Aid agencies report that Israeli authorities continue to deny or delay the entry of urgently needed aid. Reports note that families in Gaza have resorted to eating ground animal feed, with children going without food for days. The US must act now 🧵
bbc.com/news/world-mid… For several weeks, far-right activists – many of them West Bank settlers – have aimed to obstruct the delivery of vital aid to Palestinians in Gaza by blocking their passage at the Kerem Shalom border.
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🧵 It is time for a negotiated stop to the fighting to bring freedom to the hostages and relief to the people of Gaza.
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In the words of Israeli War Cabinet member and retired Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Gen. Gadi Eisenkot: “It needs to be said, bravely, that … it’s not possible to return the hostages, alive, in the near term, without a deal.” We agree.
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The Netanyahu government has made clear it wants to lock in permanent, undemocratic control over the West Bank – a permanent occupation privileging Israeli settlers (who are citizens) over millions of Palestinian men, women & children (who are not).

Here's what that looks like⬇️ ⚠️ A warning that footage and images in this thread – verified and distributed by Israeli and Palestinian anti-occupation human rights advocates – are confronting and distressing. ⚠️

What just happened in Israel?

Put simply: The most extreme right-wing government in Israel’s history has just demolished a major check on their powers.

🧵Thread from J Street VP of Policy and Strategy @dylanotes 👇 Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition government just passed the first plank of their judicial overhaul package. Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters – who see this as part of a “judicial coup” – are rallying in streets across the country.

THREAD:
From our @jstreetisrael Director @rntamir: Netanyahu’s failures as a leader have shown that endless occupation will not bring security or peace. "As an Israeli who yearns to see my country living alongside our Palestinian neighbors in peace, freedom and equality, I’ve watched the unfolding chaos in the West Bank with sadness and frustration.

It is disappointing and strange that just *days* after a far-right extremist insurrection against our gov’t, with clear antisemitic overtones and imagery, @Conf_of_Pres' first letter to President-elect Biden focuses on...criticism of Israel on college campuses. 🧵👇 The letter calls for federal departments to adopt the “IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism w/ examples.”

J Street & the Progressive Israel Network made clear that this overly broad definition has too much potential to be misused to silence free speech and legitimate debate.

The first step is admitting you have a problem, and Trump's GOP has a white supremacist problem.

It’s not a few bad apples, it’s a nationwide pattern. #Thread

https://twitter.com/jstreetdotorg/status/1300826879067389955

In Georgia, Congressional Nominee Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed there was an "Islamic invasion" in gov't offices, touted her belief in "QAnon" and pushed antisemitic conspiracy theories about George Soros.

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THREAD: We are #100Days out from the most important election of our lifetime.

You know how crucial it is to prevent another 4 years of Donald Trump. But if you need some extra motivation, here's a look back at the colossal disaster of his first term (thus far). While this is a staggering list on its own, it's only a fraction of the disqualifying actions he's taken while in office. For an *exhaustive* rundown, McSweeney’s has collected this impressive list: mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-c…

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s outrageous statement confirms what was already clear: The Israeli right is determined to annex the West Bank and permanently prevent the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. haaretz.com/israel-news/el… If carried out, even a partial annexation would be a disastrous blow to Israel’s security & democracy - and a violation of international law. Israel cannot rule permanently over millions of Palestinians while denying them equal civil and political rights.