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Fast Forward Anti-Semitic French Tweets Use ‘Good Jew’ Hashtag
A French nonprofit said it was considering making complaints against some Twitter users following an explosion of French-language anti-Semitic messages. SOS Racisme, a Paris-based anti-discrimination organization, made the statement on its website after the phrase UnBonJuif on Oct. 10 became the third most popular hashtag among French Twitter users. Literally meaning “a good Jew,” it…
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Opinion Jewish Twitter-Sphere Abuzz Over Veep Debate
What’s the use of a spin room when we have social media? Last night, the Twitterverse turned its eyes towards the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan. You’ve probably already heard all of the “malarkey” from partisans representing both parties, but here’s a look at the lighter side of last night’s important…
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Life #SorryFeminists Shows Feminism’s Lighter Side — But It’s Serious Too
The high-profile internet blowup du jour began with an ill-considered tweet from new T Magazine editor Deborah Needleman, advertising an appearance by known professional thorn-in-the-side of feminists Katie Roiphe. “Sorry Feminists,” Needleman tweeted in parentheticals, “this woman is sexy”. The implication of her statement being that feminists can’t abide a sexy woman, or a sexy…
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The Schmooze Judd Apatow’s Tech-Savvy Teen
“Maude Apatow is addicted to technology, even though she knows it is destroying her,” pronounces the Twitter bio of Maude Apatow. Remember her? She played Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann (her actual mother)’s daughter in ‘Knocked Up.’ Maude and her little sister were the two giggly blonde girls who teased Seth Rogen, the clueless Daddy-to-be….
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Opinion Vote Romney — It’s a Real Mitt-zvah
There’s an early entry in the category political pin of the year. Not sure how everyone missed this pun for the first eight months of the political year, but finally someone realized that Mitt Romney’s first name can be turned into a Jewish good deed without too much trying. As the Republican National Convention officially…
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News Facebook Takes Down Some Hezbollah Content
Facebook, citing a policy against hosting content that “incites hate,” has removed some Hezbollah-related content. Although some Facebook pages in praise of Hezbollah could be accessed on Friday, a page on its radio statio, Al-Manar, displayed only text about the station and no commentary or reports. “To help keep our site safe, we use the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Diplomats Sent to Twitter 101
Israel’s Foreign Ministry updated online social media guidelines for representatives of the State of Israel worldwide, following a few recent unusual tweets and Facebook posts made by Israeli diplomats. The Foreign Ministry’s message to Israeli diplomats: Surfers on the web take everything you post as Israel’s official position. Earlier this week, Yoram Murad, head of…
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Opinion It’s a Nazi Slogan, Dude
Readers might not expect a lot of historical analysis from the British tabloid The Daily Mail. But it shouldn’t be too much for the editors to at least remember Nazi Germany and some of its signature evil. That’s why it was particularly disturbing to see this item uncovered by the Twittersphere this morning from a…
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Fast Forward Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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News How Mamdani became New York’s next mayor, with Jews divided between fierce opposition and fiery support
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Opinion I’m an Israeli who lives in New York. Here’s why I’m voting for Mamdani
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