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'I'm going there either way': Jewish athletes still choose Israel for Maccabiah
After war, delays, and uncertainty, thousands of Jewish athletes are still choosing to come to Israel for the 22nd Maccabiah Games
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At the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, chess bridges war and division
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