Neri Zilber
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Journalist. Analyst. Bylines @FT @ForeignPolicy @CSMonitor @thedailybeast @NYTimes @TheAtlantic et al. Advisor @israelpolicy4m . Host #IsraelPolicyPod
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‘Dead Man Walking’: How Yahya Sinwar deceived Israel for decades.
The Hebrew-speaking Hamas leader in Gaza is the man Israel holds most responsible for the October 7 attacks. My profile of Abu Ibrahim, aka 'The Butcher of Khan Younis' for
@FT
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Finland's Prime Minister is 36 years old, went out clubbing till 4am, left her work phone at home and was therefore unreachable to get a text telling her she needed to quarantine.
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US + British intelligence assessments:
-Russian army has lost 7k soldiers in 3 weeks of fighting; 14-21k injured; 3 generals KIA
-Russian invasion has stalled on all fronts
-Ukrainian resistance remains "staunch & well-coordinated"
-All major cities remain in Ukrainian hands
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When
#SaudiArabia
took the lead over
#Argentina
thru wonderful goal. Local announcer’s reaction is priceless.
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Israeli journalist Ron Ben Yishai (Yediot Ahronot) reporting from Babi Yar in Kyiv says memorial hasn't been destroyed or damaged. Closest Russian armament hit tv tower 300m away from new memorial, 1km away from old memorial (HEB).
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Haaretz, per Arab diplomat: Oman, Bahrain, UAE ambassadors present at WH for peace plan launch weren’t briefed on entire plan. After seeing full details these 3 states supported unanimous Arab League position rejecting Trump proposal
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Video of Iron Dome intercept. This is right over Tel Aviv.
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BOOM: It's official - Yair Lapid informs the president that he has a government in hand. Netanyahu is on his way out.
7-12 days until government actually sworn in. Bibi will keep applying pressure on Yamina MKs to defect. It's his only remaining out. New era in Israel is close.
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Hebron, today, IDF soldier to Breaking the Silence activist: “Ben Gvir is going to make order in this entire place…you’re screwed, it’s over. You’re done making this place into a ‘whorehouse’…everything you do here is against the law. I decide what’s legal.”
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Tuesday night ~100 people left Tel Aviv & started marching to Jerusalem in protest at Netanyahu govt’s judicial overhaul. It’s now 10s of thousands. They’ll arrive in Jlem this eve & their plan is to stay there thru Monday, protesting, a la Tahrir Sq
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Netanyahu’s son, Yair, explaining to an evangelical crowd in Alabama how there’s no such thing as a Palestinian people.
(Great find by Tal.)
דוגמית: יאיר נתניהו מסביר למאות נוצרים אדוקים באלבמה שאין דבר כזה עם פלסטיני 👇
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Filipino Twitter exists & it’s AMAZING. I tweeted about Duterte visit to Israel - almost everyone believed it’s a cover for medical treatment. Dismissed conspiracy theories until I looked at official schedule again. Massive holes during the 4 days:
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Since I have you all here…my story from this week on Israel, Iran, the US and a looming crisis in the Middle East - thanks to Trump and Bibi Netanyahu
@newlinesmag
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No one in Israel has ever uttered the phrase “Pompeo Doctrine.” This isn’t a joke. Today was the first time anyone heard it.
From the pool just now: State clarifies that “Pompeo doctrine” is not a label they use, they’re just quoting the way it is commonly called in Israel.
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Israel state of play:
-Mass spontaneous street demos & h’way closures nationwide from Beer Sheba to Jlem to Tel Aviv to Carmiel
-Largest trade union federation to join protest incl general strike
-University presidents to suspend studies
-Reservist protest spreading exponentially
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This is what Netanyahu issued 4 years ago. At no point just now did he call Biden president or president-elect
I congratulate Donald Trump on being elected the 45th President of the United States of America.
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A raft of former Israeli security officials now says the Iran nuclear deal was better than nothing and that Trump's 2018 withdrawal (at Netanyahu's urging) was a major strategic mistake that only advanced Iran's nuclear program.
A brief history <THREAD>
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Now it’s official: Israel will require anyone returning from overseas, from anywhere, into quarantine. Including America. 260k Israelis will likely enter retro-active quarantine.
This will effectively stop all travel.
#FortressIsrael
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Mayor of Lod, mixed Arab-Jewish city, calls on live tv for Netanyahu to declare state of emergency & send in military to restore order. Violent rioting reported across Arab sector in Israel. Even more than Gaza (which is bad enough) this is v worrying although scale still unclear
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32nd straight Saturday night of anti-government protests in Israel (into its 8th month, remarkable). Numbers at main rally in Tel Aviv down, to be expected in mid-August, but still massive. Dozens of other locales across country. Photo by
@tomerappelbaum
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Huge story breaking in Israel this am from Calcalist: Israel Police planted NSO Pegasus spyware on dozens of public figures incl social protest leaders, journalists/editors, senior officials in ministries, business leaders, Netanyahu’s son and advisors, mayors & more. Bombshell
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Tel Aviv tonight. Druze community protest against nation-state law.
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Israel-Gaza, latest:
-200 Israelis killed, 1000 injured, likely dozens taken captive
-230 Palestinians reported killed in Gaza, 1600 injured
-3000+ rockets fired at Israel in ~15 hours
-Firefights ongoing in ~22 locations still in S Israel
-Hostage situation in 2 communities
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Philippines President Duterte to visit Israel next week for 4 days. All coverage is closed to media except Yad Vashem photo op. What a joke.
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I may have made actual news in the Philippines:
1. Duterte’s aide responds on air to speculation Israel visit is cover for medical treatment
2. Compares me/my head to an opposition senator
(See thread. Thankfully my new Filipino followers got my back :-))
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s chief aide, Sec. Bong Go, reacts to this tweet by a journalist in Israel: “Tingin ko pinsan ni (Cong.) Alejano yan, pareho sila ng ulo”
@gmanews
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Nearly deserted Ben Gurion Airport. It's been a few days but nature already taking back the earth.
בהיעדר טיסות, בנתב"ג מאפשרים לחיות הבר לחצות את מסלול ההסעה
צילום: מבצעים רש"ת
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Netanyahu, ashen faced, in complete denial mode. Not backing down inch: this is all coup attempt against rightwing PM, outside considerations by police/prosecutors, investigators need to be investigated
As if his own handpicked AG, his former aide, didn’t just issue indictments
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To the Israel Police: It's not a crime in the State of Israel to fly the Palestinian flag, it's not a crime to chant slogans (of whatever nationality), it's not a crime to hold a funeral procession. Behavior of forces in Jerusalem today is disgraceful.
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Israeli FM Lapid:
-Israel to vote in favor of UNGA resolution condemning Russia
-Will provide Ukraine humanitarian aid
-US was and remains most important ally
-US understands Israel’s unique position: security border w Russia (ie Syria) & Jewish/Israeli community still in Ukraine
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@AvigdorLiberman
's demands:
-Haredi army conscription law
-Civil marriages
-Easier Jewish conversion process
-Western Wall compromise bill
-Core education in Haredi schools
-Public transport & supermarkets open on Sabbath (local decision)
The man isn't messing around.
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Pfizer vaccine only 64% effective in halting Delta variant infection, but still 93% effective in stopping serious illness, per Israeli Health Ministry study (via Ynet)
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Complete anarchy in several Israeli cities tonight as Jewish thugs and Arab thugs run amok. Police appear helpless. Many Israeli politicians have issued statements already calling for calm, to lower the flames, and halt the violence - except for one: the prime minister.
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After Qassem Soleimani was assassinated, Iran fired around 16 ballistic missiles at 2 US airbases
During the Aramco attack, Iran fired 25 drones and cruise missiles
In last night's attack on Israel, Iran fired *120* ballistic missiles, *170* armed drones & *30* cruise missiles
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Others have said it but it’s worth repeating - these are some of the bravest people in the world right now
Student protesters at Tehran’s Beheshti University take pains to avoid trampling on US and Israeli flags painted on entrance walkway
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Netanyahu’s son (and political advisor) confirms that his dad’s policy is to divide Palestinians bw Gaza and West Bank, keep Gaza under Hamas rule, and bury creation of Palestinian state.
@ShabtaiShavit
@YoazHendel1
חתיכת אידיוט! מפחיד לחשוב שהיית בתפקיד ביטחוני. אתה הרי יודע טוב מאוד שהכסף לעזה עובר עשרות שנים. ההבדל היחיד שבמקום שיעבור דרך אבו מאזן והוא יהיה עם היד על השאלטר, הוא כסף קטארי שעובר דרכנו ואנחנו עם היד עם על השאלטר ויכולים להעניש את חמאס בהתאם לאינטרסים שלנו. והופקדנו סופית
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Per Ch12 Netanyahu WILL be indicted on bribery charges (as well as fraud & breach of trust). One more hour till AG himself confirms. This is worst case scenario for Bibi who will give his own statement later in eve.
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Final vote count in
#Israel
:
Anti-Netanyahu bloc (incl Meretz + Balad): 2,330,464
Pro-Netanyahu bloc: 2,303,964
Smaller parties wasted another 100k votes, likely mostly anti-Netanyahu. Food for thought when discussing Israeli demographics & how this election should have ended
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Point can’t be stressed enough: this is the Israeli prime minister’s son, an unofficial/official advisor to his father, on a major hasbara mission to right-wing America.
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Big scoop by Gili: Israel set to ship vaccines to countries around the world - starting w Honduras - in exchange for their support. Vaccines being used as political chips internationally, while Palestinian rollout has yet to really begin is both bad health policy & a disgrace.
פרסום ראשון ב-
@kann_news
: ישראל תעביר חיסונים למדינות בעולם בתמורה לתמיכתן בהן. היום יגיע לישראל מטוס מהונדורס על מנת לקבל חיסונים מהמלאי הישראלי. גורם ישראלי המכיר את הנושא לכאן חדשות: הונדורס היא המדינה הראשונה ולא האחרונה לקבל חיסונים
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Things in Israel extremely normal these days
9th straight week of anti-govt/pro-democracy protests. Likely the biggest so far just by size of Tel Aviv rally tonight
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Emirati prince buys 50% stake in Israel's most racist football club, Beitar Jerusalem. Beitar is favorite of rightwing politicians and has never fielded an Arab player. Radical fan group "La Familia" partial to chants about prophet Mohammed & burning Arab villages. Good luck.
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For the many American Jews apparently preparing aliyah plans: not sure you’re quite aware what’s been going on in Israel lately.
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Since he won the election early last month Bibi Netanyahu has given interviews to Bari Weiss, Chuck Todd & Jordan Peterson. Much easier to spin rhetorical circles around non-expert foreign interviewers (and sell books) than deal w real Q’s about his incoming disaster of a govt
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Israeli PM Bennett: "I view with utmost severity the Russian Foreign Minister's statement. His words are untrue and their intentions are wrong. Goal of such lies is to accuse the Jews themselves of the most awful crimes in history, which were perpetrated against them...
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Israel says it has destroyed Hamas as a fighting force in north Gaza. 12 Hamas battalions in north Gaza no longer functioning as coherent fighting units. 8k militants killed, 30k weapons seized. Focus of IDF op now Gaza's center and south. My story
@FT
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Lori Gilbert Kaye, murdered by a white supremacist at
#Poway
Chabad. Reportedly came to say Kaddish for her mother. Husband-a doctor-called to resuscitate victim and only then realized it was his wife. There are simply no words. May her memory be a blessing.
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“One Ugandan woman had to crawl through a sewer pipe to get into the airport.” Good recap of the Kabul evac effort
@DionNissenbaum
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Naftali Bennett & Ayelet Shaked, to their credit, took the tougher path here. Gideon Sa'ar held the line against his old party. But real hero of this story is Yair Lapid, who gave up the top spot (again), built a coalition from hard right to left to Islamists, and got rid of Bibi
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Spare us the takes re PM Bennett being more of a danger than PM Netanyahu. He’ll be the weakest PM in Israeli history (6 seats), w Meretz & Merav Michaeli’s Labor back in power, Religious Zionism & Ben Gvir out of power, and Lapid the real force behind the coalition.
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Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot: The fact that US withdrew in 2018 [from Iran nuclear deal] released Iran from all restrictions and inspections in the deal, even if there were holes, and brought Iran to most advanced position today with regard to its nuclear program.
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Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv closed in both directions. “Day of Resistance”
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Netanyahu’s hands shaking as he delivers remarks this morning at start of cabinet meeting
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Spare a thought for Bahrain tonight
Emiratis got F-35s for peace. Sudan got de-listing & cash for peace. Morocco got Western Sahara for peace
Bahrain may be the only one that actually made a "peace for peace" deal
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“Machiavelli needs to take private lessons from Netanyahu” -Avigdor Liberman
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Wait till they hear about Arafat
@alexbkane
Hey there - this event and my involvement was presented to my team differently from how it’s now being promoted.
Thanks for pointing it out. Taking a look into this now.
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6.5 hours since Hamas surprise attack. IDF Spokesman Brig Gen Hagari says fighting still ongoing in southern Israel communities. Will take "hours" to clean them of militants. Senior IDF commanders deploying south to set up command posts in each/every community. Wartime situation.
Per IDF, latest:
-Fighting ongoing in at least 8 spots in southern Israel incl 2 IDF bases
-1000s reservists have been mobilized so far
-IDF heightened alert on northern border + West Bank
-2500+ rockets fired so far in 5 hrs. For comparison: in 2021 war 4300 fired - in 11 days.
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After fleeing Kyiv, Sofiia found herself alone in Warsaw w no proper documentation. So she did the only thing she could think of: waited outside the Israeli embassy & approached the first person she could. My story on the Ukrainian refugees in Israel
@ft
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Demo for economic relief. Tel Aviv,
#Israel
. Rabin Sq packed to over capacity. This is a massive protest.
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How negotiations w Hamas go:
-Halt terrorism? No
-Recognize Israel? No
-Abide by past agmnts? No
-Reasonable prisoner swap deal? No
-Real PA presence back in Gaza? No
-Disarmament? Hahaha
-What do you want? Free rein
-What leverage do you have? Rockets. And 2 million Gazan lives
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Israeli Right: Allowing family unification (ie official status) to Palestinians inside Israel is mortal demographic danger to state’s Jewish character
Also Israeli Right: Keeping millions of Palestinians under our rule is completely sustainable, everything will be fine
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Pro-democracy (anti Netanyahu) demo in Tel Aviv. No solid numbers yet but may be largest demo in
#Israel
since 2011 social justice mvmnt. Masses of ppl nowhere near stage.
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What does Hamas want?
In almost every previous escalation & war, group that rules
#Gaza
wanted tangible “things”: money, aid, loosening of blockade, greater access/mvmnt, etc. I've written about it countless times - 'logic' behind Hamas rocket fire. No such asks now.
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Tel Aviv,
#mood
. Nearing midnight these people have been here for hours, Ayalon is a parking lot. This protest movement doesn’t seem impressed by Bibi’s first judicial overhaul bill
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For everyone in the
#Philippines
- I'll be going on ABS-CBN news' Early Edition program at 6am (Manila time) to discuss Duterte's recent trip to
#Israel
.
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Remarkable how after last Gaza ceasefire, throughout entire Eurovision week, weather/lightning/Hamas interns/renegade battalion cmndrs/Islamic Jihad all cooperated - no errant rocket launches, no escalation. Almost as if Hamas actually controls things.
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Afghanistan: the only country to defeat three superpowers (Britain, USSR, USA)
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As Macron visits Beirut, 36k Lebanese sign online petition demanding return of French mandate to Lebanon
انفجار بيروت: أكثر من 36 ألف شخص يوقعون على عريضة تطالب بعودة الاحتلال الفرنسي للبنان بالتزامن مع زيارة ماكرون
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-Bailed on Netanyahu
-Didn't enjoy her trip to J'lem
-Does enjoy her half naked balcony cigarette
...Britney is now a real Tel Avivite
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Israel Police deny permit to planned 'Flag March' thru Jerusalem's Muslim Quarter this Thursday. Was clear provocation for political purposes & correct decision by top police brass. Also sign of how Bibi's power is eroding. Police brass will be serving under a new govt in days
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"It is clear to me that the defiance and steadfastness of these brave men and women holding the last line of defense of their city is something Putin has completely miscalculated."
@OzKaterji
for
@newlinesmag
, on the front lines.
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Back in the Obama years, John Kerry floated idea of Saudi overflight rights for Israeli carriers in return for settlement freeze. Today Israel officially got overflight rights while being asked to provide nothing.
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Last week Israel refrained from killing Hezbollah cell that infiltrated across the border, precisely in order to avoid an escalation/war. But we're now supposed to believe that same Israel launched missile strike on central Beirut in the middle of the day? Ppl need to get a grip
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You misspelled Molotov cocktail
Israeli police assault worshippers, close Al-Aqsa compound
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Per Haaretz, Israel to transfer 1.2 million Pfizer does to Palestinians. Decision being moved forward by new Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) after previous Netanyahu government delayed implementation.
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Former IDF West Bank commander Gen. Avi Mizrahi: "Since the Israeli govt, in the last decade, decided to weaken the PA, they can’t complain that the PA is weak and incapable of doing what we think it should. We, the State of Israel, we weakened the PA. And now we’re complaining."
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Respectfully senator that’s not what the tweet from Foreign Policy says. Or what the article reported. I know because I wrote it
Why does the Left have everything backwards?
They have “concerns” with Israel (of course), but want to “engage” with the America-hating Ayatollah in Iran.
Query: which one is more likely to try to kill Americans?
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Israeli PM Bennett’s Saturday:
-Surprise flight to Moscow
-Meeting w Putin in Kremlin
-Flight to Berlin
-Meeting w Scholz
-2 calls w Zelenskyy
-1 call w Macron
-Flying back to Israel now, cabinet mtg tmrw am
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Jared Kushner, 37, to NYT: “In every negotiation I’ve ever been in,” he said, “before somebody gets to ‘yes,’ their answer is ‘no.’” Because brokering the end of the world's most intractable conflict is exactly like a NYC real estate deal.
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Lavrov, with zero self-awareness, as always: “We demand that Israel respect the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and, above all, respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria."
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Israeli PM Naftali Bennett in Moscow right now meeting w Putin. Israeli PMO says it is being done “in coordination and with the blessing of US administration.”
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Israel: 20% unemployment, million unemployed. 2 month old unity govt - most bloated in history - barely functioning. 4th elex in the air
Netanyahu: Arabs. Terrorists. Media. Leftists. Arabs. Terrorists. Media. Leftists. Arabs. Terrorists. Media. Leftists. Ad nauseaum
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Israeli Defense Ministry approves 4000 Palestinian requests for legal status in West Bank - 1200 undocumented & 2800 Gazans officially changing address. This is a major positive development in all of these Palestinian lives (& their families)
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Rabin’s 2nd govt was most leftwing in Israeli history. True liberals/peace activists like Shulamit Aloni,
Yossi Sarid, Yossi Beilin ministers. 1st (& last) Israeli govt to seek/receive Arab political support, seat Arab minister (dep HeathMin). He’s a man worth commemorating
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Per Israeli PMO: Bennett on his way from Moscow to Berlin to meet w Chancellor Olaf Schulz.
I’ve said this before but the specter of the Middle East possibly brokering peace talks for Europe…
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Israeli FM Lapid: “Foreign Minister Lavrov's remarks are both an unforgivable & outrageous statement & a terrible historical error. The Jews did not murder themselves in the Holocaust. The lowest level of racism against the Jews is to accuse the Jews themselves of anti-Semitism.”
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Both Bibi & Trump will, w some reason, spin these peace deals w Israel (UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco) as historic diplomatic achievements. But they were only made possible bc Trump admin was willing to give/do things in Israel's favor that no other US admin was willing to do
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Footage from inside the “Hotel Corona” (Tel Aviv’s Dan Panorama). Sunny Saturday afternoon. Infected w mild symptoms quarantined/recovering.
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Idit Silman pulled a George Costanza today in the Knesset
1 month after she quit the govt and defected to the opposition, she attended the Yamina faction mtg today as if nothing happened and abstained in no-confidence vote
Israeli politics imitating a show about nothing
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Duterte govt attacked me for floating this idea during his visit. Filipino Twitter knew better though.
#vindicated
Philippines President Duterte himself raises questions about his health. Speculation was rife last month re medical treatment on his trip to Israel.
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Former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot in first tv interview on ch12, now in politics w National Unity party: “It was a severe mistake to leave the Iran nuclear deal in 2018…Iran’s nuclear program at that time was halted.”
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Coming out of the Abraham Accords, conceit was that Israel's new Arab partners would have *more* (not less) influence on Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Now is the time to put this to the test. UAE, Bahrain, Morocco & Saudi need to use their leverage & urge Israel to de-escalate
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A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.
— John Le Carré
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant (Likud) in speech to nation calls to halt judicial reform legislation until after holidays (early May) and enter into talks. Says rift in nation has seeped into IDF & other security bodies and is a threat to Israel’s national security.
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Sorry to rain on the parade but most Israelis tonight aren't focused on the peace deals.
They're about to head into lockdown again, unemployment is soaring, govt barely functions & elex are looming bc the PM is on trial. My latest
@thedailybeast
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