Marco Roth on ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and Oct. 7; Gadi Taub on Netanyahu Bashing and Israeli Defeatism; the Promise of Tu B’Shevat

[View this email in your browser]( January 24, 2024 • Shevat 14, 5784 # [Shylock at the U.N.]( Today’s antisemites wish to save Jews from the darkness of their Jewish natures [BY MARCO ROTH](#) TONIGHT! A members-only Zoom discussion with Tablet staffers Ani Wilcenski, Isaac de Castro, Tanya Singer, and Kathryn Wolf. Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m. EST [BECOME A MEMBER]( *If you're already a member and need a link, write to us at membership@tabletmag.com* # [The Israeli Left’s New Military Messiah]( A joint American-Israeli plan to topple Netanyahu starring General Gadi Eisenkot gains steam as the war in Gaza grinds on [BY GADI TAUB](#) TU B’SHEVAT [The Forest for the Trees]( Tu B’Shevat might not seem like the most important event on the calendar this year. But it’s a reminder that seeds we plant today will bear fruit tomorrow. By Stuart Halpern LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Bava Kama 83]( What is so powerful about speaking in the holy language of the Torah? JANUARY 24, 2024 IN THE SCROLL American scientists led by Peter Daszak, president of EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) and a leading voice in early efforts to dismiss the lab-leak theory of COVID-19’s origins as a conspiracy theory, proposed to engineer novel coronaviruses with many of the key features of COVID-19 at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), according to draft research proposals and notes obtained by journalist Emily Kopp of U.S. Right to Know. [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](