Author Archives: ArchitectGuy

Occupied City: Amsterdam under the Nazis

LA TIMES Review: Steve McQueen’s ‘Occupied City’ is a masterful panorama of WWII-era Amsterdam Justin Chang January 4, 2024 One of the many stories we hear in “Occupied City,” Steve McQueen’s quietly staggering new documentary, charts the fate of an … Continue reading

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Chicagoan Beth Kopin, buys a home in Jerusalem and becomes an Israeli-American

TIMES OF ISRAEL To be or not to be (an Israeli American)? That is the question #1 Beth G. Kopin January 18, 2024 I have heard from many people since posting on TOI, Being an Israeli American, asking Why my … Continue reading

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Gordis: A lovely story is making its way around Israeli social media

ISRAEL FROM THE INSIDE A brief story of a fender-bender Daniel Gordis January 19, 2024 This tweet is making its way around Israeli social media. It’s a sweet story, but the truth is, we see and hear things like this … Continue reading

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How Harvard’s ousting of Lawrence Summers led to the disgrace of Claudine Gay

COMMENTARY Harvard’s Tragic Journey Ruth R. Wisse February 2024 Forgive me for quoting myself, but there’s no other way to begin: “History rarely issues us a red alert. But the surrender by America’s premier university to its anti-intellectual assailants marked … Continue reading

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According to Israeli military planners, Hezbollah was supposed to carry out the same invasion, mass murder, and kidnapping that Hamas carried out alone under Iranian instruction

JPOST Iran’s Siamese twins: Hezbollah and Hamas’s massacre strategy Dan Diker January 10, 2024 …In fact, Israeli military planners assess that Hezbollah was to have undertaken the same invasion, mass murder, and kidnapping operation that Hamas ended up carrying out … Continue reading

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“Not only did the Gazan public not protest against Hamas following the attack, but thousands took an active part – publicly and without fear – in the massacres, kidnappings, rapes and lootings, including the theft of bodies as a sort of ‘appreciating asset,’ and of course participated in the victory celebrations that included abuse of the kidnapped and the bodies”

NAOMI RAGEN BLOG Gaza War Diary 18 January 2024 …Let there be no mistake: this is a war between Israel and the Gazans [versus just Hamas]. All of them. It is a war between Israel and the Palestinians, excluding Israeli … Continue reading

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“There’s nowhere like Israel in the world,” Jehezkel told reporters. “I’m very happy to be here, and I couldn’t wait to arrive.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS Soccer player returns to warm welcome in Israel following detention in Turkey Suzan Fraser January 15, 2024 Israeli soccer player Sagiv Jehezkel returned to Israel on Monday evening to a cheering crowd, hours after he was briefly detained … Continue reading

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Iranian espionage operation included fake social media pages urging users to photograph homes of top officials and rallies for release of hostages, tried to gather intel via fake surveys

TIMES OF ISRAEL Shin Bet unveils Iranian plot to trick Israelis into giving info on defense officials Emanuel Fabian January 15, 2024 …According to the Shin Bet, Iranian operatives, using fake online profiles, tasked Israelis with photographing the residences of … Continue reading

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Fetterman says he’ll continue standing with Israel even as a growing number of fellow Democrats call for a ceasefire in the war against Hamas

JNS ‘Sit this one out,’ Fetterman tells South Africa, of Israel genocide accusation Andrew Bernard January 11, 2024 South Africa, which brought genocide charges against Israel at the International Court of Justice, a U.N. body in The Hague, should “sit … Continue reading

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‘Wildly inaccurate’ narrative of White colonizers finds willing audience among generations weaned on woke ideology

TABLET MAG More ‘Anti-Zionist’ Insanity Your Kid Will Learn at NYU David Mikics January 8, 2024 …Like all racism, the left’s neo-racist essentialism relies on imaginary slots that can be manipulated at will—the power of the postcolonial theorist is that … Continue reading

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