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“Israel was founded as a refuge for the Jewish people, but today it isn't a safe place. It is safer to be Jew in New York.” quote by Yair Lapid — Download Open image

“Israel was founded as a refuge for the Jewish people, but today it isn't a safe place. It is safer to be Jew in New York.”

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