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What almost no one understands is that Netanyahu is ultimately a uniting force in Israel. He keeps it all together.
This will be the fourth time the Joint List comes in third. And each time prior it was with a significant (at least 15 seats) block.
The only conclusion is that Palestinian Israeli votes don't count.
That's how Israeli *democracy* works.
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New: An NYPD spokesperson confirms the police department no longer plans to enter into a no-bid contract with a controversial Israeli surveillance tech company — a reversal that comes after the procurement drew pushback from Mayor Mamdani's allies and civil rights advocates.
Considering she was once an El Al flight attendant, it's funny she'd say that phrase.
I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING
Sara Netanyahu Is Having a MELTDOWN Over Israel's Election
As Netanyahu scrambled to mobilize voters, his wife was heard SCREAMING in the background:
"BUT WE WILL ALL DIE!"
Apparently, losing power is a life-or-death emergency in the Netanyahu household. No more free help and laundry services.
And of course they won't be allowed to be part of any Israeli government for obvious reasons so really Palestinian Israeli votes don't count.
See how Israeli "democracy" works?
And the Joint List will finish a strong third, for the third time since September 2019 - mind you Israel had elections in April 2019 too. Last time the Joint List ran was 2020. They won 15 seats.
Relatedly, I'd also say Netanyahu needs these elections. He can't really lose and not to have them causes more political problems for him.
Should these elections occur on Tuesday, they will be Israel's seventh general election since 2015 and also the first elections not called early since 2013. Think about that. There's a lot there.
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I’d be a little more sympathetic to these cloying rejections of “violence” from liberals if they dropped comparable 300 word statements decrying it every time an Israeli murders two Palestinians.
But they don’t, of course. That would mean 10 statements a day. And there’s the rub
I’m grieving the deaths of the two Israeli soldiers killed in Hebron today, and praying for the full & speedy recovery of those who were injured.
I’ve spoken out loudly this week against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, which imposes violence on a daily basis, and I will continue to do so. But violence is not the path to ending it — or to achieving safety, freedom, and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis.
And neither is collective punishment or ethnic cleansing of an entire neighborhood, or punishing millions of people for the criminal act of two, which Netanyahu has promised to enact in response.
I’ve seen a lot this week and I’ll have more to say about in the coming days (I’m on my way home shortly). There is a path to ending this excruciating cycle of violence. It starts by insisting that every life is sacred, that everyone is created in God’s image.
For now: Shabbat Shalom, to everyone who believes in the hard work of making peace & justice a reality, for everyone.
Since you're still there why not make a shiva call while you're at it?
I’m grieving the deaths of the two Israeli soldiers killed in Hebron today, and praying for the full & speedy recovery of those who were injured.
I’ve spoken out loudly this week against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, which imposes violence on a daily basis, and I will continue to do so. But violence is not the path to ending it — or to achieving safety, freedom, and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis.
And neither is collective punishment or ethnic cleansing of an entire neighborhood, or punishing millions of people for the criminal act of two, which Netanyahu has promised to enact in response.
I’ve seen a lot this week and I’ll have more to say about in the coming days (I’m on my way home shortly). There is a path to ending this excruciating cycle of violence. It starts by insisting that every life is sacred, that everyone is created in God’s image.
For now: Shabbat Shalom, to everyone who believes in the hard work of making peace & justice a reality, for everyone.
