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‘Regrettable’ pro-Israel tweets land Florida hockey exec in penalty box

JL;DR SUMMARY Doug Cifu, minority owner and vice chairman of the Florida Panthers, has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL after engaging in a heated Twitter exchange with a pro-Palestinian fan where he used inflammatory language comparing criticism of Israel to antisemitism. 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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Israel Palestine ConflictSocial MediaOnline BehaviorSuspensionTwitter ControversyNhlSports PoliticsFlorida PanthersDoug Cifu

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"The Florida Panthers next face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 on Wednesday."
Florida, United States
"Doug Cifu, a minority owner of the Florida Panthers and the teams vice chairman, has been suspended indefinitely pending a meeting with Commissioner Gary Bettman after tweeting eat s 51st state antisemite loser to a Canadian fan that compared the Panthers aggressive play to Israels war tactics."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He is based in Los Angeles."
Palestinian Territories
"Israels blocking of aid to Gaza, part of its campaign to destroy Hamas and re-occupy the territory, has helped spur widespread famine, with 1 in 5 Palestinians in Gaza facing starvation, according to a U.N. report published Monday."

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