Apple has to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act and has therefor made the decision to delay the release of some products and features. Read it at Mac Rumors.

Not that any of the organisations that blame Israel for everything will take notice. Read it at the Jerusalem Post.

Ukrainian drones struck multiple targets across Russia and occupied Crimea overnight, including the Russian city of Izhevsk lying over 1,300 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. Read it at the Kyiv Independent.

Not as bad as I thought. Love to wrong on this one. However, still a bad candidate for mayor of Americas’s number one Jewish city. Read it at the Jerusalem Post.

Palestinian Arab met with Hitler in November 1941 to put a stop to planned for Jews to return to our homeland. Read it at the Times of Israel.

The never took it seriously anyway. Read it at Ynetnews.

After their anti-Semitic rant at the Glastonbury music festival, the group’s visas for America has been cancelled and their agent has dropped them. Their US tour is subsequently cancelled as well. Read it at the Guardian.

One of my favourite directors. Read it at the Hollywood Reporter.

From The Local:

According to anti-racist magazine Expo, which broke the story, a Swedish government minister has a family member who is active in Sweden’s extreme right and white supremacist movements. They have also tried to recruit people to the white supremacist organisation Det fria Sverige (The Free Sweden) via social media.

It's also claimed the family member has collaborated closely with an activist from Nordiska motståndsrörelsen (Nordic Resistance Movement).

The unnamed person has reportedly also taken part in activities alongside Aktivklubb Sverige, a violent neo-Nazi organisation.

In Malmö, Sweden, Palestinian flags hang from a few windows in almost every neighbourhood, but this is also one of Europe’s most anti-Semitic cities, so what can you expect? As a subtle protest, I have hung a Swedish flag on my balcony. I would have preferred an Israeli one, but I know that others have endured threats and vandalism. But I am both a Swedish and Israeli citizen, so the Swedish flag is probably provocative enough. I have a bit of a problem with the cross, but Sweden is fundamentally a Christian country, so you have to accept that.

As if Trump’s tariffs weren’t bad enough, here’s another blow to Americans buying imported goods. Read it at Semafor.

A new poll brings depressing figures. Read it at the Guardian.

I will especially remember Michael Madsen for his parts in Quentin Tarantino’s films. Read it at TMZ.

America’s next president just might be gay. Read it at Pink News.

Alcohol affects almost every organ system in the body, including the muscles, blood vessels, digestive system, heart, and brain. Bad news! Makes me want a drink. Read it at the New York Times.

“NATO chief Mark Rutte has chillingly warned that World War III will start with simultaneous invasions from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.” Read it at the Daily Mail.

“New research suggests that a burial site once venerated by Christian pilgrims likely belonged to a member of Herod’s dynasty rather than a New Testament figure.” Read it at the Times of Israel.

When things are this bad, I have to see it. Read it at DNyuz.

The two boys are fighting. Bring out the popcorn. Read it at Reuters.

So much for protecting the constitution. Read it at Bloomberg.

Among other forms of anti-Semitic discrimination, students drew a picture of Hitler as an example of a strong historical leader and told a Jewish student they were happy about 7 October 2023. Read it at the Washington Free Beacon.

The information was leaked when seven bodyguards uploaded their runs to popular training app “Strava”. Read it at The Local.

Someone needs to stop these terrorists once and for all. Read it at the Jerusalem Post.

I’m not completely surprised. Read it at the New York Times.

“Italian officials, at the request of the US, have arrested Xu Zewei, a Chinese national who may be one of their state-sponsored hackers.” Read it at Legal Insurrection.

UNRWA, despite its claims to be a humanitarian agency, has forged an unholy alliance with Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist organisations. Read it at UN Watch.

Sahlgrenska Hospital in Sweden warns that parents who take hormone medication can pass the sex hormones on to their children. Read it at Expressen.

It’s Friday afternoon. A few hours until proper sunset, but I love Shabbat, so I start early.

Iranian writer Armin Navabi at Queer Majority:

On the surface, “Queers for Palestine” attempts to meld LGBT advocacy with Palestinian liberation, a juxtaposition that has precipitated a whirlpool of ridicule and criticism due to the fact that LGBT rights scarcely exist within the Muslim world, and the Palestinian territories are no exception. The slogan has been widely satirised with variations like “Chickens for KFC” or “Blacks for the KKK”, which highlight the basic lack of awareness of just how incompatible the values of the Western left are with the Islamic right they so readily champion.

New study suggests eating watermelons is associated with increased nutrient intake and higher diet quality. Read it at Nutrients.

There are real genocides and those invented to legitimise terrorists who want to commit them. Read it at BBC.

The Sesame Street character’s X account erupted into an anti-Semitic tirade in an apparent hack, calling on followers to “kill all Jews” and branding Donald Trump as the “puppet” of Benjamin Netanyahu. Read it at the The Times of Israel.

Update: Elmo has taken his account back from hackers.

New report shows what parts of London has the highest knife-crime offences. Read it at Daily Mail.

“Fact-checking becomes impossible in war zones, and unverified casualty figures are often published uncritically. Headlines blame Israel for bombings before investigations can conclude.” Read it at the Jerusalem Post.

A Kafka Trap is a fallacy where, if someone denies being X, it is taken as evidence that the person is X since someone who is X would deny being X. The name is derived from the novel The Trial by Franz Kafka. The reason this is fallacious is that it lumps together people who genuinely are not guilty of a perceived offence in with people who have committed the perceived offence and are trying to escape punishment.

Syllogism:

1. Only a rapist would deny being a rapist.
2. Peter says he’s not a rapist.
3. Peter is a rapist.

This fallacy is quite popular these days.

In Bogotá, self-proclaimed human-rights champions such as China, Cuba, Venezuela, Iraq, and Qatar have gathered to condemn Israel and praise themselves for protecting international law. “No country is above the law, and no crime will go unanswered,” a South African minister said before the meeting. Why not start by looking at the many violations conducted by those present at the table? Read it at Ynetnews.

Full list of participating states below.

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• Colombia
• South Africa
• Algeria
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Chile
• China
• Cuba
• Djibouti
• Honduras
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• Namibia
• Nicaragua
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Portugal
• Qatar
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Turkey
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

“Many of the bodies of sexual crime victims were found bound and shackled. The genitals of both women and men were brutally mutilated, and sometimes weapons were inserted into them. The terrorists did not stop at shooting; they also cut and mutilated sexual organs and other body parts with knives.” The report was made by the Association of Rape Crisis Centres in Israel. You can read it here.

A group called Boogie Down Liberation Front vandalised Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx office. Read it at Legal Insurrection.

I’m not surprised. Social media is toxic. Read the study at the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities.

Members of the European Parliament say the coordinator’s work against rise in anti-Semitism in wake of Israel-Hamas war is problematic. Read it at EU Observer. Letter can be read here.

In my opinion, Hamas’s refusal to surrender and disarm is more problematic. It’s absurd that the Gazan leadership continue yo keep hostage and let the people starve because of it. Hamas must be forced to do what IRA and ETA did to end their conflicts. Read it at Politico.

Psilocybin improved longevity and health markers in mice and cells. The compound appears to reduce oxidative stress and enhance DNA repair mechanisms. Read the study at NPJ Aging.

A legend is gone. Read more about it at the Guardian.

This will be hilarious! 😂 Read it at Rolling Stone.

Good! It should be costly to be a racist institution. Read it at the New York Post.

Amnesty showing an interest in Jewish lives. I didn’t see that one coming. Read it at Iran International.

“Iran is currently experiencing a major water crisis,” the Jerusalem Post writes. “The Iranian government has declared an emergency public holiday in Tehran Province as the nation grapples with a severe water shortage and energy crisis, compounded by soaring temperatures that have pushed the country’s aging infrastructure to its breaking point.”

Not that anyone cares about anything that doesn’t validate established anti-Israel bias. Read it on X.

From Bret Stephens’s article in the New York Times:

It may seem harsh to say, but there is a glaring dissonance to the charge that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. To wit: If the Israeli government’s intentions and actions are truly genocidal—if it is so malevolent that it is committed to the annihilation of Gazans—why hasn’t it been more methodical and vastly more deadly? Why not, say, hundreds of thousands of deaths, as opposed to the nearly 60,000 that Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between combatant and civilian deaths, has cited so far in nearly two years of war?

It’s not that Israel lacks the capacity to have meted vastly greater destruction than what it has inflicted so far. It is the leading military power of its region, stronger now that it has decimated Hezbollah and humbled Iran. It could have bombed without prior notice, instead of routinely warning Gazans to evacuate areas it intended to strike. It could have bombed without putting its own soldiers, hundreds of whom have died in combat, at risk.

Read the whole article here.

One of the most bizarre celebrities is dead. Read it at Variety.

Not a surprise. With AI, we must learn to question everything, including authentic authorship. Read Javier Mixco at Substack.

I wrote about this yesterday, but I know some readers mistrust Israeli media, so here’s an article on the subject at Iran International.

The dictators are helping each other, as always. Read it at the Kyiv Independent.

Contrary to common belief, sweat doesn’t just pop out of our skin as delicate droplets, it rises like a tide through our pores. Read study at the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.

“Ozzy Osbourne is rightfully being remembered as a pioneering heavy metal star and all-round music legend, but he was also a surprising, early ally to the gay community.” Read it at Pink News.

A notorious homophobe is at it again. Read it at Pink News.

The truth is that Hamas doesn’t care about Palestinians. It’s only interested in giving Israel a bad image. Read it at the Jerusalem Post.

So France is about to recognise a state run by terrorists. A gift to Hamas for a job well done? Read it at Le Monde.

It’s Friday afternoon. Time to log off for Shabbat.

Amsterdam pride gets political. Read it at Agence France-Presse.

Singer Harry Styles has set up Pleasing Yourself, a company dedicated to self-pleasure. Read it at Pink News.

Nothing to see here, it’s only “anti-Zionism”. Read it at the Jerusalem Post.

“Yemen’s Houthi terror group said on Sunday it would target any ships belonging to companies that do business with Israeli ports, regardless of their nationalities, as part of what it called the fourth phase of its military operations against Israel.” Read it at the Times of Israel.

This war is getting uglier by the day. Gaza must be freed from Hamas now. Read it at the Times of Israel.

I’m not saying that’re wrong, but one of the organisation, B’Tselem, has been against Israel for years and the only thing that’s surprising is that it’s taken them this long. Read it at the Times of Israel.

“No doubt, horrible things are happening in Gaza, but without all the context, you rarely know what is happening. For instance, a story that informs you that X number of people were shot at an aid distribution centre might leave out the fact that it was Hamas killing Gaza civilians, not the Israeli Army.” Read it at Hot Air.

New York City seems set to get a socialist anti-Semite as its new mayor. Sad to watch. Read it at Newsweek.

Read more about it at the Jerusalem Post.

The far-right Liberty Counsel wants to deprive gay Americans of equal rights, which is everything but liberty. Read it at Religion News Service.

A perfect gift for stalkers. Read it at MacRumors.

Another night, another bomb. This city is a war zone. Well, not really, but sometimes it feels like one. Read it at Aftonbladet.