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On the way up to the Temple Mount, Likud is becoming Otzma Yehudit

Most ruling party members have always shunned visits to the holy site, both for security and religious reasons, but a new breed of Likud MKs are following the lead of the far-right

https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-the-way-up-to-the-temple-mount-likud-is-becoming-otzma-yehudit/

Majority of U.S. Twitter users say they’ve taken a break from the platform in the past year

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/05/17/majority-of-us-twitter-users-say-theyve-taken-a-break-from-the-platform-in-the-past-year/?utm_source=Pew+Research+Center&utm_campaign=6195bed327-Weekly_5-20-23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-6195bed327-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

 

The slow cracking of Greg the Egg

How the No. 1 boy of ‘Succession’ fans turned into just another Disgusting Brother

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/05/18/greg-succession-hbo-nicholas-braun/

 

Foreign Bodies: Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations by Simon Schama review – scientists to the rescue

The historian offers up lessons from past pandemics in an indictment of modern leaders’ response to Covid

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/may/19/foreign-bodies-pandemics-vaccines-and-the-health-of-nations-by-simon-schama-review-scientists-to-the-rescue?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

 

Orwell: The New Life by DJ Taylor review — the Etonian poser who wanted to be famous

George Orwell put his career before his dying wife, his little boy and his friends. Will Lloyd on a selfish genius

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/orwell-by-dj-taylor-review-r27nxw39p

 

Nota bene - I am not endorsing the editorial slant of any of these articles; Some I agree with, others maybe not. I am saying they are worth knowing about.  Your recommendations for WHAT'S WORTH KNOWING are welcome.  ej5@nyu.edu