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Following uproar, IDF cantor to perform at Amsterdam Hanukkah concert after all — but not for everyone

JL;DR SUMMARY The IDF's chief cantor will perform in Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall for Hanukkah, following a contentious debate that highlights the deep divides within the Jewish and broader community regarding Israel's policies. 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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ZionismIdfProtestsAmsterdamHanukkahDutch JewsShai AbramsonConcertgebouw

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"A representative cantor of the State of Israel and chief cantor of the Israeli army will perform for Hanukkah in Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall."
Netherlands
"Across the Netherlands, residents have grown increasingly critical of Israel and its two-year campaign in Gaza."

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