Democracy in Exile

The online journal of DAWN @DAWNmenaorg, magnifying voices from the Middle East and North Africa, including exiles and experts. Pitch: [email protected]

[Democracy in Exile @DAWN_Journal]

In an interview, @vali_nasr discusses the current regional conflict, its causes and effects, implications for regional diplomatic and security relationships, and where broader trends in U.S.-Israel-Iran geopolitical wrangling sit today.

More here: https://t.co/5SDSuPxItw

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As Lebanon's government "focuses dwindling political capital on diplomacy and the immediate needs of over 1.2 million displaced citizens, resources for the disabled and neurodivergent community have vanished,” @Adnansoutlook29 writes in @DAWN_Journal: https://t.co/CUoxPnCUgk

[Mike S. Omer-Man @MikeOmerMan]

My latest: Europe Is Sanctioning Israeli Settlers. Next it Must Confront Israel Itself
https://t.co/Wk7rmZYE0X

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The West cannot discount Israeli settler violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as stemming from "rogue elements," argues @DAWNmenaorg Israel-Palestine Director @MikeOmerMan.

Rather, they constitute a broader state project today.
https://t.co/KSU5I31LeG

[DAWN MENA @DAWNmenaorg]

“Long before the genocide, Gaza suffered from one of the highest unemployment rates in the world.” Today, “talented and driven students...spend their days searching for electricity, internet access or aid."

@GhadaRozzi reports from Gaza in @DAWN_Journal: https://t.co/SKtr2pd8aR

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Israel's settler movement has its eyes set on more territory, this time in southern Syria.

Backed by the Israeli far-right, Halutzei HaBashan (The Pioneers of Bashan) sees Syria's instability as an opportunity, writes @Ahmd_abdelhalim.
https://t.co/7eE9Nki1qQ

[DAWN MENA @DAWNmenaorg]

In March, Israel "approved $730 million for its public diplomacy and information efforts, or hasbara," writes @walzerscent in @DAWN_Journal. Israel is "losing the public opinion battle as it clings to its colonial subjugation of Palestine."

Read more: https://t.co/qnCnYjcUd3

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"Fragile hope is disappearing" for Palestinian youth in Gaza, who increasingly find themselves unable to find work after years spent advancing their skills through education in the Strip, writes @GhadaRozzi. 
https://t.co/93d6aDqs9V

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Jordan at 80 faces an existential crisis internally and externally, leaving it in a precarious position amid a rapidly evolving region, writes Yara Bataineh. https://t.co/dLrnHgN0Pm

[DAWN MENA @DAWNmenaorg]

The Nakba "marks not a concluded past, but the beginning of an ongoing system of dispossession and displacement upon the foundation of Israel in 1948 that continues to structurally deny Palestinian life today."

Dania Abul Haj writes in @DAWN_Journal: https://t.co/L6AOV3TewZ

[Omar Shakir @OmarSShakir]

In December, @DAWNmenaorg published the identities of the 50 execs & board members who run AIPAC—which AIPAC hides. Our new data shows how AIPAC operates. AIPAC is tax-exempt—so in effect subsidized by Americans. Here's what your tax dollars are funding: https://t.co/P590q21MdC

[Democracy in Exile @DAWN_Journal]

“We see you, and you belong.”

These are the words that the Lebanese state must be able to say to its neurodivergent and disabled citizens, most of whom have been left behind for years, writes @Adnansoutlook29. 
https://t.co/gasJbqGgFJ

[DAWN MENA @DAWNmenaorg]

AIPAC doesn't disclose identities of its staff. But DAWN's research shows how AIPAC staff maintain strong connections to the Israeli and US governments.

“AIPAC shapes US policy...but operates entirely in the shadows,” says DAWN’s @OmarSShakir.

Read more: https://t.co/JqFRiiD6vP

[DAWN MENA @DAWNmenaorg]

Staff at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) maintain strong connections to the Israeli and U.S. governments and the broader pro-Israel ecosystem in the U.S., said DAWN today in releasing new data mapping the professional connections of more than 3,000 current and former AIPAC staff. The data demonstrates a revolving door relationship between AIPAC and U.S. and Israeli governmental institutions, with dozens of current and former AIPAC staff having worked for Israeli or U.S. government bodies.

Read more: https://t.co/ZoTIjLdaON

[Ramona Wadi @walzerscent]

My latest @DAWN_Journal

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Israel's historic investment in public diplomacy (hasbara) stems from its collapsing support globally, argues @walzerscent.

"Israeli leaders fear a loss of political support in the West far more than any physical threat to their country."
https://t.co/vwxiZhHFDR

[DAWN MENA @DAWNmenaorg]

"The actions of the U.S. and Israel since the beginning of the war on Feb. 28, together with their menacing rhetoric about Iran, do not suggest a spirit of respect for the cultural patrimony of all nations," writes @KZiabari in @DAWN_Journal.

Read more: https://t.co/aOU5PymBrO

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"The Nakba is not only what happened in 1948; it is what has unfolded in recent years, what is unfolding today and what is sustained through the normalization of life alongside it," wrote Dania Abul Haj on Nakba Day last week.

"History is now." https://t.co/8JRVzoGaQb

[Responsible Statecraft @RStatecraft]

NEW Think Naftali Bennett and his opposition cohort including Yair Laipd are going to be any better on the West Bank and Gaza security than #Netanyahu? Think again writes @MikeOmerMan @DAWNmenaorg on upcoming elections. https://t.co/FWh0KvWMhO

[DAWN MENA @DAWNmenaorg]

Nearly eight years after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a French judge will now investigate a complaint against Mohammed bin Salman over the killing.

The case, brought by Trial International, Reporters Without Borders (@RSF_inter), and @DAWNmenaorg, marks a major development in the long fight for accountability for one of the most notorious attacks on press freedom in recent history.

“This is an important step toward justice, confirming that a genuine criminal investigation into his murder can finally be opened in France,” said DAWN Advocacy Director @RaedJarrar. Read more: https://t.co/rmHSpx4nvC