Israel’s Northern War Could End, but Will Refugees from Border Towns Want to Return to Their Homes?
One mayor doesn’t think so.
November 26, 2024
“When we hide being Jewish, we embolden them to attack us.”
In America, Jews face less public anti-Semitism than their co-religionists in the UK. Yet they have had reason over the past year to grow increasingly concerned for their own safety, although they don’t have to worry about being visited by the police for talking about the threats. And they have other freedoms as well. Hannah Meyers notes that “gun shops in areas with large Jewish populations reported 75-percent increases in first-time ownership in the immediate aftermath of October 7.”
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Britain’s Orwellian present.
“When we hide being Jewish, we embolden them to attack us.”
A cultish obsession that isn’t a substitute for religion.
A name, a talmudic cure, and a favorite flavoring.