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Sundown: Israeli Embassy Gaffes

Plus the Women of the Wall return

by
Adam Chandler
December 17, 2012
The Gatekeepers(Screengrab)
The Gatekeepers(Screengrab)

• The Israeli embassy in Ireland came under fire to day for a Christmas-themed post suggesting a modern day Jesus and Mary would be lynched by Palestinians. The post was taken down and the embassy explained that the post was done without authorization. [Irish Times]

• Over the weekend, four women were detained by Jerusalem police for trying to enter the Western Wall grounds with prayer shawls. [JTA]

• The Forward reports on the one known Jewish victim of the Newtown shooting. [Forward]

• Danielle Wiener-Bronner writes on the controversial Israeli documentary ‘The Gatekeepers,’ which has been shortlisted for the Academy Awards. [Jewcy]

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.