The New York Times and the Shape of the Modern Blood Libel
"We are no longer entering dangerous territory; we are already there. Poorly sourced accusation has too often become sufficient. Verification has become secondary to emotional utility — or worse, to the need to promote one’s brand — and the world’s oldest fantasies about Jewish monstrosity are reappearing daily in the language of modern human rights discourse. An entire civilization seems to have lost the ability to distinguish allegation from proof, spectacle from hard evidence, and criminal misconduct from strategic evil."
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A range of events open to all in various locations for Jewish Culture Month beginning on the 16th May. Great for teachers of RE 😊 Find out more here 👉🏼 https://t.co/Rl19Ucomot
This is not satire.
Trump says he’s been wondering if he could slide down a helicopter rope like SEAL Team 6 — and says, with a straight face, that he wants to try it sometime.
This man is a clown. 🤡
Venezuelan man:
“Those who say that the U.S. is only interested in our oil, I ask you: What do you think the Russians and the Chinese wanted here?
The recipe for arepas?"
Interfaith Week provides a timely reminder that genuine understanding is not about avoiding difference, but about engaging with it. This week’s interfaith activities can help us to build bridges, strengthen cohesion, and deepen a sense of unity, through honest, insightful, and sometimes challenging, conversations.
We Had a Chance to End the Conflict and We Chose to Burn It.
In 2005, something historic happened.
Israel withdrew completely from Gaza - not just its soldiers, but also all of its civilians, farms, and settlements. Thousands of Israeli families were uprooted from their homes by their own government. Synagogues were dismantled, greenhouses and infrastructure worth hundreds of millions of dollars were left behind - not destroyed, but handed over to give us a chance to start fresh.
For the first time in our history, we had full control over a piece of land - our own borders, our own cities, our own people, and access to the sea. The world was ready to help. Billions in aid and investment were promised.
It could have been the beginning of a Palestinian Singapore.
But instead of building schools, hospitals, and industries, we built tunnels, rockets, and militias.
Instead of creating hope, we chose hatred.
Instead of turning Gaza into proof that Palestinians can govern themselves, we turned it into proof that we cannot.
When Israel left, the world expected calm, peace, and progress.
What did we give them?
Civil war between Fatah and Hamas.
Executions in the streets.
A terror group seizing power and turning Gaza into a launching pad for endless wars.
And the world still asks: Why doesn’t Israel “just give up the West Bank” too?
Because they already saw what happened the last time they gave land for nothing in return.
The truth is painful, but it must be said:
We were given a chance to build a future and we used it to destroy our own.
We could have shown that we were ready for peace.
Instead, we showed that we were ruled by those who fear peace more than they fear death.
Every rocket fired from Gaza wasn’t just aimed at Israel - it was aimed at our own future.
And now, after all the destruction, poverty, and death, I keep asking myself:
What if, just once, we had chosen life instead of revenge?
We had the opportunity to end the conflict.
But our leaders and too many of us chose to keep it alive.
BREAKING 🔴🔴
Announcement from the Families' Headquarters for the Return of the Hostages:
The families of the hostages received with shock and outrage the news of the intention to return only 4 bodies of the fallen out of the 28 held by Hamas.
This is a blatant violation of the agreement by Hamas. We expect the Israeli government and the mediators to act immediately to rectify this terrible injustice. The families of the fallen hostages are in particularly difficult days and deep mourning. We will not give up on any hostage, male or female, and we expect the mediators to enforce the terms of the agreement and hold the Hamas terror organization accountable for the violation.
This horrible woman cut down all of the yellow ribbons that had just been put up in Muswell Hill, London today for the kidnapped Israeli hostages still being held on the two-year anniversary of Oct 7.
If any Brits can identify her, please let @mirandalevycopy know.
We don’t want more fences.
We don’t want more guards.
We don’t want to be afraid to go to our synagogues.
Our existence as Jews should not be a death sentence.
@jk_rowling So, Jo, why don't YOU say something. You speak, the media laps it up. So say something. Not something about your Muslim friends. Say something to your Jewish friends. Or do you not have any?
British govt has blood on its hands in Manchester. Repeatedly fuelling Jew hate in UK by constantly amplifying Hamas propaganda & vilifying Israel in words and actions. They have abrogated their responsibility to protect British Jews by allowing hate filled propaganda to prevail.
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