Victoria Solkovits

@TheJDC External Relations. @Mitvim Policy Fellow. Promoting peace and diplomacy around the world. MA Conflict Resolution & Mediation, UCLA Alum.

[New Israel Fund @NewIsraelFund]

Today we learned that Vivian Silver was murdered in her home in Be'eri. It took 5 weeks for them to identify her body. She was a woman of compassion, humanity and an endless, deep and lasting commitment to Jewish-Arab partnership and to peace. Our hearts have been ripped out.

[Avi Meyerstein @AviMeyerstein]

For over four weeks, we believed our friend Vivian was living an unimaginable nightmare as a hostage in Gaza. But at least, we believed, she was alive.
Today, we learned that her nightmare began and ended on October 7th. It took until now to identify her remains.
Every...

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[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

1. Jay Sures, a University of California Regent — which is the governing board for the entire University of California system — has responded to a letter from the UC Ethnic Studies Faculty Council.

The Ethnic Studies Council’s letter condemned the University of California’s statements that referred to the Hamas massacre on October 7 as “terrorism.”

The letter, endorsed by 300 UC faculty members, specifically urged the UC leadership to “retract its characterization of terrorism.”

This is Jay Sures’ response, presented on UC Regents letterhead.

(The next tweet in the thread will contain the UC Ethnic Studies council letter to which he is responding, as well as the original UC statement that the Ethnic Studies Council objected to.)

[Nuseir Yassin @nasdaily]

I made this 1 year ago. It's best viewed today.

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

@YKleinHalevi Phenomenal take, as usual. Thank you for articulating what many of us are feeling at this scary moment.

[Yossi Klein Halevi @YKleinHalevi]

Israel's terrifying options: My essay in the weekend Globe and Mail:
https://t.co/afPzlJ5r8v

[Eylon Levy @EylonALevy]

"You've ruined this country! Get out of here! Now it's our turn. We're in charge. We'll govern here. Right, left! A nation united! Without you! You've ruined everything!"

Environment minister @iditsilman gets banished from a hospital by a doctor.

[החדשות - N12 @N12News]

פרשננו עמית סגל בדמעות: "זה בלתי נתפס שעדיין בשעה הזו לא מתעלים לגודל השעה האנשים שכולנו בחרנו בהם ומקימים ממשלה, אני אפילו מתבייש"
@amit_segal

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

Great to meet w/ @GerAmbTLV earlier this week with @MurcianoGil to discuss @Mitvim’s current priorities, the importance of maintaining #Israel’s democracy & the pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian #peace. Looking forward to more collaboration in 2023! #diplomacy

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

After an amazing two years (just about) with @Mitvim, I am excited to be transitioning into a Policy Fellow role with the organization, which means we are searching for a new Director of RD! Work with an amazing team making a true difference in Israel's #foreignpolicy 👇

[The Mitvim Institute @Mitvim]

Mitvim is looking for our next Director of Resource Development! Come be part of a think tank actively working to pursue Israeli-Palestinian peace & deepen Israel's regional relations.
Details in English and Hebrew, apply at: https://t.co/heNS07aAbp
#hiring #jobopportunity

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

Always great to see @IsraelPolicy4m’s amazing team, with both new friends and old! Next time in TLV…

[The Mitvim Institute @Mitvim]

Mitvim team members @MurcianoGil and @VictoriaSolk attended @IsraelPolicy4m’s annual event in New York honoring Amb. @Martin_Indyk’s contribution to #peacebuilding with other Israeli civil society leaders! Back to Israel to bring 2022 to a close 🇮🇱

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

It was my honor to speak and moderate the panel on regional environmental cooperation at @jstreetdotorg’s annual conference! The #climatecrisis requires joint initiatives across the #MENA; Israeli innovation and #diplomacy have a unique role to play here.

[New Israel Fund @NewIsraelFund]

.@MurcianoGil and @victoriasolk from @Mitvim and Tarek Abu Hammed from @AravaInstitute on panels about regional environmental cooperation and normalization at #JStreet22

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

Climate change can serve not only as a cause of conflict, but also as a source of cooperation and trust building. Our new podcast on Israeli-Palestinian peace has launched!

[The Mitvim Institute @Mitvim]

"מיתווים לשלום"- #פודקאסט ראשון שלנו בנושא שלום #ישראלי-#פלסטיני! הפרק הראשון עוסק בשאלה כיצד משברי האקלים והאנרגיה יכולים להיות מקדמי #שלום, בהשתתפות מומחים מ@EcoPeaceME ומכון #Mitvim
להאזנה: https://t.co/Pao3weyOOG

[(((Michael Koplow))) @mkoplow]

The three days of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad is the best evidence yet that Israel’s policy of easing restrictions on Gaza is working, not because of what happened but because of what didn’t https://t.co/cGsvxiK5mj

[The Mitvim Institute @Mitvim]

On July 18th the Foreign Affairs Council of the #EuropeanUnion decided to move ahead with convening the EU-Israel #AssociationCouncil (AC) after a decade-long hiatus. See new analysis and opportunities for #EUIsrael relations in @MayaSionT's briefing: 🇮🇱🇪🇺
https://t.co/0pXWteziFn

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

Looking forward to moderating this discussion on 🇺🇸🇮🇱 alongside experts from @Mitvim @IsraelPolicy4m and @TimesofIsrael. Register below 👇🏻

[The Mitvim Institute @Mitvim]

Happening this Wed: a webinar ahead of President #Biden's visit to Israel. The event will focus on various issues such as #normalization, #IsraelPalestine, #Iran, the global perception of Israel as a democracy, US-Israel relations, and more. Registration:
https://t.co/kqKWugSFdS

[Dimiter Tzantchev @DTzantchev]

Interesting and thoughtful discussion with our friends from @Mitvim, led by Dr. @MayaSionT, about ways to further intensify 🇮🇱-🇪🇺 relations, the Middle East Peace process and other regional developments. We highly appreciate Mitvim's efforts to fosters Israel-Europe relations.

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

Honored to participate in @EcoPeaceME's Water Diplomacy Conference in Amman, Jordan last week as part of a small Israeli delegation of young professionals. Thankful for the opportunity to discuss #diplomacy and #water scarcity challenges in #MENA with my peers from the region.

[Victoria Solkovits @victoriasolk]

Honestly - I’m terrified. I’m angry.
A group of four men, making a decision that will impact millions.

Let’s remember that you can never ban abortion, you can only ban safe abortions. This egregious leak will start a domino effect against US privacy rights. #SCOTUS

[A. H. @a_h_reaume]

Roe v. Wade is based on the 'right to privacy.' If the majority opinion by SCOTUS suggests that the constitution does not protect the right to privacy... that affects a WHOLE lot of other decisions. Buckle up - this is the beginning of a lot of potential ugliness.
A thread.