Israel said on Monday it had started rounding up African migrants in the first stage of a controversial \”emergency plan\” to intern and deport thousands deemed a threat to the Jewish character of the state.
More than 100 Jews from all three Madison synagogues gathered Feb. 25 to celebrate Shabbat with services in the Wisconsin State Capitol. Four Madison rabbis led the services for the community members who had crammed into the North Gallery. Below us, the Capitol Rotunda was teeming with energy — protesters from all over the state were waving signs of opposition to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget repair bill.
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