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In democracies, do residents potentially subject to state violence also elect those who control that violence? What percent of adults in areas under state control, including arrests, orders-at-gunpoint, shootings, and demolitions by the IDF or Shin Bet, have the right to vote in Knesset elections?
April 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
In democracies, do residents potentially subject to state violence also elect those who control that violence? What percent of adults in areas under state control, including arrests, orders-at-gunpoint, shootings, and demolitions by the IDF or Shin Bet, have the right to vote in Knesset elections?
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83% of Israeli Jews rated the IDF’s ethical conduct during the war as 4 or better on a 5-point scale. Only 34.5% support even INVESTIGATING allegations of prisoner abuse, and most of those supporters only support it “somewhat“.
83% of Israeli Jews rated the IDF’s ethical conduct during the war as 4 or better on a 5-point scale. Only 34.5% support even INVESTIGATING allegations of prisoner abuse, and most of those supporters only support it “somewhat“.
Public Opinion Survey Marking a Year of the “Iron Swords” War
A public opinion survey marking the first anniversary of the October 7th attacks and one year into the
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February 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
en.idi.org.il/articles/56081
83% of Israeli Jews rated the IDF’s ethical conduct during the war as 4 or better on a 5-point scale. Only 34.5% support even INVESTIGATING allegations of prisoner abuse, and most of those supporters only support it “somewhat“.
83% of Israeli Jews rated the IDF’s ethical conduct during the war as 4 or better on a 5-point scale. Only 34.5% support even INVESTIGATING allegations of prisoner abuse, and most of those supporters only support it “somewhat“.
@karaswisher.bsky.social on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social's show:
"They gave power to their employees. Now they're talking back. What did you think they were going to do? You indulge children for long enough and give them sugar all day long, they're going to become terrible people."
"They gave power to their employees. Now they're talking back. What did you think they were going to do? You indulge children for long enough and give them sugar all day long, they're going to become terrible people."
February 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
@karaswisher.bsky.social on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social's show:
"They gave power to their employees. Now they're talking back. What did you think they were going to do? You indulge children for long enough and give them sugar all day long, they're going to become terrible people."
"They gave power to their employees. Now they're talking back. What did you think they were going to do? You indulge children for long enough and give them sugar all day long, they're going to become terrible people."
🧵The Palestine Royal Commission Report is available at unispal.un.org/pdfs/Cmd5479.... Chapter XXII covers, in part, population exchange. It discusses a risk that the existing occupants of what is to become the Jewish state will become a landless proletariat. Additionally, it notes that:
February 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🧵The Palestine Royal Commission Report is available at unispal.un.org/pdfs/Cmd5479.... Chapter XXII covers, in part, population exchange. It discusses a risk that the existing occupants of what is to become the Jewish state will become a landless proletariat. Additionally, it notes that:
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Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
February 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Marco Rubio's new acting undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, ladies and gentlemen.
According to the USDA, 42% of "hired crop farmworkers" did not have work authorization in 2020-2022: www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-...
January 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
According to the USDA, 42% of "hired crop farmworkers" did not have work authorization in 2020-2022: www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-...
In 2023, FIDE, the international chess governing body, prohibited trans women from participating in women's events because they were AMAB, but they also stripped trans men of any titles they won before they transitioned, even though they were AFAB:
doc.fide.com/docs/DOC/2FC...
doc.fide.com/docs/DOC/2FC...
doc.fide.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
In 2023, FIDE, the international chess governing body, prohibited trans women from participating in women's events because they were AMAB, but they also stripped trans men of any titles they won before they transitioned, even though they were AFAB:
doc.fide.com/docs/DOC/2FC...
doc.fide.com/docs/DOC/2FC...
On October 30, 2000, Israel became a party to the amended "Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices", which states in article 7, paragraph 2, that "It is prohibited to use booby-traps or other devices in the form 🧵
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
January 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
On October 30, 2000, Israel became a party to the amended "Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices", which states in article 7, paragraph 2, that "It is prohibited to use booby-traps or other devices in the form 🧵
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDe...
From a link in the below ProPublica story, I learned that (globally) governments spend $7 trillion on oil subsidies yearly but only $4.2 trillion on education.
www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Art...
www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Art...
December 31, 2024 at 5:21 AM
From a link in the below ProPublica story, I learned that (globally) governments spend $7 trillion on oil subsidies yearly but only $4.2 trillion on education.
www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Art...
www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Art...
🧵Nuclear winter is the predicted global cooling caused by particulate matter resulting from a massive nuclear war. In 2019, Dinesh D'Souza tweeted
"Remember nuclear winter? Of course you don’t. That’s because it didn’t happen. Yet it was all the rage on the Left in the 1980s. A generation from
"Remember nuclear winter? Of course you don’t. That’s because it didn’t happen. Yet it was all the rage on the Left in the 1980s. A generation from
Wait, what??
December 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM
🧵Nuclear winter is the predicted global cooling caused by particulate matter resulting from a massive nuclear war. In 2019, Dinesh D'Souza tweeted
"Remember nuclear winter? Of course you don’t. That’s because it didn’t happen. Yet it was all the rage on the Left in the 1980s. A generation from
"Remember nuclear winter? Of course you don’t. That’s because it didn’t happen. Yet it was all the rage on the Left in the 1980s. A generation from
The Trump administration began (but did not complete) withdrawal from the WHO in 2020, and Reuters is reporting that they want to start the process again on January 20.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 28, 2024 at 5:54 PM
The Trump administration began (but did not complete) withdrawal from the WHO in 2020, and Reuters is reporting that they want to start the process again on January 20.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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On December 26, Gaza's health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia.
Children are freezing to death in Gaza
On December 26, Gaza’s health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia. There was one common…
mondoweiss.net
December 28, 2024 at 5:00 PM
On December 26, Gaza's health ministry confirmed the fourth case of an infant freezing to death in 72 hours. A day later, a 28-year-old doctor also died due to hypothermia.
The union that represents Chicago police officers has printed a column advising members that their spouse might "sneak into court" to get a restraining order by "presenting enough evidence to convince the judge that the petitioner was abused". web.archive.org/web/20241221... or archive.ph/XpJgY
December 21, 2024 at 4:20 PM
The union that represents Chicago police officers has printed a column advising members that their spouse might "sneak into court" to get a restraining order by "presenting enough evidence to convince the judge that the petitioner was abused". web.archive.org/web/20241221... or archive.ph/XpJgY
Here is the report: bjs.ojp.gov/document/p22...
December 16, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Here is the report: bjs.ojp.gov/document/p22...
"A censorship board composed of five Cabinet members prohibited former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin from including in his memoirs a first‐person account of the expulsion of 50,000 Palestinian civilians from their homes near Tel Aviv during the 1948 Arab‐Israeli war."
www.nytimes.com/1979/10/23/a...
www.nytimes.com/1979/10/23/a...
Israel Bars Rabin From Relating ‘48 Eviction of Arabs (Published 1979)
Israeli censorship board composed of 5 Cabinet members prohibits former Prime Min Yitzhak Rabin from including in his memoirs account of expulsion of 50,000 Palestinians from their homes near Tel Aviv...
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2024 at 12:03 PM
"A censorship board composed of five Cabinet members prohibited former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin from including in his memoirs a first‐person account of the expulsion of 50,000 Palestinian civilians from their homes near Tel Aviv during the 1948 Arab‐Israeli war."
www.nytimes.com/1979/10/23/a...
www.nytimes.com/1979/10/23/a...
In a poll by Tel Aviv University from August 2024, 47% of polled Israelis though that Israel should "obey international laws and maintain ethical values in war".
www.inss.org.il/publication/...
www.inss.org.il/publication/...
October 23, 2024 at 8:28 PM
In a poll by Tel Aviv University from August 2024, 47% of polled Israelis though that Israel should "obey international laws and maintain ethical values in war".
www.inss.org.il/publication/...
www.inss.org.il/publication/...
Joshua Wright’s bio page extols his “concern for students” and “significant public impact”. He has resigned at least two jobs after sleeping with subordinates, including students. He admits this, but he suing some of the students for $108M for his lost wages anyway.
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web.archive.org/web/20240617...
Our Founder – Lodestar
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October 6, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Joshua Wright’s bio page extols his “concern for students” and “significant public impact”. He has resigned at least two jobs after sleeping with subordinates, including students. He admits this, but he suing some of the students for $108M for his lost wages anyway.
web.archive.org/web/20240617...
web.archive.org/web/20240617...
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LA Times reports UCLA encampment was attacked by 200 pro-Israel counter protesters who screamed “Second Nakba!” and tore down encampment barriers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
May 1, 2024 at 11:13 AM
LA Times reports UCLA encampment was attacked by 200 pro-Israel counter protesters who screamed “Second Nakba!” and tore down encampment barriers.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
"The hospital said the three men were sleeping at the time of the attack."
www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/m...
www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/m...
January 30, 2024 at 4:55 PM
"The hospital said the three men were sleeping at the time of the attack."
www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/m...
www.cnn.com/2024/01/30/m...
Like the very first section of the 1977 Likud party platform, "Netanyahu used phrase Israel's supporters claim is a call for Israeli genocide when used by Palestinian advocates".
January 19, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Like the very first section of the 1977 Likud party platform, "Netanyahu used phrase Israel's supporters claim is a call for Israeli genocide when used by Palestinian advocates".
Israel collects billions of dollars in taxes from Palestinians in the OT and then, by a treaty obligation, gives that money to the PA for providing services to those taxpayers. Sometimes Israel breaks that treaty as punishment for the PA trying to join the ICC
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/j...
Israel freezes Palestinian tax funds over international criminal court move
Palestinian leaders call Israel’s decision to withhold tax transfers an act of piracy and ‘collective punishment’
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Israel collects billions of dollars in taxes from Palestinians in the OT and then, by a treaty obligation, gives that money to the PA for providing services to those taxpayers. Sometimes Israel breaks that treaty as punishment for the PA trying to join the ICC
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2015/j...
"[P]rosecutors charged Abdallah Abu Rahme … with illegal possession of weapons in connection with an art exhibit, in the shape of a peace sign, that he built out of used Israeli army bullets and tear gas canisters." 🧵
www.hrw.org/news/2010/03...
www.hrw.org/news/2010/03...
Israel: End Crackdown on Anti-Wall Activists
www.hrw.org
January 17, 2024 at 3:45 AM
"[P]rosecutors charged Abdallah Abu Rahme … with illegal possession of weapons in connection with an art exhibit, in the shape of a peace sign, that he built out of used Israeli army bullets and tear gas canisters." 🧵
www.hrw.org/news/2010/03...
www.hrw.org/news/2010/03...
Desantis also complained that Bethlehem has a mosque next to an important church and that the mosque is taller.
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January 15, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Desantis also complained that Bethlehem has a mosque next to an important church and that the mosque is taller.
youtu.be/CgpAxHfRSS8?...
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The Mondoweiss story links to what seems to be a PDF of South Africa's planned remarks to the International Court of Justice on what they say is a genocide that Israel is committing in Gaza. I'll link Israel's rebuttal below that.
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icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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Irish barrister Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh made international headlines for her stirring presentation to the International Court of Justice on the urgent need to protect Palestinians from Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza. Read her full speech here.
On the urgent need for provisional measures to protect Palestinians in Gaza: Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh��...
Irish barrister Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh made international headlines for her stirring presentation to the International Court of Justice on the urgent need to protect Palestinians from Israel’s genoci...
mondoweiss.net
January 14, 2024 at 2:49 AM
The Mondoweiss story links to what seems to be a PDF of South Africa's planned remarks to the International Court of Justice on what they say is a genocide that Israel is committing in Gaza. I'll link Israel's rebuttal below that.
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...