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Sundown: Abbas Rejects Rocket Attacks

Plus Mayor Bloomberg relents, calls the NYC marathon off

by
Adam Chandler
November 02, 2012
Power Slowly Returns to New York(PolicyMic)
Power Slowly Returns to New York(PolicyMic)

• In another interview with Israeli media, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas spoke out against the rocket attacks launched on Israel by Hamas in Gaza. Everyone remains skeptical nonetheless. [JPost]

• After much controversy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called off the 2012 New York City Marathon in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. [NYT]

• In case you missed it: Tablet’s own David Samuels talks nonfiction and life in the Longform podcast. [Atavist]

• Stunning yet unsurprising news of the week: The Israeli party Kadima, in a recent poll, is not expected to make the 2 percent voting threshold in the upcoming elections. [JTA]

• Jimmy Kimmel, taping in Brooklyn this week, asks the most hackneyed of questions: Hipster or Hasid? [Jewcy]

Adam Chandler was previously a staff writer at Tablet. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, Slate, Esquire, New York, and elsewhere. He tweets @allmychandler.