Hamas and Wokeness; the DEI Complex; Biden and Israel; Jake Sullivan; Bibi and Putin; Egypt and Gaza

[View this email in your browser]( October 29, 2023 • Cheshvan 14, 5784 THE WEEKENDER VOL. 2, ISSUE 39 [DOWNLOAD THIS SPECIAL ISSUE]( # [Hamas Killed My Wokeness]( I’ve found a home on the progressive left for years—even after I noticed a common blind spot around Jewish issues. But the reaction to the murderous attacks on Israeli civilians was the final straw. [BY ALEX OLSHONSKY](#) # [The DEI Complex Will Never Protect Jews]( The problem isn’t that the system—of affinity groups, diversity officers, microaggression policing, and more—hasn’t included Jews until now. It’s that the system itself is dangerous. [BY ARMIN ROSEN](#) SUPPORT OUR WORK Become a member of Tablet Magazine [LEARN MORE]( [The George Kennan Who Wasn’t]( A startling string of policy failures shows the hollowness of the U.S. foreign policy establishment and its servile wunderkind, Jake Sullivan [BY JEREMY STERN](#) [Biden’s Three Nos]( Biden’s visit puts Israel in mortal danger [BY GADI TAUB](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # UNORTHODOX [Closely Knit]( Ep. 386: Israeli actress Swell Ariel Or on living in the U.S. while Israel is at war, Tablet’s audience editor Ani Wilcenski on speaking up on social media, and artist Jeanette Kuvin Oren on teaching art to displaced children in Israel OCTOBER 26, 2023 [Why Egypt Leaves Palestinians in Gaza to Die]( The Jewish state has long been a useful villain in Egyptian conspiracy theories. Now that might be backfiring on Egyptians and Gazans at once. [BY SAMUEL TADROS](#) [Netanyahu’s Deal With Putin Goes Wrong]( Is Ukraine the winner? [BY VLADISLAV DAVIDZON](#) HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED Zionism: The Tablet Guide The definitive guide to the past, present, and future of modern Judaism’s most fantastical and magnetic idea—and the West’s most explosive political label. Order your copy either through us [directly]( or via [Amazon](. [Weddings in Wartime]( After the Hamas attack of October 7, many Israeli couples changed their plans—moving up dates, or downsizing or postponing ceremonies. Other couples never made it to the chuppah. [BY HILLEL KUTTLER](#) [Birthright Worked]( Spending 10 days ‘on the bus’ almost 20 years ago made me feel connected to Israel for the first time. Following the Hamas attack this month, I realized how much that sense of connection has endured. [BY ALINA DIZIK](#) # # 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](