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Jewish candidates who have endorsed dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza, called for the “total annihilation” of its cities, stated that “there should be one sentence for everyone there: death,” and demanded that “all of Lebanon must burn” remain free to run. 972mag.com/israeli-election-…
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50 shades of right: An Israeli election primer While Netanyahu’s bloc adds more extremists to its ranks, his opponents are impeding their own path to power by refusing to work with Arab parties. By @bentreyf. 972mag.com/israeli-election-…
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I followed Israel’s election campaign so you don’t have to. Bottom line: Rather than win with the help of Palestinian parties, the anti-Netanyahu bloc is preparing to lose without them. 972mag.com/israeli-election-…
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50 shades of right: An Israeli election primer While Netanyahu’s bloc adds more extremists to its ranks, his opponents are impeding their own path to power by refusing to work with Arab parties. By @bentreyf. 972mag.com/israeli-election-…
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Israel’s election won’t change the renewed reality of political apartheid Sami Abu Shehadeh’s disqualification sends a clear message: Jewish-majority state institutions will now determine who can represent Palestinian citizens. By Areej Sabbagh-Khoury. 972mag.com/palestinian-citiz…
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PODCAST: What’s at stake for Palestinian citizens in Israel’s election? Leena Dallasheh discusses the echoes of military rule in today's crackdown on Palestinian dissent, and the struggle for a more substantive form of citizenship. 972mag.com/podcast-palestini…
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Israeli forces detained around 80 Rabbis for Human Rights volunteers and international activists near Nahalin this morning, including U.S. congressional candidate Brad Lander, while they were accompanying Palestinian farmers harvesting olives on their land. 📸: @rabbis4HR
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Eisenkot is trying to outflank Netanyahu on the right. It’s a failed strategy The more the opposition leader adopts hawkish positions, the harder it is to explain what alternative he offers — and he’s not the first to make that mistake. By @AmosB18485. 972mag.com/eisenkot-netanyah…
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Eisenkot is trying to outflank Netanyahu on the right. It’s a failed strategy The more the opposition leader adopts hawkish positions, the harder it is to explain what alternative he offers — and he’s not the first to make that mistake. By @AmosB18485. 972mag.com/eisenkot-netanyah…
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Israeli forces detained around 80 Rabbis for Human Rights volunteers and international activists near Nahalin this morning, including U.S. congressional candidate Brad Lander, while they were accompanying Palestinian farmers harvesting olives on their land. 📸: @rabbis4HR
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Why Smotrich still defines the horizon of Israeli politics In the nine years since he published his ‘Decisive Plan,’ Israeli liberals have acceded to the religious right’s maximalism — while claiming to oppose ‘messianic’ violence. By Avi-ram Tzoreff. 972mag.com/smotrich-decisive…
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Despite promises to curb settler violence during the olive harvest, Israeli forces are busy this morning blocking Palestinians & activists from reaching their land. In Taybeh @the_andrey_x who documented the attack on Heidi Levine, was just arrested
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Why Smotrich still defines the horizon of Israeli politics In the nine years since he published his ‘Decisive Plan,’ Israeli liberals have acceded to the religious right’s maximalism — while claiming to oppose ‘messianic’ violence. By Avi-ram Tzoreff. 972mag.com/smotrich-decisive…
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Jewish Israelis must do more than stand together with Palestinians Beyond creating spaces for joint action, meaningful partnership requires challenging Jewish supremacy and strengthening Palestinian political power. By Himmat Zoubi. 972mag.com/jewish-israeli-pa…
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Jewish Israelis must do more than stand together with Palestinians Beyond creating spaces for joint action, meaningful partnership requires challenging Jewish supremacy and strengthening Palestinian political power. By Himmat Zoubi. 972mag.com/jewish-israeli-pa…
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"Israel’s far right has unprecedented power. Why isn’t it satisfied? Having realized many of its once-unthinkable ambitions, the right remains frustrated by what it still can’t achieve — and demands even more violence." trib.al/LzT1Cai
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Some of Gaza’s remaining buildings are collapsing. Dozens have been crushed to death as Israel prevents reconstruction, leaving families with an impossible choice: live in war-torn structures at risk of caving in, or flimsy tents exposed to the elements. trib.al/OT5EiJB
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Days away from Israeli elections, a ‘sour mood’ pervades the Haredi street As their decades-long alliance with the right frays, ultra-Orthodox parties have left their public facing a draft crisis, rising poverty, and political disillusionment. 972mag.com/haredi-parties-is…
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Award-winning American photojournalist Heidi Levine describes being violently attacked by a mob of Israeli settlers while covering the olive harvest in Turmus Ayya near Ramallah this morning. By @OrenZiv_ @mekomit
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Award-winning American photojournalist Heidi Levine describes being violently attacked by a mob of Israeli settlers while covering the olive harvest in Turmus Ayya near Ramallah this morning. By @OrenZiv_ @mekomit
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