and fighting against Jew-hatred and anti-Israel bias. Writer @timesofisrael. Citations > slogans. M.T.S, S.T.M., Boston University. Antizionism Glossary out soon.

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