Noam Shelef

Poll: Two-third of Israelis feel Netanyahu government’s policy doesn’t represent their will * * *

"Tyranny of the temporary majority."

Noun.

1. a term in political science used to describe a situation in which a transitory majority dominates the political landscape long after they become a minority.

2. Israel's current government.

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I don't want to say anything about this video other than that it is painful and it needs to be seen. Otherwise, it speaks for itself.

I will add my gratitude to @vanhollen.senate.gov for his role. I say that as an Israeli-American and a resident of Maryland.

Trump cuts made campuses less safe for Jewish students, says former Dept. of Education official Rep. Suzanne Bonamici of Oregon, who is Jewish, highlighted what she described as Republican hypocrisy on antisemitism.

Why won't Republicans condemn Trump administration's antisemitism?

@repbonamici.bsky.social explains: "because that would require real and meaningful commitment to rooting out antisemitism from the top down. Instead, [they] are weaponizing the real problems... to defund colleges and universities.

The rare headline that actually made me smile.

Cabinet chief accuses Haaretz of 'supporting terror' amid report quoting Netanyahu nominee ***

In democracies government officials don't use ad hominem attacks against media outlets

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In an era of growing censorship in Israel, this small film fund is pushing back ***

Excited to see the story of Albi getting attention!

I'm even more excited to see and feel the change that tis project will bring.

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Following the American military attack on Iranian nuclear facilities Saturday, @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social President @jeremybenami.bsky.social and NJN President and CEO @hadarsusskind.bsky.social issued the following statement:

A Public Letter To the Members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate,

Former Knesset Speaker tells Congress to look at Netanyahu's record before acceding to his requests.

Pretty powerful (but I could have done without the Bob Dylan part)

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28% of Israelis believe that the main reason Netanyahu went to war with Iran was "political considerations."

64% say the nuclear and ballistic threat.

New poll shows a jump in support for the Likud.

But even if elections were held today, his coalition would only garner 50 seats in the Knesset. You need 61 to have a majority.

Several progressive Jewish groups refuse to back Israel's 'defensive actions' against Iran ***

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SCOTUS chose to protect the tyranny of the majority and not the health of a persecuted minority.

Their excuse: The science is iffy.

Here's what the actual experts at @ameracadpeds.bsky.social have to say about that.

Scoop: U.S. tells allies it won't join war unless Iran targets Americans The U.S. wants Iran to understand that killing Americans is its red line.

Will America join the war?

@barakravid.bsky.social has an answer: www.axios.com/2025/06/16/u...

Israel's Haifa-based Bazan group says all refinery facilities shut down after Iranian attack Israel's Haifa-based Bazan Group said all refinery facilities have been shut down after a power station used to produce steam and electricity were significantly damaged in an attack by Iran, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.

The Israeli censor is now allowing this to be published: www.reuters.com/world/middle...

And, yes, I did say "neocon fever dream."

What the Iranian missiles are doing to Israel (Noam Shelef - June 16, 2025) — New Jewish Narrative Noam Shelef (he/him) joined New Jewish Narrative in 2025 as the Vice President of Communications. The issues that NJN champions have always been close to his heart, and he began his career in 1997 as ...

Some of my reflections on what the Iranian missiles are doing to Israel.

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We are watching events in Iran and Israel with grave concern for our families, our friends, and for the millions of lives that are now at risk. This escalation threatens to ignite a catastrophic regional war.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984

Students at Maryland high school walk out in protest of classmate’s deportation Hundreds of Montgomery Blair High School students walked out Thursday in a demonstration that coincides with others across the country against the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.

Proud of the Blair students. Angry at the heartless deportations: www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

“Only by peering through the looking-glass can anybody think that by discriminating against Muslims, American Jews are somehow made safer."

@hadarsusskind.bsky.social takes on the #TravelBan!

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As Trump Says He’s Stamping Out Antisemitism, He Advances Similar Tropes

I'm thankful for the courage of the NYT to run this story by @peterbakernyt.bsky.social today.

Jew-hatred is far bigger, and more multifaceted than the routine political discourse allows for.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

‘What is it if not a war crime?’ Former Israeli PM blasts war in Gaza | CNN Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has blasted the country’s political leadership and the conduct of its military, saying he is no longer able to defend Israel against accusations of war crimes...

Watch Ehud Olmert on CNN:

“I believe that the majority of Israelis are sick and tired of these policies, of these statements, of what the terrible damage that was caused by this government to the moral integrity of the state of Israel and the people of Israel.”

www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/m...

Proposed Muslim development in Texas brings inquiries by DOJ and state officials The project, known as EPIC City, has yet to break ground, but members of this Muslim community feel stereotyped.

How is this not anti-Muslim bigotry?

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I also made a donation to the Capital Jewish Museum.

I had been looking forward to their LGBTQ exhibit and want to shower them with some love: capitaljewishmuseum.org?form=AnnualF...

My first messages this morning were to friends at @ajcglobal.bsky.social and CapJewishMuseum.

This murder hits close to home for me. I am using it to remind myself of the humanity of victims of terrorism and war.

Too often, the fullness of their lives is flattened by our political discourse.

We are Jewish students from universities Trump is targeting. He’s not protecting us The president and his allies are using our pain as a pretext for an assault on higher education we didn’t ask for.

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Resolution calling for 'urgent delivery' of Gaza aid co-sponsored by nearly all Senate Democrats - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont, who introduced the resolution, spoke next to a large image of a Gazan infant who died.

This has been underreported: All but one Senate Dems signed onto a resolution critical of Israel's approach to Gaza.

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HAPPENING NOW -- Senate debates resolution calling for delivery of aid to Gaza

46 Senators are sponsoring this. Every Democrat but one. That's a huge break from the past. Criticism of Israel used to be a political 3rd rail.

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UK sanctions hit West Bank violence network UK sanctions individuals, illegal settler outposts and organisations supporting violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank, as Foreign Secretary pauses Free Trade Agreement negotiations...

THIS IS IMPORTANT--

UK sanctions hit West Bank violence network

"In response to the persistent cycle of serious violence undertaken by extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, the Foreign Secretary has announced new sanctions today..." www.gov.uk/government/n...

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