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The far-right is saying Jews don’t serve in the military — they’re wrong

JL;DR SUMMARY Arno Rosenfeld challenges antisemitic claims popularized by far-right figures like Tucker Carlson, asserting that Jews avoid military service and are pushing America toward conflict with Iran. 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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IranAmerican JewsAleph InstituteMilitary ServiceMark TwainTucker CarlsonJewish VeteransJewish War Veterans

Places mentioned

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
"Small American flags adorn the graves of U.S. military veterans, including the grave of a Jewish veteran whose tombstone is embellished with the Star of David, buried at the Santa Fe National Cemetery."
Arlington, Virginia, United States
"Jewish War Veterans National Commander Allen E. Faulk speaks during dedication ceremonies for the Jewish Chaplains Memorial October 24, 2011 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia."
Israel
"Prominent voices on the far-right, led by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, are campaigning hard against the United States intervening on behalf of Israel in its ongoing war with Iran."
Iran
"Prominent voices on the far-right, led by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, are campaigning hard against the United States intervening on behalf of Israel in its ongoing war with Iran."
United Kingdom
"Israeli politicians have sometimes made similar claims. Tzipi Hotovely, the current Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, once said that American Jews never send their children to fight for their country."

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