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WE ARE PAYING WITH OUR LIVES
Media figures who parrot Hamas propaganda are contributing to Jews paying a very heavy price – the loss of our safety and our lives
By Rolene Marks
WE ARE PAYING WITH OUR LIVES
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“WE JUST WANT TO GET BACK HOME”
While terrified citizens typically flee from war zones – not Israelis who hurriedly flock back home from abroad.
By David E. Kaplan
“WE JUST WANT TO GET BACK HOME”
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ICE CREAM AND A BOMB SHELTER FOR TOPPING!
How the mundane morphs into the monstrous as two totally separate concepts find commonality for an anguished Israeli grandfather.
By Jonathan Feldstein
ICE CREAM AND A BOMB SHELTER FOR TOPPING!
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