A Palestinian convert to Judaism is starring in the election campaign of Israel’s Likud Party. Amnon Yitzhak-Shachar, who was born into a Muslim family in the Gaza Strip but converted after fleeing to Israel as a teenager, will appear in one of the Likud election spots when they begin broadcasting next month.
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