1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminAfter Newtown, new focus on Israeli gun control - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="akhrEkKUAi"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2012/12/18/culture/after-newtown-new-focus-on-israeli-gun-control">After Newtown, new focus on Israeli gun control</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2012/12/18/culture/after-newtown-new-focus-on-israeli-gun-control/embed#?secret=akhrEkKUAi" width="600" height="338" title="“After Newtown, new focus on Israeli gun control” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="akhrEkKUAi" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The horrific massacre of 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has renewed interest in how other countries deal with gun control. In July, after the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., JTA’s Ben Sales wrote a piece explaining why in Israel, despite the proliferation of military assault weapons, gun violence is […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315