OK, it’s lame, but boy did this week go fast…Ahem. There was also the small matter of Sarah-Lee getting engaged, so a somewhat memorable week all round, and a great start to the year. (Mazel tov to the happy couple!) Long may the good news continue. Blogging may be postponed for a bit, but before any potential break, here are this week’s selection of links.

• Extremists in Bangladesh publish global hit list of bloggers and writers
• Fake human rights NGO condemns ‘Talmudic rituals’ and ‘storming settlers’
• Rumors swirl over who will lead Israel’s beleaguered police
• Sino the times as Microsoft makes Baidu the default search engine in China
• Time to delegitimize the UN (And see this bonus link for just one good reason why.)

Shabbat Shalom to one and all.