Pro-Israel protesters disrupted the opening performance of the New York City Metropolitan Opera’s production of “The Death of Klinghoffer,” a controversial opera that critics say condones anti-Semitism and terrorism against Jews. The Met’s production of the opera, which begun its run on Monday  evening, has been engulfed in controversy for months, with pro-Israel leaders and members of the Jewish community accusing the prominent theater company of staging an offensive and anti-Semitic production. “The Death of Klinghoffer,” written by John Adams, documents the 1985 murder of wheelchair-bound New York resident Leon Klinghoffer by Palestinian terrorists aboard a hijacked cruise...
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