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Friday, September 30th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
SHABBAT READING The Psalm of the Shofar: Its Use in Liturgy and its Meaning in the Bible: Prof. Alan Cooper, TheTorah.com, September 2022 — The standard machzorim of today, following the reading of the haftara, introduce the ceremonial sounding of the shofar with Psalm 47. The psalm is recited seven times in many congregations, a late custom […]
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Karim Sadjadpour Washington Post, Sept. 24, 2022 “The unrest triggered by Amini’s death should push the Biden administration to reassess its Iran strategy.” The death in Iran of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini — who was reportedly brutally beaten after she was detained by the “morality police” for showing too much hair — has triggered nationwide protests, […]
Benoit Faucan and Michael Amon WSJ, Sept. 28, 2022 “Growing up in Iran, it’s impossible to know someone, a young woman who has not been arrested because of allegedly wearing her hijab improperly.” The protests that have erupted across Iran in the past two weeks are rooted in anger at the country’s morality police, an unpopular […]
David E. Sanger NY Times, Sept 26, 2022 “… there were hints that the administration was looking for ways to get Starlink, in particular, into the hands of protesters.” The last time waves of protests swept Iran, after the killing of a young woman who was standing on the sidelines of an anti-government rally […]
Benni Avni The New York Sun, Sept. 27, 2022 “It reinforces the regime’s narrative that the protest is foreign-controlled to distract and deflect [but]the protesters see right through it.” Unable to quell a revolution sparked by the killing of a 22-year old Kurdish-Iranian woman for violating Hijab rules, Tehran is attacking Kurds at home and […]
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Thursday, September 29th 2022
Citation de la semaine: « Une bonne année répare le dommage des deux mauvaises. » Anonyme Table des Matières Israël, “un pays où il fait bon vivre” pour 65 % de la population i24NEWS, 25 septembre 2022 Les défis d’Israël pour la nouvelle année – Partie 2: économie et société Jérémie Elfassy i24news, 25 septembre […]
Thursday, September 29th 2022 / Saturday, December 2nd 2023
NATO Formally Blames Sabotage for Nord Stream Pipeline Damage: Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, Sept. 29, 2022 Nord Stream 1: How Russia is Cutting Gas Supplies to Europe: BBC, Sept. 5, 2022 Who Gains Most from Nord Stream Sabotage?: Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen, Asia Times, Sept. 28, 2022 Russia Hits Europe in the Bread Basket: Ekaterina […]
Ekaterina Zolotova Financial Mirror, Sept. 24, 2022 “This leaves Europe with two options: muddle through, or compromise with Russia. Already, there are indications that Europe is investigating the latter.” It’s autumn in Europe, which for European farmers means it’s time to start placing orders for fertilizer for the spring. Of course, prices have been much […]
Drew Hinshaw WSJ, Sept. 29, 2022 “The statement marks a significant ratcheting up of tensions between Russia and the West as Russian President Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with plans to annex occupied parts of eastern Ukraine.” NATO said that a series of leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Europe were the result of […]
Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen Asia Times, Sept. 28, 2022 “Could the US have sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines to remove President Vladimir Putin’s leverage over Europe this winter?” The US has long opposed NATO’s (especially Germany’s) dependence on Russian, formerly Soviet, natural gas. The United States, in fact, used export controls to block the […]
BBC, Sept. 5, 2022 “The market is so tight at the moment that any disruption in supply causes more hikes in the price of gas. This could cause slowdowns in European economies and accelerate the route towards recession.” What is Nord Stream 1 and how much gas does it supply? The Nord […]
Wednesday, September 28th 2022 / Wednesday, September 28th 2022
WEEKLY QUOTES “… Iran’s regime hates Jews, hates women, hates gay people, hates the West. They hate and kill Muslims who think differently, like Salman Rushdie and Mahsa Amini. Their hate is a way of life. It is a way to preserve their oppressive rule. … There is only one member-state in the UN that […]
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