One post about the Eurovision results. Israel’s Eden Golan won the second highest number of popular votes. Croatia leads this section by a margin of only two points. Pay attention to what I have called the quiet undercurrents. Millions of voters worldwide have honored the

A rather long thread. Last night, when we heard the news of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw cancelling two concerts of the Jerusalem Quartet due to the current geopolitical situation, we were shocked. I texted my friend Danny Driver דני דרייבר and within about 20 minutes we got this going:

In less than 24 hours we have over 1200 signatories including Fabio Luisi, Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Paavo Järvi, Michala Petri, Nicholas Daniel, Gautier Capuçon, et al. Danny Driver דני דרייבר and I will publish a full list soon

From the beginning of the war I have been saying this and it is as true today as it was on the first day: the military pressure is killing hostages.

I have to say a well constructed thirty minute head to head interview with Starmer and then another with Sunak would yield far more than this constrained but shouty debate

Jürgen Moltmann was one of the great voices of interfaith understanding. A sad loss.

Two quotes: Rishi Sunak: "Independent Treasury officials have costed Labour's policies and they amount to a £2,000 tax rise for every working family" Treasury Permanent Secretary: “civil servants were not involved in the production or presentation of the Conservative Party’s

Rowan Williams is right about tax: “It’s time to challenge the narrative about taxation as some sort of imposition by a greedy government”. We need to see it as a personal benefit - other people paying for my roads, hospitals & defence - and me contributing back for them too.

What wonderful joyous news that four hostages have been rescued by the IDF. The civilian casualties are squarely on the terrorists that kidnapped them. Hamas should be ashamed about what they have put their people through. And so should the gullible who support them. Release the

We shouldn’t be reliant on food banks. Vote Labour.

The details, some of which I heard for the first time yesterday, are unspeakably horrible, and the sexual violence was clearly planned and systematic.

New to me 😂😂 add # to make it a sharp exchange

We were pleased to meet today with Hamish Falconer, Minister for the Middle East, and then with the Solicitor General, Sarah Sackman, to hear about the Government’s approach to Israel/Palestine and the relationship with the Jewish community. As leaders of Progressive Judaism –

What happened on 7 October 2023 was the result of criminal negligence, arrogance, and political decisions that for decades turned the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) into the police force of the occupation and settlements. The IDF can protect the borders of Israel, and it could have

Hersh, Almog, Alex, Carmel, Uri and Eden were found shot to death by Hamas in a Gaza tunnel. They were murdered only last week. All these young hostages were already in bad physical condition, some with previous injuries and signs of torture. Five of the dead were from the Nova

The Philadelphia corridor should be handled and closed from the Egyptian side with American funding, technology and oversight. There is no need for IDF soldiers to stay on the Gaza side of the corridor to ensure that there will be no smuggling along, under or over the 14

Male professional dancers allegedly mistreat female contestants … so ⁦⁦BBC Strictly ✨⁩ ditches same-sex dance pairs! There’s twisted (patriarchal, heterosexist) logic for you 🙄 thepinknews.com/2024/09/02/str…