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Behind the Aegis

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Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:16 AM 19 hrs ago

(JEWISH GROUP) After dozens of Jewish girls get lost in NY creek tunnel, antisemitic comments follow online

When dozens of Jewish girls emerged from a storm drain in Nyack, New York, Wednesday after becoming lost on a school trip, local officials described the episode as a fortunate ending to a potentially dangerous situation.

On social media, however, the incident quickly drew a slew of antisemitic comments.

“They can’t help it. Roaches and rats love the sewers,” wrote one Facebook user on a post by the Rockland Daily.

“Those tunnels were promised to them 3,000 years ago,” another user wrote, referencing the common online antisemitic phrase ridiculing the Jewish connection to Israel.

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The war in Gaza opened the flood. Are there any elected officials trying to say something? question everything 8 hrs ago #1

question everything

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1. The war in Gaza opened the flood. Are there any elected officials trying to say something?
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:42 AM
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Mamdani? AOC?

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