🧵 As someone from a city that was for years, and is still in some circles, guilty by association for falling under the control of an armed terrorist group, the collective punishment of Gaza brings back painful memories and fears out a similar tragic outcome to that of Mosul.

I just contacted two well-connected friends in Tunisia’s small Jewish community to inquire whether this tweet, about a synagogue attack there last night, was true. Sadly, they said, it is. The fire was set in protest against Israel last night at El Hamma synagogue near Gabes.

“Continuing to give Israel what he described as carte blanche to kill a generation of enemies, only to create a new one, does not ultimately serve the United States’ interests, Mr. Paul said.” nytimes.com/2023/10/19/us/…

An analysis of satellite imagery suggests that, after less than two weeks of war, 11,000 buildings in Gaza have been destroyed or damaged. "At least 92,000 people will have no home to return to when the fighting stops." economist.com/briefing/2023/…

Seven years ago, I was delighted to meet Feeld founder 🇺🇦 in London. Today, I'm delighted to open the The New York Times and find THIS: Valeriya Safronova nytimes.com/2023/10/21/bus… Huge congratulations Ana Kirova and Dimo! 🙌 #sextech #socialsex #socialsexrevolution makelovenotporn

.Feeld has acquired a reputation for fostering something rare in the dating-app world: directness. Ana Kirova, its CEO since 2021, has had a strong hand in that development. Gift link here: shorturl.at/vDSV7

"Gaza's religious affairs ministry has authorised burials in mass graves... some families have begun to wear identification bracelets, or are writing names on the arms of their children, to increase the chance they can be identified if they die." ft.com/content/a3fded…

Happy 32nd Birthday to our friend and colleague Evan Gershkovich, who is still in jail in Russia awaiting trial on espionage charges. We continue to call for his release #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan

Happy 32nd birthday to Evan Gershkovich Evan, a WSJ reporter and friend, has been an unjust prisoner in Russia for 211 days I miss you #FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan

Fascinating interview thedriftmag.com/a-desperate-si…

A fellowship where journalists working in countries with limited press freedoms can REST and RECOVER: reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/en/scholarship…

Columbia/Barnard faculty have signed an open letter supporting our students, making the point that identifying with the suffering of Gazans and historically contextualizing the current war in Israel/Gaza is not anti-Semitic. Please read and share. docs.google.com/document/d/1cV…

✍️ @paulwsj: "Consider the opposite of that frequently bemoaned condition of the perpetual news cycle: What if you could get no valid information at all? Because that is the kind of void Evan is facing" Read more: standard.co.uk/comment/evan-g…

Huge scoop from my colleagues. A leading western journalist who has long been considered one of Germany’s top independent experts on Russia received at least €600,000 in undisclosed offshore payments from companies linked to an oligarch close to Putin theguardian.com/world/2023/nov…

Gaza Has Become a ‘Graveyard’ for Children Far more children have been killed in Gaza in the past six weeks than in all the world’s major conflict zones combined — across two dozen countries, including Ukraine — during all of last year. nytimes.com/2023/11/18/wor…

So many children are brought into the morgue that burial shrouds are cut into child-size pieces. “Every day we cry while we’re working to prepare the children.” Parents scrawl names directly onto their children’s skin, in case they are lost or killed and need to be identified.

An unbelievably draconian step even by Russia’s standards. Russia’s Supreme Court has ruled the global gay rights movement to be an “extremist organisation” on a legal par with al-Qaeda and Isis, outlawing any display of support for LGBT+ rights. on.ft.com/3QUvtTC

The Tucker Carlson cargo cult in Moscow is really quite something. Just frothing at the mouth the minute any famous American hints he might do a softball Putin interview

One year since Evan was cynically detained on a reporting trip. He is not a spy. Journalism is not a crime. He does not belong in prison. #IStandWithEvan

On a seemingly perfect getaway with friends, Cassie, a startup founder, is keeping something from everyone, including her best friend Lena, a filmmaker with her own secret. Everything comes to a head when a violent moment between Cassie and her fiance shocks the group. #PitchToDA