Isaac Chotiner
ichotiner.bsky.social
Isaac Chotiner
@ichotiner.bsky.social
New Yorker staff writer and Houston Rockets fan.
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Benjamin Netanyahu is “very embarrassed of the fact that Hamas still exists, that Hamas is still the dominant player in Gaza,” a researcher at Tel Aviv University told @ichotiner.bsky.social. “If he could choose, he would prefer to continue the war.”
What Israel and Hamas Actually Want from the Gaza Ceasefire
And how the fantasies and delusions of the major players could torpedo the deal.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, talks to @ichotiner.bsky.social about what Democrats might need to do to win the House in 2026—and the Supreme Court case that could have a bigger impact on that election than any redistricting could.
Texas’s Gerrymander May Not Be the Worst Threat to Democrats in 2026
Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on a consequential Supreme Court case and why Republicans are registering so many new voters.
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September 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has approved a plan for Israel to take control of Gaza City. @ichotiner.bsky.social talks to Amos Harel, a defense analyst at Haaretz, about the military and political dimensions of Netanyahu’s announcement.
What Is Benjamin Netanyahu Really After?
Amos Harel, a defense analyst at Haaretz, on what’s behind Netanyahu’s push to reoccupy Gaza City, and how the Israeli Prime Minister has changed since the war began.
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Last week, Ehud Olmert, a former Prime Minister of Israel, publicly denounced his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the war that he has been waging in Gaza. In a new Q. & A. with @ichotiner.bsky.social, Olmert elaborates on his criticisms.
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June 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How many Semafor “events” does a senator have to attend to get fawning, credulous pieces like this written about them?
Can Josh Hawley deliver for working class? He's got Trump's ear and wants "the biggest tax cut for working families in American history"

- $5,000k child tax credit
- Expand access to mortgage interest, charitable deductions
- Cool w raising taxes on highest earners

www.semafor.com/article/05/0...
Josh Hawley’s on a tax mission: Make Republicans working-class-friendly
He may not prevail in the final version of President Donald Trump’s marquee bill. But the party’s purest populist in Congress is sure going to push.
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May 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM