Hundreds of thousands of Israelis rally to demand a hostage deal/ceasefire, but sadly I doubt their government will listen (just as the gov ignored the opposition to its judicial overhaul). The callousness, recklessness, and cruelty of Netanyahu and his far-right henchmen is

Netanyahu has reiterated his opposition to withdrawing from the #Philadelphi_Corridor, which makes a hostage/ceasefire deal very unlikely (unless Sinwar capitulates). Here's a thread explaining why this is such a sticking point in the hostage/ceasefire talks & the Israeli debate:

I think the real significance of the UK government's decision to suspend arms export licenses to Israel for use in military operations in Gaza is not the suspension of these arms sales to Israel from the UK, which are negligible and of little importance to the IDF, but the

Achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the Israeli hostages primarily depends on two men: Netanyahu and Sinwar. Netanyahu will have to prioritize saving the lives of the hostages over the IDF's control of the Philadelphi corridor. He won't do this unless faced with

I think Thomas Friedman understands Netanyahu much better than Biden does. He recognizes that Netanyahu's political incentive is to prevent a ceasefire-hostage deal at least until after the US election, which he hopes Trump will win. "How Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself,

The choice facing Israel is not simply between saving the hostages and keeping the IDF deployed on the Philadelphi Corridor. The stakes for Israel are much higher than that: A ceasefire-hostage deal will not only enable the release of the hostages, but it could also lead to a

As the new academic year gets underway, a team of scholars affiliated with the The Nexus Project has produced an excellent guide for universities and colleges on identifying antisemitism. Here's the link to the guide: nexusproject.us/a-campus-guide…