Hen Mazzig () is an Israeli writer, speaker, and social media influencer. He is also a senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute. Mazzig is of

Mizrahi Jewish Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...

( Iraqi Jewish and

Tunisian Jew The history of the Jews in Tunisia extended nearly two thousand years and goes back to the Punic era. The Jewish community in Tunisia is no doubt older and grew up following successive waves of immigration and proselytism before its develo ...

ish) descent.

Activism

In August 2020, Mazzig started a viral movement, #JewishPrivilege, with Jews telling personal stories of discrimination and abuse. In November 2020, Mazzig criticized a student Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions resolution passed at San Francisco State University. In December 2020, Mazzig spoke to the New South Wales Jewish Board of Deputies, commemorating the plight of 850,000 Jews who were expelled from Arab lands. He was a panelist, along with Arizona State Rep.

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, discussing

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. In October 2022, Mazzig's first book, ''The Wrong Kind of Jew: A Mizrahi Manifesto'', was published by Wicked Son Press. In April of 2024, Mazzig debated left-wing British commentator Owen Jones on

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regarding Israel's response to Hamas’ invasion of and attack on Israel on October 7.

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