Voice of Palestine Radio reportedly is accusing the United States of flooding Israel with Afghani Jews. Citing Lebanese sources, last Friday’s report on the official Palestinian Authority station says the U.S. government is using its victory over the Taliban to send “more than half a million Afghani Jews” to Israel. In fact, only two elderly Jews are believed to live in Afghanistan.
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