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Terrible Accident or Murder?

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin discusses the recent tragedy in Jerusalem involving a bus accident at a charedi demonstration, arguing against the simplistic narratives being circulated in its aftermath. 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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JerusalemCharedi CommunityProtestsViolenceInvestigationPolitical LeadershipAccountabilitySocial IssuesBus AccidentDraft Exemptions

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"There is so much misinformation and there are so many disgraceful takes on yesterdays tragic death in Jerusalem."
Central District, Israel
"In response to my post yesterday, A Not-Unforseeable Tragedy, one person asked whether I also blame the Israelis who lived next to the Gaza border for getting murdered on October 7th."
Bnei Brak, Central District, Israel
"For a long time now there have been violence and riots by extremist groups of charedim in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh."
Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem, Israel
"For a long time now there have been violence and riots by extremist groups of charedim in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak and Beit Shemesh."

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