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Antisemitism or Random Attack? Bergenfield Rabbi Assault Spurs Urgent Debate on Hate Crime

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NJ Community Demands Answers After Violent Assault on Teaneck Rabbi

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Bergenfield NJ, a violent weekend assault on a local rabbi in Bergenfield, New Jersey, has ignited a passionate debate across the community: Was this a terrifying random act of violence or a chilling instance of rabid antisemitism?

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Man Charged with Assault Amid Teaneck Protests Near Synagogue

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Teaneck NJ, a 25-year-old man has been charged with simple assault and bias intimidation after allegedly spitting into a car during protests near a synagogue on Monday night, according to Teaneck Police Chief Andrew McGurr.

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Teaneck Police Chief Releases Details of March 10th Protest

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Teaneck NJ, Teaneck Chief of Police Andrew R. McGurr reports on the Sunday Protest  at Congregation Keter Torah.

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Protesters in Teaneck Clash Over Sale of Homes in West Bank Settlements

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Teaneck NJ, protesters gathered at the Teaneck Armory on the north end of town and marched about a mile to  Congregation Keter Torah, where the My Home in Israel Real Estate company was giving out information on how to buy properties. The issue ,among those properties were some in West Bank settlements that U.S. policy has long considered illegal.

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