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American Jews take stock of internal divisions, antisemitism by   Pro-Palestinian supporters attend a demonstration in New Yorks Times Square, protesting an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 20, 2021.. (Craig Ruttle/AP) As fighting between Israel and Gazas militant Hamas rulers raged before last weeks cease-fire, U.S. rabbinical student Max Buchdahl wanted to be considerate of those in his community who are emotionally co...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn American Jews take stock of internal divisions, antisemitism The latest escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence has highlighted divisions among many U.S. Jews wrestling with how to best respond to the conflict and wrangling over the acceptable boundaries of criticism of Israeli policies By MARIAM FAM and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press May 25, 2021, 3:07 PM • 6 min read The Associated Press FILE - This ph...

0 shares Pro-Israel demonstrators attend a rally denouncing antisemitism and antisemitic attacks, in lower Manhattan, New York on May 23, 2021. (Ed JONES / AFP) AP — As fighting between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers raged before last week’s cease-fire, US rabbinical student Max Buchdahl wanted to be considerate of those in his community who are emotionally connected to Israel — but he also wanted to support Palestinians. Buchdahl, 25, joined dozens of rabbinical and cantorial stu...