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Apr 11 5 tweets 2 min read
An increasing number of IDF reserve officers and former officers are calling to end the war. It started with 1,000 Air Force reservists published a call for the return of hostages, even at the cost of stopping the war. Then continued with 250 veterans of Unit 8200 who wrote "the war primarily serves political and personal interests rather than security interests."

Then over 1,500 veterans from Infantry and Special Forces units including Sayeret Matkal, Shayetet 13, and Shaldag Unit. Further letters were sent by Armored Corps and former Navy officers.

Meanwhile, the IDF is facing silent rebellion from reserves. There is a decline of 30-50% in reporting. Some because they oppose the war, some because they are burned out.

The army is falling apart. The people increasingly do not support the war. Source 1: haaretz.co.il/news/politics/…
Sep 5, 2024 6 tweets 7 min read
Holy shit. THIS IS MASSIVE.

Liberal Jews have been under vicious attack by conservative Jewish accounts for months now. Telling us daily we are not real Jews, and are kapos. We all felt like its intensity made no sense. We are in the middle of a wave of antisemitism, and why any Jew would go out of their way to split us right now. The occasional divisive comment is natural. But a full-blown campaign to drive us apart?

The DOJ filing on the Russian practice of creating 'doppelgangers' gives us an idea of what is happening here. It explains how several Russian companies are "impersonating legitimate news entities and unique media brands created by Doppelganger to covertly spread Russian government propaganda." Their goal is to "bolster pro-Russian policies and interests, and influence voters in the U.S. and foreign elections without identifying, and in fact purposefully obfuscating, the Russian government or its agents as the source of the content."

The filing includes a reference to a project specifically designed to target Jews and Israelis: "Consistent with other Doppelganger campaigns explicitly targeting the United States, this Israel-related campaign would involve the creation of a media brand, targeted advertising to spread content, the publication of articles in legitimate media, and an operation involving the widespread posting of social media comments impersonating Israelis. A separate SDA document provided an example of how to pose as an Israeli and disseminate fake articles and comments presenting an unattributed Russian narrative through comments on social media."

The document gives the Russian plan for doing so in detail: "At present, the situation in the state of Israel seems very favorable for launching a major project aimed at influencing public opinion. The goal of such influence is to rip Israel out of the general Western anti-Russian agenda and to create a sustainable public opinion which would deem neo-Nazism and dictatorship in Ukraine, rendering aid to neoNazis, and, therefore, the escalation of the conflict by the West and helping anti-Russian political emigration unacceptable."

The campaign calls to target Jewish left-wingers: "The left-wingers demand, in addition to other things, that Israel expend refugee admission from Ukraine (including the ones without a confirmed Jewish origin), and provides the Ukrainian refugees with living accommodations and employment, as well as expands financial aid to Ukrainians. The left-wingers also support the so-called “Great Aliyah”, i.e. mass emigration of liberally minded Jews from Russia. Among such "Russian" Jews are celebrities like and others. The leftists support their repatriation and anti-Russian political activities, despite bribery scandals associated with issuing Israeli documents to some of them.

They then explain why they prefer to work with Jewish and Israeli right-wingers: "Unlike the left-wingers, the right-wingers support the current government of Israel, stand up for reduction of aid to Ukraine, want the government to focus on internal problems and impose more stringent policy on refugees."

They also show approval of Netanyahu: "The right-wingers also want better relations with Russia (despite of existing controversies). , the current head of Israeli government, is considered a "friend of Putin". A special attitude towards Russia and the President of Russia is characteristic of the right and moderate in Israel. Thus, for example, the former Prime-Minister of Israel ’ last interview includes a description of his negotiations with the Russian President in spring of 2022 and literally overflows with compliments addressed to the outstanding, perceptive, and wise Russian leader. "

There is a Russian plan to divide the Jewish people. We see it in action here every single day. Beware. They are trying to divide and destroy us.Image
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The rest of the relevant documents on the Russian plan to split the Jewish people:


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Jun 11, 2024 4 tweets 2 min read
Hamas has provided an answer to the Israeli offer. It is a "yes, but" kind of thing. Hamas and the Islamic Jihad say the answer stresses "the interest of our Palestinian people in the need to completely cease the war against Gaza." They added, "The Palestinian delegation has voiced its willingness to deal positively in order to reach an agreement that will end this war against our people."

Qatar and Egypt stated that, "the mediators are studying the response and will coordinate the next steps with the relevant stakeholders."

Israel has not responded, just as it didn't to the UN resolution passed yesterday. Netanyahu is in a serious bind. He can't say he is against these moves or Hamas gets the PR win. But he can't say he accepts because then Ben-Gvir and Smotrich end his government. He also knows that accepting this deal is tantamount to a defeat in the war.

From what I am hearing, there are no surprises in the Hamas answer. They are insisting that instead of the Israeli language of a "lasting ceasefire," Israel agrees to a "permanent ceasefire." They also want firm guarantees from Qatar, Egypt, and the USA to maintain this permanent ceasefire.

Reuters is also reporting that the offer includes a timeline for a full ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, "including from Rafah."

Hamas is not willing to change this position. But they also are refusing to say no. They believe that blaming it on Israel will help achieve the PR victory Hamas is aiming for. They want Bibi to say no and hope that when more civilians die, further sanctions and pain can be inflicted on Israel. As the WSJ showed today, Sinwar believes he "has Israel where we want them." Source 1: ynet.co.il/news/article/h…
Jan 4, 2024 6 tweets 1 min read
🧵The Israeli security services day after plan (endorsed by Galant), says: "Hamas won't run Gaza, but neither will Israel. Palestinians live in the Gaza Strip, and they are responsible for their own affairs, as long as they are not hostile to Israel." According to the plan, Israel will have full security authority and act as it wishes against terrorism. But it will have no civilian administrative presence whatsoever. There will also be no settlements at all.
Dec 28, 2023 12 tweets 2 min read
🧵The NYT: "Relying on video footage, photographs, GPS data from mobile phones and interviews with more than 150 people... The Times identified at least seven locations where Israeli women and girls appear to have been sexually assaulted or mutilated." The debate is over. "The Times viewed photographs of one woman’s corpse that emergency responders discovered in the rubble of a besieged kibbutz with dozens of nails driven into her thighs and groin."