Some Weekend Reading
I don’t like having to unfollow or unfriend other trans people but when they show themselves to be antisemitic, that’s when a friendship is over. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. It’s become increasingly isolating of late to know which of my friends that I can trust. The same people that say that would punch a Nazi are the very same people who would betray their Jewish friends in a moment’s notice.
While many people are out shopping for the best bargain in stores or online, a lot of Jews are spending today refreshing the news to find out who was released from captivity. There were 13 hostages released to Israel by Hamas in addition to the 10 Thai nationals that were released in a separate deal and another Filipino hostage. Overall, there are 50 expected to be released over the course of four days. If there are more hostages released, it will add another day onto the temporary ceasefire. It’s going to be a very long four days.