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Daybreak: Israel Reportedly Strikes Syrian Sites

Plus an update from Hungary, chips and dip, and an Orthodox surfer

by
Adam Chandler
May 06, 2013
Ronald Lauder Speaking to the WJC. (WJC)
Ronald Lauder Speaking to the WJC. (WJC)

• According to reports, Israeli planes repeatedly struck chemical missile sites (or “research facilities”) in Syria over the weekend, causing significant damage to military installations and killing a number of soldiers. [NYT]

• Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s speech to the World Jewish Congress was not muscular enough in its condemnation of anti-Semitism according to a few leaders of the conference. [JTA]

• Dr. Zeke Emanuel (of Emanuel Brothers fame) likens the benefit of colonoscopies to the painful task of home remodeling. He somehow avoids any references to plumbing though. [NYT]

• Chai Tide: Everything you needed to know about an Orthodox Jewish surfer. [Visual News]

• Monday morning quarterbacking your Cinco de Mayo: Dan Pashman explains how to properly use a tortilla chip without breaking it off in the dip of your choice. [NPR]

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.