Weekend Reading
- Holocaust jokes aren’t funny. But we can’t stop laughing at these Israeli talk show hosts’ prank call to Auschwitz. All attempts at astraight face will fail. (Ami Kaufman, +972)
- A controversial German court ruling brought mixed news this week. The bad: the ruling outlawed circumcision. The good: in a moment of interfaith cooperation, Jewish and Muslim leaders banded together to oppose the ruling. (Ynet)
- Does the occupation have a price? Noam Sheizaf responds to Ami Kaufman and Emily Hauser.
- After learning about Avigdor Lieberman’s money-laundering scandal, we didn’t think the Foreign Minister could get any worse. He just did. Check out his childish verbal exchange with fellow MK Talab Al-Sana. (Haaretz)
- Formerly neo-Nazi pop star twins started smoking pot and abandoned their anti-Semitic ways. Thanks to Tablet for reposting this gem. (Tablet)
About the Author
Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Crisis of Zionism, was published by Times Books in April 2012.
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