As @IsraeliPM Netanyahu and FM @gidonsaar have made clear, Itamar Ben Gvir’s reckless grandstanding is not representative of government policy.
I am Israel’s top diplomat in the U.S., at the heart of our most important alliance. Ben Gvir’s antics take a sledgehammer to our diplomatic efforts while Israel’s enemies gleefully jump on every unfortunate nonsense to discredit and demonize.
The provocateurs of the Flotilla charade were properly detained in accordance with international law and will be deported to their home countries.
End of story.
.@elonmusk speaking live:
“I’m a huge admirer of the innovation coming out of Israel, it is objectively true that Israel punches high above its weight — I think honestly number one in the world… innovation per capita, Israel is by far number one in the world.”
‼️HISTORIC SOLOMON’S POOLS MAY REOPEN TO VISITORS WITHOUT IDF ESCORT
Israeli tour guide, @EveHarow reports that she and other guides toured Solomon’s Pools near Bethlehem ahead of a possible reopening to visitors without military escort.
The ancient three-pool water system, excluded from Israeli control under the Oslo Accords, is now being dated by advanced testing to the Hasmonean era or earlier. The complex once supplied water to Jerusalem and the Temple through a highly sophisticated aqueduct network.
Plans are underway for a new visitors center and archaeological park nearby. Advocates say that if the site were not located in Judea, it would likely already be a UNESCO World Heritage site.
A major step toward restoring access to one of the Land of Israel’s most remarkable ancient sites.
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Today, to revive the hope of peace for the Palestinians and Israelis, and a two state solution, the United Kingdom formally recognises the State of Palestine.
Charlie Kirk was murdered for speaking truth and defending freedom. A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization. I spoke to him only two weeks ago and invited him to Israel. Sadly, that visit will not take place.
We lost an incredible human being.
His boundless pride in America and his valiant belief in free speech will leave a lasting impact.
Rest in peace, Charlie Kirk
I disagree (based on my research, the history of war, what the laws of war actually say, any reasonable comparison or what any other country would do give all variables) with 99% of what @piersmorgan said in this @triggerpod interview.
Beyond the below positions that are false. The most damning is quoting Dave Smith's ridiculous analogy "let's assume that one of the people who was responsible (for a killing) is living in a tower block with 150 people in it. Do you think it's justified to go and blow up the whole tower block and kill 149 innocent people as you kill one person." I have already commented and written about the INSANE use of this analogy of civil law to war, Read this and stop using it - https://t.co/1AMi8l7ZNz
- If you can do xy to Hezbollah in Lebanon vs Hamas in Gaza - false comparison on all accounts. Goals were different, civilians were able to get out of harms way, terrain different, diverse society, Hamas not the government or military, much more.
- Gaza is not Afghanistan, Iraq, Northern Ireland, ISIS. It is not a counterinsurgency.
- Indiscriminate bombing - false
- Disproportionate use of force - false
- “Yeah but Iraq”
- Killed 250 “journalist” in Gaza - false
- 20,000 children killed - false
- Israel execution of the war has not achieved any of its goals (return of hostages, destruction of Hamas military capabilities, removal of Hamas from political power) - false
- Israel is more unsafe today because of the war in Gaza - false
In his own words, senior Hamas terrorist
Ghazi Hamad admits:
“The recognition of a Palestinian state is one of the fruits of October 7״.
Don’t let terror collect its reward.
Tucker Carlson, we in Israel have great respect for American patriots, and certainly count your audience among them.
I want to remind you that Israel has never, and will never ask for American boots on the ground.
When our nations confront our shared enemies together, we do so for our common defense. Our joint effort to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear armed state is about preventing war. The Iranian regime calls daily for the destruction of America and Israel, and it is actively pursuing nuclear weapons and delivery mechanisms to make those calls reality.
Americans cannot abide by the specter of a nuclear armed Iran with ICBMs any more than Israelis can accept the prospect of a nuclear armed Iran with intermediate range ballistic missiles or any other delivery mechanism.
Once we block Iran’s path to a nuclear arsenal, and we will block its path to a nuclear arsenal, one way or another, all the nations of the region will rejoice. The ones who will be most relieved, and rejoice the most will be the Iranian people, who love America as much as Israelis do.
(Incidentally, we prefer to be referred to by our actual names, the Jewish people or the Nation of Israel. Jews and Israelis also work.)
Jerusalem Post runs a disgusting frontpage, implying that @AmbDermer is not doing all he can to bring home the remaining hostages.
1) Israel has succeeded to “bring home” 191 of over 250 hostages via operations and negotiations.
2) Israel froze its war on 2 occasions, risking its own war gains to prioritize hostage negotiations.
3) As a member of the war cabinet, and as the Prime Minister’s most-trusted deputy, Dermer has been working tirelessly to run Israel’s top level diplomacy amid the most difficult of circumstances.
4) The war gains thus far, and the war gains to come are helping to secure Israel’s future for years to come. Without Dermer’s continuous efforts, Israel’s strategic position would likely be much worse right now.
5) JPost should be supporting one of our nation’s best and brightest leaders during the war. But alas, like most Israeli media, JPost has committed its pages to delegitimizing PM @netanyahu and his strong, right-wing majority government.
6) JPost has it wrong: 59 Israelis are not counting on Ron Dermer. 10M Israelis are counting on Ron Dermer. And we are fortunate to have him.
@dancohen3000 oh wow, they didnt harm you, a self hating antisemetic journalist peddling thier lies. wow. that must make them a cuddly, teddybear fuzzy human kidnapping, child murdering woman raping terrorist organization.