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…views commentary letters continued from page 5 Old City’s Damascus Gate — the scene of massive protests just months ago. Yet reporters outnumbered protesters, and the day ended with little evidence of the apocalypse so many seemed to expect. Jews, similarly, were not cheering in the streets, waving Israeli flags in the faces of Arabs. The world seems to want violence in Jerusalem. It expects and awaits it. And Jerusalemites are saying: Not...…
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…views commentary When Magical Th inking On Israel Meets Reality Is the Zionist goal to crush the Palestinians or accommodate them? 8 January 18 • 2018 jn being responsible for advocating an autonomy as many as 3 million plan, told the New York Palestinians. Times. Views like his are The end of the being driven in part by the Palestinian Authority fact that Prime Minister would mean no more Benjamin Netanyahu, who cooperation between has...…
…jews d COURTESY JCC in the Best Of Both Worlds JCC, Tamarack Camps join forces to “power” JCC Day Camps. JCC DAY CAMPS POWERED BY TA M A R AC K ABOVE: JCC day campers just after a swim. Brian Siegel Rick Zussman Steve Engel Stacy Brodsky KERI GUTEN COHEN STORY DEVELOPMENT EDITOR U nder a plan that leaders of two local organizations view as historic, the Jewish Community Center Day Camps will be “powered” by Tamarack Camps throug...…
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