Truman’s Passover; BHL on the Iranian Attack; Celan in Chernivtsi; a New Film About Khat

Walter Russell Mead on Cyber Cities • [View this email in your browser]( April 19, 2024 • Nisan 11, 5784 SUNDAY This is a member event. To become a member, and get a registration link for the Zoom, click [here](. Existing members can find the link in this morning's member newsletter. # [Harry Truman’s Seder Message]( His 1945 address to American troops drew a lasting connection between the Passover story and the nation’s consciousness [BY STUART HALPERN](#) # [Israel Must Respond Forcefully to Iran’s Attack]( Iran’s drones and missiles are not a joke. They are a declaration of war, and must be treated as such. [BY BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # WHAT REALLY MATTERS [The Rise of the Cyber City]( This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Israel’s options for retaliating against Iran, why the IMF scolded the United States, Zelensky’s pleas for Israel-style support for Ukraine, and why the Work From Home (WFH) revolution could change American cities and make Gen Z filthy rich APRIL 11, 2024 # [Paying Tribute to Paul Celan in Chernivtsi]( Our correspondent concludes a literary journey through wartime Ukraine [BY EDWARD SEROTTA](#) # [King Khat]( A new film tells the story of the geeky scientist who developed the synthetic drug that took Israel by storm during the Second Intifada [BY DANA KESSLER](#) IN THE SCROLL Google has fired 28 employees affiliated with the “No Tech for Genocide” activist group for participating in a protest demanding that the company cancel its cloud computing contract with the Israeli Ministry of Defense, The Wall Street Journal reports. On Tuesday, employees at Google’s New York City and Sunnyvale, California, offices staged protests, pledging not to leave until they were arrested or Google canceled the contract; nine were ultimately arrested. [READ ALL ABOUT IT]( # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](