Saul Lieberman

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[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@LahavHarkov Actually (generally believed that)... before the discovery of yeast in Egypt, all bread was unleavened flatbread.
https://t.co/hUoUh61g1I

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

The Great Gaza Scam; Just Listen to Hamas: What you’re seeing in this video is the plain truth, even though it’s coming from slain Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh. I was directly involved in one of the efforts he’s indirectly referring to. This is a confession from a jihadist organization responsible for immense harm, acknowledging that Gaza’s blockade & conditions were not because Israel was hell‑bent on blocking development. Israel became the lazy, convenient explanation & excuse for people unwilling to look beneath the surface and understand what actually happened in Gaza over the last twenty years.

Here, the head of Hamas admits there were real offers on the table: an airport, a seaport, new industries, major cash infusions – opportunities dating back to 2014. Former Israeli officials like Shaul Mofaz floated plans to raise tens of billions for Gaza’s development, and large parts of Israel’s security establishment were open to letting Gaza grow and prosper. Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Western governments were prepared to invest serious money, far beyond just humanitarian aid.

In 2015, I launched a multi‑year effort to build an internationally run, Israeli‑approved airport in al‑Mawasi, southern Gaza Strip. The proposal drew intrigue from senior Israeli officials, including Herzi Halevi and Avigdor Lieberman. In 2017, through intermediaries, I even appealed directly to Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’s former chief and architect of October 7, urging him to consider the airport proposal and think strategically about Gaza’s future.

So, what was the price that Israel and the world wanted in exchange for all of this?

As Haniyeh states in this video, the price was Gaza’s disarmament and demilitarization so that it wouldn’t be dragged into endless, self‑destructive wars. Hamas was offered a dignified off‑ramp: integrating its employees and former fighters into civilian police, receiving salaries, and shifting toward nation‑building instead of terrorism. That offer was real, with a political pathway for the group.

After October 7, and Gaza’s vast destruction, tens of thousands killed, and $ billions wasted, Hamas is forcibly entertaining disarmament and demilitarization. This video exposes the “resistance” cheerleaders who celebrated October 7 and the Westerners who insist Gaza could never have developed because of Israel. Listen to Hamas; whether you support them or think they are useful idiots, Gaza’s development was blocked because the terror Islamist group turned the territory into a fortress of violence, tunnels, rockets, smuggling, and radicalization. And no, Gaza and the West Bank are not comparable cases. Gaza had a genuine chance to become the crown jewel of the Palestinian people, a truly compelling model of prosperity and self‑rule.

The pathway forward requires introspection, accountability, responsibility, and Palestinian agency.

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@SohrabAhmari Does "worth the candle" to mean worth in political/popular support or military outcome?

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@ldkop Bullfrog

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@matisyahu this has your name all over it.

[Boy George @BoyGeorge]

omg best track ever: https://t.co/fWke9nEmku

[Boy George @BoyGeorge]

omg best track ever: https://t.co/fWke9nEmku

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@rabois I am probably not the only one who tries to read what's in the notebook.

[Russ Roberts @EconTalker]

Trying to reach Emily Wilson. I filled out the form at her website but if you have an actual email address please share with me at russroberts at gmail. Thanks

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@JonahPlatt Sorry to hear.
Say Israel didn't do the bad something.
Would the spitters go away?

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@amit_segal According to Abu Ali Express, it is not illegal for Israeli to be in Area B without IDF coordination. If correct that is a nuance worth noting in your newsletter.

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@dioscuri Lattice

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@JoshuaBarzon you should ask your daughter to plan the trip

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@Meir_Rubin עמיתסגלת יפה

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@LahavHarkov For those keeping score, doesn't affirmative action also count favorably?

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@antoniogm wait till you have your car inspected in Israel

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@RaphaelLLevy @skjask @ELALUSA @Israir_israel https://t.co/U7qxPaBY8V
(no idea if this is correct)

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@LahavHarkov I created a Cancel My Subscription to Haaretz! Group
for people who didn't have a subscription.

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@antoniogm I suspect that the decline begins earlier than we think.

[Saul Lieberman @Saul_Lieberman]

@yochaiwiki Exactly.
(Let's leave R Yehuda's opinion for another day.)