Colin Murphy: New York's Jews increasingly divided over Gaza war and the ‘heresy' of criticising Israel
Some see the conflict as a question of survival, while its opponents says they are victims of 'thuggish' targeting
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The largest Jewish city in the world is New York; Brooklyn alone is home to more Jews than any Israeli city.
So I took advantage of my recent time there to seek a better understanding of Jewish America — and its relationship to the conflict in Gaza.
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