Israeli security official says the recommendation to Israelis in Istanbul is to stay at their hotels until the situation is clearer, and to listen to the Turkish authorities.
National Security Council emphasized that the recommendation not to visit Turkey (bc of an Iranian threat to Israeli tourists) unless necessary still stands, and those who do go should tell relatives their location, not publicize their location on social media
stay away from demonstrations, hide that they are Israeli, not enter unidentified vehicles, and stay alert.
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Making waves in the Hebrew media/commentariat: Right is leading the Left by under 10,000 votes, but has 20 more seats in the Knesset, because of Meretz and Balad falling below the threshold. @amit_segal called this the Israeli version of being mad at the electoral college
Channel 11: Arabs and people on the Left are concerned, what do you have to say to them?
Itzhak Waserlauf, Ben-Gvir's number 2: They should continue to be concerned.
The crowd at the Otzma Yehudit event is cheering "death to terrorists," and on Channel 11 they're saying the activists were told to say that instead of "death to Arabs." As though anyone doesn't see right through that.
Ben-Gvir emphasizes that he's against those "who undermine the state" and not those who are "loyal."
Voter turnout at 12 pm was 28.4%, the highest since 1999
Voter turnout at 2 p.m. was 38.9%, the highest for that time since 1999.
Voter turnout at 6 p.m. was 57.7%, the highest for that hour since 1999. Voting ends at 10, and there tend to be long lines at the end of the day. (Deleted earlier tweet w mistake, forgive my exhaustion)
And it’s not about hating on Elon Musk or whatever. I haven’t complained about him at all. I just don’t think my blue check is that meaningful or helpful to me.
I'd like to hear someone - anyone - of the major candidates in Israel say something about the fact that Iranian weapons are being used in Ukraine. That's bad enough in of itself, but at least they should care that these are weapons that are likely to be turned against us.