Stephen Daisley in the Spectator: Globalise the intifada,’ they chanted. This is what that looks like. Two Israeli embassy staffers gunned down as they left the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington DC. Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgram had been attending an event for young Jews working in foreign policy organised by the American Jewish…

Meanwhile, in Minnesota: An inmate at Minnesota’s Shakopee women’s prison says she’s been traumatized by the state’s policy allowing transgender-identifying males to be housed alongside female prisoners—calling her experience “the worst time I’ve ever had to live through.” Jamie Ali, who is currently incarcerated at the Minnesota Correctional Facility–Shakopee, spoke to Alpha News by phone…

On the killing of the two Israeli embassy workers in Washington: Israeli minister for diaspora affairs, Amichai Chikli, has issued a statement condemning the leaders of the UK, France and Canada, accusing them of having "emboldened the forces of terror". On Tuesday, Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney released a joint statement, describing Israel's…

These men seem very pleased with themselves – and no wonder. They've just won medals in the women's long jump. From Reduxx: A trans-identified male has gone viral after winning a women’s longsword medal on Sunday in a tournament that had multiple male participants competing against females in the women’s category…. During an event titled…

I was aware that Kazakhstan was where the Soviets did their nuclear tests, but not of the grim and still ongoing aftermath. From the Telegraph – Atomic bombs destroyed their lives – now they want Russia to pay: Sixty years ago a nuclear bomb ten times more powerful than the one that destroyed Hiroshima exploded…

From the Daily NK: North Korean authorities have begun collecting citizen feedback regarding the country’s decision to join Russia’s war against Ukraine. “The Sariwon police department has instructed neighborhood offices throughout the city to have locals submit essays detailing their thoughts and feelings about our entrance into the war,” a source in North Hwanghae province…

How the blood libel works: a thread. Yesterday we saw how the blood libel works like lightening in the social media age, fed by corrupt organisations, amplified by politicians and reported on by credulous reporters. The lie started with the UN’s emergency coordinator Tom… pic.twitter.com/19MiYH9ScF — Nicole Lampert (@nicolelampert) May 21, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Thread: It…

Is Sonia Sodha a Times writer now? She's now followed Suzanne Moore and Hadley Freeman out of the the Guardian/Observer stable, where her gender-critical views were doubtless unwelcome. Whatever, here she is in today's Times – Unions and bosses are flouting trans ruling.  A few weeks on, it’s becoming clear that despite the exceptional clarity…

Still with North Korea – from Yonhap News: North Korea has removed "unification" from the name of a building on the North's side of the truce village of Panmunjom, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday, as Pyongyang has stepped up its campaign to redefine relations with Seoul as hostile. A Daily NK commentary: North Korea’s removal…

Local hospitals in North Korea have no drugs beyond herbal medicines, and people only go there to get medical certificates to avoid work. “There are no naive people here who go to hospitals expecting treatment". So Pyongyang is promoting a "self-reliance" approach to medical care: hospitals have to produce their own medicines, and the people…