Mystical Politics

Terrible news tonight.  The bodies of six of the hostages were just found by the IDF in a tunnel near Rafah. Times of Israel: Overnight, th...

From the Times of Israel 8:07 am  (Israel time) Universities cancel exams after IDF strikes, Hezbollah attack Universities announce the canc...

This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah drone intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on August 25...

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv, calling for the release of hostages Saturday.  Credit: Florion Goga/ REUTERS.  Published in Haaretz online Anothe...

This is one of the last of the New York Times' Vertex puzzles. They've decided to stop offering Vertex, unfortunately - I've alw...

I'm feeling really nervous about what will happen on October 7 this fall. I don't think I'm worried that there will be another H...

The new semester is due to start in just a week, and in addition to the usual anxieties about beginning classes (getting my syllabi finished...

  As obvious as it is, it is worth stating: “Hamas is coming,” sprayed in the streets of the US Capitol, is not criticism of Israel or Neta...

If you feel inclined to chant "There is only one solution: Intifada Revolution," think about this Facebook post from Sarah Tuttle...

 Shoshke Engelmayer's take on tonight's attack הגלויה הלילית. כטב"מים וטילים. ורק שיחזרו החטופים. The nightly postcard: drones ...

One thing I did not expect was that Iran would target Jerusalem. In past wars, Hamas has avoided targeting the city, presumably to avoid str...

 "Within Our Lifetime" has now outdone themselves.  Together with American Muslims for Palestine they organized a demonstration to...

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"Free Palestine" Demands The current version of the student Palestine movement has finally arrived at my college. Last month they ...

When Jews recite "Next Year in Jerusalem" at the end of the Passover seder, they mean the city of Jerusalem in Israel/Palestine. B...

Saying the quiet part out loud Nardeen Kiswani, founder and leader of the group Within Our Lifetime , led this chant today outside of an...