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Ilan Ben Zion is a Jerusalem-based reporter for the Associated Press and a freelancer journalist. He holds a master's degree in diplomacy from Tel Aviv University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto, graduating with honors in Near and Middle Eastern civilizations, Jewish studies and English.
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