Boaz Atzili
@batzili.bsky.social
Political Scientist, borders, territoriality, Middle East, South Asia.
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Police say one suspect is in custody after two National Guardsmen were shot blocks from the White House in Washington, DC. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/44wvG76
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Police say one suspect is in custody after two National Guardsmen were shot blocks from the White House in Washington, DC. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/44wvG76
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"Some 70,000 people have escaped El Fashir since it was captured on 26 October, but fewer than 10,000 people are accounted for in the nearest safe displacement zones." 60,000 civilians missing amid evidence of "killing fields" around the city.
Yousra Elbagir reports
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Yousra Elbagir reports
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Thousands targeted in 'killing fields' around Sudanese city in paramilitary group's hands
A Sky News joint investigation with Sudan War Monitor and Lighthouse Reports reveals the harrowing fate of civilians and soldiers who fled Al Fashir in the hours after senior commanders and officers l...
news.sky.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
"Some 70,000 people have escaped El Fashir since it was captured on 26 October, but fewer than 10,000 people are accounted for in the nearest safe displacement zones." 60,000 civilians missing amid evidence of "killing fields" around the city.
Yousra Elbagir reports
news.sky.com/story/tens-o...
Yousra Elbagir reports
news.sky.com/story/tens-o...
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At least 500 people have been murdered in El Fasher in Sudan by the RSF, and it is likely (per very reputable people I know) that the actual death toll will be far higher.
Absolutely nightmarish situation.
Absolutely nightmarish situation.
UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
At least 500 people have been murdered in El Fasher in Sudan by the RSF, and it is likely (per very reputable people I know) that the actual death toll will be far higher.
Absolutely nightmarish situation.
Absolutely nightmarish situation.
The assumption of US foreign policy that there should be "no daylight" between the US's and Israel's public positions allowed Netanyahu to play a spoiler, until Trump forced him to sign. Now the US should force an agreement to end the war on both Israel and Hamas. theconversation.com/trumps-abili...
Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in Gaza
President Trump reversed a long-held perception among US foreign policymakers that pressuring Israel should only be done in private.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The assumption of US foreign policy that there should be "no daylight" between the US's and Israel's public positions allowed Netanyahu to play a spoiler, until Trump forced him to sign. Now the US should force an agreement to end the war on both Israel and Hamas. theconversation.com/trumps-abili...
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‘Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in Gaza’
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Trump’s ability to counter Netanyahu’s spoiler tactics in public may have been key to advancing a ceasefire in Gaza
President Trump reversed a long-held perception among US foreign policymakers that pressuring Israel should only be done in private.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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🎗️ It’s so different from the media narrative’: telling a different story of 7 October
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‘It’s so different from the media narrative’: telling a different story of 7 October
Brandon Kramer’s documentary Holding Liat follows an Israeli family torn apart by the Hamas attacks, but clinging to hopes of reconciliation
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September 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🎗️ It’s so different from the media narrative’: telling a different story of 7 October
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🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The Trump Administration joined the Netanyahu regime in support of Hamas by undermining their moderate rivals and unlawfully preventing officials of the PA from attending the UN meeting in NY. apnews.com/article/isra...
US revokes visas of Palestinian president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N.
apnews.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Trump Administration joined the Netanyahu regime in support of Hamas by undermining their moderate rivals and unlawfully preventing officials of the PA from attending the UN meeting in NY. apnews.com/article/isra...
The IPC reports famine in Gaza City and soon in other parts of the Gaza Strip. This is a result of a deliberate policy of the Netanyahu regime. A policy that is not only cruel but makes no security sense whatsoever. Israel has been hijacked by Fascists. www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs...
www.ipcinfo.org
August 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The IPC reports famine in Gaza City and soon in other parts of the Gaza Strip. This is a result of a deliberate policy of the Netanyahu regime. A policy that is not only cruel but makes no security sense whatsoever. Israel has been hijacked by Fascists. www.ipcinfo.org/ipcinfo-webs...
We are looking for a scholar of international security to come work with us at the Department of Foreign Policy and Global Security. Is that you? american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) - Department of Foreign Policy & Global Security
American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...
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August 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We are looking for a scholar of international security to come work with us at the Department of Foreign Policy and Global Security. Is that you? american.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/AU/job/Main-...
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Former Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF leaders join most of the world in demanding an immediate end to the Gaza war, saying it’s now an unjust, immoral and futile war of destruction guided by 'messianic and extremist goals' and threatening ‘the loss of Israel's security and freedom.’ It must end now.
'A futile war': Former Israeli security chiefs warn current Gaza war has no strategy
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www.haaretz.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Former Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF leaders join most of the world in demanding an immediate end to the Gaza war, saying it’s now an unjust, immoral and futile war of destruction guided by 'messianic and extremist goals' and threatening ‘the loss of Israel's security and freedom.’ It must end now.
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This is really a rather remarkable document (which Times of Israel links to) - what seems to be a serious effort within the int'l community to take back the Israel/Palestine question. Of course, the US is missing - for the moment. www.timesofisrael.com/in-1st-entir...
In 1st, entire Arab League condemns Oct. 7, urges Hamas to disarm, at 2-state confab
Declaration, also signed by EU and over a dozen countries, urges terror group to give up Gaza rule, free hostages; calls on Israel to end war, agree to Palestinian state, 'right of return'
www.timesofisrael.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is really a rather remarkable document (which Times of Israel links to) - what seems to be a serious effort within the int'l community to take back the Israel/Palestine question. Of course, the US is missing - for the moment. www.timesofisrael.com/in-1st-entir...
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This is a superb discussion -
Will India succeed in building a multipolar international order? Four experts—Nirupama Rao, Dhruva Jaishankar, Lisa Curtis, and Ashley Tellis—weigh in:
What Kind of Great Power Will India Be?
Debating New Delhi’s grand strategy.
www.foreignaffairs.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is a superb discussion -
A leading Israeli human rights organization, B'Tselem, with a new comprehensive report: "Our Genocide" 😥 www.btselem.org
www.btselem.org
July 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A leading Israeli human rights organization, B'Tselem, with a new comprehensive report: "Our Genocide" 😥 www.btselem.org
Awdah was murdered yesterday by an Israeli extremist settler. I didn't know Awdah, but several of my friends did know him well and attest to him being the nicest person and a dedicated activist for Palestinian human rights and for peace. May he rest in peace.
🤬 THIS CANNOT BE NORMALIZED UNDER AMY CIRCUMSTANCES!
YINON LEVI IS A JEWISH JIHADIST WHO MURDERED OUR DEAREST FRIEND AWDAH‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Gift 🎁 article 👇
Please consider sharing, in Awdah’s memory. Awdah tragically left us too soon. We will continue his work and legacy.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
YINON LEVI IS A JEWISH JIHADIST WHO MURDERED OUR DEAREST FRIEND AWDAH‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Gift 🎁 article 👇
Please consider sharing, in Awdah’s memory. Awdah tragically left us too soon. We will continue his work and legacy.
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Awdah was shot dead in the West Bank. No Israeli settler will be held accountable | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Awdah was murdered yesterday by an Israeli extremist settler. I didn't know Awdah, but several of my friends did know him well and attest to him being the nicest person and a dedicated activist for Palestinian human rights and for peace. May he rest in peace.
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In Sakhnin, a mass march was held against the starvation of the population in Gaza. A joint event by Jewish and Arab peace organizations. 🇮🇱🕊🇵🇸
Credit: Liora Binyamin
Credit: Liora Binyamin
July 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
In Sakhnin, a mass march was held against the starvation of the population in Gaza. A joint event by Jewish and Arab peace organizations. 🇮🇱🕊🇵🇸
Credit: Liora Binyamin
Credit: Liora Binyamin
Emanuel Macron declared that France will recognize Palestine as a state. Like in many countries' recognition of Kosovo, atrocities against civilians can lead to exactly the opposite of what the perpetrator (here, the Netanyahu regime) wants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
France Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood, Macron Says
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Emanuel Macron declared that France will recognize Palestine as a state. Like in many countries' recognition of Kosovo, atrocities against civilians can lead to exactly the opposite of what the perpetrator (here, the Netanyahu regime) wants.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
I spoke with a Palestinian friend of the shame I feel that "my people" are starving other people, just several generations after the Holocaust. He said I should not feel ashamed, in the same way that he is not ashamed of Hamas's doing- it's them, not us. But still... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I spoke with a Palestinian friend of the shame I feel that "my people" are starving other people, just several generations after the Holocaust. He said I should not feel ashamed, in the same way that he is not ashamed of Hamas's doing- it's them, not us. But still... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...
A Tel-Aviv protest of "Standing Together" yesterday with posters of Gaza's starving kids. The hunger in Gaza is reaching a breaking point, and the international community must force Israel to open the gates to all international aid. The Netanyahu government will not do it of its own volition.
July 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A Tel-Aviv protest of "Standing Together" yesterday with posters of Gaza's starving kids. The hunger in Gaza is reaching a breaking point, and the international community must force Israel to open the gates to all international aid. The Netanyahu government will not do it of its own volition.
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Important piece on Israel interceptor resupply challenges. Other side of the equation is Iranian ballistic missile stocks. Short thread. 1/6 www.wsj.com/world/middle...
U.S. Races to Defend Israel as It Burns Through Missile Interceptors
Shrinking supplies of high-end defenses could lead Israel to ration its interceptors as Iran continues its missile attacks.
www.wsj.com
June 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Important piece on Israel interceptor resupply challenges. Other side of the equation is Iranian ballistic missile stocks. Short thread. 1/6 www.wsj.com/world/middle...