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If, And, or But: “It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of the death of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. It creates the possibility not only of ending the Gaza war, returning Israeli hostages and bringing relief to the people of Gaza. It creates the possibility for the biggest step toward a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians since Oslo, as well as normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia — which means pretty much the entire Muslim world. It’s that big. But, but, but.” I’m not as optimistic as Tom Friedman. But we can hope. NYT (Gift Article): How the Biden Team Plans to Build Peace From Sinwar’s Death. An here’s an excellent piece from David Remnick who brings Sinwar’s death back full circle to the Israeli doctor who saved him. The New Yorker: The Killing of Yahya Sinwar. Here’s the latest from CNN.
+ Shaken Confidence: How a stunning 11th-hour race to save a Texas death row inmate from execution in ‘shaken baby’ case unfolded. “Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson sat praying in a cell Thursday night, just feet from the execution chamber where he was set to die by lethal injection for the ‘shaken baby’ death of his toddler.”
+ A Vision in Time: Why Surgeons Are Wearing The Apple Vision Pro In Operating Rooms. (That would be a scary sight for a patient!)
+ Snap Decision: “People have a strong tendency to believe that they always have enough data to make an informed decision—regardless of what information they actually have.” A new study confirms that people think they already know everything they need to make decisions.
+ Be Alarmed: A blaze burns down a brand-new fire station in Germany that lacked fire alarms.
+ A Pigskin, Hold the Pork: “There may be, quite simply, no place in America less Jewish than Brigham Young University’s football stadium on Yom Kippur. In a typical year, few of the roughly 63,000 fans who streamed into LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah, for the annual homecoming game would even be aware that Saturday was the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. But this is no typical year: The star quarterback for BYU, Jake Retzlaff, is Jewish.” Great stuff from McKay Coppins in The Atlantic (Gift Article): The Jewish Quarterback at a Mormon College.
