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‘Jesus is Palestinian’ billboard sparks debate

JL;DR SUMMARY A Times Square billboard proclaiming "Merry Christmas" alongside the message "Jesus is Palestinian" has ignited a heated debate among diverse communities. 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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ChristmasPalestinianThe ForwardTimes SquareJesusJudeaBillboardAnachronismAmerican Arab Anti Discrimination CommitteeRabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin

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New York City, New York, United States
"A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Weeks daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and whats new with Jews in the city."
Palestinian Territories
"ADC said the signs were designed to send a message that Palestine cannot be erased from the Christmas story while Palestinians, Christian and Muslim, are being killed, displaced, and silenced in the land where Christianity was born."

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