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IN-DEPTH: Amid Israel–Hamas War, Orthodox Jews and Muslims Still Side by Side in Chicago’s Demographic Churn

Head down the heavily Muslim strip around Devon, and you’ll soon reach something that may seem surprising: a quiet, declining neighborhood of Orthodox Jews.
IN-DEPTH: Amid Israel–Hamas War, Orthodox Jews and Muslims Still Side by Side in Chicago’s Demographic Churn
The Willis Tower (C), formerly known as the Sears Tower, dominates the southern end of the downtown skyline in Chicago, Ill., on March 4, 2015. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
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Some Americans may be perplexed by the pro-Palestinian demonstrations that swept the country after Hamas’s Oct. 7 sneak attack, which took the lives of more than 1,400 Israelis, including many civilians.

An aerial picture shows the abandoned site of the weekend music festival attacked by Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Reim in the Negev desert in southern Israel, on Oct. 10, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)
An aerial picture shows the abandoned site of the weekend music festival attacked by Hamas terrorists near Kibbutz Reim in the Negev desert in southern Israel, on Oct. 10, 2023. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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