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How Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Enabling Another Israeli Land Grab @JewishCurrents
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By codifying Israel’s demands, the new “peace process” guarantees that Palestinian territory will keep shrinking.
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Great conversation/debate with @ArielleLAngel + @rhys_machold with @JewishCurrents on the Palestine lab thesis and how to fight/push back against it:
In which we discuss how advanced Israeli weapons really are; how “Israeli” they are, given the role of Western governments and corporations in their development; and how much of Israel’s “innovation” should be considered *political* rather than technological.
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must-read from @JewishCurrents has an audio version that appears to have been read by an actual person Portrait of a Campus in Crisis
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UCLA capitulated to its own hardline pro-Israel activists long before President Trump came calling. As a result, its students have repeatedly become…
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In an in-depth “Portrait of a Campus in Crisis” based on more than 40 interviews, @JewishCurrents shows how UCLA’s capitulation to pro-Israel students and groups — and resulting violent repression of pro-Palestinian activists — paved the way for Trump’s attacks on the university.
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In which we discuss how advanced Israeli weapons really are; how “Israeli” they are, given the role of Western governments and corporations in their development; and how much of Israel’s “innovation” should be considered *political* rather than technological.
On the newest episode of On the Nose, Antony Loewenstein and Rhys Machold debate the "Palestine Laboratory," and whether Israeli military innovation is, in fact, a myth. https://t.co/qCCyoUNncp
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You can read Rhys's original piece on the subject here:
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Israel has long relied on Western patrons for arms and backing—even as it has cast itself as a security “innovator” the West can’t afford to do without.
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On the newest episode of On the Nose, Antony Loewenstein and Rhys Machold debate the "Palestine Laboratory," and whether Israeli military innovation is, in fact, a myth. https://t.co/qCCyoUNncp
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If you're still looking for some great podcasts, these have been my favs this year (I guess not much has changed compared to the last years)
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Why Hungarian Jewish Institutions Are Embracing Orbán and Netanyahu. Since October 7th, Hungary’s Jewish federation has backed away from criticism of its right-wing prime minister, prompting an increasingly vocal anti-Zionist Jewish response…
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Since October 7th, Hungary’s Jewish federation has backed away from criticism of its right-wing prime minister, prompting an increasingly vocal…
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Stellar read. Thank you for posting this earlier @iamjourjean
https://t.co/OhjpH8Lut7
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Since October 7th, Hungary’s Jewish federation has backed away from criticism of its right-wing prime minister, prompting an increasingly vocal…
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Just a few years ago, Orbán was widely accused of being antisemitic. Now he's basically best friends with both Israel and the local Jewish institutions. Thanks to @JewishCurrents and @maricohen95 for helping me tell this story!
When Netanyahu visited Hungary in 2017, he and host Viktor Orbán were rebuked by Hungary's Jewish community. But this year, Netanyahu, Orbán, and local Jewish officials seemed closer than ever. Larkin Cleland reports on Hungary's changing Jewish politics: https://t.co/hXcwxNtIUU
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@jacobin Watch the full discussion — co-hosted with @RightsDissent and moderated by @ChipGibbons89 — featuring @DropSiteNews’ @enoughformethx, @JewishCurrents’ @vv1lder, and @NoaAvishag. https://t.co/9mDnlnaX0c
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The first really serious piece of journalism on UCLA in the last 2.5 years.
"Contrary to the narrative of Jewish victimhood, a sober look at UCLA reveals that power on campus overwhelmingly accrues to the most right-wing Zionist students and faculty." Read @williamalden's deep dive into one post-10/7 campus, now unpaywalled: https://t.co/LIx2pBadGN
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Jewish organizations have benefitted financially from Viktor Orbán's investment in Budapest Jewish Quarter tourism. But one shop owner compared the situation in the neighborhood to “living in a kind of Shoah Disneyland.” https://t.co/hXcwxNtIUU
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“That was the day that it hit: UCLA has changed forever. It marked a turning point in the militarization of campus.” Read @williamalden's deep dive on political dynamics at California's largest public university: https://t.co/LIx2pBadGN
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"[In Hungary,] it feels like Zionism is the only world for Jews, the only planet. If people exit Zionism, it feels like walking off the face of the earth.” Larkin Cleland reports on the collapse of the progressive-except-Palestine consensus in Hungary: https://t.co/hXcwxNtIUU
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this is a fascinating read that's well worth your time. Once upon a time, Hungarian Jews were reliably progressive domestically and more conservative on Israel. Now, their domestic politics are shifting rightward to match—but anti-Zionist Jewish voices are also getting louder.
When Netanyahu visited Hungary in 2017, he and host Viktor Orbán were rebuked by Hungary's Jewish community. But this year, Netanyahu, Orbán, and local Jewish officials seemed closer than ever. Larkin Cleland reports on Hungary's changing Jewish politics: https://t.co/hXcwxNtIUU
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🇭🇺🇮🇱✡️ "300 prominent Hungarian Jewish figures signed a petition stating that the Israeli government and Hungarian Jewish organizations “do not represent our opinion” and expressing opposition to a ban on ceasefire demonstrations in Hungary and to Orbán’s withdrawal from the ICC"
When Netanyahu visited Hungary in 2017, he and host Viktor Orbán were rebuked by Hungary's Jewish community. But this year, Netanyahu, Orbán, and local Jewish officials seemed closer than ever. Larkin Cleland reports on Hungary's changing Jewish politics: https://t.co/hXcwxNtIUU
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When Netanyahu visited Hungary in 2017, he and host Viktor Orbán were rebuked by Hungary's Jewish community. But this year, Netanyahu, Orbán, and local Jewish officials seemed closer than ever. Larkin Cleland reports on Hungary's changing Jewish politics: https://t.co/hXcwxNtIUU
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