Meanwhile on the International front....

הבדיחה על השוק עדיין הייתה די מצחיקה ...

 

.כן! כן זה היה

 

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https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-ea...ptni3nc8qn9&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

DUBAI—Officials of Palestinian militant group Hamas have told international mediators that they are open to discussing a deal to release some of the kidnapped Israelis they are holding hostage in exchange for a significant pause in fighting, Egyptian officials said Tuesday.

The overture marks a significant shift by Hamas, which for weeks has insisted it would only negotiate on hostages as part of a comprehensive agreement that would lead to a permanent end to the war that has engulfed Gaza since Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7. Israel says 1,200 people were killed in the attacks and over 240 taken hostage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office declined to comment. Hamas didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

What's the going rate for "immediately"?

Hour or less? 10 minutes?

 

I read this AP story on a census of sorts regarding Jewish Holocaust survivors, and thought others might like to see it, too. Well, you won't "like" it, exactly, but it's a good, worthwhile read. I thought about putting it on the religion thread but believe it might be better here right now.

Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive

 

Who could have possibly predicted this?

 

Here’s why that’s bad news for Prime Minister Biden.

 

What a bloody bell end!

 

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https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-ea...cctcubg5f5f&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

As much as 80% of Hamas’s vast warren of tunnels under Gaza remains intact after weeks of Israeli efforts to destroy them, U.S. and Israeli officials said, hampering Israel’s central war aims.