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A Time To Say Thank You

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael Oren's commentary highlights the intense global backlash Israel has faced over the past two years, drawing on historical antisemitic tropes reminiscent of Nazi Germany. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityJewish IdentityZionismSupport For IsraelMichael OrenJewish SolidarityMedia CriticismGlobal Backlash

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Guest Commentary Portrait of Theodor Herzl, father of the modern State of Israel, in Independence Hall, Tel Aviv."
New York, United States
"Walking down 3rd Avenue and 85th Street during a recent visit to New York, I was approached by a young, professionally-dressed woman who recognized me from news interviews."
Australia
"Nor were we fully braced for the violence that struck Jewish communities in formerly quiescent countries such as Australia and Great Britain."
United Kingdom
"Nor were we fully braced for the violence that struck Jewish communities in formerly quiescent countries such as Australia and Great Britain."
Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Outside of the bubble of my tight-knit Jaffa community, overseas, Ive become keenly aware of the solitude experienced by those still standing with Israel."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"That sense of abandonment is unlikely to abate any time soon, even with the possible end of the Gaza war."
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