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Riebenfeld (16 September 1911 – 18 March 2001) was a German-American political scientist, international jurist and lawyer. He served as a Zionist delegate to the Palestine Mandate Commission of the League of Nations from 1937 to 1939; as Honorary Chairman of the " Louis D. Brandeis Society of Zionist Lawyers"; and as Chairman of the "Policy Committee of Jordan-is-Palestine (International)." He was a recipient of the Jabotinsky Medal . He was born in Schöneberg , Berlin, and became an American citizen in 1958. Contrary to this position, he could not unobjectionably be termed a "right winger"; for example, he expressed the view that Palestinians were legitimate Israelis , because they were, arguably, merely Jews and Hebrews of Muslim religion or faith. If let alone, and peace came, the two peoples would re-unite, over time, by inter-marriage.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Riebenfeld was a political scientist and international jurist and layer. He served as a Zionist delegate to the Palestine Mandate Commission of the League of Nations from 1937 to 1939; as Honorary Chairman of the " Louis D. Brandeis Society of Zionist Lawyers"; an as Chairman of the "Policy Committee of Jordan-is-Palestine (International)." He was a recipient of the Jabotinsky Medal awarded by the state of Israel . He was a resident of the United States when he died. Contrary to this position, he could not unobjectionally be termed a "right winger"; for example, he expressed the view that " Palestinianss " were legitimate Israelis , because they were, arguably, merely Jews and Hebrews of Muslim religion or faith. If let alone, and peace came, the two peoples would re-unite, over time, by inter-marriage.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Riebenfeld was a political scientist and international jurist and lawyer. He served as a Zionist delegate to the Palestine Mandate Commission of the League of Nations from 1937 to 1939; as Honorary Chairman of the " Louis D. Brandeis Society of Zionist Lawyers"; an as Chairman of the "Policy Committee of Jordan-is-Palestine (International)." He was a recipient of the Jabotinsky Medal awarded by the state of Israel . He was a resident of the United States when he died. Contrary to this position, he could not unobjectionally be termed a "right winger"; for example, he expressed the view that " Palestinians " were legitimate Israelis , because they were, arguably, merely Jews and Hebrews of Muslim religion or faith. If let alone, and peace came, the two peoples would re-unite, over time, by inter-marriage.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Riebenfeld was a political scientist and international jurist and lawyer. He served as a Zionist delegate to the Palestine Mandate Commission of the League of Nations from 1937 to 1939; as Honorary Chairman of the " Louis D. Brandeis Society of Zionist Lawyers"; and as Chairman of the "Policy Committee of Jordan-is-Palestine (International)." He was a recipient of the Jabotinsky Medal awarded by the state of Israel . He was a resident of the United States when he died. Contrary to this position, he could not unobjectionally be termed a "right winger"; for example, he expressed the view that " Palestinians " were legitimate Israelis , because they were, arguably, merely Jews and Hebrews of Muslim religion or faith. If let alone, and peace came, the two peoples would re-unite, over time, by inter-marriage.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Riebenfeld was a political scientist and international jurist and lawyer. He served as a Zionist delegate to the Palestine Mandate Commission of the League of Nations from 1937 to 1939; as Honorary Chairman of the " Louis D. Brandeis Society of Zionist Lawyers"; and as Chairman of the "Policy Committee of Jordan-is-Palestine (International)." He was a recipient of the Jabotinsky Medal . He was a resident of the United States when he died. Contrary to this position, he could not unobjectionally be termed a "right winger"; for example, he expressed the view that " Palestinians " were legitimate Israelis , because they were, arguably, merely Jews and Hebrews of Muslim religion or faith. If let alone, and peace came, the two peoples would re-unite, over time, by inter-marriage.
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political scientist and international jurist and layer
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german-american political scientist
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