Jonathan Rynhold

Prof. Dept. of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

[United Synagogue @UnitedSynagogue]

Join us online for a live conversation on Wednesday 14 January at 7:30pm for an Israel update. With an introduction from Rabbi Laitner, Director of Education at the US, hear from Dr Toby Greene and Prof. Jonathan Rynhold.

Register here: https://t.co/vUPb3kY8Az

[Robert Satloff @robsatloff]

I hope @SecBlinken succeeds in securing a hostage/prisoners/ceasefire deal but if #Hamas rejects this offer as it has done all offers for months, one doesn't need to be a Clausewitz to understand why -- there is simply not enough pressure on Hamas to change course, accept a deal and release the remaining Oct 7 hostages, stuck in nightmarish captivity. Despite nearly seven months of military operations, the organization's leadership remains intact, inside and outside the Strip, and it retains enough military power to deny any other group or institution effective control of the area. This is a horrible situation.

In the meantime, USG continues to publicly affirm commitment to "unconditional release" of hostages but pursues a very different policy, reportedly asking #Israel to sweeten a potential hostage-for-prisoners/ceasefire deal by lowering the number of hostages demanded for release.

All this occurs at a time of macabre shadow boxing over #Rafah -- on the one hand, the US continues to caution against any substantial incursion without adequate precautions to protect civilians; on the other hand, Israel is slow, slow, slow to show its readiness to launch the operation, including taking those humanitarian measures. Hamas must love this: both these positions -- Israel's slow-motion action; America's "don't do it" -- are music to Sinwar's ears. In this environment, why should Hamas change course?

I have enormously high regard for how @JoeBiden has performed since Oct 7 -- most recently orchestrating the remarkable air/missile defense operation against #Iran's attack on #Israel -- but the current US position on #Gaza is backwards. It is a lose-lose-lose-lose proposition. It has the unintended effect of keeping the hostages in captivity. It isn't achieving a ceasefire that would open the door to an Arab role in Gaza. It runs out the clock on the potential for a Saudi-Israel-US blockbuster deal. And, unless the USG thinks that Rafah will never happen, it likely extends the Gaza conflict into summer and perhaps autumn, which the @Whitehouse should see as disastrous for @POTUS' re-election chances.

What would a different approach look like? Publicly, the US should bite the bullet and urge #Israel to complete the main battle operations in Gaza -- ie the Rafah operation -- as swiftly and efficiently as possible. We should be assertively assisting with the humanitarian side of this, including provision of tents, shelter, sanitation, etc., working now with Israel to ensure alternative humanitarian access points beside Rafah and helping coordinate with #Egypt to ensure their cooperation.

Our goal should be to get to a satisfactory end of the war as soon as possible, which itself will pave the way for a new humanitarian chapter and an enhanced Arab/non-Hamas Palestinian role in Gaza governance/administration. US embrace of the final main battle operation in Gaza has a greater chance to secure the release of the hostages, produce a ceasefire that relieves the terrible situation of civilians in Gaza and allow for the US-Israel-Saudi deal than the current position of effectively no real pressure on Hamas' leadership.
@TimesofIsrael
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[Jonathan Rynhold @JonathanRynhold]

Antisemitism in America highest among 18-29 age group; higher on Left than Right. #Antisemitism #GenZ #Millennials #Leftantisemitism #CriticalRaceTheoryAntisemitism

[Jonathan Rynhold @JonathanRynhold]

https://t.co/vSyjVu3w9g #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #IsraelPalestineConflict

[Douglas Murray @DouglasKMurray]

This is the woman ITV invited on to talk about ‘Islamophobia’ this week, and how tough it is to live in Britain. Here she is on the day of the Hamas massacres:

[נדב איל Nadav Eyal @Nadav_Eyal]

סטודנטים בברקלי מקבלים נקודות נוספות/זיכוי על "יציאה לשטח" בקורס "יחסים גזעיים" אם הם יוצאים למחאות נגד "הכיבוש הקולוניאלי" של עזה או צופים בסרט דוקומנטרי ואז מתקשרים או שולחים אימייל לחבר הקונגרס שלהם.

[Jonathan Rynhold @JonathanRynhold]

The geopolitics of the Israel Hamas-War video
https://t.co/IWQIxCCx5B from 6: 30 #hamasiISIS #Israel #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelPalestineWar

[Center for Israel Education @israeleddotorg]

Expertise from @kenwstein on the Israel-Hamas war. You can hear more from him, @yayalon and @JonathanRynhold on Wednesday at noon ET. Register at
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[Jonathan Rynhold @JonathanRynhold]

To understand Left &Liberal discourse on the Israel-Hamas War, see this video explaining the foundations of the discourse and its development https://t.co/9268zQnuSR from 12:50 - 27:30
#Israel #IsraelPalestineWar #hamasiISIS #LeftRightCentre #IsraelPalestineConflict

[המכון הישראלי לדמוקרטיה @DemocracyIL]

בלי שופטים עצמאיים אין הפרדת רשויות ואין דמוקרטיה! עוצרים את הניסיון להשתלט על העליון! צפו והפיצו: https://t.co/0p8yYUe2WM

[Jonathan Rynhold @JonathanRynhold]

SAYS IT ALL - Netanyahu's Legal DEforms

[David Makovsky @DavidMakovsky]

Genesis of American Support for Israel: The Gentile Push for a Jewish State with @wrmead is out TODAY! Tell your friends and use this link or your preferred streaming platform to listen: https://t.co/KYexPI3AWZ

[Political Studies Department, Bar Ilan University @BIUPolitics]

Thrilled to welcome our award winning professor @PerezNahshon to Twitter. Nahshon is a political theorist and expert in sacred spaces, and apparently in Taekwondo (who knew?). Give him a follow @ElaiRettig @ArielZellman @Ilanashp @morki81 @laurendagan @ubarilan @Bar_ilan

[Political Studies Department, Bar Ilan University @BIUPolitics]

Is Europe ready for German military power, and is Europe? In our NEW video @toby_greene_ is interviewed by @JonathanRynhold on the implications of Berlin's plans to ramp up defence spending for the future of Europe, #EU & #NATO https://t.co/LA9UOIu2fi @ubarilan @Bar_ilan

[Jonathan Rynhold @JonathanRynhold]

Is Europe ready for German military power, and is Germany? Bar-Ilan Political Studies Department https://t.co/DBpN5J8a71 via @YouTube

[Political Studies Department, Bar Ilan University @BIUPolitics]

Our lecturer @toby_greene_ has published a blog for @UKandEU asking about the implications for Europe of German plans to become a major military force....

[Jonathan Rynhold @JonathanRynhold]

פאנל מומחים בנושא מלחמת רוסיה - אוקראינה
מרכז בס"א והמחלקה למדעי מדינה, בר-אילן
אני מדבר על התפקיד של, וההשלכות עבור, ארה"ב וסין מתחיל ב41 דק' ו20 שנ' (מדבר 20 דק')
https://t.co/Xr6GjmQHkm via @YouTube

[Jonathan Rynhold @JonathanRynhold]

האם סנקציות אנרגיה עם רוסיה יכולות לעבוד? ראיון עם דר עילי רטיג https://t.co/7tukPQXch9 via @YouTube

[Political Studies Department, Bar Ilan University @BIUPolitics]

Will sanctions on Russian energy work? And what do they mean for Israel? Our energy expert @ElaiRettig answers questions from dep't chair @JonathanRynhold in our FIRST EVER Youtube explainer... https://t.co/t5zM2t7uDj @ubarilan @Bar_ilan #RussianSanctions