"We were only a handful, but this snarling bunch couldn’t pass any of us in the corridor without rubbing their noses, putting on #Fagin-like voices and muttering about #Hitler having had the right idea. The amusing ruse of hissing to signify #gaschambers, of which there has been much in the news recently, had not quite yet caught on.

Our tormentors would throw down pennies and joke about us using our apparently oversized noses to pick them up. #Jews were somehow accused of being miserly and extravagant at the same time – a simplified version of the #antisemites’ complaint about the Jews for a century, that we are apparently both communists and capitalists simultaneously.

I was twice physically beaten up for walking around while #Jewish, but there was one tormentor who was never violent, but was incredibly persistent.

He was called Johnnie Dickens..."

https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/school-bully-antisemitism-israel-palestine-b2885462.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Peace to all men: The day I came face to face with my racist school bully

In a troubled year, which has seen racist attacks soar and religion weaponised to a terrifying extent, Jonathan Margolis tracked down the man who had tormented him as a boy, to see if it is ever possible to heal old wounds

The Independent
https://www.lemonde.fr/un-si-proche-orient/article/2025/11/30/les-envoyes-tres-speciaux-de-donald-trump-au-moyen-orient_6655439_6116995.html
Tout comprendre des envoyés très spéciaux (tous chrétiens ) de Donald #Trump au Moyen-Orient par Jean-Pierre #Filiu
Tout comme #Fagin, qui n’a jamais mis les pieds à #Gaza, les hommes de Trump au Moyen-Orient sont plus familiers des palais présidentiels que des réalités du terrain. C’est sans doute la raison pour laquelle le locataire de la #MaisonBlanche leur a accordé sa confiance #syrie #turquie #Palestine
https://www.lemonde.fr/un-si-proche-orient/article/2025/11/30/les-envoyes-tres-speciaux-de-donald-trump-au-moyen-orient_6655439_6116995.html
Les envoyés très spéciaux de Donald Trump au Moyen-Orient

Le président des Etats-Unis a progressivement nommé au Moyen-Orient une demi-douzaine d’émissaires avec des portefeuilles à géométrie variable, observe l’historien Jean-Pierre Filiu dans sa chronique.

Le Monde
Those Crazy Republicans Congressman Rep. Rich McCormick, acting in the role of the villainous Fagin, suggests children should be working instead of getting a free meal. He supports cutting funding for free breakfast and lunches. What’s a toddler to do? #Oliver #Fagin #HeadStart #BlueResisters

Republican congressman suggest...
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@black_intellect

Think of the savings if he can hire 10 year old law clerks. He could hire dozens of them! #fagin