Charlottesville: Israeli leaders strangely silent, but Yad Vashem warns; Trump finally condemns; Nationalists vow more; Envoy’s daughter makes aliya

2017. augusztus 15 18:15

Charlottesville: Israeli leaders strangely silent, but Yad Vashem warns; Trump finally condemns; Nationalists vow more; Envoy’s daughter makes aliya

 

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Members of the Virginia National Guard on the pedestrian mall in Charlottesville, Virginia, following violence at the United the Right rally, August 12, 2017. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Rescue workers and police at the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse on a truck on Route 4 near Givat Shmuel, August 14, 2017. (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)
Overcovered bridges and Radisson counting
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