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Israel and its cheerleaders are driving antisemitism.
That is an obvious truth - and one that an overwhelming majority of Jewish Americans know to be true.
This is not serious: even Zionist leaders did not say they were "governing with Arab politicians" during military government! For those interested in facts, see these three books. Here is my review of Cohen's, Good Arabs (2010):
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"Every baby in Gaza is an enemy," says a newly elected Israeli government politician.
"There are no innocents in Gaza," says an opposition leader.
In which other country on earth does this happen?
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Six million Arabs were not allowed to vote in today's elections
The first time Mahmoud Khalil called home, he thought he might be back in a few days.
“Later that night, as I was trying to sleep, I heard loud cheers. A few men approached my bed, calling for me to look at the TV screen. It was split: me and Trump.”
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Israel’s Avigdor Liberman has reportedly cut contact with opposition leaders Gadi Eisenkot and Naftali Bennett, preferring that Eisenkot join a unity government with Netanyahu.
Liberman maintains he will not join a Netanyahu-led government himself or support a minority government reliant on Arab parties.
Source: N12
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1. these 'satellite lists' supported the military government that had helped 'elect' them;
2. "Israel aimed in every way possible to prevent any attempt to establish a leadership of the Arab minority in Israel" & "attempts at Arab political organization.. were thwarted"
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Does the British trade envoy to Israel have any idea what he's talking about?
The vast majority of Jewish Israelis oppose any Palestinian involvement in a new government.
Netanyahu ran a hate campaign against the Palestinian parties to mobilise his base.
He's now launched a campaign to demand the state crack down on baseless allegations that the "Arab parties stole the election".
The involvement of Ra'am in the 2021-22 government produced a backlash which helped Netanyahu regain power.
This man has no idea what he's talking about.
A blind cheerleader for Israel who is also painfully stupid.
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Completely bonkers.
What you call the “Jewish center” were parties (Bennett, Liberman) every analyst considered as far-right a few years ago.
White South Africans did not want to dismantle Apartheid.
They overwhelmingly believed in it.
They ended up deciding the costs were too great - sanctions, being a pariah state.
It will end like that for Israel, too.
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The problem isn't Israel - it's Netanyahu, we were told.
The Israeli election exposes this total, raging horseshit.
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Israel is in the grip of genocidal mania and any hope that change will come from within Israeli society is now extinguished.
It is Netanyahu who will emerge victorious from the ‘deadlock’, writes @owenjonesjourno
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The problem isn't Israel - it's Netanyahu, we were told.
The Israeli election exposes this total, raging horseshit.
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Just look at this poll of Jewish Israelis.
The *overwhelming* majority oppose any inclusion of the Palestinian-led parties.
Even if they're not in government.
If they have to choose racism or getting rid of Netanyahu...
They will choose the racism!
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1) Netanyahu hasn't been defeated
2) The opposition overwhelmingly support the genocide, occupation, illegal settlements and Iran war
But apart from that!
(This is the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, everyone!)
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Israeli Exit Polls show Netanyahu's been defeated.
Israel has rejected his dark vision, forever war & cruel, dystopic, authoritarian policies.
But to succeed, the anti Netanyahu block needs to work with the Israeli Arab parties.
I dearly hope this great chance isn't wasted
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@mdubowitz They can vote and then virtually all parties refuse any sort of political alliance with them and only consider Jewish parties legitimate. Great example of democracy.
Stop conflating Israel and its crimes with Jewish people as a whole.
Look at how Israeli soldiers treat Palestinian children.
Least surprising news ever.
There’s your patriots!
There’s a recurring problem here of Andy Burnham making promises that he either doesn’t understand, or has no intention of fulfilling, or both,
New: Andy Burnham has performed his first u-turn since becoming PM
He told reporters on Monday he was looking at raising the personal tax allowance, after proposing the tax cut in an interview with the Times at the weekend
Tonight aides indicated he won’t go ahead with it
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Andy Burnham has approved British support for the illegal US war on Iran.
There are no “defensive strikes”. The US launched an illegal war of aggression.
This means British involvement in war crimes.
Nothing else to say!
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EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham has approved the use of British military bases by the US for what the UK calls defensive strikes against Iran, in a continuation of Keir Starmer’s policy even as Trump ramps up his war.
Starmer chaired a COBR meeting on Friday to discuss UK policy following the resumption of US operations and amid fears of an escalating conflict.
Ministers at that meeting decided to continue the existing policy that bases at Diego Garcia and RAF Fairford could be used by US planes countering the Iranian missile threat and sites used to target the Strait of Hormuz, sources say.
Burnham, who became PM on Monday, was informed of the discussion and agreed with the decision taken, sources say. He will continue the previous government’s policy when it comes to approving UK bases for so-called defensive US strikes, they say.
It means British bases are likely to be used for some of the current round of American operations.
The decision emerges after the 10th day of renewed US action. US Central Command said it targeted Iranian military command centers, launch sites and air defences overnight. British officials have nonetheless been concerned about Trump’s threats to strike bridges and power plants.
It is likely to provoke criticism from left-wing Labour MPs, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats who have argued use of the bases makes the UK complicit in war crimes.
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