Shibley Telhami
@stelhami.bsky.social
Passionately Egalitarian. Professor, University of Maryland; Director, Critical Issues Poll; NR Senior Fellow, Brookings. Views are my Own. RT≠Endorsement
Espresso break on a crisp autumn day
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Espresso break on a crisp autumn day
Happy enough to stay silent
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Happy enough to stay silent
Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Before talks with Trump, Saudi Arabia doubles down on terms for Israel ties
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Leaves and stream, on a neighborhood walk
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Leaves and stream, on a neighborhood walk
Autumn on a Saturday afternoon
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Autumn on a Saturday afternoon
‘In this moment, not being a part of corporate media is a gift’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
‘In this moment, not being a part of corporate media is a gift’
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Young Republicans and Evangelicals Are Much Less Sympathetic with Israel than Older Ones. Here is How and Why:
sadat.umd.edu/sites/sadat....
sadat.umd.edu/sites/sadat....
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Young Republicans and Evangelicals Are Much Less Sympathetic with Israel than Older Ones. Here is How and Why:
sadat.umd.edu/sites/sadat....
sadat.umd.edu/sites/sadat....
Saturday morning in the garden: Fall blooming Camellias
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Saturday morning in the garden: Fall blooming Camellias
Debate about Carlson hosting Fuentes has focused on the supply side (who should be hosted and what type of conversation). But there is a huge demand side: On X, the post had 17 million views and 103K likes; on YouTube, the post had 5.6 million views and 249K likes. This is astonishing.
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Debate about Carlson hosting Fuentes has focused on the supply side (who should be hosted and what type of conversation). But there is a huge demand side: On X, the post had 17 million views and 103K likes; on YouTube, the post had 5.6 million views and 249K likes. This is astonishing.
Meditation moment: Colors of fall
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Meditation moment: Colors of fall
This one is totally new for me as someone who holds a peace professorship: Bragging about achieving peace between countries that are already at peace with each other.
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This one is totally new for me as someone who holds a peace professorship: Bragging about achieving peace between countries that are already at peace with each other.
Among many Democrats and some Republicans, AIPAC has become a toxic term - even part of a litmus test of politicians' authenticity. Is the ADL headed there too?
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Among many Democrats and some Republicans, AIPAC has become a toxic term - even part of a litmus test of politicians' authenticity. Is the ADL headed there too?
Attempts to conflate the two issues are not only profoundly wrong but also extremely dangerous.
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Attempts to conflate the two issues are not only profoundly wrong but also extremely dangerous.
Good for the soul: Mandatory meditation on a lovely autumn day
November 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Good for the soul: Mandatory meditation on a lovely autumn day
What a major breakthrough! Ending another disastrous conflict between two warring nations :)
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What a major breakthrough! Ending another disastrous conflict between two warring nations :)
"Only about 100 aid trucks are entering the war-ravaged Gaza Strip daily – a figure “wholly insufficient” for the desperate population with NGOs effectively “blocked” by Israel from distribution efforts"
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Only about 100 aid trucks are entering the war-ravaged Gaza Strip daily – a figure “wholly insufficient” for the desperate population with NGOs effectively “blocked” by Israel from distribution efforts"
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Mandatory garden break: Crisp autumn morning
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Mandatory garden break: Crisp autumn morning
The lesson that some Israeli politicians are drawing is that Israel simply needs a more effective propaganda campaign - certainly not change it's behavior: "Israel must wake up and implement a comprehensive plan to rebrand ourselves in the United States."
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The lesson that some Israeli politicians are drawing is that Israel simply needs a more effective propaganda campaign - certainly not change it's behavior: "Israel must wake up and implement a comprehensive plan to rebrand ourselves in the United States."
“I am of you and for you,” says @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his stunning victory night - in Arabic.
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
“I am of you and for you,” says @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his stunning victory night - in Arabic.
I have often liked what Lawrence O’Donnell had to say, but he never sounded more pathetic than tonight trying to defend Chuck Schumer and the Democratic establishment. Changing the name will do MSNBC no good unless they start reading the audience they desire to capture.
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I have often liked what Lawrence O’Donnell had to say, but he never sounded more pathetic than tonight trying to defend Chuck Schumer and the Democratic establishment. Changing the name will do MSNBC no good unless they start reading the audience they desire to capture.
Now Democrats are projected to win both Governor and Lt. Governor of Virginians. Hashmi also makes history for Muslim Americans.
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Now Democrats are projected to win both Governor and Lt. Governor of Virginians. Hashmi also makes history for Muslim Americans.
True, as Pew and our UMD polls have shown. But it's bigger than that, including the shift among young Republicans. If one sets aside Fox News, whose viewers have much more favorable views of Israel, there is no difference between the views of those getting their news from social media and the rest.
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
True, as Pew and our UMD polls have shown. But it's bigger than that, including the shift among young Republicans. If one sets aside Fox News, whose viewers have much more favorable views of Israel, there is no difference between the views of those getting their news from social media and the rest.
I once asked Colin Powell why Cheney had turned neocon from his stint as SecDef to his stint as VP. He said Cheney had always had same instinct but was contained as SecDef by more moderate G.H.W. Bush, Baker, and others. He said the difference was G.W. Bush who thought more like Cheney.
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I once asked Colin Powell why Cheney had turned neocon from his stint as SecDef to his stint as VP. He said Cheney had always had same instinct but was contained as SecDef by more moderate G.H.W. Bush, Baker, and others. He said the difference was G.W. Bush who thought more like Cheney.
Escaping my desk for a moment of autumn colors
November 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Escaping my desk for a moment of autumn colors