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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 โ€ข 6 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
๐ŸงตThis 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.
Oct 7, 2023 โ€ข 13 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
๐Ÿงตื–ื” ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืžื—ืจื™ื“. ืœื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ืžืื–ืขืงื•ืช ื•ื‘ื•ืžื™ื, ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืขืœ ื”ื”ืจื•ื’ื™ื, ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ื, ื•ืจืง ืœื“ืžื™ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ืื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ ืฉื—ืžืืก ืžืฉื•ื˜ื˜ื™ื ืœื”ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช. ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ื™ื ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ื•ืจืื™ื. ื–ื•ื•ืขื”. ื›ืœ ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ืื–ืจื—ื™ื ื”ื™ื ืคืฉืข, ื‘ื˜ื— ื‘ื›ื–ื” ืงื ื” ืžื™ื“ื” ื›ืžื• ื”ืžืชืงืคื” ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ืช ืžืขื–ื”, ื•ื”ืœื‘ ื™ื•ืฆื ืืœ ื”ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืžื” ืฉืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ื”ื•ื ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื”ืชืงืคื” ืžืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื, ืฉื”ื™ื ื—ื“ ืฆื“ื“ื™ืช, ืœืœื ื”ืงืฉืจ. ืคืจืฉื ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืžื–ื”ื™ืจื™ื ืžื”ื”ืกืœืžื” ื”ื’ื•ื‘ืจืช, ืžืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื”ืจืกืŸ ื”ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ื‘ื”ืงืžืช ืžืื—ื–ื™ื ื•ื‘ืคื•ื’ืจื•ืžื™ื (ื•ื‘ืกื•ื›ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—"ื› ืกื•ื›ื•ืช) ื‘ื’ื™ื‘ื•ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื‘ื, ืžื”ืงืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืขืจื™ื ื”ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืช, ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื•ืช ืœืงืจื‘ ื™ื•ืกืฃ, ื•ืคืœื™ืฉื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช
May 25, 2023 โ€ข 6 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
๐Ÿงต 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.
May 25, 2023 โ€ข 7 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
๐Ÿงต ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืขื‘ืจืช ื”ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ื”ื’ื™ืข ืฉืœื‘ ื”ืขืžืงืช ื”ืืคืจื˜ื”ื™ื™ื“, ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช-ื”ืขืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื”ื–ืืช.
ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื—ืœืงื™ืช ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืงื“ื ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ: ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืœื”ื›ืคืœืช ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ื‘ื’ื“ื” ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™ืช, ืกื™ืœื•ืง ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ื ืขืจื‘ื™ื ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ืžืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช, ืจื“ื™ืคืช ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื“ื, ืกื™ืคื•ื— ืฉืœ "ืืชืจื™ ืžื•ืจืฉืช" ื‘ืฉื˜ื—ื™ื, ื•ื‘ื ื™ื™ื” ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™ืช ื‘ื”ืชื ื—ืœื•ืช ื—ื•ืžืฉ ื‘ืขื™ื“ื•ื“ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”.
Feb 27, 2023 โ€ข 14 tweets โ€ข 3 min read
๐Ÿงต 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 donโ€™t 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.
Feb 27, 2023 โ€ข 10 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
๐Ÿงต ื›ืžื” ืžืœื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืžืคืจื™ืข ืœื”ื ื”ืขื™ืกื•ืง ื‘ืคื•ื’ืจื•ื ืžื‘ืœื™ ื’ื ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ืจืฆื— ื”ืื—ื™ื:
1. ื›ืŸ, ื–ื” ื ื•ืจื ืฉืจื•ืฆื—ื™ื ืื–ืจื—ื™ื. ื‘ื˜ื— ืื—ื™ื ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื. ืžื—ืจื™ื“ ื•ื ื•ืจื. ืื ืœืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจ - ื–ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื•ืจ. ื”ืœื‘ ื™ื•ืฆื ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ื• ื›ื›ื” ื‘ืžื›ื” ืื—ืช ืฉื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื™ื. ื–ื•ื•ืขื”. 2. ื™ืฉ ืžืขืจื›ืช ืฉืœืžื” ืฉื ื•ืขื“ื” ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ืจืฆื— ื›ื–ื”. ืฆื‘ื ื•ืฉื‘ืดื› ื•ืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœืžื” ืฉื‘ื ื•ื™ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ื. ืœืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช ืื™ืŸ ืžื™ ืฉื™ื’ืŸ ืขืœื™ื”ื. ื”ืฆื‘ื ืœืจื•ื‘ ืื• ืฉื•ืชืง ืžื•ืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ืžืชื ื—ืœื™ื ืื• ืžืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื” ื•ืžื’ื‘ื” ืื•ืชื”.
Feb 27, 2023 โ€ข 4 tweets โ€ข 1 min read
๐Ÿงต ื‘ืจืฆื™ื ื•ืช ืขื›ืฉื™ื•: ืžื™ ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืคืจื™ื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื” ื‘ืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžืื‘ืง ืขืœ "ื”ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื”" ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœ - ื˜ื•ืขื” ื•ืžื˜ืขื”.
ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืคืจื™ื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ื™ ื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืžื—ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ื‘ืงื•ืœ ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื•ืžื‘ื”ื™ืจ ืฉืื—ืช ืžื”ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืจื™ืกื•ืง ืฉื•ืžืจื™ ื”ืกืฃ ื”ื™ื ืœืงื‘ืœ ื™ื“ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ืช ืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ืคืœืกื˜ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื. ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืคืจื™ื“ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ืขืฆื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžื›ืš ืฉื”ืฉืžืืœ ื™ื™ืฉืจ ืงื• ืขื ื”ื™ืžื™ืŸ, ื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื›ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ, ื•ื ืžื ืข ืžืœืชืช ืืœื˜ืจื ื˜ื™ื‘ื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืกืช ืขืœ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ, ืฉืœื•ื ื•ืฆื“ืง - ื›ืš ืฉื”ื™ืžื™ืŸ ืžืฉื—ืง ืžื•ืœ ืฉืขืจ ืจื™ืง.
ื•ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืคืจื™ื“ ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื” ืขื ืžืฉื˜ืจ ืฆื‘ืื™ ื•ืกื’ืจ ืขืœ ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ืกืจื™ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช.
Jun 6, 2022 โ€ข 9 tweets โ€ข 2 min read
Whatโ€™s 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)