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Sundown: Madam Secretary

Plus the kosher donkey, and more

by
Marc Tracy
September 16, 2010
The Orthodox Union-inspired (though not really) D.(Democratic Party)
The Orthodox Union-inspired (though not really) D.(Democratic Party)

• Secretary of State Clinton’s idiosyncratic Mideast diplomacy. [WP]

• Prime Minister Netanyahu rejected the U.S.-proposed, President Abbas-approved three-month construction freeze extension. But he also displayed a Palestinian flag at his residence when Abbas was over. [Laura Rozen]

• Priceless: From September 19 through October 4, “observant Jewish traveler” get special U.S. government leeway to carry “four plants—a palm branch, myrtle twigs, willow twigs, and a citron—in airports and through security checkpoints.” [TSA]

• Tablet Magazine columnist Etgar Keret has a new story just-translated. [n+1]

• The Democratic Party’s new logo looks the Orthodox Union’s! [Brand New]

• Are you the “BEAUTIFUL YOUNG SOUL (JEW)”? [Craigslist Missed Connections]

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