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Opinion How Rudy Giuliani Got ‘Klinghoffer’ Right
Never thought I’d say this, but Rudy Giuliani got it right. The former mayor of New York laid out a principled, informed stand against the controversial opera “The Death of Klinghoffer,” arguing that the murder of a disabled American Jew is presented in a way that glorifies and excuses terrorism. I don’t agree with Giuliani’s…
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Fast Forward Metropolitan Opera Braces for ‘Klinghoffer’ Protests
(Reuters) — New York’s Metropolitan Opera is bracing for its most tumultuous opening in decades on Monday as protesters get ready to picket “The Death of Klinghoffer,” the John Adams opera about the 1985 hijacking of a cruise ship by Palestinian guerillas. The opera, seen by some as a humanist masterpiece and by others as…
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Opinion ‘Klinghoffer’ Is an Insult to Our Father’s Memory
Lisa, left, and Ilsa Klinghoffer, the daughters of Leon Klinghoffer / Haaretz (JTA) — On Oct. 8, 1985, our 69-year-old wheelchair-bound father, Leon Klinghoffer, was shot in the head by Palestinian hijackers on the Achille Lauro cruise ship. The terrorists brutally and unceremoniously threw his body and wheelchair overboard into the Mediterranean. His body washed up…
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Fast Forward Ex-Mayor Giuliani To Lead Protest Against ‘Death of Klinghoffer’
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani reportedly will lead a protest against the controversial opera “The Death of Klinghoffer.” The opera, which tells the story of the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro by Palestinian terrorists and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer, a 69-year-old Jewish-American passenger in a wheelchair, will premiere…
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Fast Forward 75% of New York Airbnb Listings Are Illegal, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Says
Nearly three-quarters of the New York City listings of private homes for rent on Airbnb, a popular online marketplace, violate state zoning and sublet laws, the state’s attorney general said on Thursday. Commercial users are also illegally using the website to run multi-million-dollar, large-scale rental operations, according to a report by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman….
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Fast Forward Jewish Leader Attacked at Brooklyn Nets Game After Palestinian Flag-Grab Incident
The Jewish leader of a Brooklyn community center says he was beaten by pro-Palestinian demonstrators in front of his children after a Brooklyn Nets game against Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Barclay’s Center. Leonard Petlakh, 42, director of the Kings Bay Y, said protestors shouting “Free Palestine” and “Your people are murderers,” accosted…
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News Hunting for the Perfect Etrog in Brooklyn’s Back Streets
(JTA) — Naftali Berger’s quest for perfection ends in victory when the 24-year-old kollel student enters Tsvi Dahan’s trailer on Wallabout Street in the haredi Orthodox Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. “Find something wrong with it – find it!” a glowing Berger exclaims Monday as he holds his treasure: a bumpy, lemon-like fruit. In open-air markets…
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Fast Forward N.Y. Transit Agency Sued Over ‘Killing Jews’ Ad
A pro-Israel group known for its sharp anti-Muslim rhetoric sued New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority for rejecting its advertisement on the city’s public transportation. The American Freedom Defense Initiative, which is headed by blogger Pam Geller and is known for its aggressive critiques of Islam, sought to post an ad that included the quote “Killing…
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