Kind: Reads

November 2, 2023

The group whose senior officials I negotiated with for so many years has forfeited its right to exist as a government

8 moves to protect yourself, including the importance of connecting with others: Call your friends and family, and help keep anxiety at bay

Fake news and lies are flooding your feed — do these 4 things before sharing that powerful war post

The message of early protesters was explicit: murderous resistance against Israelis is a legitimate and positive activity

(Not a huge mystery)

Some Israeli progressives are saying "we're done" when it comes to advocating for Gazans. And some American progressives will erase history to preserve relationships that probably don't even exist.

Much of the tourism industry that’s sprung up around Amish areas says more about Americans’ own identity than Amish values, a scholar writes.

Police used geo-location data to place teen at Oregon clinic

From the blog of Avi Lewis at The Times of Israel

The paroxysm of antisemitism since the 10/7 attacks is a reminder of why Israel is essential.

Israel has legitimate cause to fight and defeat Hamas. That doesn’t mean we should tell our ally to embrace cruelty and brutality in their response.

Ten simple questions to see if you're cloaking Jew-hatred in your lefty politics

Bilal Muhammad Saleh was killed in his olive groves during their annual harvest. His murderer needs to be brought to justice.

Hamas politburo member Ghazi Hamad says in an interview that 'everything we do is justified'

The paradox of being powerful and feeling powerless; how the Israel-Hamas war is polarizing Americans; and the possibility of a different path.

My father, Elie Wiesel, survived Auschwitz. He'd ask these questions about Israel-Hamas war. The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians carries heavy pain on both sides, but the history of who offered and who rejected peace must be acknowledged

Authoritarian bullies sound very similar.

Political “dealignment,” the Seventh Party System, and lessons for the left from recent history of the right.

Pro-Hamas extremists threaten the party and could cost Biden re-election