Blake Flayton
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Blake Flayton

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Blake Flayton is an American-Israeli activist, journalist, and student based in Tel Aviv. His journey into advocacy began during his time as a student at George Washington University, where he aimed to build a career in progressive politics, working on Capitol Hill for his Congressman and for presidential campaigns. However, encountering antisemitism from friends and peers led him to write an op-ed for The New York Times on the biases of left-wing young people, marking the start of his writing career. Flayton went on to become a weekly columnist for the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles and has contributed to various publications, including Tablet Magazine, The Free Press, Ha’aretz, and Fathom Journal. He currently authors the Substack blog Bourgeois Nationalist, which covers Jewish history, Israel and the Diaspora. In 2020, Flayton was recognized as one of Algemeiner Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential Jews, and in 2022, he received the American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in Writing about Jewish Heritage and Jewish Peoplehood in Europe After graduating, Flayton made Aliyah to Israel shortly before the election of the current government. He became involved in the anti-judicial reform protest movement, creating educational content about Israel’s internal politics for social media. His commentary on Israeli politics has been featured on i24News and ILTV News. Flayton has built an online following of tens of thousands from around the world and launched the podcast We Should All Be Zionists with former Knesset member and author Dr. Einat Wilf in 2023. An experienced public speaker, Flayton frequently addresses university Jewish communities, Jewish community centers, and summer camps across the United States and internationally, focusing on campus antisemitism and the immigrant experience in Israel. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Religion and Politics at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv.
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