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If you ever wondered how you would’ve behaved during the Nazi movement, you’re doing it now.

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...our most precious ally's leader...

Well, isn't that special.

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Infuriated by J.D. Vance’s disparagement of childless cat owners, the nation’s cats are planning a mass protest at his next campaign appearance, the felines revealed on Wednesday.

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If you ever wondered how you would’ve behaved during the Nazi movement, you’re doing it now.

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Are you suggesting, izzy should be in an concentration camp?

Netanyahu to address Congress for first time since Oct. 7 attack on Israel

At least 30 Democrats in the House and the Senate have said they plan to boycott Netanyahu's speech in protest of his handling of the war in Gaza.

WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday afternoon, his first since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel killed 1,200 people and resulted in the taking of hostages to Gaza, where about 100 are still believed to be held captive.

Netanyahu's speech at 2 p.m. ET comes at a critical period: The U.S. is in the middle of a chaotic election year, and the Biden administration continues to push negotiators toward a cease-fire agreement that could end the war in Gaza, where the death toll has surpassed an estimated 30,000 people, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health.

"In my speech, I will emphasize the importance of bipartisan support for Israel, I will address our friends on both sides of the map and tell them that regardless of who will be chosen to lead the American people after the presidential elections, Israel is the most important ally of the United States in the Middle East, an irreplaceable ally," Netanyahu said before he left for the U.S., according to his office.

He added, "I think that in this time of war and uncertainty, it is of utmost importance that our enemies know that the US and Israel stand together — today, tomorrow and forever."

Netanyahu was originally invited by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to address Congress amid the protests and encampments that formed on college campuses this spring.

...Johnson said Tuesday that it is “inexcusable” that Harris is skipping Netanyahu’s speech and that she should be “held accountable” for it.

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Lash wrote:
If you ever wondered how you would’ve behaved during the Nazi movement, you’re doing it now.

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Are you suggesting, izzy should be in an concentration camp?

That's really a damned good question, Walter.

The Palestinians are in the concentration camp. So odd that you don’t know that.

JTA — New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens has taken on a side gig as the editor of a new limited-run journal of essays about Jewish issues.

The journal, titled Sapir, is an initiative of the Maimonides Fund, an increasingly influential force in Jewish philanthropy that supports Jewish identity-building through media, education and Israel engagement. Over the past year, the fund has also become known for its leadership on COVID relief efforts.

...As a former editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post and a longtime hawk on foreign affairs, Stephens is known for his pro-Israel advocacy. The hiring of Stephens by the New York Times in 2017 drew intense criticism over some of the columnist’s previous writing, in which he cast doubt on the reality of the climate crisis and called anti-Semitism a “disease of the Arab mind.” In 2019, he was accused of promoting a racist and discredited theory known as eugenics for a column about Ashkenazi Jewish intelligence. His columns deal with foreign policy and domestic politics from a conservative angle...