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MK Almog Cohen (Otzma Yehudit) told Channel 13 News about his part in rebuffing the Hamas invasion. When the invasion began, Cohen took up arms and joined other Israeli Security forces in what became an hours-long firefight to protect the town of Ofakim. Cohen emerged unscathed but claims the battle led to a disturbing revelation. "We had a difficult fight here," he commented. "In the tactical vest of one of the terrorists we killed, we found a map, an aerial image of Ofakim labeled in Arabic, with synagogues, event halls, and community centers all marked in advance. They did not...

The German soccer team Ingolstadt will wear jerseys with an anti-fascist message in response to anti-Semitic abuse targeting its Israeli captain, Almog Cohen, The Associated Press reported Saturday. On March 8, Cohen received a message via Twitter from an apparent Union Berlin fan calling the player a "Jewish brute" and demanding he be sent "to the chamber." The message was sent after Union's 2-0 home win, a game with eight yellow cards and two reds in which Cohen was sent off, noted AP. The club wrote on Twitter on Saturday that its main sponsor has agreed to let it carry...