The Skewed Case Against ‘Extremist Settlers’; How Online Book Reviews Became a Gaza War Battlefield; Eggplant and Sephardic Cuisine

[View this email in your browser]( February 8, 2024 • Shevat 29, 5784 # [The Fraudulent Case Against ‘Violent Settlers’]( U.S. officials are using pro-Palestinian NGO sources to back a controversial effort aimed at punishing the Jewish state [BY LIEL LEIBOVITZ](#) TODAY 1 p.m. EST, Zoom This is a member event. To become a member, and get a registration link for the Zoom, click [here](. Existing members should have received a link via email. If you've lost track of it, write to [membership@tabletmag.com.](mailto:membership@tabletmag.com?subject=Life%20During%20Wartime&body=I'm%20a%20member.%20Please%20send%20me%20a%20link%20for%20today's%20Zoom.%20) # [Review-Bombing for Gaza]( Popular fiction has become the newest front in the culture wars surrounding the support of Israel [BY FLORA TSAPOVSKY](#) # [From Stigma to Staple]( The eggplant is a symbol of Sephardic resilience, identity, and survival [BY ORGE CASTELLANO](#) [The U.N. Relief and Works Agency is the Problem, Not the Solution]( Episode 13: Gadi and Mike discuss the UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees LISTEN TO TABLET # UNORTHODOX [Slam Dunk]( Ep. 399: NBA All-Star Allan Houston’s new faith initiative, and revisiting the Michael Milken trial FEBRUARY 8, 2024 IN THE SCROLL A Palestinian migrant who illegally crossed the U.S. southern border in November stole an Israeli flag from a Long Island home and then assaulted the Jewish homeowner who attempted to stop him, The New York Post reports. Bechir Lehbeib, 26, allegedly stole the flag, which read “In This Home We Stand With Israel,” from the porch of Nassau resident Aleksandr Binyaminov, a “devout” Jewish man who said that one of his wife’s relatives was killed on Oct. 7. [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](