El-Sayed: "I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity, and self-determination, for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike... If that’s 2 states, I’m for it. If it’s 1 state, I’m for that. If it’s this 'land for all' model, ... or whatever they decide." www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

Abdul El-Sayed’s Argument for America—and Against His Own Party

The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate on campaigning with Hasan Piker, being a capitalist, and why his fellow-Democrats need to “stop compromising.”

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Joshua Leifer argues that a typical centrist electoral strategy - "campaign like a hawk, pivot, if necessary, once in office" - is bad because it erodes trust in the system and candidate. But it also fails to prepare the public for necessary change ahead. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Analysis • Eisenkot keeps running away from what everyone knows he believes

Israelis won't be able to put the catastrophes of Netanyahu's rule behind them without a leader who says what he means, backs a two-state solution with the Palestinians and offers more than a cosmetic...

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Herzog is backing Netanyahu government claim that "full" demilitarization is a precondition for *any* movement forward. That's neither the letter nor the spirit of the 20-point plan. www.jns.org/news/israel-...

Herzog: Hamas must disarm before next phase of Trump’s Gaza plan

“I see a lot of positive elements in the efforts of the Board of Peace," said the Israeli president.

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-"credible pathway towards achieving Palestinian self-determination and statehood" -weapons decommissioning process "shall be linked to an Israeli withdrawal, in phases" Not clear how Netanyahu says yes. Or rejects Trump's demand. When in doubt - STALL. www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of...

Full text of Board of Peace deal for Hamas to disarm, Israel to withdraw from Gaza

Hailed as 'historic' by Trump, agreement aims 'at ending the cycle of destruction' and launching a credible path to Palestinian 'self-determination and statehood'

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This will be interesting on a variety of levels. www.timesofisrael.com/in-major-shi...

In major shift, Yesh Atid MK reportedly set to run as No. 2 in Mansour Abbas’s Ra’am party

Yoav Segalovitz, Jewish lawmaker who won trust among Arab public for fighting violent crime, will reportedly meet Abbas to join revamped, historically Islamist party next week

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Interesting Omri Assenheim long interview with Yair Golan. It deals often with Golan's ultraleft and 'traitorous' image among oodles of Jewish Israelis; it also presents Golan as both entirely authentic, but also/therefore unscripted and sometimes erratic. 13tv.co.il/allshows/ser...

אסנהיים, עונה 1, פרק 8: יאיר גולן לצפייה ישירה -

עמרי אסנהיים בארוחה אינטימית עם יאיר גולן, הפוליטיקאי שמסעיר את השמאל ואת המערכת הפוליטית - שמגיע עכשיו להתמודד עם השאלות הקשות | "אסנהיים", לצפייה ישירה

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Likud (20%) and HaDemocratim (21%) have the lowest percentage of supporters not sure it'll be their vote on Election Day. The Troper-Hendel "Zionist Home" party, OTOH, is at 72% unsure, and Bennett-Lapid is at 45%. (July 21 poll) themadad.com/%D7%A1%D7%A7...

Debate in HaDemocratim over political terminology: "West Bank" or "Judea & Samaria"? Golan says the latter isn't inherently rightwing. Perhaps- but such usage obliges him to also acknowledge that the area is under occupation, which he tries to avoid saying. www.ynet.co.il/news/article...

לסקי דרשה לא להגיד יו"ש, גולן הדף: "לא מושג ימני" | הוויכוח הפנימי על הקמפיין

פרסום ראשון: בישיבה סגורה הוזהרו חברי המפלגה שלא לצייץ מסרים עצמאיים ללא אישור המטה. גבי לסקי דרשה מגולן לנטוש את המושג "יהודה ושומרון", ולכנות את האזור "הגדה המערבית". יו"ר המפלגה השיב לה: "כופר בכך ...

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Hamas leadership has sent a letter in English to Trump, suggesting the organization's demilitarization as part of a 15-year hudna, or truce. It's probably a non-starter, but Israel's government, for its part, has avoided taking any diplomatic initiative at all. 13tv.co.il/item/news/po...

הנהגת חמאס במכתב לטראמפ: מבקשים "הודנה" ל-15 שנים בעזה | חדשות 13

פרסום ראשון: ברקע הדיווחים על הסכם מסתמן ברצועה, הנהגת ארגון הטרור שלחה מכתב לבית הלבן, ובו הם מבקשים מהנשיא הפסקת אש ארוכת טווח שבמהלכה ישראל לא תתקוף ולא תחסל בכירים. בישראל מתנגדים להסכם: "אין לו ש...

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Relevant sections of the 20-point Gaza plan regarding "decommissioning of weapons" (not "disarmament") and withdrawal don't validate Israel's condition, but don't entirely invalidate it either. In other words, that document kicked the can down the road. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Israel objects to emerging Hamas disarmament plan, vows no Gaza pullout until it’s fully demilitarized — official

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Notwithstanding utter distaste for Netanyahu, Phil Ochs reminded us that "systems, not men, are the enemy". I don't believe an attempt to arrest him would do anything to end the system he represents. If anything, possibly the opposite.

"Two recent anecdotes show how deeply immersed the army is in the land of the settlements, maybe inextricably so." Amos Harel looks at how the IDF seems to be getting cushier with Greater Land of Israel ideology. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Analysis • As it sinks deep into West Bank, the IDF launches a Greater Israel unit patch

Even officers as high as the Central Command chief are arguing that settler farms are enhancing security, an issue to remain in focus in the run-up to the October 27 general election

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Saddened by the passing Haim Yavin. Always appreciated him as a journalist and documentarian. Now I've learned that he shared this on his 90th birthday: "My whole life, folks have thought I'm a Mapainik, but I actually voted Meretz." Yehi zichro baruch. www.maariv.co.il/culture/tv/a...

"הוא הצביע בכלל למפלגה הזאת": הגילוי המפתיע על חיים יבין

אחרי מותו של חיים יבין, דן שילון נפרד מחברו הוותיק ב-103FM, סיפר כיצד "מר טלוויזיה" כמעט לא עלה לשידור בערב הבחירות של 1977, וחשף למי הוא באמת הצביע בקלפי בימי הבחירות

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Where are 2022 Yesh Atid, Labor, Meretz voters trending? 82% of Meretz, 75% of Labor, 35% of Yesh Atid supporting HaDemocratim. Startingly, only 20% of 2022 Yesh Atid voters are supporting the Bennett/Lapid party! 29% backing Eisenkot, 9% Yisrael Beiteinu. Via HaMadad themadad.com/md22-7-26/

Full and complete results of the HaDemocratim primaries (for those interested in all the minutiae). www.labor.org.il/havoda/24658...

תוצאות הבחירות המקדימות לרשימת הדמוקרטים לכנסת ה-26

תוצאות הבחירות לרשימת מפלגת הדמוקרטים (מיסוד העבודה-מרצ) לכנסת ה-26 ושנערכו ביום ב' 20.7.2026. מתוך 112,638 בעלי.ות זכות בחירה השתתפו 86.25%. (מקומות 6, 8

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🧵 Suggesting that Mayor Mamdani's positions on Israeli government actions stem from a deep-seated hatred of Jews is unfounded, inflammatory, and divisive. 1/3

Israel's Channel 13 polled likely HaDemocratim voters: -Of those saying they'd vote HaDemocratim, 36% said they were previously Meretz, 34% Labor, 30% Yesh Atid. 13tv.co.il/item/news/po...

שינוי במפת הגושים: נתניהו ואיזנקוט בשוויון דרמטי בצמרת | חדשות 13

הליכוד יורד במנדט אחד ל-21 מנדטים, וניצב בשוויון מוחלט מול מפלגת ישר בראשות גדי איזנקוט ששומרת על יציבות עם 21 מנדטים. "ביחד" של בנט יורדת ל-14 מנדטים. "הדמוקרטים" שומרים על 11 מנדטים אחרי הפריימריז -...

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"If we see we don't have enough votes to pass the threshold alone, and if we fail to connect with another party – we are also working on ... building a bloc with other parties – we will simply not waste one vote, and we will say that it is not our time." www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

'Choose hope': Natalie Portman backs Arab-Jewish party ahead of Israeli election

At a fundraiser for A Place for Us All, Portman praised the new Jewish-Arab slate as 'one of the most courageous and exciting developments in Israel-Palestine in recent years,' adding that the establi...

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Is there a growing dissonance, perhaps, btwn party leader Golan (who "has elided the discussion" of the Occupation, per @dahliasc.bsky.social) and many other party reps (Sheffer, Moatti, Dabush, Etzion, and more) who are prioritizing discussion of the Occupation? www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Confidence, conviction and talking occupation • An Israeli election surprise called the Democrats

Over 112,000 people who have registered to vote in the Democrats primaries are hearing what all of Israeli society should have been discussing since October 7, and long before

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Today's HaDemocratim primaries produced a fine slate of candidates. But the party doesn't really break new ground - the way A Place for Us All does.

Noam Sheizaf, founder of the initiative "Democratim Against the Occupation", offers his endorsements ("recommendations"), + honorable mentions, for today's party primaries. democratsagainstoccupation.base44.app

דמוקרטים נגד הכיבוש

הכירו את המועמדות והמועמדים שמתחייבים לפעול למען סיום הכיבוש ולמען השלום

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If you didn't catch it live, here's the recording of our not-to-be-missed webinar with Dr. Anwar Mhajne, Dr. @thairabu.bsky.social, Mohammad Darawshe - on the possible re-formation of “The Joint List” the sociopolitics of Israel's Palestinian-Arab citizenry, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEm7...

The Joint List: Will an Electoral Alliance of Palestinian--Led Parties Help Dethrone Netanyahu?

YouTube video by Partners for Progressive Israel

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Prof. Benny Miller explains why support for Ukraine has remained largely intact, while support for Israel post-Oct. 7 has faded. One big reason: Ukraine is seen as defending its sovereignty. Israel is controlling the civilian population of another people. www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/202...

מדוע העולם תומך באוקראינה אבל לא בישראל? אולי כי הן מספרות סיפור שונה | דעה

הסנאטור לינדזי גרהאם, שנפטר בשבוע שעבר, לאחר שובו מביקור בקייב, גילם עמדה שהולכת ונעלמת מן העולם: תמיכה כמעט ללא סייג באוקראינה וגם בישראל. מדוע העמדה הזאת נדיר

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Amnon Levy discusses the HaDemocratim candidacy of Naor Narkis, who's eligible for a guaranteed Meretz slot, even though he's said his other party choice was Yisrael Beitenu. Levy faults Narkis for sacrificing liberalism on the altar of anti-haredi fervor. www.ynet.co.il/news/article...

נרקיס הביצה: מעשה לא נאור

רבע מיליון איש נוסעים בראש השנה לאומן, אחת התנועות האמוניות הגדולות ביותר, אבל בעיני נרקיס חשוב להזכיר דווקא את אלו שהולכים לזונות. הוא משווה את החרדים בארץ לאיסלאמיסטים שמשתלטים על אירופה, ובכך חוטא ...

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This should be an excellent conversation..

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TODAY! 12:30pm ET, 9:30am PT. Join our in-depth discussion at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The A Place for Us All party gets its foot in the mainstream polling coverage door: On Israel's Channel 13, pollster Shmuel Rosner cites its growth to ~50K votes, mostly in the Arab community. 13tv.co.il/item/general...

סקר חדשות 13: גוש האופוזיציה מתחזק ל-61 מנדטים | חדשות 13

גוש נתניהו נותר עם 50 מנדטים בלבד, איזנקוט יורד בשני מנדטים והוא כעת 64% מהציבור קובעים כי הממשלה לא הייתה טובה לאזרחי ישראל; 53% תומכים במכתב הרמטכ"ל

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TOMORROW (Thurs., 7/16), 12:30pm ET! Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Join our expert panelists for an in-depth conversation on the crucial role Israel's Palestinian Arab citizenry will play in the upcoming 10/27 elections. Q&A will follow the moderated discussion. @thairabu.bsky.social

A source close to top Transportation Ministry officials said senior ministry figures are concerned that many Israeli expats will vote for opposition parties and are discussing ways to prevent, or significantly limit, charter flights to Israel ahead of the election. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Sources: Netanyahu gov't seeks to limit expats from flying into Israel to vote

Transportation Ministry officials, concerned that tens of thousands of Israelis could return to the country to vote for parties that do not support PM Netanyahu, are considering to curb non-scheduled ...

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So, will he or won't he? Our THURSDAY, July 16 - 12:30pm EDT, webinar will discuss. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... With our expert panel - Dr. Anwar Mhajne, Dr. @thairabu.bsky.social, Mohammad Darawshe. Join us!

Netanyahu coalition passes law allowing citizens to break law. The spirit of Chelm lives on. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Knesset erupts as bill freezing legal action against Haredi draft evaders passes

The law freezes arrest, investigation and enforcement proceedings against yeshiva students subject to military service until November 30, a freeze expected to last at least six months due to the elect...

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