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2 Jun
As usual, the head of Israel's largest majority Arab party is more pro-two states than those in the West who claim to be the allies of his constituents. The one-state solution remains a Western fantasy in search of a Middle Eastern constituency.
We have years of polls showing pluralities of Israelis & Palestinians support two states, while a tiny percentage (when asked with details) support a *democratic* one-state. I don't think one-state is bad or "antisemitic." I just think it's a non-starter. pcpsr.org/en/node/823 Image
There's absolutely nothing wrong with popularizing one-state ideas to people in Israel/Palestine and trying to build support for them. I personally think we should consider halfway models of confederation. But any solution must start with what people on the ground actually want.
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2 Jun
They say Netanyahu is a divisive politician, but he did bring together some pretty unusual allies ... to kick him out of office. Pictured: Yair Lapid, secular leader of Israeli opposition, Naftali Bennett, settler party head, and Mansour Abbas, leader of Islamist Arab party Raam. Image
Just because Lapid got everyone's signatures on paper to replace Netanyahu doesn't mean it's a done deal. Bibi will pursue every possible pressure point right up until the new government is sworn in. But getting all those signatures on paper together is historic in its own right.
BREAKING: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid announces that he has successfully formed a government to replace Netanyahu. Official statement: Image
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30 May
Lapid has repeatedly sacrificed his own ambition to be prime minister, and offered the job to other candidates, for the sole purpose of getting Netanyahu out & resetting Israeli democracy. It's remarkable precisely because it's just not something you see in contemporary politics.
If you are wondering what on earth is going on right now in Israeli politics, what the plan is to replace Netanyahu, and what that replacement might look like, I covered it all for you in this explainer: yair.substack.com/p/what-you-sho…
As I've said, I will believe that Netanyahu is out the moment the replacement government is sworn in, and not a second before. Bibi still has days to derail this. But this is the closest he's come to losing power.
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27 May
"Media coverage of the lab-leak hypothesis was a debacle, and a major source of that failure was groupthink cultivated on Twitter," writes @jonathanchait. This is far from the only important story where this has been the case. We need to talk about that. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
@jonathanchait The problem is that once fashionable Twitter opinion coalesces around a consensus, it raises the costs for anyone to dissent. In many cases, writers will receive vituperative and sustained abuse for daring to question what's in vogue. This means that many just won't bother.
@jonathanchait Because most elite tastemakers and opinionmakers are on Twitter, its social pressures have the effect of forging false consensuses that don't actually reflect the real world, whether it's about the coronavirus, Trump's odds or winning, or Biden's primary strength.
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26 May
Why does antisemitism continue to flourish across the spectrum—and what can we do about it? Here’s a clip from my forthcoming “Antisemitism, Explained” video series that answers these questions. If you find it helpful, please share.
My full video explainer series on antisemitism, produced with @JewishUnpacked, isn't due out for a bit. But given recent ugly events, I thought it was important to release this early.
"It’s much easier to condemn the prejudice of people you already despise and disagree with. It’s a lot harder to speak up when the bigotry is coming from your friends and allies. But think about it: Where do you have the power to make change?"
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25 May
Rare to see someone do this on Twitter. Props to Ruffalo, who is correct. There is no "genocide," as anyone who consults the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics' own figures of dramatic Palestinian population growth can readily see: pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_Rainb…
Believe it or not, it is entirely possible to criticize Israel, including in harsh terms, without falsely accusing it of genocide and engaging in the national equivalent of a medieval blood libel. More people should try it.
I've said anti-Zionism is not antisemitic, I've said advocating a one-state solution isn't antisemitic. I shared a piece today in which Israel is likened to apartheid. Lying about Jews, the victims of genocide, and falsely accusing them of a non-existent genocide, is antisemitic.
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