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Sunday, June 21, 2026

How Everyone Becomes a Target: When philosophy becomes a license to kill

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This was a guest post I wrote on Kile B. Jones' Substack, The Inverted World. He in turn wrote a guest post on my Substack on the same...

Islamic Jihad keeps releasing new "martyrs" who were not named in the Gaza Ministry of Health lists

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There are two ways to make it look like most of those killed in a war are civilians. One is to say or imply that dead militants are civilian...
Saturday, June 20, 2026

06/20 Links: In two days of Hezbollah's 'ceasefire', five IDF soldiers killed, 13 injured; How to Understand the Memorandum of Undoing; Hamas terrorist doubling as Al Jazeera photojournalist killed in Gaza

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From Ian: Ben-Dror Yemini: Trump has handed the keys to Iran, and Tehran is in control There is logic to Iran’s moves. It wants to drive a...

06/19 Links Pt2: Mamdani calls AIPAC ‘monsters’; The Guardian’s ‘Nazification’ of Jews; Sally Rooney blames Israel and US for rise of fascism in Europe

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From Ian: The Guardian’s ‘Nazification’ of Jews It ran under the headline: “From Goop to ‘Gwynocide’: why is Gwyneth Paltrow starring in a...

06/19 Links Pt1: 4 IDF soldiers were killed in a Hezbollah attack; Melanie Phillips: Trump’s surrender; ‘Unconditional support’ for Israel doesn’t exist; Vance Drops the Pretense; How Doha captured the ICC

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From Ian: Melanie Phillip: Trump’s surrender Trump signed the agreement because he found himself in a trap from which all escape options w...
Friday, June 19, 2026

Israeli flag at Kalamazoo Pride event called "harmful" by organizers

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On June 6, a Pride festival was held in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A Jewish couple volunteered at the beer tent. Michelle Zukowski-Serlin, 64, of ...

06/18 Links Pt2: Jewish leaders mark America’s 250th with open letter; The Left-Wing Case Against Anti-Zionism; Hillary Clinton: No alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan

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From Ian: ‘The single best diaspora experience’: Jewish leaders mark America’s 250th with open letter As the U.S. approaches its 250th ann...

06/18 Links Pt1: The Ceasefire Neither Ends nor Eases the Iranian Threat; Florida man planned mass shooting at AIPAC office; Germany foiled Hamas Oct. 7 anniversary plot

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From Ian: JPost Editorial: Hamas weaponized our desire for quiet; now Israel must learn it can't afford innocence The newly exposed Ha...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

To hyphenate or not to hyphenate - is the wrong question

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Earlier this week on my Substack I promised a follow-up on whether to write “anti-Zionism” or “antizionism.” The follow-up grew into someth...