Protective Presence USA Podcast

Sam Stein: How he went from a Zionist American family to Protective Presence activism

Protective Presence USA Podcast

Show Notes

Sam Stein reflects on six years of activism in the West Bank with Mitchell Abidor Celeste Marcus.

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