Hadas Aron

1. When international actors seek “liberal” partners in Israel, they often turn to Gantz and Herzog.

They should look closer. Last week, both appeared at a settler conference in Ofra—praising the settler elite and calling for military control over Gaza, southern Lebanon, and southern Syria. >>

כבר 30 שנה שהימין אוהב לשנוא את אוסלו. הסכם הביניים שמעולם לא הגיע אל היעד הסופי ומשמש תירוץ מושלם לכל הכישלונות הביטחוניים של ממשלות הימין. אותן ממשלות, שעל אף כל ההאשמות הכבדות והמילים החריפות שהן מטיחות באוסלו ויוזמיו, מעולם לא העזו לבטל את ההסכם.

בלי מאחורי מסך העשן של הסיסמאות מתגלה פרדוקס שאי אפשר להתעלם ממנו: דווקא הימין המתנחלי הוא אחד הנהנים העיקריים מהמצב. הסדרה החדשה פרדוקס אוסלו שמה סוף לספינים, צוללת לעומק ובודקת מה באמת קרה שם

פרדוקס אוסלו בהפקת זה באוויר ובשיתוף מולד – הפרק הראשון עכשיו ביוטיוב
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpiW...

Excellent analysis tying the tariffs to the dismantling of democracy. The challenge is how effective these measures are at breaking collective resistance action

Also interesting to note that illiberal populists target multiple formal and informal checks on power, including shaming. Being shameless means one less mechanism for minorities to limit rulers power

Long discussion about it on channel 12 today. They were echoing Peled and Shaffir’s concepts of republican vs. (weak) liberal citizenships in Israel. Another reinforcement for republicanism. Religious Zionist leaders language though is deep in martyrdom, and ethno-religion.

Dangerous Delusions:The Misconceptions that Led to October 7 Dangerous Delusions:The Misconceptions that Led to October 7

A few good friends and myself have been working on a project - a series of short texts- dissecting the shortcomings of the right-wing security and political misconceptions that have dominated Israel since 2009, and ultimately led to the disaster of Oct 7.

www.conception2023.co.il/en/

Yes, it's like PiS "won" the elections that doesn't mean it will govern. NYT consistently applies weird winner-take-all US metrics to PR elections with coalitions.

Far-Right Icon Predicted to Win Dutch Elections The party of Geert Wilders, a longtime political provocateur with a history of antipathy toward immigrants and Islam, held a wide lead, according to early results, an outcome that could send shock wav...

Yet another terrible NYT headline. Wilders' party may have gotten more votes than any other single party, but that’s only 1/4 of the seats. The real story is whether the center-right will cave in to join him or will refuse to normalize the far-right. www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/w...

No one is preventing you from deactivating your account on Twitter / X. It's time.

You hear correctly. I barely understand what’s happening here technology-wise

A thoughtful thread on the question of ceasefire now in Gaza. It’s basically an OpEd and worth the read. I share this view, especially on the necessity of a 2SS as an end point. Also challenged by the very difficult questions about this stand that @avishaybsg.bsky.social addresses toward the end.

Excellent breakdown of the Israeli position.s in the war