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Rat_in_a_hat lemmy.ca Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.ca
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givesomefucks lemmy.world givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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Yeshiva is just "school"...

The problem here is it was a group Chabad-Lubavitch "Meshichists"

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-chabad-terrorists-within/

Literally one of the most extreme of the extremists...

They believe their last leader (currently dead) is going to return from the dead any second now and reveal themselves as the Messiah.

Like when Ben-Gvir came to America, this was the only American Jewish group willing to meet with him.

They're absolutely pieces of shit, but they are not the same as just any random Jewish group, not even representative of the Hasidic population.

Their more a cult than a branch of Judaism at the moment, but the entire movement is only ~200 years old.

Like a Jewish version of Mormons basically.

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raman_klogius ani.social raman_klogius@ani.social
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Don't forget all the creepy stained mattresses they pulled out of the walls 🤢

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Auli lemmy.ca Auli@lemmy.ca
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Hmm sounds similar to their homeland.

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Tyrq lemmy.dbzer0.com Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-02-10
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Israelis trying to expand their territory, heard that one before. Did they try blackmailing the city council first?

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AllNewTypeFace leminal.space AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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The jokes write themselves

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BCsven lemmy.ca BCsven@lemmy.ca
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Don't forget all the creepy stained mattresses they pulled out of the walls 🤢

The article debunks the conspiracy theory on that.

Fact-checking organizations noted that many conspiracy theories circulating online focused on a stained mattress visible in videos of the January 8 incident, with claims alleging that it had been found inside the tunnel.

A USA Today fact-check stated that the stained mattress seen in viral videos had been removed from behind wood paneling of the synagogue rather than from the tunnel itself, undermining online speculation that the mattresses were in the tunnel. Additional fact-checks from organizations such as FactCheck.org and AFP likewise found no evidence supporting claims that the tunnel or its contents were connected to any illicit activity.

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Madagaskar_sky lemmy.world Madagaskar_sky@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
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Are these actual Israeli citizens or just Americans? Or are they both? I thought these guys were some sort of crazy cult. Correct me if I'm wrong.

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ScoffingLizard lemmy.dbzer0.com ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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The article debunks the conspiracy theory on that. Fact-checking organizations noted that many conspiracy theories circulating online focused on a stained mattress visible in videos of the January 8 incident, with claims alleging that it had been found inside the tunnel. A USA Today fact-check stated that the stained mattress seen in viral videos had been removed from behind wood paneling of th...

Wtf does it matter if it was in the tunnel rather than somewhere else?

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BCsven lemmy.ca BCsven@lemmy.ca
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Wtf does it matter if it was in the tunnel rather than somewhere else?

People were saying they used the mattress in the tunnel for illicit things, but it was found in the wall. If you've every done renovations on old buildings you find all kinds of garbage enclosed in walls because people wanted easy ways to dispose or garbage. Also an old stained mattress in a wall means nothing. Haven't you seen mattresses people get rid of, most are stained in some form.

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latetolemmy lemmy.world latetolemmy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-11-30
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Shouldve dropped granades into them

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