'Absurd' Meghan Markle insists staff announce her as Duchess of Sussex

 Mercury News  

"Sykes also pointed out that, traditionally, such announcements are only made when a royal walks into a crowded room — not when they walk into a friend’s house — leading him to surmise that Meghan staged this “absurd scene” for the benefit of the journalist." 

"In a gushing new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Meghan Markle wants to let everyone know how “authentic” she is, starting with the way she appeared to not wear any makeup while posing for the fashion magazine cover.

"But of course, the wife of Prince Harry was probably wearing enough makeup to look glamorously au naturel so that her fans will praise her for being so brave. Meanwhile, that claim of authenticity gets challenged by the way Meghan and her PR team seem to have arranged a hagiographic profile that brushes by her many controversies, including the multiple staff-bullying allegations or that a Spotify executive famously called her and Harry “(expletive) grifters.” This profile certainly doesn’t mention journalist Tina Brown’s view that she has made “one terrible professional decision after another” in her ambition to become a media mogul and lifestyle influencer.

"Another “terrible professional decision” may come from doing the Harper’s interview, according to Tom Sykes, the Daily Beast’s royal expert. That’s because the profile reveals Meghan’s “astonishing self-importance” when it comes to trading on her connection to the British royal family by apparently insisting that she be referred to as the Duchess of Sussex in one key moment in the story, Sykes wrote in his Royalist newsletter. Sykes also expects that this interview could further inflame Prince William, who is reportedly keen on stripping Meghan and Harry of their royal titles when he becomes king.

"The big reveal about Meghan comes near the end of the profile. Writer Kaitlyn Greenidge describes how the Los Angeles-born former TV actor apparently expects to be announced as the Duchess of Sussex during a visit to a friend’s New York City mansion, which she’s using for the interview." . . .  More...

The Royal Family has failed to learn the folly of marrying a Yank. In 1937, as Hitler and the Nazis threatened Europe and millions of doomed people, King Edward abdicated his Royal Throne in favor of his brother, Edward VI as shown in the movie The Kings Speech. TD.

"After his abdication, Edward was given the title Duke of Windsor, and he married Wallis Simpson in France on June 3, 1937. Although they were married, Wallis was not granted the style of "Her Royal Highness," which further emphasized her controversial status within the royal family."

Jews in New York, "Feel unsafe in New York? Start looking for a home in Israel"

 Jerusalem Post  

"For Jews who can afford it, a modest apartment in Jerusalem, Haifa, or Beit Shemesh is no longer just a sentimental indulgence or a theoretical; it's an anchor." 

Demonstrators attend a pro-Palestinian protest on the day of the two-year anniversary of the attack on Israel by Hamas, in New York City

"Two scenes in the past week – one on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, one in Tel Aviv – send a single message to Diaspora Jews: it may be time to think seriously about owning a home in Israel.

"Outside Park East Synagogue, some 200 anti-Israel activists surrounded a Nefesh B’Nefesh aliyah fair, chanting “From New York to Gaza, globalize the intifada” and “Resistance, you make us proud, take another settler out.”

"One masked speaker led the crowd in a chilling refrain: “We need to make them scared!” as Jews trying to enter their synagogue were forced to push past jeering protesters. Inside, a Nefesh B’Nefesh staffer said that, compared with previous events, there was “more serious discussion of aliyah as an option.”

"New York’s incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani, responded with a carefully balanced statement. His press secretary, Dora Pekec, said he “has discouraged” the language used outside Park East and “believes every New Yorker should be free to enter a house of worship without intimidation,” yet added that “these sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law.” To many Jews, it sounded like a mayor-elect unwilling to say clearly that targeting a synagogue with threats is antisemitic.

"The broader American backdrop is no less troubling. In its latest annual audit, the Anti-Defamation League logged more than 9,300 antisemitic incidents in 2024, a record high, and for the first time, most were explicitly tied to hostility to Israel or Zionism. “In 2024, hatred toward Israel was a driving force behind antisemitism across the US,” said Oren Segal, who leads the ADL’s efforts to combat extremism and terrorism." . .

. . . "Real estate decisions are personal and financial, not only ideological. Yet the question for many Jews is starting to sound less like “Should I buy in Tel Aviv or stay in New York?” and more like: In an age of multiplying uncertainties, where do I want my family’s emergency key to fit?"       .More...