By not ordering another one? Or by covering it up better?

More on that Oxford Union cancellation (yesterday). The red hands, in Palestinian iconography, celebrate the Ramallah lynching in October 2000, when two Israeli reservists strayed by mistake into Palestinian territory: According to accounts, rumors spread that Israeli undercover agents were being detained at the police station, prompting a crowd of over 1,000 to gather calling…

From the Daily NK: The North Korean authorities have recently begun patting themselves on the back for bringing religion under control, claiming that “organized underground services and secret prayer groups have almost disappeared.” The authorities believe that religious activity has been practically exterminated, which they consider to be a significant win in stabilizing the regime. “Exterminated” is a…

The puberty blocker trial is the one big mis-step from the otherwise excellent Cass Review. You can perhaps see why she – Baroness Cass – thought it would be a good idea, providing some clarity in an otherwise murky area where there are more anecdotes than facts. It would no doubt be helpful to have…

More from Stella O’Malley (yesterday):

Interesting. From the Telegraph: At least 500 civil servants are employed across Government to police and develop diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) policies, The Telegraph can reveal. Some Whitehall departments have seen the numbers of staff whose jobs involve overseeing equality, diversity, inclusion, gender, LGBT or race policies double in the past year since Labour came to…

The Oxford shame continues. From Jewish News: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was prevented from speaking at the Oxford Union on Sunday, after protestors blocked the entrance to the debating society’s building, as well as invading the union’s premises itself. Security were forced to physically eject protestors from the union’s grounds, with the entire…

Is the tide turning even in Ireland?

From the Daily NK: South Korea’s unique custom of couples and friends exchanging pairs of stick-shaped snacks on Nov. 11 has arrived in Pyongyang. Aware of this, the Pyongyang branch of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League issued an order ahead of so-called Pepero Day—as the Nov. 11 “holiday” is called in South Korea—urging young people to be on…