Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours for fear of Arab rioting.
The closure, which began Thursday night and will last until Saturday, will prevent men under 50 from attending Friday prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. In recent weeks, there have been clashes following Friday prayers in Jerusalem and elsewhere. Israeli officials feared riots could break out.
Friday prayers in Jerusalem ended without incident, Israeli media reported.
It is much easier to criticize and judge someone else than it is to be honest with one’s own misgivings
As a result, the gala became about him, and not an organization, as he himself said in his speech, that does “indispensable work to fight anti-Semitism and hate in all its forms,” and that “we need now more than ever.”
Let me love you, Iran, and I promise to bring the best of my Ashkenazi heritage to the table-minus the gefilte fish.
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