the definite article 46
edward said, iran ai, poetry, had gaya.... and more
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-848942
This is a short article about a family from Gaza that is not being allowed to emigrate. I do not have numbers of those who are in a similar position, but if any of you have firm information, I would be very appreciative to learn.
I hope this is not behind a pay wall, but I suspect it is. Eli Lake does a fine job of explaining the influence of Edward Said on the direction of MENA (Middle East/North African) studies, critiquing in a measured way. If you need more on Said, there was a great article in Commentary years back "My Beautiful Old House and Other Fabrications by Edward Said" by Justus Reid Weiner, published in Commentary magazine in September 1999.
A must-read article by Hussein Aboubakr Mansour about the self-defeating Palestinian national identity.
https://unherd.com/newsroom/bill-maher-shows-liberals-how-to-deal-with-trump/
Yes, Bill Maher went to dinner with Donald trump and lived to speak about it. It is always worthwhile to know more about the most powerful man on earth.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/14/nvidia-to-mass-produce-ai-supercomputers-in-texas.html
I don’t think we are in any real danger of falling behind China in race for AI superiority.
https://www.cfr.org/blog/talks-oman-round-one-goes-iran
It’s hard to figure out Trump’s policy toward Iran, one of the most important foreign policy issues on the table. What is real, what is smoke and mirrors? Does he have a policy? Who is he jerking around, Iran or Israel?
Sweet article from the Times of Israel about a US army veteran who took part in a Pesah seder in Germany in 1945, then was instrumental in liberating Dachau.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/back-to-basics-chabad-tamim
An innovative Jewish educational consortium sponsored by Habad and typically open to all.
Interesting article by a woman who weighs why other women her age are so unhappy, despite having meaningful friendships.
https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/literature/18528/strange-air-above-the-ladder/
A review of some really fine poetry by a young Habad father hits some spiritual high notes.
https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/jewish-history/18446/escape-goat/
An illustrated young adult… novel? experience? pesah companion? uses history and time travel to engage. Dara Horn’s latest project.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/netanyahu-buggered-on-victory-israel
How is Netanyahu still around? How is he still mainly successful, even though his own supporters don’t like him? Could it be that he has proved to be both reliable and detestable?