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[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@arash_tehran It’s literally all they do

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@arash_tehran that is the whole premise of antizionism!

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

I don’t agree with Arielle, but I get her. Antizionists simply can’t contend with the political power of right wing Israel. Perhaps it’s easier to simply break away and create a new thing
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#israel #zionism #antizionism

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@iiwasinthee212 You had me at challah butt

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

Some drawings from the shelter

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

Nothing more Tel Avivi than ordering hagadot on wolt

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@VerminusM That’s actually a really lame move. Could have been a nice way to bring Jews across the political spectrum for a nice NYC seder. חבל

[Amit Segal @AmitSegal]

Last night, Internal Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s law mandating the execution of terrorists convicted of murder passed 62–48. Ben-Gvir attempted to propose a toast, but before he could pop the cork on his champagne, the Knesset speaker demanded he stop, and the ushers confiscated the bottle. The stunt was much like the law itself: all style, no substance.

Contrary to much of the rhetoric, Israel has had the death penalty for nearly 70 years. The original law was designed to execute Nazi war criminals but can technically apply to anyone who commits similarly genocidal crimes. Every prosecutor can request the death penalty, and under certain circumstances, judges may grant it. That’s why Ben-Gvir advertised his law as forcing left-wing prosecutors to request the penalty and left-wing judges to grant it for terrorists—particularly the Nukhba forces, who invaded Israel on October 7.

In reality, it does neither. The law explicitly excludes Nukhba terrorists from receiving the death penalty and provides no evidentiary infrastructure or procedural framework to secure convictions. Its wording actually helps judges avoid the penalty, mandating only “death penalty or life imprisonment” for convicted terrorists.

Those hoping this law would change the calculus of hostage deals should think again. Not only does it fail to reduce the number of terrorists in Israeli prisons, it does not abolish the president’s power of pardon—the primary mechanism for releasing terrorists in deals. Even if Ben-Gvir somehow manages to secure a death penalty, the law does nothing to prevent the conviction from being overturned or the terrorist from being handed over.

The law does more than fail in its objectives—it actively backfires. Despite being marketed as targeting Palestinian terrorists (raising its own legal problem of discrimination), it explicitly allows for the death penalty for Jews. The law defines terrorism as acts “to negate the existence of the state,” a definition that could apply to groups such as extremist Haredi factions and violent members of the “Hilltop Youth” (which Ben-Gvir supports).

Its most glaring flaw is that it mandates carrying out a sentence within 90 days—an explicit violation of the Geneva Convention’s mandatory 180-day waiting period. As a signatory, Israel could expose IDF officers to international lawsuits, with no tangible benefit. The IDF warned Ben-Gvir, but he disregarded their advice.

Its blatant illegality gives the Supreme Court clear grounds to strike it down, returning Israel to square one while damaging the country’s international reputation.

Had Ben-Gvir managed to keep his champagne, I would have proposed a toast—to a self-destructive law that makes Israel look terrible, benefiting no one but Ben-Gvir himself. L’chaim.

That said, while Ben-Gvir’s law is essentially a campaign stunt, a more responsible law is making its way through the system. Proposed by MKs Simcha Rothman and Yulia Malinovsky, the law establishes the practical mechanisms—procedural and evidentiary—to secure convictions of Nukhba terrorists, after which the death penalty could be imposed.

The Rothman–Malinovsky law was developed in consultation with all relevant authorities. The Shin Bet, IDF, and National Security Council have expressed similar concerns about Ben-Gvir’s law and consulted on this alternative.

The death penalty is a complex issue. Personally, I support executing terrorists who attempt to murder civilians—especially the monsters of October 7. Currently, these terrorists face one of two outcomes: spend the rest of their lives in prison at Israel’s expense, or eventually be released in a hostage deal and likely return to terrorism. Neither option is good for Israel.

What we can all agree on is that this issue demands a serious, responsible approach—one that prioritizes the security and best interests of the country over personal electoral ambitions.

To read the rest of today's newsletter click here.

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[Barak Ravid @BarakRavid]

@JoshKraushaar @jewishinsider Why do you define refusing taking money from AIPAC as being Anti-Israel?

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@yashar @arash_tehran Yashar ali for Israeli PM!

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@amanpour Extremely disingenuous to say it’s only in Kurdish and Israel interests to have a collapsed IRGC. Convenient scapegoats

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@alon_mizrahi You’re so silly it’s funny

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@hughlaurie Everybody just relax. The man eulogized Dana Eden. He worked with Israelis on an incredible Israeli made television show. Save your twitter rage for actual enemies

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@HenMazzig My lord he’s out of his depth

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

Absolutely beyond twisted

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

Students for Jihad in Palestine (SJP) is hosting an event at New York City’s public law school (CUNY) with Columbia University professor Dr. Hadeel Assali to discuss how tunnels in Gaza are part of the 'resistance to colonization' and how the Gaza underground serves as an example of 'decolonial land use.' She is an anthropologist who examines "the ongoing colonial legacies of the discipline of geology and anti-colonial ways of knowing and relating to the earth in southern Palestine." This ridiculous PhD of hers was overseen and advised by Mahmood Mamdani, father of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Needless to say, Dr. Assali, SJP, and a whole network at CUNY and Columbia students and faculty are overly and openly pro-Hamas, celebrating the tunnels as the ultimate marvel of Palestinian "resistance." They do not know the number of children killed digging these tunnels; they don't seem to care about the intimidation, corruption, theft, killings, and massive abuses that went into the establishment of these tunnels, not to mention the empowerment of a fascist Islamist organization like Hamas through these dungeons.

When I want to speak at CUNY, Columbia, MIT, and countless other schools, University administrators often reject my requests, tell me I'm not "pro-Palestine" enough, or that we have to seriously worry about security, interruptions, and horrific student and faculty behavior that can disrupt any possible event - free speech is suspended, and academic freedoms are constrained. But when pro-Hamas Jihadis and neo-terrorist students and faculty want to host activities and events that are the worst possible expressions of "pro-Palestine" sentiments, endorsements of designated terror orgs, and support for violence, somehow, they end up with the full support of university administrators, and free speech becomes a central consideration to ensure that such events are held without any disruption.

There is no justice in this world ...

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@MouinRabbani @havivrettiggur You are. You know most of them did. Obsessed weirdo probably googling “Jews in Muslim countries” Jews this and that, hoarding your little click nuggets

[Haviv Rettig Gur @havivrettiggur]

This is how much the Mizrahi experience upsets their racial paradigm.

We point out that literally every last Jew fled. Imagine if every last Jew in New York — including every anti-Zionist Jew — were gone from New York in 15 years, mostly to Israel.

And they mostly left without their possessions. And none would return today, even if you paid them. And the New York they left doesn’t even pretend that they’d be allowed to live there if they did return.

Would “Zionist agitation” — two incidents in two places — be sufficient explanation? How about “anger at Israel?”

Those Mizrahi Jews are today, on average, the most right-wing of Israeli voters on Palestinian issues, on war against regional adversaries, on anything having to do with dealing with the Arab world.

They don’t remember the great Arab-Jewish love that western Marxists pretend existed there. And they don’t blame Zionism for the total ethnic cleansing of their ancient communities.

But what do they know? To the devoted western anti-imperialist, they’re not white enough to understand what happened to them.

And yes, you might say Arab states, erm, failed “to present a clear and inclusive alternative to Zionist ethno-nationalism.”

In fact, they did everything possible to validate it. Including by collapsing into an Arab ethno-nationalism that has been systematically abusing and expelling minorities for four generations now.

Antizionism is always ahistorical. It has to be. Nearly all the Jews in the eastern hemisphere either died or became Israeli. History, tragically, is on Zionism’s side. So history has to be erased.

[Zoë @ZKarbe]

@theurigeller @realDonaldTrump Bombing Iran while protestors uprise and fight in the street sounds so uselessly devastating. Maybe try get more specific

[sami sage @samisagesays]

The @ADL becoming politicized and partisan is terrible for Jewish people. I am begging them to please shut the f*ck up because their lack of credibility is undermining the community's legitimate complaints. And it goes without saying @JGreenblattADL needs to resign.

[Hamza @HowidyHamza]

Member of the European Parliament for France @RimaHas is publicly endorsing Hamas's executions (a designated terrorist organization by the EU) of innocent Gazans under the guise of "collaboration with the Israeli army". @Europarl_DE