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PEN America names author Phil Klay, critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and West Bank, as president

Amid ongoing uproar over Israel-Hamas war, group which advocates for writers and free expression taps Iraq War veteran who supported PEN study on Israeli and Jewish writers, denounces Israel's treatment of Palestinians The post PEN America names author Phil Klay, critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and West Bank, as president appeared first on The Times of Israel .

PEN America names author Phil Klay, critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza and West Bank, as president

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America fought a revolution to escape royalty, but still spent 30 years choosing sides in a royal marriage. Diana still reigns supreme on this side of the Atlantic.

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