Shabbat shalom. While vacationing on Cape Cod, I managed to avoid a lot of the miserable news cycle, but since returning, I have started to catch up and it’s not pretty. Since my last posting, Israeli’s have been tormented with the burial and mourning for the six hostages that were brutally murdered by their psychopathicContinue reading “The Jew News Review – September 7, 2024 – “A blow upon a bruise””
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The Jew News Review – September 1, 2024 – “Never again is now…”
Woke up this morning to the awful news that six more hostages were found dead in the terror tunnels of Hamas, somewhere in the Rafah area. What a fucking nightmare for their family and friends, a group which by now includes all Israelis, and most sentient beings with the exception of anyone who might supportContinue reading “The Jew News Review – September 1, 2024 – “Never again is now…””
The Jew News Review – August 30, 2024 – “Nakba Nonsense”
Shabbat shalom! We are on vacation this week, so I am re-posting a guest substack. But before I get to that, here is some convincing and irrefutable evidence of “apartheid in Israel”: A Jewish doctor tends to the Muslim Arab Bedouin hostage freed by the Israeli IDF, a hostage whose freedom from terrorist butchers isContinue reading “The Jew News Review – August 30, 2024 – “Nakba Nonsense””
The Jew News Review – August 24, 2024 – “Wow!”
Shabbat shalom! A big tip of the kippah this week to the DNC, as they planned and managed a convention that, even if you are not a Democrat, you would have to admit was a performance that exceeded all expectations. And an even bigger tip of the kippah to Kamala Harris and her speech writersContinue reading “The Jew News Review – August 24, 2024 – “Wow!””
The Jew News Review – August 17, 2024 – A Muddled Mess in the Middle East
Shabbat shalom! Let’s begin with a great story this week from Yonit Levi and Jonathan Freedland from their Unholy podcast. It starts with Israeli Channel 12 newscaster Oded Ben-Ami, who opened one of his shows this week thanking President Biden for everything he has done to support Israel. His opening was considered by many aContinue reading “The Jew News Review – August 17, 2024 – A Muddled Mess in the Middle East”
The Jew News Review – Special Edition – Israel Myth Busting – Myth #5: The two sides in this conflict are equally civilized, equally entitled to respect, and equally worth protecting
Shalom! And welcome to this week’s myth busting edition. This will be the last in a series based on Sam Harris’ posting. In future editions I will attempt to take on and bust the myth that Israel is an apartheid state and, finally, the myth that the United Nations is a fair and balanced organization. InContinue reading “The Jew News Review – Special Edition – Israel Myth Busting – Myth #5: The two sides in this conflict are equally civilized, equally entitled to respect, and equally worth protecting”
The Jew News Review – August 10, 2024 – “I’m melting! Melting!”
Shabbat shalom! A tip of the kippah this week to the US Olympic athletes, as they continue to shine and accumulate shiny medals that proudly represent the culmination of their amazing training and even more amazing skills. Just looking at outcomes, the USA is leading in the overall medal count, which at this posting standsContinue reading “The Jew News Review – August 10, 2024 – “I’m melting! Melting!””
The Jew News Review – Special Edition – Israel Myth Busting – #3: Jews are “colonizers”, and, #4: October 7 was a legitimate response
Shalom. This post is the 3rd in a series of special Wednesday editions that will focus on myths about Israel and the war in Gaza, based primarily on Sam Harris’s essay by the same name. Last Wednesday we covered “Proportional Response”, this week will focus on the myth that the Jews are “colonizers” and the wacky notionContinue reading “The Jew News Review – Special Edition – Israel Myth Busting – #3: Jews are “colonizers”, and, #4: October 7 was a legitimate response”
The Jew News Review – August 3, 2024 – “300 Days: Bring them home Bibi!”
Shabbat shalom! It was a week of whiplash news in Israel, VP stakes in the US, and some inspiring sporting events in Paris. But let’s start with a tip of the kippah, this time to old man Joe Biden, who in the midst of defending his ability to feed himself mashed foods with a spoon,Continue reading “The Jew News Review – August 3, 2024 – “300 Days: Bring them home Bibi!””
The Jew News Review – Special Edition – Israel Myth Busting: Proportionality
Shalom! As I mentioned in the last JNR Special Edition, each Wednesday I will feature a portion of Sam Harris’s essay, “5 MYTHS ABOUT ISRAEL AND THE WAR IN GAZA”. Last Wednesday we covered “Genocide”, this week will focus on the myth that International Law requires Israel’s response to be “proportional”. But before we diveContinue reading “The Jew News Review – Special Edition – Israel Myth Busting: Proportionality”
