Harel: "At the army's central training base .., a new shoulder patch has been launched. It features a map of Greater Israel including Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan Heights. This is a high-level decision, of the base's commander at least."

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.

This seems pretty exciting. (h/t @giligetz.bsky.social). tally.so/r/xXo74y

"Is there a place for the 'A Place For Us All' party? Agree with my friend Hillel Schenker that "'A Place for Us All' is our future" and also that it mustn't undermine removing the Netanyahu bloc. But disagree that we should prejudge its electoral viability. blogs.timesofisrael.com/is-there-a-p...

Netanyahu is now trying to convince the Israeli electorate that the war achieved exactly what he planned for it to achieve. His Feb. 28 statement declaring the war, with its repeated reference to regime change in Iran, suggests otherwise. www.gov.il/en/pages/sta...

But the 1982 "War of Deceit", as journalists Ze'ev Schiff and Ehud Yaari titled their book, isn't the stuff of history: Its legacy lives on, as it was among the key factors promoting the creation and growth of Hezbollah. www.csis.org/blogs/examin...

Some images I took at that 2014 parade, with a focus on the very substantial messianic-annexationist presence, which showcased very political messages despite the parade organizers ostensibly insisting that messages be a-political!

In 2014 for the Old JC, I watched the parade from the sidelines. My anthropological takeaway was "A Disunified Celebration", dominated by messianists. But the divisive role played by Israel in the Jewish-American community was peanuts then compared to now. jewishcurrents.org/disunified-c...

If the party manages to get the 10 seats it's reaching in many polls, it'll be better than the worst of Labor's and Meretz's combined performances in the last decade, but no better than many other combined results.

Here are the breakdowns both by ethnicity and by political leaning. Source: en.idi.org.il/articles/64219

Not much good polling news out of Israel recently. But maybe there's a sliver here: Military power alone won't bring security, most Israelis realize. Israel Democracy Institute: Which of the following will better ensure the future of Israel’s security, short term and long term? (total sample; %)

New polling. 45% of Israelis say they'll vote "only for a party that opposes Netanyahu's continued tenure as prime minister" 31% said "only for a party that supports Netanyahu's continued tenure as prime minister." 24% don't know. www.mako.co.il/news-israel-...

The UN created the Blue Line in 2000 to give a "ballpark" confirmation of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon; but it deviated from the Mandate line and wasn't an agreed-upon border. Up to 17 sticking points, many small, remain. The INSS thinktank explains. www.inss.org.il/publication/...

Before and after. 😢

One would imagine the bulk of AIPAC- and DMFI-aligned Jewish American Democrats would be in the Conservative movement. And yet, even in that group, the advantage vs. disadvantage of an AIPAC endorsement is a wash. @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social / @gbaostrategies.com poll jstreet.org/wp-content/u...

UN Security Council on Lebanon/Israel. UNSC 1310 undocs.org/S/RES/1310(2... UNSC 1559 undocs.org/S/RES/1559(2... UNSC 1680 undocs.org/S/RES/1680(2... UNSC 1701 undocs.org/S/RES/1701(2...

The "have no cards" line has been used repeatedly by Trump, not just with regard to Iran. It's not as effective as he seems to think it is. And it also indicates that he still doesn't grasp that int'l relations are more complicated, less quantifiable, than bu$iness deals.

By a 2-to-1 ratio, Israel's mainstream media outlets give more exposure to Netanyahu bloc politicians than to Opposition politicians, Israeli media watchdog "The Seventh Eye" reveals. There's also further evidence of the exclusion of women and Arab citizens. www.the7eye.org.il/581564

"% who have a __ opinion of Israel" The Netanyahu effect. Once Trump is history, we'll see the impact of this public opinion shift with greater clarity. Full @pewresearch.org results at www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

8/7/74: Sen. Barry Goldwater (center), House Minority Leader John Rhodes, Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott - all Republicans - made it clear to Nixon that it was time for him to go. Back before the Trumpification of the GOP. #Goodtimes - relatively speaking.

Another frighteningly incoherent and self-contradictory rant from Fearless Leader. Once upon a time (Trump 1.0), the call to invoke the #25thAmendment might have been politicking; today it's statesmanship.

Left - 18-22 year olds Right - 23 year olds and up Dark red = Right wing; Red = Centrist, but leaning right; Orange = Centrist; Purple = Centrist, but leaning left; Violet = Left wing

Wondering to what degree Americans retain a historical memory of November 1979 (not just those old enough to actually remember it, but Americans overall). And to what extent that event will be associated with this one, if the crew is indeed taken prisoner, even if the cases are legally different.

The original @nexusproject.bsky.social document ("Understanding Antisemitism at Its Nexus with Israel and Zionism", which should be read in full at nexusproject.us/nexus-resour...) offers some guidance regarding this question and ADL's methodology.

The problem with ADL's methodology, and it's not a small one is that, while the most common anti-Jewish belief it found to be held *can* be anti-Jewish, it can also be a reaction to Israeli officials, and supporters in the US, doing this. www.adl.org/sites/defaul...

Pretty amazing, perhaps instructive, that while the opinion of Independents, not to mention of Democrats, has reacted significantly to the greatly changing circumstances (war, rise in fuel prices), Republican opinion here hasn't budged since Trump was elected. apnews.com/article/poll...

Yitzhak Rabin in 1985, then Defense Minister, assessing Israel's 2nd invasion of Lebanon and war on Fatah, starting in 1982, which facilitated the growth of Hezbollah. Rabin understood that there's lots more to war than a belief in its righteousness. projectavalon.net/forum4/showt...

2/2 from Israeli writer, Israel Prize winner S. Yizhar (Yizhar Smilansky); Davar newspaper, December 1990 - during the First Intifada. Unofficial translation. benyehuda.org/read/23100

Famed Israeli writer, Israel Prize winner S. Yizhar (Yizhar Smilansky) in Davar newspaper, December 1990 - during the First Intifada. Unofficial translation. 1/2 benyehuda.org/read/23100