Right-wing extremists in Israel's government are setting their repressive sights on academic freedom. No one, they believe, should be allowed to question their politics in school.

Unlike the still-risible Professor Witchlist in the US, this will be state-imposed, enforced censorship.

Israel still claims to be a democracy, but it allows ever less in the way of human rights.

There were Israelis that predicted after 1967 that occupation of Palestine would destroy Israel's spirit. I have to say they were right. The reason the occupation continues is the Israeli colonies constructed in Palestine by Israelis that want to expel the Palestinians, slowly.

The current Israeli government has sped up the construction, and the expulsion. Most Palestinians have given up hope of ever having a state of Palestine.

Apartheid is imposed by the Israeli government on 70% of towns in Israel: Arabs are entirely excluded.

The troll seems to have pressured Egypt to delay a UN resolution to condemn Israel's colonization of Palestinian territory.

Has the troll violated the Logan act? Could he be prosecuted for this now? Could that prevent him from taking office?

The Daily Mail attempted a hatchet job against the people behind snopes.org. Fortunately, without causing much damage. But it raises the suspicion that the Daily Mail doesn't want facts to be checked or myths to be busted.

Facebook lurkers are likely to feel happier if they stop being used by Facebook for at least a week.

If you want to "engage with others" more, how about doing it outside of Facebook? That would provide the same benefits and would avoid giving Facebook any more information about you or the others you engage with.