From a PR standpoint, 'occupying' a building might not have been a wise move. haaretz.com/us-news/2024-0…

Polling ain't an exact science: A new poll from החדשות - N12 with the same scenario has Bennett/Cohen/Sa'ar coming in at a much weaker 18 seats - though again such a RW party takes more away from Gantz (and Lapid) than Netanyahu. mako.co.il/news-politics/…

'Both Israelis and Palestinians have a very strong attachment to this homeland. Palestinians will forever see Jaffa, Haifa, Akko & Lod as part of Palestine. Hebron will always be part of Eretz Yisrael.' May Pundak of A Land for All ארץ לכולם بلاد للجميع talks with Jon Wiener.thenation.com/article/world/…

Leaving aside the Q of whether what Israel is doing in Gaza amounts to genocide - can we all agree that what Netanyahu's Finance Minister is demanding amounts to a call for genocide? And that Netanyahu is giving this call legitimacy by not sacking him?
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Fundamentally, explains this senior החדשות - N12 journalist, no concrete hostage release/ceasefire deal is on the table because of unbridgeable differences: Hamas insists on an end to the war; neither Netanyahu nor Gantz, per Liel, agrees to that.

If people know the folks behind Jewbelong can you tell them that in addition to being incredibly hateful, offensive and wrong, these type of ads do not in any way, shape or form help them, Jewish people, or our multiracial communities? So ugly and so dumb.

He is saying this in *Saudi Arabia* during the worst moment for his people in 75 years. Now of course the usual suspects will pooh-pooh this, but a real Israeli leader—not the corrupt and divisive coward we have now—would jump on this and explore every possible opportunity.

Several things can be true: Protesters can legitimately demand divestment, attempt to influence university policy; protesters are not a representative body and can't make demands on behalf of anyone but themselves. timesofisrael.com/columbia-on-ed…

On October 7th and the days that followed, I was shocked by how many people justified the killing of Israelis by Hamas. I remember looking at some of the statements coming out of organizations that I respected and feeling horrified that they could glorify this kind of brutality.

Senior governmental official (Gantz?): 'We won't let Netanyahu continue to fritter away a deal for [personal] political reasons. If Hamas' reply is affirmative - we'll demand the deal be brought for the approval of the Security Cabinet and full Cabinet.'

Israel has agreed, under the Egyptian proposal, to remove its forces from the 'Netzarim corridor' bisecting Gaza. Egypt is proposing that Egyptian, not Israeli, inspectors be placed at the north-south transit point.

Under int'l law, the taking of hostages is prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever. Prisoners of war, OTOH, have rights to certain protections under int'l law. ohchr.org/en/instruments….

'We should build an alliance of the moderate Sunni states, Palestinian Authority, US, EU... In the end what we need is to have 2 states.' But: 'to engage in this war has only one alternative, and this is being murdered'. Pro-war centrism from Yair Lapid.
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Nexus Project: 'The Antisemitism Awareness Act centers around the IHRA ‘working definition’ of antisemitism, which could ultimately do more harm than good.' nexusproject.us/nexus-leadersh…