The war in Gaza has unsettled the Jewish diaspora
They have found uneasy alliances with their new protectors on the right
Nailed to the entrance of the Gun For Hire shooting range in Woodland Park, New Jersey, is a large mezuzah, the prayer-scroll that Jews attach to their doors. In the gift-shop are kippot (head-coverings) embroidered with guns. The range advertises in local Jewish newspapers and trains synagogue security teams. “We get full minyanim [Jewish prayer quorums of at least ten] who come to shoot here,” says Phil Stern, one of the managers.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “A golden era may have ended”
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