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Sundown: When Pigs Fly, or Are Kosher

Plus, Abbas calls for popular protests, Mardy Fish on top, and more

by
Marc Tracy
July 27, 2011
Huh?(Oded Hirsch/New Yorker)
Huh?(Oded Hirsch/New Yorker)

• Kosher pork! In Queens! With cameos by several kibbitzing Jewish men. [New Yorker]

• A bill that would threaten the revocation of U.S. funding should the Palestinians pursue unilateral statehood at the United Nations advanced to a full committee. [JTA]

• For the first time, Palestinian President Abbas explicitly urged Arab Spring-style popular, non-violent rallying against Israel among his people. [Reuters/Haaretz]

• Abe Foxman believes (as do I) that Zionism borne out of Islamophobia is not something to be counted on. [Capital J]

• State redistricting efforts could imperil Jewish U.S. representatives. [JTA]

• Mardy Fish is getting used to be the top American men’s tennis player. [AP/WP]

Bugs Bunny turned 71 today. Read about his most famous voice, Mel Blanc. And watch him kick Hitler’s ass.

Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.