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JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin discusses the dual narratives of violence facing Jewish communities, comparing Islamist attacks, such as the recent arson against Hatzolah ambulances in London, with settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. 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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IdfBenjamin NetanyahuPalestinian RightsIsraeli PoliticsSettler ViolenceItamar Ben GvirArsonNatan SlifkinHatzolahIslamist Attacks

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London, United Kingdom
"Youve doubtless heard about the appalling arson of Hatzolah ambulances in London, presumably by Islamists."
Maale Gilboa, Haifa District, Israel
"With some notable exceptions such as the Rosh Yeshiva of Maale Gilboa, religious and right-wing Israeli society simply does not talk or report about settler violence."
Lebanon, Central District, Israel
"UPDATE: A friend told me that the IDF takes these things very seriously. See this report that the IDF has transferred a battalion from Lebanon to deal with the problem of settler violence."

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