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Jewish NHL owner suspended after social media spat with fan he called an ‘anti-semite loser’

JL;DR SUMMARY Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu, who is Jewish, has been indefinitely suspended by the NHL following a heated social media exchange where he accused a critical fan of antisemitism amidst discussions of the Israel-Hamas conflict. 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 CommunitySocial MediaIsrael Hamas ConflictPro IsraelSuspensionNhlFlorida PanthersDoug CifuGary Bettman

Places mentioned

Florida, United States
"Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL after a social media spat with a fan"
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"On Sunday night, during the Panthers playoff victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs"
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The latter comment refers to Israels halt on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza."
Canada
"The NHL, which has a large Canadian fan base and many Canadian players"
Israel
"Some Jewish fans took issue with what they perceived as the silencing of a pro-Israel voice."

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