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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins in Detroit, Michigan

Religious leaders condemn Michigan synagogue attack – but moving forward together tricky

A man and woman hug outside.
People embrace as law enforcement escorts families away from the Temple Israel synagogue on 12 March in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP

Jewish and Arab American leaders across Detroit and the US strongly condemned the 12 March terrorist attack on a Michigan synagogue and largely aimed to lower tensions against the backdrop of the US and Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Iran.

But in Michigan, where large populations of Arab Americans and Jews live near one another, the complexities of the situation can be difficult to grapple with – and few people had easy or quick answers on how to move forward.

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