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Sundown: Sequester Deal Looks Unlikely

Plus President Obama may nix Israel trip if no new coalition forms

by
Adam Chandler
February 28, 2013
South Park Lampoon Tony Hayward of BP Oil.(Comedy Central)
South Park Lampoon Tony Hayward of BP Oil.(Comedy Central)

• With sequester just hours away and $85 billion in budget cuts coming, Niv Ellis reports on the impact of the cuts on Israeli defense. [JPost]

• President Obama may not come to Israel after all if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unable form a coalition by the time his trip arrives. Netanyahu’s deadline is expected to pass four days before the American delegation leaves. [ToI]

• Jeffrey Goldberg takes a comprehensive look at European anti-Zionism and revels in the conversion of one Welsh anti-Zionist. [Atlantic]

• The chic SoHo Kosher eatery Jezebel is rebranding and changing its name in order to procure certification from the Orthodox Union. [Jewish Week]

• A rundown of every single celebrity that the hit animated series South Park has mocked in its 16 seasons on the air. [Vulture]

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.