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Blasting Off ­­— Israel’s Critics are Departing Planet Earth

There is a famous scene in the movie classic “Annie Hall” in which protagonist Alvy Singer visits his girlfriend’s family and encounters her somewhat untethered brother in a hallway. Singer listens as the brother rambles incoherently before politely taking his leave. “Right, well, I have to go now, Duane,” he says, “because I’m due back on planet Earth.” “Planet Earth” came to more than one person’s mind shortly after the news emerged about Israelis slaughtered in cold blood, babies riddled with machine gun bullets in their cribs, hundreds of young people mowed ...

Raw Antisemitism Has Been Exposed

“Come,” they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel’s name is remembered no more.” (Psalm 83:4 ) The murderous attack on Israel has ripped away what remained of a thin veneer that has covered up growing antisemitism in America and some of the rest of the world. Until now it has only periodically raised its ugly head. The reaction by pro-Palestinian groups to Israel’s necessary and defensible response to the terrorist attacks from Gaza reveals how this disease has spread. For years prior to the invasion, there were occasional demonstrations against Jewish ...

Decision Preserves a Precedent

The Supreme Court on Oct. 2 spurned an opportunity to correct the second-worst mistake in its 233-year history. If it had agreed to hear Ursula Newell-Davis’s case, and had then decided it correctly, the court would have scrubbed a 150-year-old stain from its reputation. And it would have ended the injustice being done to Newell-Davis and those whom Louisiana’s government is, for its convenience, preventing her from serving. Instead, the court, which is currently accused of insufficient fidelity to precedents, has preserved one that enables government-inflicted abridgments of ...

How to Find a Medical Escort After a Procedure

Can you recommend some medical escort services that help seniors get home after a medical procedure? I need to have a colonoscopy, but my doctor’s clinic won’t schedule my appointment unless I supply them with a name and phone number of the person taking me home afterward. I live alone with no family nearby, and my friend doesn’t drive anymore. Any suggestions? — Need a Lift Dear Need, Good question! Finding “door-through-door” medical escort services for outpatient screenings and procedures that involve anesthesia can be challenging for older patients without nearby ...

Serena Williams Has A 2-Book Deal, Starting With A Memoir

NEW YORK (AP) — Now that she’s stepped back from the sport she dominated like few others, Serena Williams is ready to reflect. The tennis great has a two-book deal with the Random House Publishing Group, starting with an “intimate” memoir in which she will open up about everything from her childhood and early tennis training, dramatized in the 2021 film “King Richard,” to her extraordinary career and the obstacles and setbacks she endured along the way. The book is not yet titled and does not have a release date. “For so long, all I was focused on was winning, and I ...

Smith Says Revealing Separation A ‘Weight Off’

NEW YORK (AP) — Jada Pinkett Smith is feeling free these days. She’s no longer hiding that she’s been separated from megastar husband Will Smith for seven years. “It’s a weight off my shoulders, honestly,” said Pinkett Smith whose new memoir, “Worthy,” is out now. “Ever since the Oscars, it’s so interesting how such an intense event can bring you closer together, and I would say that after that, we really dove in and dug in and got to this beautiful place we are now.” The actor, who first revealed the bombshell news to NBC’s Hoda Kotb last week, details her ...