This is the Forward’s coverage of shootings involving or impacting Jews, many of which are motivated by antisemitism.
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Fast Forward Moshe Yaalon Defends Israeli Soldiers in Fatal Shooting of Palestinians
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon defended the Israeli soldiers who allegedly shot dead two Palestinians at a West Bank protest. Yaalon in a statement Tuesday said the soldiers acted appropriately, as they “were in a situation where their lives were in danger.” The incident took place May 15 at a Nakba Day rally at the…
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Fast Forward Rampage Highlights Dangers of ‘Lone Wolf’ Attackers to Jewish Institutions
(JTA) — The shooting rampage at two Jewish institutions in suburban Kansas City illustrates the dilemma of how best to protect Jewish institutions from the threat of deadly violence by extremists acting alone. “Lone wolves are really by far the most dangerous phenomenon. They are vastly more difficult to stop in advance of their actions,”…
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News Shooting Rampage Hits at ‘Beating Heart’ of Kansas City Jewish Community
(JTA) — Every Friday at noon, my 2-year-old daughter and I rush through the doors of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas City here to meet my father for lunch. We are usually late, and the JCC’s Heritage Center, catering to active seniors (and their preschool-aged guests), is only our first stop. Vivien refuses to…
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News Kansas City Jewish Community Stunned by Rampage On Eve of Passover
Jewish community leaders were stunned by the shooting rampage at two suburban Kansas City Jewish institutions on the eve of Passover — but urged Jews to continue with their preparations for the holiday. “Our hearts go out to the families who have suffered loss on this tragic day,” the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas…
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News Did Smirking ‘Nazi’ Gunman Single Out Jews for Death in Kansas City Rampage?
A smirking gunman who reportedly shouted Nazi slogans opened fire at a Jewish community center and an old-age home in a suburb of Kansas City, killing three people. The gunman, later identified as notorious white supramacist Frazier Glenn Cross, singled out Jewish victims for death, Rabbi Herbert Mandl, a chaplain with the Overland Park Police…
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Fast Forward Gabby Giffords Skydives To Mark Shooting Anniversary
Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who is still recovering from a shooting rampage that left the Arizona Democrat badly wounded with a gunshot to the head, went skydiving on Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the attack, according to an NBC journalist who accompanied her. NBC “Today” program journalist Savannah Guthrie, who was on…
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Forward 50 2013 Veronique Pozner
In the wake of the Newtown, Conn. shooting, one mother, Veronique Pozner, became a voice for gun control and an emissary of grief for a nation trying to comprehend the scope of the tragedy. Pozner’s 6-year-old son, Noah, was the youngest victim of Adam Lanza’s December 14, 2012 rampage, which took the lives of 19…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Who Survived Dagestan Shooting Speaks to Chabad
A rabbi who survived an anti-Semitic shooting in Russia led a prayer at the annual gathering of Chabad’s emissaries in New York. Rabbi Ovadia Isakov from the Russian republic of Dagestan led the prayer on Thursday, the first day of this year’s week-long International Conference of Shluchim and Shluchos of the Chabad movement, according to…
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