About Michael Weiss
Daily Read on the Gaza War
Egypt Cites Progress Toward Truce As Gaza Toll Exceeds 1,000 [New York Times] The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberger, who spent Tuesday in Gaza City, agreed that the situation with civilians was dire but … Read More
British Muslims Against Anti-Semitism
One thing I’ve always admired about Britain is its almost pathological tolerance for eccentric or fringe opinion. We have fascists and communists in the United States, but they seldom pose a threat to commanding large, electable movements such as the … Read More
How Israeli Jews and Arabs Feel About the War
J-Post reports: A whopping 94% of the public support or strongly support the operation while 92% think it benefits Israel’s security, according to the Tel Aviv University survey. The poll found that 92% of Israeli Jews justify the air force’s … Read More
“I’ll Buy Anything As Long As It’s Shiny and Made By Apple”
Because I care: Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Civilian Casualties and War
If you haven’t already done so, please read today’s lead story by Adam LeBor on the definition of war crimes. Also recommended is Jeff Goldberg’s latest post on the legitimacy of using civilian casualties as an indicator of their commission. … Read More
German Police Remove Israeli Flag From Private Residence
Watching NY1 last night, I noted an anchor referring to three "peaceful" rallies that took place in Germany over the weekend. One was in the city of Duisburg, and of its 10,000 or so attendees, a large number was pro-Hamas … Read More
Ni La Guerre Ni Hamas
Liberal Jews in Britain write to the Observer: We are writing this letter as profound and passionate supporters of Israel. We look upon the increasing loss of life on both sides of the Gaza conflict with horror. We have no … Read More
Call for Jewcy Personal Ads
In my youth, my older sister and I had a lot of sport looking over the Village Voice‘s personals section, an invaluable supplement of print journalism now dying a slow death thanks to Craigslist, AdultFriendFinder and other quick-lay websites. I … Read More
