Dimi Reider
@dimireider.bsky.social
Senior fellow @obi-belonging.bsky.social Berkeley. Founding ed at The Lead, co-founder +972 Magazine. Bylines NYT, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Haaretz etc. Exploring long-term future of Israel-Palestine. Dimireider.substack.com.
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This is the correct read. Most European leaders have a 'white knuckle it until Governor Fungible (D-Nonsuch) gets 270 electoral votes in 2029' approach. Not a good idea IMV.
"Vassal" talk is a bit much, but those Starmer (and other EU leaders tbf) statements read like all these people still believe, if we can just hold our breath for three more years, this nightmare will be over and we'll be back to singing Atlantic Kumbaya
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 AM
This is the correct read. Most European leaders have a 'white knuckle it until Governor Fungible (D-Nonsuch) gets 270 electoral votes in 2029' approach. Not a good idea IMV.
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Wait, all the people who said it was outrageous that a British riot-supporter was jailed for a tweet are now saying it's outrageous that a British person was released from an Egyptian prison, given his tweets?
December 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Wait, all the people who said it was outrageous that a British riot-supporter was jailed for a tweet are now saying it's outrageous that a British person was released from an Egyptian prison, given his tweets?
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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By the way Noam shuster's doc "coexistence my ass" is so fucking good. You can rent and stream it off kinema now
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
By the way Noam shuster's doc "coexistence my ass" is so fucking good. You can rent and stream it off kinema now
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I'd like to point out that palestinians are having this debate. Something youre apparently not allowed to say in pro palestine spaces in the US 🙄
youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?...
youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?...
المقاومة الفلسطينية.. سؤال الخيارات والمستقبل│ حوارات العربي
YouTube video by العربي - أخبار
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I'd like to point out that palestinians are having this debate. Something youre apparently not allowed to say in pro palestine spaces in the US 🙄
youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?...
youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?...
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This reminds me! Five years ago I had a chat with the local council official who created “Winterval” in 1998. A real canary in the coal mine of future British culture wars. TBH the real story is that councils used to have money to spend on cultural events. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This reminds me! Five years ago I had a chat with the local council official who created “Winterval” in 1998. A real canary in the coal mine of future British culture wars. TBH the real story is that councils used to have money to spend on cultural events. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
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On the From The Periphery Podcast, we spoke about the prisoners on hunger strike in the UK whose lives are at risk. This is an extremely urgent situation.
With @aymanmak.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7oIo...
More here: prisonersforpalestine.org
With @aymanmak.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7oIo...
More here: prisonersforpalestine.org
The Hunger Strikers
open.spotify.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On the From The Periphery Podcast, we spoke about the prisoners on hunger strike in the UK whose lives are at risk. This is an extremely urgent situation.
With @aymanmak.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7oIo...
More here: prisonersforpalestine.org
With @aymanmak.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7oIo...
More here: prisonersforpalestine.org
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Part of it is a pathological belief within the “moderates” in the party which is that nobody actually votes for Labour because they want Labour, they vote against the Tories because they actually want better Tories
December 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Part of it is a pathological belief within the “moderates” in the party which is that nobody actually votes for Labour because they want Labour, they vote against the Tories because they actually want better Tories
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“It is in this space between Jewish gradualism, Palestinian urgency, and the movement’s strategic ambiguity that both the promise and limitations of Standing Together come into clear focus. “
A super interesting, complex profile of Standing Together & how it fits in Israel's political landscapes: nationally, within the Left, among Israeli Jews, Palestinians & shared struggle groups. Recommended, whether you're instinctively a critic or a fan.
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
Can Standing Together bear the weight of its contradictions?
The Jewish-Arab movement is celebrating its 10th anniversary after a period of rapid expansion. But as it grows, so do questions about its political stances, its electoral ambitions, and the limits of...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“It is in this space between Jewish gradualism, Palestinian urgency, and the movement’s strategic ambiguity that both the promise and limitations of Standing Together come into clear focus. “
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ICE whistles work.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICE whistles work.
A super interesting, complex profile of Standing Together & how it fits in Israel's political landscapes: nationally, within the Left, among Israeli Jews, Palestinians & shared struggle groups. Recommended, whether you're instinctively a critic or a fan.
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
Can Standing Together bear the weight of its contradictions?
The Jewish-Arab movement is celebrating its 10th anniversary after a period of rapid expansion. But as it grows, so do questions about its political stances, its electoral ambitions, and the limits of...
www.972mag.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A super interesting, complex profile of Standing Together & how it fits in Israel's political landscapes: nationally, within the Left, among Israeli Jews, Palestinians & shared struggle groups. Recommended, whether you're instinctively a critic or a fan.
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
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Wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian: "Since migration has become the cornerstone of the current authoritarian turn, it is precisely around migration that resistance needs to form."
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
Ten years of fortress Europe has served only cruelty, profiteers and racists. The next decade is up to us | Maurice Stierl
The hard right and far right are the political winners from the migration ‘crisis’, but only because centrist parties keep legitimising them, says migration and border researcher Maurice Stierl
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian: "Since migration has become the cornerstone of the current authoritarian turn, it is precisely around migration that resistance needs to form."
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
FWIW: You can't argue both "Bondi wasn't to do with Palestine or Globalize the Intifada" AND ALSO "should we really be surprised that after two years of genocide... etc".
It's either/or.
(The former, obviously, is correct: As far as is known rn, Bondi wasn't about Gaza.)
It's either/or.
(The former, obviously, is correct: As far as is known rn, Bondi wasn't about Gaza.)
December 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
FWIW: You can't argue both "Bondi wasn't to do with Palestine or Globalize the Intifada" AND ALSO "should we really be surprised that after two years of genocide... etc".
It's either/or.
(The former, obviously, is correct: As far as is known rn, Bondi wasn't about Gaza.)
It's either/or.
(The former, obviously, is correct: As far as is known rn, Bondi wasn't about Gaza.)
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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GB News grilled me apparently?
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
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Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
GB News grilled me apparently?
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Only problem with this is I've never been on their nonsense channel.
They lie - obsessively.
Help us grow an alternative to all the bollocks:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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If Europe is serious about Russia being an existential threat then maybe Europe shouldn’t be propping up regimes like Saudi Arabia
An investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List found that Saudi Arabia joined the countries importing grain directly from a sanctioned port in occupied Crimea. Meanwhile Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Russia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia - bellingcat
New grain route identified from sanctioned Crimean port that Russia is eyeing in latest peace deal.
www.bellingcat.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If Europe is serious about Russia being an existential threat then maybe Europe shouldn’t be propping up regimes like Saudi Arabia
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Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
December 12, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
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"The lesson for Starmer, concluded a Labour adviser, is to show Farage no respect, instead of imitating Reform over migration."
Literally anyone could tell them this.
Literally anyone could tell them this.
New Statesman reporting Reform politicians are avoiding head to head debates with me.
Their lies come crumbling down when confronted with the truth.
Let's keep building the movement to take on Reform:
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Their lies come crumbling down when confronted with the truth.
Let's keep building the movement to take on Reform:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"The lesson for Starmer, concluded a Labour adviser, is to show Farage no respect, instead of imitating Reform over migration."
Literally anyone could tell them this.
Literally anyone could tell them this.
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It’s hard to exaggerate how bad the situation is in the UK. There are eight people on hunger strike and David Lammy recently claimed he wasn’t even aware of it. That hunger strikers may actually die is barely even news.
Tomorrow's front page 📰
'The UK is letting these people die'
'The UK is letting these people die'
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It’s hard to exaggerate how bad the situation is in the UK. There are eight people on hunger strike and David Lammy recently claimed he wasn’t even aware of it. That hunger strikers may actually die is barely even news.
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London Centric has got hold of Reform UK's internal candidate training plan for next year's local elections, where it hopes to make big gains in London.
"Don't drink and tweet", focus on bin collections, and copy the Lib Dems' tactics.
www.londoncentric.media/p/reform-uk-...
(£/free trial).
"Don't drink and tweet", focus on bin collections, and copy the Lib Dems' tactics.
www.londoncentric.media/p/reform-uk-...
(£/free trial).
"Don't drink and tweet": The leaked Reform UK plan to win in London
Plus: Is this Google Map the way to unlock London's real hidden gem restaurants, are you the driver who owes Hackney council £250,000, and is the Bakerloo finally getting new trains?
www.londoncentric.media
December 10, 2025 at 7:06 AM
London Centric has got hold of Reform UK's internal candidate training plan for next year's local elections, where it hopes to make big gains in London.
"Don't drink and tweet", focus on bin collections, and copy the Lib Dems' tactics.
www.londoncentric.media/p/reform-uk-...
(£/free trial).
"Don't drink and tweet", focus on bin collections, and copy the Lib Dems' tactics.
www.londoncentric.media/p/reform-uk-...
(£/free trial).
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
![Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial.
During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting.
Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well.
Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreiafbjju65esvo6htynkkl6or6muv4qqhwo5fghkkbyvclgnxxmchy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
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Two ways to read this. One is “she lost on every substantive claim, completely failed in her attempts to ban trans staff from the workplace, and won mild procedural victories against her employers handling of her case”.
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Two ways to read this. One is “she lost on every substantive claim, completely failed in her attempts to ban trans staff from the workplace, and won mild procedural victories against her employers handling of her case”.
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
Israel's state comptroller warns Israeli cybersecurity is utterly unprepared for foreign interference in its 2026 general election, hinting specifically at Iran.
Coupla notes. Netanyahu hasn't needed (crassly) dirty tricks to win repeatedly so far, but...
www.ynet.co.il/news/article...
Coupla notes. Netanyahu hasn't needed (crassly) dirty tricks to win repeatedly so far, but...
www.ynet.co.il/news/article...
האזהרה של המבקר: "טוהר הבחירות בסכנה"
10 חודשים לפני הבחירות לכנסת ה-26, מבקר המדינה אנגלמן הניף דגל אדום וקרא לממשלה בכנס סייבר להיערך לאפשרות של פגיעה חיצונית בהליך: "צריך להתעשת ולשפר מוכנות. יש היערכות לקויה להשפעות זרות"
www.ynet.co.il
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Israel's state comptroller warns Israeli cybersecurity is utterly unprepared for foreign interference in its 2026 general election, hinting specifically at Iran.
Coupla notes. Netanyahu hasn't needed (crassly) dirty tricks to win repeatedly so far, but...
www.ynet.co.il/news/article...
Coupla notes. Netanyahu hasn't needed (crassly) dirty tricks to win repeatedly so far, but...
www.ynet.co.il/news/article...