Enthusiast, writer, Happiness Engineer at Automattic. I take photos too. Passionate about my wife, Gina and #proudDad.
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A prediction for Trump support for US Jews and Israel
Roughly 79% of American Jews voted for Harris. Trump will regard this as disloyal to him. The Muslim vote played a pivotal role in delivering a win to Trump. He’ll remember this. Given how Trump is motivated by loyalty, I can see him deciding that the Jewish vote is less important, and with it I…
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Continuing trauma, attacks and our existential defence
In a week marked by jarring conversations about narratives surrounding Gaza and Israel, I realised something. A report about the traumatic events at Nahal Oz base, where Israeli soldiers were murdered, highlight a deeper, ongoing trauma. This fuels a collective existential defense among Israelis and Jews, uniting us against global criticism and varied threats.
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Calling for genocide is not context-dependent
Renny Grinshpan published a video recently that left me utterly gobsmacked. People running top-tier universities seem to describe calls for genocide of Jews (you know, “From the river to the sea …”) as only being problematic based on the context. 🤯
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Now posting from Mastodon too
I just discovered a gem of a plugin by @alex that enables me to connect my Mastodon app to my #WordPress site and post from here. 🎉
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Hope, Miracles and Perseverance
This Chanukah is complicated. To me, this is a festival about hope and perseverance in the face of overwhelming danger. It is also a festival about miracles. This year, Chanukah has even more meaning as the war continues, and as we continue to hope and wait for the return of our people.
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My blog is 19 years old
My son pointed out to me that my site just turned 19. 🎂 My first post was way back on 6 December 2004. 19 years just creeps up on you when you least expect it!
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The false equivalency of “extremists on both sides” in the Israel-Hamas war
I talked with James on Mastodon, comparing the “unacceptably” bad governments of Israel and Gaza, suggesting they both harbor extremists. This implies a false equivalency, which I aim to address here.
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Better sources of news about Israel
A recurring theme whenever there is a conflict involving Israel is that international media can be pretty unhelpful, bordering on pathologically biased against Israel. Here is a list of English-language news sources that we rely on for the most part.
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