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Gabe Kay's avatar

Love this Jason! As an Israeli reserve soldier I was called up to reserve duty on October 7th and spent over 100 days in duty. I am incredibly proud of our country and our people. If there is anyway I can help I am more than happy.

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Jason Crystal's avatar

Thank you Gabe!

One of our goals with this community is to get more Jewish people and allies talking in the US, Europe, and Israel. The best way you, or anyone here can help, is to share the link to join with your friends and family who might be interested and to engage with others in the comments with your perspectives. Also, give me feedback on what topics you'd like to discuss.

Thank you for answering the call when it came. I'm glad to have served with you and proud to be your friend.

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Charles Chevalier's avatar

I support Israel and I support my Jewish friends, no matter what, I will be in the middle of the battle in any way I can.

And although I am a Christian, I will fight the monsters of Islam alongside my Jewish brethren. together we will defeat the monsters of Islam.

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Jason Crystal's avatar

Hey Charles, we appreciate your support. To clarify what I think you're also saying, we have no issues with Islam ☪️ in this community, except for radical interpretations of Islam that lead to terrorism. There are plenty of countries and people practicing Islam peacefully. This needs to be encouraged as moderate interpretations of Islam and reform as an alternative is the only way to achieve long lasting peace.

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Reuben Salsa's avatar

Great stuff and that's a shocking stat about HR!

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Jason Crystal's avatar

Thanks Reuben. Definitely an alarming stat. As this younger generation gets older and into more managerial positions it will likely get worse before it gets better.

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Shay Kosher's avatar

As an Israeli, I think that it is important that you keep writing as my knowledge about Jewish diaspora is very little

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Jason Crystal's avatar

Thank you Shay. I think Jewish diaspora Jews also have a lot to learn about Israel so they can do a better job of defending common critiques when the need arises. I think your perspective as an IDF commander is also very important. Thank you for joining this community. 🫡

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Jason Crystal's avatar

If you prefer to listen to audio of these, please head over to the new podcast section. You can also find them on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube!

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Jason Crystal's avatar

Welcome to Maccabee Nation!

I'm excited some people have already joined and look forward to posting articles a few times a week. Please feel free to suggest topics you want to discuss in more detail as a group.

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