Gaza War: Hamas is Haman
(Scroll down to see earlier posts starting January 14th.) We have passed not just the start of Ramadan, but the first and second Fridays, with today’s noon service considered particularly sacred. Forty...
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(Scroll down to see earlier posts starting January 14th.) Given certain remarks in the news lately, I thought it might be silly season, but not everybody is silly. Upon careful investigation I learned...
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Gaza War: A Visual Aid
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then I shouldn’t have much more work to do this week. I started with the very good public website of Kevin Drum, who presented the first graph in the top half of...
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Gaza: The Goebsie Big Lie-Blood Libel Awards
Today, I will reveal the honorees for First Annual—okay, they might have to be more frequent—Big Lie-Blood Libel Awards, for the individuals or collectives who have done the most recently to promote...
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The Time of Our Freedom?
Today is the thirtieth Sabbath of the Gaza War. It is also the Sabbath of Passover, the holiday called z’man cherutenu—the time of our freedom—since it celebrates the exodus of the Hebrew slaves from...
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Dear Campus Campers: Do You Know What You’re Up Against? Hint:
It’s not the police, or the university administrations, or President Biden. It’s this: These numbers are from late March, before your movement spread widely. We’ll have to see how your protests move...
View ArticleWar Crimes? Really?
This has been an intriguing week. President Biden announced that he was putting a hold on shipments of certain American arms, notably hundreds of 2,000 pound and 500 pound bombs, because Israel had...
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Oscar Nominations for Hamas & ICJ Short Films
I know it’s early to talk about the 2025 Oscars, but two new films deserve to start the ball rolling, for the category of Best Live Action Short Film—not documentary of course, which is separate. Best...
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Iran’s Long War against Israel
On Tuesday, since the below was posted, someone triggered explosions in the pagers of at least 2,800 people in Lebanon and Syria. On Wednesday, the same occurred with hundreds of walkie-talkies and...
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Octopus Iran Loses Parts of Its Arms
An octopus can regenerate its wounded or even amputated arms, although it takes months—not much time in the greater scheme of things. Over the past year, Israeli armed forces have slowly all but...
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