Alex גדעון בן װעלװל
@jewishwonk.bsky.social
Columnist for the Forward. U.S. Foreign Policy and Jewish communal concerns. Bylines in The Atlantic, Washington Post, & Tablet Mag. All bad takes are mine alone.
Iran chose to save face and deescalate. Trump accepted the deescalation. This is a good outcome. Iran's nuclear program was destroyed without a wider war that many feared would come with such an endeavor.
June 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Iran chose to save face and deescalate. Trump accepted the deescalation. This is a good outcome. Iran's nuclear program was destroyed without a wider war that many feared would come with such an endeavor.
Per the NYT, Iran gave the U.S. a heads up about the strike in Qatar. No casualties are being reported.
Iran chose to save face rather than escalate. So much for all the obnoxious WW3 shrieks on this site, but good choice by Iran.
Iran chose to save face rather than escalate. So much for all the obnoxious WW3 shrieks on this site, but good choice by Iran.
June 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Per the NYT, Iran gave the U.S. a heads up about the strike in Qatar. No casualties are being reported.
Iran chose to save face rather than escalate. So much for all the obnoxious WW3 shrieks on this site, but good choice by Iran.
Iran chose to save face rather than escalate. So much for all the obnoxious WW3 shrieks on this site, but good choice by Iran.
Four days apart.
June 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Four days apart.
Risks of a regional conflagration continue to diminish. "The [Iranian] senior chain of command has collapsed."
Who is leading the effort? Who will fight in it?
Who is leading the effort? Who will fight in it?
June 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Risks of a regional conflagration continue to diminish. "The [Iranian] senior chain of command has collapsed."
Who is leading the effort? Who will fight in it?
Who is leading the effort? Who will fight in it?
Risk of a regional conflagration are diminishing by the hour. Hezbollah is publicly declaring it won't join a war that was the exact purpose it was built for.
Continued success as a result of Israel's decisive campaign against Hezbollah last year.
Continued success as a result of Israel's decisive campaign against Hezbollah last year.
June 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Risk of a regional conflagration are diminishing by the hour. Hezbollah is publicly declaring it won't join a war that was the exact purpose it was built for.
Continued success as a result of Israel's decisive campaign against Hezbollah last year.
Continued success as a result of Israel's decisive campaign against Hezbollah last year.
Memes going around on whatsapp among Israelis are pretty solid
June 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Memes going around on whatsapp among Israelis are pretty solid
Historic reactions to Israeli strikes on nuclear programs of enemies in the region:
Big mad or big shrug
Big mad or big shrug
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Historic reactions to Israeli strikes on nuclear programs of enemies in the region:
Big mad or big shrug
Big mad or big shrug
Sources say this is not antisemitism, as that only counts when it comes from the Château de Haine-Juive in southern France. This is simply sparkling intolerance.
June 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Sources say this is not antisemitism, as that only counts when it comes from the Château de Haine-Juive in southern France. This is simply sparkling intolerance.
Israeli Channel 12 reporter (think centrist media like NBC) claiming on Twitter that Netanyahu reached a deal with the Haredi parties.
June 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Israeli Channel 12 reporter (think centrist media like NBC) claiming on Twitter that Netanyahu reached a deal with the Haredi parties.
Don't let MAGA gaslight you into thinking any of this is popular.
June 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Don't let MAGA gaslight you into thinking any of this is popular.
If your solidarity demands Jews unconditionally support others while there are conditions that come with support for Jews, that is not a Jewish politics. That is a politics that asks you to reduce yourself and our people for their cause.
June 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If your solidarity demands Jews unconditionally support others while there are conditions that come with support for Jews, that is not a Jewish politics. That is a politics that asks you to reduce yourself and our people for their cause.
If the politicians you support think the main problem with anti-Jewish violence is that it's bad for a cause they support, that's not Jewish politics. That's being a token for a movement that will assess violence against you and other Jews through the same lens.
June 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
If the politicians you support think the main problem with anti-Jewish violence is that it's bad for a cause they support, that's not Jewish politics. That's being a token for a movement that will assess violence against you and other Jews through the same lens.
Any Jew can do politics. But Jewish politics means standing for Jewish safety—especially amid rising antisemitism, even from the left.
If the politicians you support check which flag was waved before condemning anti-Jewish violence, that’s not Jewish politics. That's tokenism.
If the politicians you support check which flag was waved before condemning anti-Jewish violence, that’s not Jewish politics. That's tokenism.
June 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Any Jew can do politics. But Jewish politics means standing for Jewish safety—especially amid rising antisemitism, even from the left.
If the politicians you support check which flag was waved before condemning anti-Jewish violence, that’s not Jewish politics. That's tokenism.
If the politicians you support check which flag was waved before condemning anti-Jewish violence, that’s not Jewish politics. That's tokenism.
Big day in Israel as a vote to dissolve the government is about to happen. Here's how the opposition is framing it.
(Note: this is a google translation, leaving the original Hebrew for comparison)
(Note: this is a google translation, leaving the original Hebrew for comparison)
June 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Big day in Israel as a vote to dissolve the government is about to happen. Here's how the opposition is framing it.
(Note: this is a google translation, leaving the original Hebrew for comparison)
(Note: this is a google translation, leaving the original Hebrew for comparison)
This is why Stargate was the better show
June 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This is why Stargate was the better show
Two present votes condemning the antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado where a man lit on fire elderly Jews.
The white nationalist and the Palestine one stater. Sounds about right.
The white nationalist and the Palestine one stater. Sounds about right.
June 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Two present votes condemning the antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado where a man lit on fire elderly Jews.
The white nationalist and the Palestine one stater. Sounds about right.
The white nationalist and the Palestine one stater. Sounds about right.
He's a weirdo for different reasons. I don't trust the judgement of a man who does things like this at his child's bris.
June 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
He's a weirdo for different reasons. I don't trust the judgement of a man who does things like this at his child's bris.
Dems should be able to take money from Musk and fuck him over too. Why should Republicans have all the fun?
June 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Dems should be able to take money from Musk and fuck him over too. Why should Republicans have all the fun?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA [deep breath] HAHAHAHA
June 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA [deep breath] HAHAHAHA
Here you're caught up
June 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Here you're caught up
hahahahahahahaha
June 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
hahahahahahahaha
