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Husband, father of 4, expat from the 716, advisor to GCs and law firms, Deadhead, Bobcat, and tireless defender of Oxford comma. @Penn and @Harvard_Law alum.

Gaithersburg, MD
Joined February 2009
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Do you suffer from Israel Derangement Syndrome??
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Please read this. It’s where we are now.
In Toronto, a young Jewish girl named Esther has been missing for over a week. To make matters worse, people have been ripping down posters about her disappearance, just like they did with the hostage posters after 10/7—one of the more appalling things I've ever seen in my life.
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The night I got on the bus. My first show. Never looked back.
“I fought the law, and the law won” 🚨 "I Fought The Law," written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets and popularized by The Bobby Fuller Four, has been covered by hundreds of artists, from The Clash to Stray Cats, Bruce Springsteen, and more. In March 1993, the Grateful Dead performed the song for the first time, going on to play it roughly 35 times through June 1995. Watch their full rendition live at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, NY on 06/13/93, available now on the Grateful Dead YouTube Channel.
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Buffalo in the Stanley Cup playoffs is going to be scenes. A passionate hockey market that waited too long to return. Our ESPN feature on the challenges of a rebuild, and how the @BuffaloSabres got out of it 🎥 ✨ youtu.be/6pOnVuJT_Zk
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Aaron Kotok retweeted
I can't comment on every single act of antizionism and anti-Jewish hatred, but I must say, what Spike Lee did during the @NBA All-Star Game was one of the more deplorable things I've seen in a long time. Sadly, though, it was very on-brand for the Palestinian movement. Indeed, Spike didn't wear a Palestinian outfit to celebrate a Palestinian player. Rather, he wore it with the soul-purpose of signalling to the only Jewish player that he isn't welcome. This is the very ethos of Palestinianism. It's not about love, celebration, and a shared future. Instead, it revolves around hatred, demonization, and returning to a past now long gone. But in my mind, this isn't about Palestinians. It's about a young Jewish man who has spent his entire life mastering his craft, only to have the symbols of his slaughterers visible in the front row of his first All-Star Game. It's absolutely disgusting and I really hope that one day, these despicable acts of bigotry come to an end — it’s got to stop.
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Zach Sage Fox went to the streets to find strangers who hadn’t heard about October 7th and asked them to bravely bear witness to the Nova Exhibit. Almost no one said yes… except for a Palestinian from the West Bank and a GenZ dancer. Watch their experience at the exhibit. It will move you 💙
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Friend: Israelis don’t want peace. If they did, the war would already be over. Me: Peace with what endgame? Friend: Ending the occupation. Justice. Human rights. Me: Fine. What’s the political solution? Friend: Two states. Me: Ok. Then answer one thing. What happens to the right of return? Friend: That’s a later issue. Me: It’s the core issue. What replaces it? Friend: Refugees deserve to go home. Me: Into Israel? Friend: Wherever their homes were. Me: That means millions of Palestinians entering Israel. You know that ends Israel as a Jewish state, right? Friend: Israel shouldn’t be an ethno-state. Me: So just say it plainly. Your solution is the end of Israel. Friend: You’re twisting my words. Me: I’m following them to their conclusion. What’s the alternative to right of return? Compensation? Resettlement? A Palestinian state absorbing refugees? Friend: Why are you so obsessed with this detail? Me: Because without an answer, there is no solution. Friend: Israel just needs to stop the war first. Me: Stop the war and then do what about the demand that makes peace impossible? Friend: We shouldn’t argue hypotheticals. Me: It’s not hypothetical. It’s written into every rejection of peace since 1947. Friend: This conversation is going nowhere. Me: I agree. Because every time we reach the hard part, you opt out. You accuse Israelis of not wanting peace, but you can’t name a single compromise we would make on the one demand that would terminate Israel. If the right of return stays, Israel ends. If Israel is meant to end, just say so. If not, explain what replaces it. Friend: Silence.
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Great analysis and important context. Anyone claiming Gaza is the worst or deadliest conflict by any measure is showing they know little about war, warfare, or modern conflicts. The reality is tragic, but hyperbole is not truth.
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Great work by Wahoos For Israel and my very own @ellakotok !!
🔶⚔️🔷Last week, UVA advocacy group Wahoos for Israel co-sponsored the 10/7 memorial. This week, they're celebrating the return of hostages & a ceasefire agreement 💙 🇮🇱🎗️🇺🇸Baruch Hashem & Wahoowa! 🎥29News NBC teapawt.net/CvilleBubble/status/19…
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🎗️FREEDOM HAS 20 NAMES Matan Angrest Gali Berman Ziv Berman Elkana Bohbot Rom Braslavski Nimrod Cohen David Cunio Ariel Cunio Evyatar David Guy Gilboa-Dalal Maxim Herkin Eitan Horn Segev Kalfon Bar Kupershtein Omri Miran Eitan Mor Yosef Haim Ohana Alon Ohel Avinatan Or Matan Zangauker
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🫶🏽They’re home🫶🏽 After endless days in darkness, they’re finally free. The Nova Music Festival was a symbol of peace and freedom - a desert rave where young people came to dance at sunrise. On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists attacked the festival, massacring over 370 people, committing horrific sexual violence and abducting dozens into Gaza. Today, the 20 hostages who survived 738 days of torture are finally home. The road to healing begins now. Welcome 🇮🇱home. We’ve waited for you too long.
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A shocking and profoundly depressing piece by @matthewsyed. “..the motivation for being here was obvious, potent and implacable. The hatred of Jews. I heard conspiracy theories (October 7 was a false flag operation), blood libels, and the pervasive view that the Manchester atrocity was not a heinous attack but righteous comeuppance for an evil people.“ thetimes.com/article/650ab75…
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Aaron Kotok retweeted
1pm start! Weather looks great. Who needs to be here Sunday? #BillsMafia
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Under the lights on Sunday night!! Here’s your chance to experience the last home opener at @HighmarkStadm! #BillsMafia #BALvsBUF
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Right here. Right now. 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐕 𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐃!!
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A stadium filled with fans from every team in the NFL just sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to Marv Levy on his 100th birthday weekend at the Football HOF. Watch it and let your heart explode ❤️💙💯
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