'I'm a Lebanese person who sought asylum in Israel. Many Israeli Arabs see us at traitors'

Lebanese-born Jonathan Alkhouri, whose father was in the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army, recalls the day the IDF withdrew and Hezbollah entered his village, and explains why he now does PR internationally for Israel

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Lebanese-born Jonathan Alkhouri, whose father was in the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army, recalls the day the IDF withdrew and Hezbollah entered his village, and explains why he now does PR internationally for Israel

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