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Former director of Partners for Progressive Israel. Second career as an EM physician. Work in NYT, WaPo, Haaretz, a few others. https://muckrack.com/nathan-hersh/articles

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True. But releasing a statement tagging Mamdaniโ€™s relatively inoffensive/moderate statement as echoing Hamas propaganda only makes Hamas propaganda look inoffensive/moderate.

07.10.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Three Israeli soldiers wounded, including two severely, in grenade explosion in Gaza ***

I really donโ€™t think the Israel MFA understands the difference between this statement from Mamdani and one from Hamas. Because if they did theyโ€™d see how shockingly stupid their own statement is.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

07.10.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Canโ€™t wait

07.10.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How are there still so many people to block

07.10.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No oneโ€™s interested you wet bitch

07.10.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish I werenโ€™t still filled with this alienating rage, that the rage wasnโ€™t so layered, that I hadnโ€™t had to face so many maimed and murdered children so early on in fatherhood, that so many outsiders would let their own rage at massacred children excuse dehumanizing othersโ€™ murdered children.

07.10.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today marks two years since Hamasโ€™ October 7 massacre and the start of Israelโ€™s assault on Gaza. We asked Palestinians and Jews on our team how they felt about their home then โ€” and how they feel now. To see the full post, click here shorturl.at/msoVq
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07.10.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
IDF Prepping to Discharge Tens of Thousands of Reservists in Light of Progress in Gaza Truce Talks

IDF Prepping to Discharge Tens of Thousands of Reservists in Light of Progress in Gaza Truce Talks

This is a really good sign.

04.10.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jews are famous for agreeing on everything, after all.

03.10.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Reports: Hamas responded to Trump's Gaza cease-fire proposal, asked for clarification of some clauses

Reports: Hamas responded to Trump's Gaza cease-fire proposal, asked for clarification of some clauses

03.10.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh fuck god please

03.10.2025 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If your response to Jewish people being stabbed to death and mowed down by a car in Manchester is โ€œGazaโ€ youโ€™re a charlatan and an antisemite and you need to get in the fucking bin.

Iโ€™ve had enough. Jews have had enough.

And youโ€™re no ally of the Palestinian people if you behave like this.

02.10.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 631    ๐Ÿ” 140    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Instead we must fight for true Israeli-Palestinian peace. A Palestinian state alongside Israel. Safety, justice, and freedom for everyone and independence for both peoples. Now is the time for peace, for an end to the violence, for life. (3/3)

30.09.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But a deal to end the war of annihilation in Gaza and return the hostages is not enough on its own. We cannot go back to a reality of endless occupation and violence across this land. (2/3)

30.09.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any conversation about a ceasefire proposal must start with this: Palestinians in Gaza and hostages in captivity deserve to be free and safe from bombing, starvation, and suffering immediately. Any deal that brings us closer to a cessation of this intolerable reality is welcome. (1/3)

30.09.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Draft of Tony Blair's Gaza plan: Remote governance, little Palestinian representation Haaretz Reveals the Full Document Proposed by the Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for a Postwar Gaza Strip: A Regime Run by Affluent Foreigners With Palestinian Executives at the Bottom

Tony Blairโ€™s Gaza plan, enclosed as a pdf in this article

Draft of Tony Blair's Gaza Plan Outlines Remote Governance, Little Palestinian Representation - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

28.09.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This man has a vendetta against emergency doctors.

26.09.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Knesset votes overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, days before PMโ€™s US trip Motion backed by coalition along with some MKs from Gantz's party; vote could further irk Democrats who support two-state solution and are critical of how Israel has fought in Gaza

The Knesset voted against Palestinian statehood at all, not just its "imposition" from the outside. #Netanyahu purposely misled in his speech. www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-vote...

26.09.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NYC! THIS SUNDAY, Sept. 28, 2pm.
Join us for an urgent conversation with @azizabusarah.bsky.social and @maozinon.bsky.social - on atonement, reconciliation, and peace building, and how we create a new vocabulary of mutual equality, dignity, and security.
Register: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...

25.09.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

In his new op-ed, Opposition MK Benny Gantz disses all those Israelis who've been sharing on social media, "I'm an Israeli. I am not my government". Gantz insists that, when it comes to the war and rejecting Palestine recognition, all of Israel is of one mind.

24.09.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Opinion | What the World Gets Wrong About Israel

Itโ€™s Bibiโ€™s world, and Benny Gantz is just spinning on it.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

24.09.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐ŸšจNetanyahu said in a statement that he will announce the Israeli response to the recognitions after his planned meeting with President Trump on Sept 27

๐ŸšจNetanyahu is considering annexing parts of the West Bank in retaliation, but wants to get "green light" from the U.S.

@barakravid.bsky.social

21.09.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
'My son is being bombed to death on Netanyahu's orders': Thousands protest across Israel Following a Week-long Encampment of Hostage Families Outside the Residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Israelis Protested Across Israel, Against the IDF's Incursion Into Gaza Ci...

Yes. May he never know another peaceful night.

'My Son Is Being Bombed to Death on Netanyahu's Orders': Thousands Protest Across Israel for Hostage Deal, End to War - Israel News www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

20.09.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a quote!

18.09.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Israeli doctors reveal their conflicted stories of treating Palestinian prisoners held in notorious โ€˜black siteโ€™ Sde Teiman Israeli medical staff who treated Palestinian captives in the wake of the October 7 attacks say they are haunted by their experiences.

This is a very well-done essay. This is a demonstration of how you make sense of the devastation.

theconversation.com/israeli-doct...

17.09.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

His scandals are an education in how the super rich party (Cohibas infused with Courvoisier!)

16.09.2025 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Something tells me Rep Higgins has considered himself a First Amendment enthusiast. Weird times.

14.09.2025 04:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For anyone wondering: Yes, you can pop his head like a bubble by pronouncing it โ€œBongina.โ€

13.09.2025 22:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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the rightwing loves to be like โ€œthis is the moment we become the nazi partyโ€

10.09.2025 23:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9598    ๐Ÿ” 1462    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 254    ๐Ÿ“Œ 117

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