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I was kicked out of an antisemitism watchdog group after asking a question. What has happened to us?

JL;DR SUMMARY Amy Klein reflects on being expelled from the Facebook group "Mothers Against College Antisemitism" (MACA) after questioning the group's stance on a keffiyeh worn by a public park employee. 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 IdentityZionismSocial MediaFree SpeechCommunityFacebookPolarizationKeffiyehPolitical Divides

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Israel
"I am a naturalized Israeli citizen, married to an Israeli-born citizen, and a longtime Jewish journalist covering religion and Israel for publications like The Jerusalem Post, The New York Post, JTA, Hadassah, Haaretz, The Forward, CNN and others."
New York, United States
"Klein cited Zohran Mamdanis candidacy for New York City mayor as the latest wedge between these factions."

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