Journalist, executive director at @972mag and co-director at @mekomit, Union of Journalists in Israel board member. Tweeting from Israel-Palestine since 2013
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Oct 7, 2023 โข 6 tweets โข 2 min read
๐งตThis is a terrible day. After waking up from air sirens to a barrage of hundreds of rockets fired on Israeli cities, we have been learning about the massive, unprecedented invasion from Gaza into Israeli towns and cities, and getting reports of many civilians killed, kidnapped
The absolute dread of people who are seeing militants in their streets and homes is unimaginable. Attacks on civilians are war crimes, and my heart goes to the victims and their families, and to all those living in the Western Negev.
๐งต The Israeli government is stepping up its steps to deepen apartheid. Over the past two weeks, these include new initiatives (that have not yet been approved) to: double the number of settlers in the WB, outlaw the Palestinian flag and persecute Palestinian students in uni...
severely cripple Israeli human rights organizations, and annex historic sites in the WB.
The government is also supporting the construction of a new settlement on the lands of Burka, although it is deemed illegal even according to Israeli law.
๐งต Over the past 24 hours, many have been commenting on why I and other Israelis are outraged by the pogrom settlers committed in Huwara, and donโt mention as much about the killing of the two Israeli settlers, the brothers, earlier that day. Here are a few thoughts on that:
1. Yes, it is tragic that people are killed. Certainly in the case of young brothers. If it is not clear to anyone - it ought to be. My heart goes out to the parents who lost two children in one fell swoop.
Whatโs happening in Israel today: a set of regulations formalizing apartheid are up for a renewed vote. These rules offer Jews in the West Bank a superior position over Palestinians, allowing settlers Israeli social security, access to civilian rather than military courts etc.
The mostly right-wing opposition is set on voting AGAINST the apartheid regulations. Zionist-left parties in the coalition, Labor and Meretz, as set on voting FOR the regulations, in order to preserve the coalition (and apartheid)