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…With Israel! Local voices uplift Jewish homeland in strong show of support. Don Cohen Special to the Jewish News I t was a sea of Israeli and American flags, signs and banners as more than 375 pro-Israel activists gathered at the southeast corner of Orchard Lake and Maple Roads in West Bloomfield during afternoon rush hour on June 8 to chal- lenge the chorus of criticism directed against Israel for its enforcement of the ON THE COVER Fra...…
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