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Mandy Patinkin calls on Jews to reflect on Gaza war: ‘Is this acceptable and sustainable?’

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish actor Mandy Patinkin, alongside his wife Kathryn Grody, has openly criticized the Israeli government's actions in the ongoing Gaza conflict, questioning the worldwide Jewish support for policies he sees as endangering both Israelis and the global Jewish community. 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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HamasJewish IdentityBenjamin NetanyahuIsraeli PoliticsGaza ConflictJewish ActivismSocial Media ActivismMandy PatinkinNew York Times Interview

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Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"decried Jewish people who allow this to happen"
Israel
"some Jewish critics of the war both in Israel and abroad"

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