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Richard Marceau, pictured at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Israel, in March 2023. Earlier this year, I posted a short tweet about enjoying my morning run in Jerusalem. That simple post provoked a veritable avalanche of cyber-hate, with more than a few mentions that I should be sent to Auschwitz, he writes.Photograph courtesy of Richard Marceau

Opinion

BY RICHARD MARCEAU

July 19, 2023

Earlier this year, while in Israel’s capital for a few days, I posted a short tweet about enjoying my morning run in Jerusalem.

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