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From the Ted Talk by Zak Ebrahim: I am the son of a terrorist. Here's how I chose peace.
Unscramble the Blue Letters
On November 5th, 1990, a man named El-Sayyid Nosair walked into a hotel in Manhattan and assassinated Rabbi Meir Kahane, the leader of the Jewish Defense League. nioasr was initially found not guilty of the medurr, but while serving time on lesser charges, he and other men began planning attacks on a dezon New York City landmarks, including tunnels, snaeggouys and the uenitd Nations headquarters. Thankfully, those plans were foiled by an FBI informant. Sadly, the 1993 bombing of the World Trade cnteer was not. Nosair would eventually be cinvcoted for his involvement in the plot. El-Sayyid Nosair is my fhtaer.
Open Cloze
On November 5th, 1990, a man named El-Sayyid Nosair walked into a hotel in Manhattan and assassinated Rabbi Meir Kahane, the leader of the Jewish Defense League. ______ was initially found not guilty of the ______, but while serving time on lesser charges, he and other men began planning attacks on a _____ New York City landmarks, including tunnels, __________ and the ______ Nations headquarters. Thankfully, those plans were foiled by an FBI informant. Sadly, the 1993 bombing of the World Trade ______ was not. Nosair would eventually be _________ for his involvement in the plot. El-Sayyid Nosair is my ______.
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- dozen
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- united
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- synagogues
- nosair
- father
Original Text
On November 5th, 1990, a man named El-Sayyid Nosair walked into a hotel in Manhattan and assassinated Rabbi Meir Kahane, the leader of the Jewish Defense League. Nosair was initially found not guilty of the murder, but while serving time on lesser charges, he and other men began planning attacks on a dozen New York City landmarks, including tunnels, synagogues and the United Nations headquarters. Thankfully, those plans were foiled by an FBI informant. Sadly, the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center was not. Nosair would eventually be convicted for his involvement in the plot. El-Sayyid Nosair is my father.
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