Bezos Cuts $50M Check to Celebrity Admiral as Washington Post Flounders
The Post needs $100 million; its owner gave that amount to retired Adm. William McRaven and Eva Longoria to direct to charity.
Politics
Voices
Let’s Name It: Not Just Islamophobia, but Anti-Palestinianism
From Joe Biden on down, liberals denounce anti-Muslim bias to avoid mentioning the scourge of hate against Palestinians.
A Real Social Security Office Gave Me a Flyer With a Scam Phone Number On It
Scammers have infiltrated a Social Security Administration building in New York, imperiling your personal information.
Voices
World Bank Chief Apologizes to Staff for Handling of Child Sex Abuse Scandal
"Put simply, mistakes were made."
Israel’s War on Gaza
Billion-Dollar Jewish Communal Fund Bars Donations to Progressive Jewish Group
The Jewish Communal Fund, which lets contributors direct their donations, blocks gifts to Jewish Voice for Peace because of its stance on Israel.
Donors to Bob Menendez Legal Defense Linked to Ex-Terror Group
About 15 percent of the people who gave to Menendez’s legal defense fund have links to the MEK, a controversial Iranian exile group.
Israel’s War on Gaza
The Left Is Finally Building a Response to AIPAC
AIPAC has become the key force against progressives in Democratic primaries, but a new coalition is seeking to protect the party’s left flank.
DHS Using Hamas to Expand Its Reach on College Campuses
“Foreign malign influence” and disinformation are now targets of new government efforts.
Voices
What Joe Biden’s State of the Union Speech Didn’t Mention
The president’s speech made no mention of the forever war continuing in the Middle East.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Columbia’s New “Antisemitism Task Force” Won’t Say What It Thinks Antisemitism Is
As the task force shuts down dissent, students and faculty fear loose definitions of antisemitism will be used to stifle pro-Palestine speech.