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"Jewish diasporists see a world that is, by and large very welcoming to us, and where we are flourishing within diverse, multicultural societies."

Laughable. Mass migration from the middle east has brought with it a large number of people holding antisemitic views. When they shout "Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud", you hear "We are against colonial expansion in historic Palestine in favour of a secular democratic alternative". And when they call for jihad you understand it as a call for equal rights. This is because you are foolish.

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And Chait's changing of Nachman's text exemplifies the fearless, macho Zionist masculinity, entirely unsurprisingly given his/the song's context... You know it was Rabbi Hugo Gryn's last track for his Desert Island Discs?

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I did not - excellent British Jewish trivia knowledge!

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