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Guy Ziv

1 year

I'm pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of my new book, Netanyahu vs The Generals: The Battle for Israel's Future, with @CambridgeUP . It explores the tense relations between Israel’s longest-serving premier and the Israeli security community.

Netanyahu vs The Generals

Cambridge Core - Comparative Politics - Netanyahu vs The Generals

www.cambridge.org

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Guy Ziv

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3 months

Israelis today are wrapping their heads around the concept of a selfless leader putting his nation's interests ahead of his own.

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Guy Ziv

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10 months

Gallup: An overwhelming majority of Israelis (81%) approve of U.S. leadership, yet more Israelis (52%) continue to disapprove of Netanyahu's leadership than approve of it. President Biden is the leader Israelis wish they had.

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5 years

IDF ex-officers will hold a pro-Kurdish rally on Tuesday. In letter to PM Netanyahu, they wrote: "We, combat officers in reserve, call upon you, the heads of the defense system, to use your best endeavors to prevent the massacre of the Kurdish People."

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2 years

Haifa, the “sleepy city” compared to Tel Aviv, has apparently woken up. Thousands are demonstrating against the Netanyahu government’s legal overhaul.

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5 years

Trump’s Mideast team and the Israeli religious right are one and the same. This is totally inappropriate and contrary to U.S. interests.

Jacob Magid

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5 years

The Adelsons, David Friedman, Sara Netanyahu and Jason Greenblatt knock down the final wall leading to a now-subterranean stairway that is said to have served as a main artery for Jews to the Temple Mount thousands of years ago -- dug up below Palestinian homes in Silwan

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2 years

I keep hearing that Newsweek isn't a serious media outlet anymore, but where else would you learn of a Siberian shaman's prediction that Alaska and California will become part of Russia?

Shaman predicts Alaska and California will become part of Russia

"America may soon be divided into several parts, and several states will declare sovereignty," Russia's deputy head shaman Artur Tsybikov said.

www.newsweek.com

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11 months

Outgoing senior editor of Human Rights Watch (HRW) blasts NGO for "years of politicization of its Israel-Palestine work that has frequently violated basic editorial standards related to rigor, balance, and collegiality, when it comes to Israel.”

Outgoing Human Rights Watch senior editor blasts group’s ‘infected’ work on Israel

In email to staff upon departure, Danielle Haas claims 'years of institutional creep culminated in response to Oct. 7 that surrendered group's duty to stand for human rights of all'

www.timesofisrael.com

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Guy Ziv

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3 years

Made the pilgrimage to Abu Hassan, arguably the holiest site in Jaffa.

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8 years

Attacks on the media during the elections is a sign of demagoguery. Attacks on the media after the elections is a sign of authoritarianism.

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8 years

Just watched @NBCNightlyNews - So biased, inaccurate and bad, point after point. Just can't get much worse, although @CNN is right up there!

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4 years

This is very good.

Learn English

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4 years

Words instead of very

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2 years

“Democracy can die in daylight too.” — Haaretz’s full-page ad in today’s New York Times

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5 months

New poll of college students: - Three times as many college students blame Hamas for the current situation in Gaza than they do President Biden. - Students ranked the Middle East conflict as the LEAST important issue facing them out of nine options.

Exclusive poll: Most college students shrug at nationwide campus protests

More college students blame Hamas for the current situation in Gaza than they do President Biden, per the survey.

www.axios.com

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

8 years

Post-election rallies lauding the victor typically occur in authoritarian countries.

Jennifer Jacobs

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8 years

SCOOP: "Thank you tour” to celebrate Trump’s victory begins in Ohio on Thursday, aides tell me. 1st rally: 7 pm Cincinnati at US Bank Arena.

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Guy Ziv

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2 years

Scenes from a packed train station in Jerusalem, as demonstrators chant "democracy!" There is a mass strike in Israel today to protest what many Israelis are calling a judicial coup by the Netanyahu government.

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

2 years

תחנת רכבת נבון בירושלים הבוקר

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1 year

“Vivian Silver, 74, has spent her life dedicated to improving the plight of Palestinians, performing such acts as driving cancer-stricken Gaza residents to Jerusalem for treatment.” She’s either been killed or abducted by Hamas fighters. via @nbcnews

Revered peace activist is missing after sending harrowing text message during Hamas assault

Vivian Silver, 74, has spent her life dedicated to improving the plight of Palestinians, performing such acts as driving cancer-stricken Gaza residents to Jerusalem for treatment.

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Guy Ziv

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3 years

Footage of an assault against an Israeli reporter & photographer for being "leftist traitors." The Netanyahu era has been marked by a delegitimization of the Israeli left, a sector of the population that has endured verbal assaults and physical violence due to ongoing incitement.

Bar Peleg

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3 years

תקיפה קשה ושבירת ציוד של צלם של כאן 11 והכתב יואב זהבי כעת בשכונת התקווה בתל אביב. לפי עדות קראו להם לפני זה שמאלנים בוגדים. צילם את התקיפה יונתן המפל

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Guy Ziv

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8 years

@PaulBegala It can all be traced back to Hillary's emails. The mystery of the Trump-Putin connection is hidden in the secret risotto recipe.

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Guy Ziv

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8 years

Moderate Palestinians & Israelis are on board w/ Kerry's speech because they understand that only a 2-state solution will lead to peace.

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8 years

Palestinian official Yasser Abed Rabbo: Kerry statements are important, good and positive.

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Guy Ziv

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5 months

Congratulations to @BarakRavid ⁩ for being recognized at the WH Correspondents’ Dinner for the Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage!

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Guy Ziv

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2 years

140 Israeli filmmakers are boycotting a West Bank film fund established by a Netanyahu loyalist. "We call on the Israel Academy of Film and Television, its members and leaders, not to turn Israeli cinema into another tool to oppress the Palestinian people," wrote the filmmakers.

Israel National News - Arutz Sheva

@ArutzSheva_En

2 years

140 Israeli filmmakers refuse to cooperate with the Shomron Cinema Fund. "We will not whitewash the occupation for money."

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1 year

Ex-Shin Bet Chief Yuval Diskin, speaking at tonight's pro-democracy demonstration, said that Israel hasn't always had good prime ministers, but in contrast to Netanyahu, they put the country's interests ahead of their personal interests. Netanyahu, he said, isn't fit to lead.

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@kann_news

1 year

השבת ה-16 להפגנות | ראש השב"כ לשעבר דיסקין בתל אביב: את הממשלות הקודמות הובילו מנהיגים שטובת המדינה קדמה אצלם לכל טובה אישית, נתניהו לא כשיר. ניצול השואה אברהם רות: אם מישהו כועס על ההשוואה לשנות ה-30, לי מותר. אל תתנו לנו להיות עדים להרס הבניין עליו חלמנו @almog_tamar #חדשותהשבת

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11 months

Throughout most of Netanyahu's career, he had no obvious replacement. That's changed dramatically in the last year, with centrist Benny Gantz seen as the clear favorite on the question of fitness for office. 52% of Israelis favor Gantz (vs 26% for Bibi), per today's Ma'ariv poll.

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Guy Ziv

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9 years

. @RealBenCarson In addition to praying, please support sensible gun control legislation.

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7 years

@realDonaldTrump And if there's one thing you won't tolerate under any circumstances, Mr. President, it's telling lies.

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Guy Ziv

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9 months

According to Ch. 12 news, Israel’s Supreme Court is set to invalidate the Reasonableness Standard Law passed by the Netanyahu government last July despite massive public opposition. If true, this would be a major blow for the illiberal forces in Israel, a big win for democracy.

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Guy Ziv

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9 years

. @JebBush In addition to praying, please support sensible gun control legislation.

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Guy Ziv

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4 years

Wow, this image. Thousands of Jews and Arabs are gathering in Tel Aviv to demonstrate against annexation.

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@zehavagalon

4 years

ביחד עם אלפי יהודים וערבים בכיכר רבין נגד הזיית הסיפוח של ביבי וטראמפ

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Guy Ziv

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3 years

Israel’s Labor Party, which holds the transportation and Public Security portfolios in the Bennett-led government, is reportedly planning to prioritize the Negev and Galilee regions over settlements in the West Bank.

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3 years

אמת

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Guy Ziv

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2 years

Israeli-born Nobel Prize-winning expert on behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman: “Israel is banishing itself from the world to which it belongs. This is no small thing.” He says he is in a place he no longer knows.

TheMarker

@TheMarker

2 years

"ישראל מנדה את עצמה מהעולם שאליו היא שייכת. זה לא דבר קטן": חתן פרס נובל לכלכלה מרגיש שהוא נמצא במקום שהוא כבר לא מכיר

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5 years

I’d have hoped that, with two Jews running for President, we’d see a schmear campaign. 🥯

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Guy Ziv

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7 years

Trump has sure brought out the vote in Georgia's 6th!

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1 year

In the wake of the Hamas massacre in Israel, the Israeli democracy protest movement has repurposed itself to organizing grassroots efforts aimed at rehabilitating the affected communities and providing material aid to civilians and soldiers. This is civil society at its best.

Ami Dror 🇮🇱 עמי דרור

@AmiDror

1 year

עדכון יומי, עדכון תודה, עדכון של תקווה - היום החמישי למלחמה. לעדכונים נוספים, ובקשות סיוע מכל סוג - הכל מרוכז כאן:

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6 years

Former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert: “The Iran nuclear deal was a satisfactory agreement that also served our interests...The American withdrawal from this deal was a mistake.”

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@newsisrael13

6 years

אולמרט ב-#לונדוןאתקירשנבאום: "ההסכם עם האיראנים היה הסכם סביר ששירת גם את האינטרסים שאנחנו כל כך רגישים להם. ביטול ההשתתפות של האמריקנים בהסכם הזה הוא טעות"

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9 years

Bibi: "If you take out Saddam, I guarantee you will see enormous positive reverberations in the region."

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6 years

@burgessev Sen. Hatch couldn’t retire soon enough

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1 year

Biden’s explicit statement urging Bibi to halt the judicial overhaul legislation is the most pro-Israel move an American president can make at this time. Important scoop by @BarakRavid

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

1 year

Exclusive: President Biden tells me Netanyahu shouldn't rush "divisive" judicial overhaul bill amid threats on Israel. My story on @axios

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Guy Ziv

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2 years

@lrozen Musk's political and social commentary is totally incoherent. He's just a full-time troll.

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Guy Ziv

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4 years

Netanyahu’s cult of personality has gone too far with Israel’s new arrival policy.

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5 years

If this plan was truly aimed at peace, the Palestinians would have been consulted — and invited, its principal architect (Greenblatt) would not have quit midway, and it would be addressed after the Israeli elections. This isn’t a peace plan. It’s a plan to re-elect Netanyahu.

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5 years

Media should stop calling it "peace" plan; it may be a plan, but not one that will bring peace, or even intended to do so

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Guy Ziv

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1 year

@lrozen Bibi chose the side that is enabling him to stay in power and out of prison. That is the key consideration here.

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Guy Ziv

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2 years

Meanwhile, in Arlington

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Guy Ziv

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1 year

Members of the Druze community are joining the hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrations in Israel this evening. Tonight marks the 15th consecutive week(!) of massive protests against the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul.

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@BenCaspit

1 year

הדרוזים מצטרפים למחאה בטבעון. כבוד.

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Guy Ziv

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2 months

Every day that passes with extremists Smotrich and Ben-Gvir as ministers in the Israeli government is another day that is harmful to humanity.

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

2 months

🚨🚨BREAKING: White House spokesman John Kirby says Israeli ultranationalist finance minister Betzalel Smotrich is willing to sacrifice the lives of the Israeli and Amercan hostages held by Hamas in Gaza

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4 years

The student who drove nearly 30 hours to Texas to cast his first-ever presidential vote didn't miss class and participated in our discussion. Truly inspiring.

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American University students Meredith Reilly and Zachary Houdek requested absentee ballots earlier this fall. But when they realized that the ballots had yet to arrive, the pair hopped in the car and drove 27 hours to Texas to cast their ballots in person.

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2 years

Former IDF Chief MK Gadi Eisenkot isn't mincing words: "Netanyahu has demonstrated that Israel's security is not his priority. The dismissal of Defense Minister Galant is a disgrace to Netanyahu's legacy and a dangerous gamble on all of our lives."

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@N12News

2 years

הרמטכ״ל לשעבר וחבר הכנסת, גדי איזנקוט: ״נתניהו הוכיח שבטחון ישראל לא נמצא בסדר העדיפות שלו. פיטורי שר הבטחון גלנט הם אות קלון למורשת נתניהו והימור מסוכן על חיי כולנו״ @amit_segal

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Guy Ziv

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4 years

Declaring the 2-state solution dead doesn't make it dead. To quote Mark Twain, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." Yes, it's been dying for years, but it can come back to life. It's a question of political will. The "one-state solution," though, is a non-starter.

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5 years

Can't understand why people refer to Breitbart as a white supremacist news site

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Guy Ziv

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8 years

It's pantsuits vs lawsuits in '16

Adam Parkhomenko

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8 years

TWO WEEKS BEFORE ELECTION DAY, DOZENS OF THE 4,000-PLUS LAWSUITS INVOLVING TRUMP AND HIS BUSINESSES REMAIN OPEN.

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8 years

Courageous move by @SenFeinstein , a strong supporter of Israel & a supporter of a two-state solution - Israel's ticket to peace & security.

Jake Tapper

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8 years

The rare statement from a Member of Congress supporting POTUS move re Israel in UNSC today, from @SenFeinstein

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5 years

A demonstration took place in Jerusalem on Saturday night in support of the #Kurds . "You can't see what's going on and remain silent," said the organizer. Meanwhile, dozens of reserve officers have sent a letter to Netanyahu saying they're ready to help.

ישראלים קוראים לסייע לכורדים: "עם שלם משלם בחייו - והעולם שותק"

יהודים, נוצרים, חילונים ודתיים השתתפו בעצרת מחאה בירושלים "נגד רצח העם הכורדי". מארגן ההפגנה: "אי אפשר לראות את מה שקורה ולשתוק". עשרות קצינים במילואים שלחו מכתב לראש הממשלה ולרמטכ"ל: "מוכנים לסייע"....

www.ynet.co.il

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Guy Ziv

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4 years

Ex-Shin Bet head Carmi Gillon: "The occupation should have been ended. The occupation is the mother of all evils.”

Haaretz.com

@haaretzcom

4 years

Former Shin Bet chief Carmi Gillon talks to Haaretz about the occupation, Netanyahu's cowardice and why he laughs when people call him a leftist

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9 months

Dozens of ex-parliamentarians from the Israeli left: The Netanyahu government must be replaced immediately, Israel must strive for a diplomatic settlement that would ensure security and independence for Israelis and Palestinians.

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Guy Ziv

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5 years

2 questions for @RJC : 1. Did you condemn previous Israeli premiers’ use of the term “occupation,” including settlement-builder Ariel Sharon? 2. Did you condemn the many Israeli ex-generals and intel chiefs who have called — and continue to call — for an end to the occupation?

RJC

@RJC

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RJC Condemns @ewarren 's “Occupation” Comment

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1 year

Quite remarkable that a religious nationalist who once served as the director of Yesha (the settlers’ lobby) and who opposes the 2-state solution — a man who is to the right of Netanyahu, ideologically — is explicitly opposing a right-wing/religious government.

ToI ALERTS

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1 year

Live update: Ex-PM Bennett says Israel needs a centrist government for next 10-20 years

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1 year

Many were quick to point fingers at Israeli airstrikes for the tragic Gaza hospital blast, which seems to have resulted from rockets launched from within Gaza, not Israel. This thread shows videos, including those from Arab & Palestinian media outlets, of the failed projectile.

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian

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Surveillance camera footage from Netiv Haasara shows a large barrage of rockets being launched from northern Gaza, followed by a massive blast in the Strip, apparently caused by a failed projectile.

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1. Liberal Zionists aren’t playing any games. That is pure cynicism on your part, Yousef, and you’re being unfair to the many Israelis who’ve dedicated their lives to peace. 2. Just as it’s wrong to portray a monolithic Palestinian identity, Zionists aren’t all Likud supporters

Yousef Munayyer

@YousefMunayyer

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Liberal Zionists play this game where they say they want the occupation to end but they don't call for any shift in US policy that would hold Israel accountable for entrenching it. In doing so, they are just doing damage control PR for the occupation itself.

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3 years

First the cicadas and now a dramatic storm. What’s next?

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3 months

Trump/Vance is easily the most isolationist presidential ticket (excluding third parties) in more than a half-century.

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7 years

The leader of the free world has been tweeting about "fake news" all morning. I don't know if he's in trouble, but I'm pretty sure we are.

Donald J. Trump

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7 years

The #AmazonWashingtonPost , sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!

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Sixty former MKs and government ministers have signed a declaration warning that annexation will destroy the chances for peace and turn Israel into an apartheid state. “Democracy, equality, and social justice depend on a just peace and an end to the occupation.”

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4 years

גאה להיות בקבוצת החותמים של 60 שרים וחברי כנסת לשעבר, שחתמו על המודעה שמזהירה את רה"מ נתניהו וחבריו גנץ ואשכנזי, שסיפוח חד צדדי בלי מתן זכויות פוליטיות לפלסטינים זו שיטת משטר של אפרטהייד. תתעוררו שם לפני שיהיה מאוחר מידי

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Just weeks ago, staffers of Israeli delegation to Israel-UAE peace ceremony sparred with Trump’s handlers over masks. The WH made it clear that the President prefers no one wear masks. Imagine all the people he potentially has exposed and the message this sends to the public.

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Thrilled to present a copy of my latest book, “Netanyahu vs The Generals,” to ex-Deputy IDF Chief and new Labor Party leader ⁦ @YairGolan1 ⁩.

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A ceasefire between Bibi and his defense minister may be even more challenging to achieve than the one between Israel and Hamas.

Barak Ravid

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1 month

🚨An Israeli security cabinet meeting about the Gaza hostsge & ceasefire deal erupted on Thursday night and turned into an unprecedented shouting match between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. My story on @axios

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A dark day for Israeli democracy

‏Tal Schneider טל שניידר تال شنايدر

@talschneider

2 years

First vote on Israel's judicial coup that will strip away Israel's democratic values has passed (first call 63:47). The bill will allow gov to control nominations of judges and will ban the supreme court from overruling basic laws.The process towards a non-democratic state begun

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4 years

In my latest @haaretzcom op-ed, I argue that West Bank annexation is antithetical to Israel’s national security interests. Its friends in Washington can help the moderate elements in Israel’s new coalition thwart Netanyahu’s dangerous annexationist agenda.

Opinion | Opinion | Call yourself a friend? Then stop Israel’s West Bank annexation disaster

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www.haaretz.com

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10 months

Pew survey finds that those paying more attention to Israel’s war with Hamas are more approving of Biden’s handling of this war.

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1 year

Incredible photo of tonight’s pro-democracy demonstration in Tel Aviv — Week 20!

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Welcoming the year 5781 with challah & hummus.

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2 months

If you read between the lines, the congressman appears to be somewhat critical of Bibi.

Rep. Nadler

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3 months

Benjamin Netanyahu is the worst leader in Jewish history since the Maccabean king who invited the Romans into Jerusalem over 2100 years ago. The Prime Minister is putting the security of Israel, the lives of the hostages, the stability of the region, and longstanding Israeli

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2 years

Netanyahu's defense minister, a retired general and a member of Likud, joins numerous ex-generals and former senior intelligence officials in publicly opposing the government's legal overhaul. This is a face-off between the Israeli security community and the populist right.

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

2 years

BREAKING: Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant calls for an immediate suspension of the judicial overhaul legislation until after independence day (April 25th) and says continuation of the legislation is a threat to Israel's national security

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@ZivGuy

2 years

Wow - Benny Gantz is now regarded as the best fit for the premiership, overtaking Netanyahu by 7 points! The ex-defense minister & IDF chief has been the biggest beneficiary from the democracy demonstrations. Opposition leader Yair Lapid is tied with Netanyahu on this question.

דפנה ליאל

@DaphnaLiel

2 years

נתונים שכמותם עוד לא ראינו בשאלת ההתאמה לראשות הממשלה. לפיד ונתניהו בשיוויון 32%, גנץ פותח פער על נתניהו.

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@ZivGuy

2 years

This is the 9th consecutive week of massive demonstrations in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities to protest the far-right government's legal coup. Democracy in action.

לירי בורק שביט

@lirishavit

2 years

הצעדה יוצאת מדיזינגוף

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

6 years

It is our loss that we'll never have @HillaryClinton as our president but there are ways she can continue to contribute to this country. I disagree with those telling her to go away and be quiet. Her voice is needed today.

CNN

@CNN

6 years

Hillary Clinton said she is not running for president in 2020, but will continue to speak out about politics. "I want to be sure that people understand I'm going to keep speaking out. I'm not going anywhere," she says.

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@ZivGuy

5 years

Pro-Israel Americans should forget about Linda Sarsour, the Squad & BDS and begin to pay attention to Israel's real threats: attacks on democratic institutions & civil society orgs, racism, creeping binationalism. Israeli democracy is in danger. [Infographic Source: @IDIisrael ]

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

2 years

The NYT editorial board's scathing rebuke of the emerging Netanyahu government is a must read for anyone who cares about Israeli democracy, security, "and even the idea of a Jewish homeland." Well done, @nytimes .

The New York Times

@nytimes

2 years

Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “is a significant threat to the future of Israel — its direction, its security and even the idea of a Jewish homeland,” the Times editorial board writes.

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

3 years

A video of Pres. Biden sleeping during his meeting w/ PM Bennett is being widely circulated by right-wing pundits. Some are mocking the President; others, feigning outrage at his disrespect. The video is fake. Here's the unedited clip of their exchange.

President Biden Holds a Bilateral Meeting with Naftali Bennett, Prime...

The White House

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

6 years

Likud party activists have issued talking points arguing that the Pittsburgh synagogue murderer was inspired to do so by HIAS, "a left-wing Jewish group that promoted immigration to the U.S. & worked against Trump." I responded by donating to HIAS:

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

3 years

The “two-state solution is dead” mantra is popular on Twitter, but we need to keep in mind that it remains the preferred solution to a plurality, if not quite the majority, of both Palestinians and Israelis.

Geneva Initiative

@genevaaccord

3 years

Support for the two-state solution among Palestinians increased this month to 46% (up from 36% month before). This is a source of hope, and underscores the urgency of preserving a political horizon for negotiated solution. The Israeli and Palestinian publics are on the same page.

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

9 months

On this first day of the new year, Israeli democracy has scored a major victory. Israel's Supreme Court has just invalidated the Reasonableness Standard Law that the Netanyahu government passed last July as part of its judicial reform agenda aimed at weakening the Supreme Court.

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@newsisrael13

9 months

בג"ץ פסל את החוק לביטול עילת הסבירות @aviadglickman

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

6 years

As someone who believes that ending the occupation ought to top Israel’s national priorities, I have always found the Palestinian custom of celebrating terrorist attacks to be highly disturbing — not to mention counterproductive to the goal of ending the occupation.

Khaled Abu Toameh

@KhaledAbuToameh

6 years

Palestinians in Gaza celebrating the Ariel attack.

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

8 years

As Bush's Press Secretary, did you express concern about that unbreakable bond when your boss abstained on 6 resolutions critical of Israel?

Ari Fleischer

@AriFleischer

8 years

So much for the "unbreakable" bond between Israel and the US. President Obama today broke it.

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

3 years

Agree w/ @BarakRavid that Israel "can't get much more out of this operation in Gaza," just as there was no discernible benefit to Israel in 2014 war w/ Hamas. A cease-fire this week seems plausible.

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

3 years

I said on @CNNSitRoom that Israeli officials tell me they are looking at 24-48 hours for the operation in Gaza and then they want out

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

2 years

Balad, an Arab party that ran separately this time around, is reportedly close to crossing the electoral threshold (3.25%). Should it do so, this could potentially be a game changer in terms of blocking the formation of a Netanyahu government. Stay tuned. #Israelex22

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

8 years

#TurkeyCoup may have failed - probably for the best - but, no, "Turkish democracy" has not been restored. Erdogan's Turkey is an autocracy.

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

3 years

It’s cherry blossom season at ⁦ @AmericanU ⁩!

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@ZivGuy

4 years

It's fashionable to argue that Palestinians today favor a "one-state solution" and that the two-state solution is "dead." Now let's see what Palestinians really prefer: Only 9% favor the one-state solution; nearly half -- 49% -- continue to support the two-state solution.

Geneva Initiative

@genevaaccord

4 years

A new Palestinian public opinion poll conducted by our partners at the Palestinian Peace Coalition, together with PCPSR shows that: 49% of Palestinians support the two-state solution (of which 56% are from Gaza, 44% are from the West Bank) [1/5]

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

5 years

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki: "The Palestinian Authority is ready to resume negotiations with any Israeli prime minister who will succeed in forming a government." In a post-Bibi era, saving the two-state solution is possible despite the obstacles on this road.

חדשות 13

@newsisrael13

5 years

שר החוץ הפלסטיני, ריאד אל-מאלכי: "הרשות הפלסטינית מוכנה לחדש את המשא ומתן עם כל ראש ממשלה ישראלי שיצליח להקים ממשלה" (גור כפיר)

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

5 days

Vance’s passionate support for the man he had called “America’s Hitler” is really something.

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@ZivGuy

9 years

I argue that Israel's top ex-generals & spymasters are fighting to save two-state solution @CNN

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

8 years

Netanyahu rejected Kerry's initiative for the same reason he rejected Peres's plan with Abbas: Bibi wants the status quo, not a deal.

Barak Ravid

@BarakRavid

8 years

EXCLUSIVE: Kerry Offered Netanyahu Regional Peace Plan in Secret 2016 Summit With al-Sissi, King Abdullah

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

5 years

@tedcruz @Nike Can you use one of your new pairs of shoes to walk away from the Senate? Thanks

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@ZivGuy

5 years

Nice to see Israeli youth taking up the mantle of environmental responsibility. MK @StavShaffir , leader of Israel's Green movement, has been promoting a green economy program in the Knesset while engaging in grassroots activism to promote environmental awareness.

סתיו שפיר Stav Shaffir 🇮🇱

@StavShaffir

5 years

תסתכלו על אלפי בני ובנות הנוער שיצאו להפגין הבוקר. ילדים מדהימים, כמו החברים שלהם בכל העולם, לא צעקו ״לחקור את החוקרים״, אלא ״תצילו את כדור הארץ שלנו״. בשביל זה שווה לקום בבוקר ולהמשיך להיאבק. אתם אדירים.

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

3 years

Budget passes in overnight Knesset votes for first time in 3 years — a huge accomplishment for the Bennett-Lapid government and a major defeat for Netanyahu-led opposition.

כאן חדשות

@kann_news

3 years

הממשלה כבר לא תיפול בשל התקציב: חוק התקציב לשנת 2021 אושר בקריאה שנייה ושלישית @yaara_shapira

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Guy Ziv

@ZivGuy

4 years

Why the Biden Administration has so far been a disappointment to progressives, a thread. (1/36)

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@ZivGuy

3 years

Sunset over ⁦ @AmericanU ⁩

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@ZivGuy

5 years

MK Yair Golan, the ex-IDF Deputy Chief, blasts Trump’s ME plan: This isn’t a peace plan and this isn’t a Deal of the Century. This is an alliance between two criminal suspects who’ve conjured up a plan that compromises our security and our future. Annexation will cost us dearly.

Yair Golan - יאיר גולן

@YairGolan1

5 years

אין פה תוכנית שלום ואין פה עסקת מאה; יש ברית בין שני חשודים בפלילים, הרוקחים תוכניות סיוע הדדיות בשביל כמה מחיאות כפיים. על הדרך הם עושים סיבוב על כולנו, על הביטחון שלנו, על סדר היום שלנו, על העתיד שלנו. אם הבחירות האלה יביאו עלינו סיפוח, הן עוד יעלו לנו ביוקר.

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@ZivGuy

3 years

Today is the last Friday of the Netanyahu era.

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@ZivGuy

5 years

Ex-IDF Deputy Chief Yair Golan of the Democratic Union: "Most Israelis oppose annexation. An extreme, well-organized minority is forcing its opinion on the majority through the destruction of democracy -- attacking the police, the media, the courts, and government institutions."

Yair Golan - יאיר גולן

@YairGolan1

5 years

רוב העם בישראל נגד סיפוח. מיעוט קיצוני, מסודר ומאורגן היטב, כופה את דעתו על הרוב באמצעות הרס מוסדות השלטון, הרס הדמוקרטיה, יוצא נגד המשטרה נגד התקשורת נגד בתי המשפט ונגד מוסדות השלטון.

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@ZivGuy

5 years

The Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty, whose 25th anniversary is today, like the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, shows what’s possible when both Arab & Israeli leaders are interested in pursuing peace and have the backing of an actively engaged U.S. president who serves as an honest broker.

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