Masha Gessen, Anti-Zionism, and ‘The New Yorker’; the Children of Majdal Shams

[View this email in your browser]( August 6, 2024 • Av 2, 5784 # [The New Yorker’s Fact Crisis]( Is Masha Gessen’s performative anti-Zionism an exception to the magazine’s commitment to factual accuracy and independent style, or a reflection of broader decay? [BY DAVID MIKICS](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Bava Batra 42]( Why are so many of the most fabulously salaried Americans so miserable? AUGUST 6, 2024 # [Mourning the Children Killed in Majdal Shams]( After a Hezbollah rocket murdered 12 kids on a soccer field, a Druze town in the Golan Heights comes together to grieve [BY HILLEL KUTTLER](#) IN THE SCROLL Israel is on high alert in anticipation of Iran’s response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. Hebrew media reported after a Sunday night security meeting that Israel would consider a preemptive attack on Iran if it received “definitive intelligence” about an impending Iranian strike, and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told commanders of the Israeli Air Force on Monday to prepare for a “quick transition to offense” in the event of an attack by Iran and its proxies. [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](