Monthly Archives: February 2024
Roland Barthes’ Mythologies: A Well of Literary Wisdom
A literary personage is neither the psychological outcome of an eery aery fluke, which may be termed “fiction”, nor bread swelled by merely leavening dough with the sour sweat of our foreshadowing brows, which...
Watchdog group exposes the founder of three antisemitic websites
Research by Canary Mission has revealed the man behind a group of websites and social-media accounts spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and misinformation.
A video put out by the antisemitism watchdog group shows the use of voice-matching from a since-deleted...
Israeli protesters block aid shipment to Gaza
Israeli protesters on Tuesday succeeded in stopping a convoy of aid trucks at the Kerem Shalom Crossing between Israel and Egypt.
The demonstrations, which began two and a half weeks ago, have pulled together Israelis...
Herzog meets with TikTok execs amid surge in Jew-hatred
Israeli President Isaac Herzog hosted members of social media company TikTok’s global management at his official residence in Jerusalem on Tuesday.
The meeting took place against the background of a sharp increase in posts containing...
An eye for an eye?
I once heard a story about two Jews back in Russia who got into a terrible argument. Their blood pressure was rising fast. One fellow got so incensed that he shouted, “I am so...
Research org that UN tapped for UNRWA probe previously dismissed allegations against agency
The Bergen, Norway-based Chr. Michelsen Institute is one of two—out of three—research organizations that the United Nations tapped to probe the neutrality of one of its agencies that has applauded South Africa’s genocide case...
‘Is this the little play I carried?’: ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ turns 60
As the Good Book says …
The musical “Fiddler on the Roof” first proclaimed Shalom Aleichem to Broadway audiences in 1964, with Zero Mostel belting out the iconic “If I Were a Rich Man” song as Tevye...
‘Confused Seas’: The current state of maritime Affairs
For “those who go down to the sea in ships, who do work in mighty waters,” Nathan Bowditch’s “American Practical Navigator” is required reading. First published in 1802, the book remains a comprehensive guide to maritime...
Blinken, Netanyahu hold ‘in-depth meeting’ amid ceasefire push
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “held a long and in-depth meeting in private” at the latter’s Jerusalem office on Wednesday, the Prime Minister’s Office said.
The American diplomat...
Hamas response to hostage-release proposal ‘creates space’ for dialogue, says Blinken
While there are some “clear non-starters” in Hamas’s response to the renewed hostages-for-ceasefire framework proposed by mediators, it “creates space for an agreement to be reached,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters...