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Mitvim, The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies | Words in: @Time @Haaretz @WashingtonPost @NYT @Newsweek | Email: ytouval@mitvim.org.il
Aug 14, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
A thread on the 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗶 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽, the new name of Gantz-Sa'ar-Eisenkot's party:

1/ The term “mamlachti” (adj.) is derived from the word “mamlacha” (kingdom) and eludes English equivalents. “Mamlachtiyut” (noun) was a neologism coined by David Ben-Gurion, 2/ ...to describe the challenge of bringing all the different factions of the Jewish population in Palestine under the rule of a unified Israeli government that will know how to wield sovereign power effectively and responsibly.