(((Yair Rosenberg)))
Senior writer, @tabletmag. Teller of stories, troller of Nazis. Politics, religion, culture. Newsletter: yair.substack.com
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Politico, DNC at odds over Democratic debate moderator
Politico and PBS are scheduled to co-host the sixth Democratic primary debate on Dec. 19 in Los Angeles.
Hillel UofT
Please see below for this breaking development regarding our Kosher Forward campaign and the UTGSU's lack of support.
Hillel UofT strongly condemns antisemitism of all forms, especially conflating...
(((Yair Rosenberg)))
Just spoke w/ those involved directly w/ the kosher campaign at the University of Toronto, and here is their full letter on the subject, which clarifies the problem. The decision to reject the campaign is still pending, so hopefully they'll get this right.
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Poll: 49% of Israeli Arabs in favor of Joint List supporting Gantz-led minority gov't
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(((Yair Rosenberg)))
49% of Israeli-Arabs want their Joint List party to back a minority Israeli coalition to oust Netanyahu. 37% back JOINING that government. Just 33% oppose. Israeli-Arabs are pushing their pols to integrate into Israeli politics whether Bibi likes it or not
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Kosher Food Drive Violates “Will of the Membership,” Student Union Suggests
A Toronto student union has refused to support a drive to make kosher food accessible on campus because its backers are “pro-Israel.”
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(((Yair Rosenberg)))
The graduate student union at University of Toronto refused to support a drive for kosher food on campus for Jewish students, claiming it would violate its boycott of Israel(!). This is what anti-Semitism in left-wing spaces often looks like
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Election polls tracker 2017: Survation has Labour almost level with Tories
Find out what the pollsters are expecting on June 8 as Theresa May seeks to turn an opinion poll lead into an increased majority. We’re compiling daily updates from all the main polling firms and tracking the trend
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(((Yair Rosenberg)))
Note: the pollster on this is Survation, which was one of the few who got Corbyn's better-than-expected showing right last UK election. They're not in the tank for the opposition. They're calling it as they see it. theguardian.com/politics/ng-in… twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg…
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Exclusive: New letter supporting Jeremy Corbyn signed by Roger Waters, Robert Del Naja and more
An open letter written in support of Jeremy Corbyn has collected 30 signatories including Roger Waters,Thurston Moore, Robert Del Naja
When Your Tween Wants to Conform to the VSCO Girl Trend
How to respect your child’s desire to belong while also teaching her to be an independent thinker.
(((Yair Rosenberg)))
I understand the idea behind well-meaning articles for parents about teen trends, but the simple solution to all these trends is for the olds to mercilessly appropriate the trend and its lingo, thus rendering it hopelessly uncool. Problem solved.
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Nathan Carter featuring The High Kings - May The Road Rise
(((Yair Rosenberg)))
Just discovered @iamNATHANCARTER's new modern Irish folk album and am so glad I did
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Deval Patrick and the Return of the Ballad of Johnny Unbeatable
A blog about politics, law, philosophy, and sometimes boxing.
(((Yair Rosenberg)))
I think @schraubd has a good psychological explanation for why so many candidates have joined the Democratic presidential field, and why Democrats continue to discuss even more potential ones: they're looking for a sure-thing, and there's no such thing
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Labour antisemitism row: public figures say they cannot vote for party under Corbyn
John Le Carré, Simon Callow and Tom Holland among signatories to letter condemning party’s stance
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(((Yair Rosenberg)))
Fiyaz Mughal, founder of @TellMamaUK, Britain's anti-Islamophobia watchdog, signed a letter with other prominent Britons saying he can't vote for Labour under Jeremy Corbyn due to rampant anti-Semitism in the party. This is what solidarity looks like.
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Erdogan upends Oval Office meeting with Trump and GOP senators to play anti-Kurd film on iPad
Lindsey Graham: "Well, do you want me to go get the Kurds to make one about what you've done?"
Amnesty International Sponsors Speaker Who Celebrated 9/11, Denied Holocaust, Vilified Gays and Jews
On December 12, Amnesty International is co-sponsoring an anti-Islamophobia rally in Brussels, Belgium. Combating bigotry against minorities—which is particularly prevalent in Europe against Muslims and Jews—is an honorable and pressing endeavor....
(((Yair Rosenberg)))
A little more on Amnesty's longstanding problem when it comes to standing up for Jewish rights. There are many good people in the organization who've been working to change this, but institutions reform slowly.
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Why alt-right trolls shouted down Donald Trump Jr.
The "Groyper Army" and the war over college campus conservatism, explained.
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(((Yair Rosenberg)))
Essential @cjane87 piece about how the online alt-right has regrouped and is increasingly moving from the internet to the campus. It illustrates, among other things, how the alt-right purposely uses conspiracy theories about Israel to sow anti-Semitism
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A Woman's Boyfriend Bought Flowers For Her Friend Who Was Going Through A Hard Time. Then Twitter Came With Jokes Of Infidelity.
"I thought it was a sweet gesture," said Abigail Gibson. The social, snarky internet thought otherwise.
(((Yair Rosenberg)))
A lot of toxic nonsense on this site could be avoided if people just paused to remember that there are other human beings on the other end of their tweets
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Gaza missile falls short, hits human rights office within Strip
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(((Yair Rosenberg)))
A reminder: Rockets fired by terrorists in Gaza at Israeli civilians routinely fall short, murdering innocent Palestinians and blowing up Gazan civilian structures. Today, one of these errant missiles hit a Palestinian human rights organization.
haaretz.com/middle-east-ne… pic.twitter.com/BTtl4DcnkB
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ADL chief: Antisemitic attacks against N.Y. Jews should be ‘national news’
Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Tuesday bemoaned what he described as a lack of national media attention to a dramatic rise in antisemitic attacks across New York City, saying that the current polarized political environment has...
News From November 4-November 10
In honor of Veteran’s Day today, thank you to those who are serving now or have served in the past. As always, if you have any comments, questions, or concerns, send me an email at [email protected] Israeli election update: Does Israel have a...
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(((Yair Rosenberg)))
This goes against the Twitter grain, but I have something nice to say about a student journalist. Duke's Spencer Kaplan has been doing a smart weekly "News of the Jews" newsletter that explains the headlines here and in Israel in plain English
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