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Amid War, American Teens are Spending Their Semester in Israel

May 2, 2024

Muss students Bella Jenis and Benji Solomon speaking to i24 News. Screenshot.

By Jewish National Fund-USA, Alexander Muss High School in Israel for Jewish News Syndicate.

In Hod Hasharon, just 20 minutes outside of Tel Aviv, a group of more than 30 American students are three-quarters of their way through a semester-abroad study program. All appears normal, yet this is a semester unlike any other. Israel is in the middle of a war, something that might scare off your typical high student. However, these are not your average teenagers.

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