Personal Thoughts: (not for everyone, feel free to skip) For the longest time, I struggled with my identity. A Palestinian kid born inside Israel. Like…wtf. Many of my friends refuse to this day to say the word “Israel” and call themselves “Palestinian” only. But since I was 12, that did not make sense to me. So I decided to mix the two and become a “Palestinian-Israeli” I thought this term reflected who I was. Palestinian first. Israeli second. But after recent events, I started to think. And think. And think. And then my thoughts turned to anger. I realized that if Israel were to be “invaded” like that again, we would not be safe. To a terrorist invading Israel, all citizens are targets. 900 Israelis died so far. More than 40 of them are Arabs. Killed by other Arabs. And even 2 Thai people died too. And I do not want to live under a Palestinian government. Which means I only have one home, even if I’m not Jewish: Israel. That’s where all my family lives. That’s where I grew up. That’s the country I want to see continue to exist so I can exist. Palestine should exist too as an independent state. And I hope to see the country thrive and become less extreme and more prosperous. I love Palestine and have invested in Palestine. But it’s not my home. So from today forward, I view myself as an “Israeli-Palestinian”. Israeli first. Palestinian second. Sometimes it takes a shock like this to see so clearly.

You are about to withstand a barrage of lies about the war that broke out today in Israel. Some of those lies will be explicit. Some of them will be lies of omission. Others will be lies of obfuscation. Or lies of minimization. Lies told by people who are simply too afraid to look at such a barbarous reality. And lies told by people whose true beliefs are too ugly to quite say aloud. Turn on cable news and you can hear some of them right now. So let’s get some facts straight. thefp.com/p/today-is-israels…

Do not look away. Do not justify. Do not misconstrue. What happened today was evil. @NoahPollak in @TheFP: thefp.com/p/today-is-israels…

Planning my trip to Yosemite - staying at Rush Creek Lodge. For friends who travel: flip.to/r/mhhh2 @rushcreek_ynp

This is the reaction to a Jewish kid getting drafted to play football. Australia, we have an antisemitism problem. @AFL

How to get on the young rich list, a practical guide 1.Marry rich, wife worth $350m 2.Invest in startups diligently 3.Debut on the young rich list with a $35m net worth (ranking last) I hope you are inspired by this tweet.

Australia has lost a giant with the passing of Holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku, 101. He dedicated his life to educating others about the dangers of intolerance & the importance of hope. Scarred by the past, he only looked forward. May his story be told for generations to come.

Won a little design award with that there @fine_dan 🚀🎉 nousgroup.com/2021-good-desi…

And the winner of the Good Design Award for Public Sector Service Design is…Nous Group! We are thrilled our groundbreaking work to reimagine information-sharing in Victoria's child protection system has won this prestigious award. Thanks @GoodDesignAus nousgroup.com/2021-good-desi…

It’s time for us to move beyond fear; fear of Covid, fear of transforming our economy away from fossil fuels, fear of technology disruption and a general fear of change. We have so much to be excited about if we can be bold and overcome our fear!

It's crazy that with an iPhone, a little Starlink antenna, and a solar power unit, you could live in an isolated cave in the mountains (or on a raft in the middle of the Pacific) and get a world-class education, start a business or art career, & make friends all around the world.

Countries taking a stand against antisemitism and refusing to attend the @UN's #DurbanIV Conference: Australia 🇦🇺 Austria 🇦🇹 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Canada 🇨🇦 Croatia 🇭🇷 Czech Republic 🇨🇿 France 🇫🇷 Germany 🇩🇪 Hungary 🇭🇺 Israel 🇮🇱 Italy 🇮🇹 Netherlands 🇳🇱 UK 🇬🇧 USA 🇺🇸

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Mark Speakman: Attorney General Mark Speakman, release Kathleen Folbigg Now! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/X8wfPG4N via @ChangeAUS

Thank you @JulieSzego for the considered and well written article. I highly recommend reading by anyone following the Jewish Schools Project or looking to give their children a good (and Jewish) education. plus61j.net.au/featured/wake… via @ 61J

It means the government should enable Australian digital entrepreneurship to flourish.

Team Australia has been replaced by every person for themselves. Pandemics don’t care about where you live or your politics. It’s bad enough that we have been cut off from the rest of the world for 18 mnths. We are now becoming the Hermit Federation. Time to look after each other