Zechariah 12

[Sojourner]

He's demonstrating his ignorance. It amazes me that Mamdani could be the next mayor of NYC. I mean, a clearly antisemitic mayor in a city with the largest Jewish population in America just doesn't gel. If he is elected, the entitlement-minded, useful idiots who voted him in deserve the hot mess he's going to create.

[Fenris]

Unfortunately, people who live or work in the city are going to have to deal with his socialism, antisemitism, and general incompetence, whether they voted for him or not.

[RabbiKnife]

Unfortunately, people who live or work in the city are going to have to deal with his socialism, antisemitism, and general incompetence, whether they voted for him or not.

Yes

Do retired NYPD get to continue to carry concealed?

Asking for a friend who will have to protect his family during the dark days ahead…

[Fenris]

Do retired NYPD get to continue to carry concealed?

It used to be a crazy patchwork of laws and rules, until 2004 when GWB signed this into effect:

https://le.nra.org/understanding-leosa/leosa/

[Fenris]

The UK has banned Israeli students from attending the prestigious Royal College of Defence Studies. 

Nationals from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Qatar, and even "Palestine" are invited to attend.

[Fenris]

Eurovision is a European international song competition. 52 countries have participated at one point or another. Israel has been a regular participant over the last few years. Because of what is going on in Gaza, Ireland, Iceland, Slovenia, the Netherlands, and Spain have all announced they will pull out of the upcoming contest if Israel is there. It may seem like a trivial thing, but it is not. Just as Jews in the middle ages were not allowed to participate in public life in Europe, now the Jewish state is not allowed to participate in public events in Europe. This is shameful.

[RabbiKnife]

Yes

It certainly is

[Fenris]

The UN has ruled that Israel is committing genocide. Their evidence is that the IDF "has killed members of a group", which is by their new and improved definition "genocide". Using this definition, any war is a genocide. Amazing that the UN has been around for 79 years and has never accused anyone else of this.

This reminds me of the story about Harvard President A. Lawrence Lowell's effort to reduce the number of Jews at that university in the 1920s. His reason was that "Jews cheat". When someone else pointed out that all college students cheat, he replied, "Yes, but we're talking about Jews now". 

Different rules for Jews than for everyone else.

[RabbiKnife]

The UN is not much difference than the voting for the Academy Awards

Useless except for people who think it matters

[Fenris]

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Israel:

 “we propose to sanction extremist ministers and violent settlers, and suspend trade concessions with Israel' and to also 'put bilateral support to Israel on hold”

[Fenris]

Another "flotilla" is sailing, ostensibly to bring aid to Gaza. It's not just protesters this time, there are actual terrorism-affiliated individuals on these ships.

The Spanish prime minister announced that he is sending a vessel from the Spanish navy to escort them.

I didn't think that an EU member state would be willing to go to war with Israel to protect Hamas, yet here we are.

[Fenris]

Italy is also sending a naval escort now.

Pardon my language, but what the hell is going on?

[RabbiKnife]

Spain is apparently asking the Israelis to sink their little patrol boat so they can collect in the insurance…

[Fenris]

I am not amused. The EU would love an excuse to make things even more difficult for Israel.

[IMINXTC]

Beloved, illustrious US president says "He" will not allow Israel's annexation of Gasa.

BBC News https://share.google/FBso9QiE23d38LChy

"I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank ... It's not going to happen."