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TexasTowelie

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Sat Feb 25, 2017, 04:11 AM Feb 2017

Twin Cities Muslims take out Star Tribune ad in solidarity with 'Jewish friends and neighbors'

A suddenly emboldened radical American right wing has done a lot of bad, shitty, scary things lately.

And one good one. It's bringing people together. That includes seemingly disparate groups that almost always work in isolation, but have been reminded that they've got a lot in common. Specifically: common enemies. More specifically, Nazis.

A rash of bomb threats against Jewish community centers in America and Canada has led to dozens of evacuations. One threat, on January 19, was called in to the Sabes Jewish Community Center in St. Louis Park; earlier this week, a similar call came in to the St. Paul Jewish Community Center.

In recognition of the fear rippling through that religious community, another one, just as uncertain in today's America, is reaching out in support. In a half-page advertisement in Friday morning's Star Tribune, a coalition of Twin Cities Muslims brings a message of peace, love, and patriotism. (The ad appears on the back page of the "Minnesota" section, just below today's weather.)

Read more: http://www.citypages.com/news/twin-cities-muslims-take-out-star-tribune-ad-in-solidarity-with-jewish-friends-and-neighbors/414711973

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