Aaron Kotok

Husband, father of 4, expat from the 716, advisor to GCs and law firms, Deadhead, Bobcat, and tireless defender of Oxford comma. @Penn and @Harvard_Law alum.

[TBC @TBC_on_X]

Do you suffer from Israel Derangement Syndrome??

[Aaron Kotok @akotok]

Same here — trying for @the_jayhawks in DC. Not working on any device or browser for 10am artist presale

[StatusIsDown @status_is_down]

Ticketmaster is reportedly down for hundreds of users currently. Are you one of them? #Ticketmaster #TicketmasterDown #EllaLangley https://t.co/0hnzy80M6t

[Dan Senor @dansenor]

Please read this. It’s where we are now.

[Aaron Kotok @akotok]

The night I got on the bus. My first show. Never looked back.

[Grateful Dead @GratefulDead]

“I fought the law, and the law won” 🚨

"I Fought The Law," written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets and popularized by The Bobby Fuller Four, has been covered by hundreds of artists, from The Clash to Stray Cats, Bruce Springsteen, and more. In March 1993, the Grateful Dead performed the song for the first time, going on to play it roughly 35 times through June 1995. Watch their full rendition live at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, NY on 06/13/93, available now on the Grateful Dead YouTube Channel.

[Tim Graham @ByTimGraham]

“With all the things in the world we’re bombarded with, somebody, please, make a big deal out of this.

“You hoped that people understood how special it was.”
https://t.co/MqXk0VB3nM

[Emily Kaplan @emilymkaplan]

Buffalo in the Stanley Cup playoffs is going to be scenes.

A passionate hockey market that waited too long to return. Our ESPN feature on the challenges of a rebuild, and how the @BuffaloSabres got out of it 🎥 ✨

https://t.co/Tgoe6zj8CH

[Casey Babb @DrCaseyBabb]

I can't comment on every single act of antizionism and anti-Jewish hatred, but I must say, what Spike Lee did during the @NBA All-Star Game was one of the more deplorable things I've seen in a long time.

Sadly, though, it was very on-brand for the Palestinian movement. Indeed, Spike didn't wear a Palestinian outfit to celebrate a Palestinian player. Rather, he wore it with the soul-purpose of signalling to the only Jewish player that he isn't welcome. This is the very ethos of Palestinianism. It's not about love, celebration, and a shared future. Instead, it revolves around hatred, demonization, and returning to a past now long gone.

But in my mind, this isn't about Palestinians. It's about a young Jewish man who has spent his entire life mastering his craft, only to have the symbols of his slaughterers visible in the front row of his first All-Star Game. It's absolutely disgusting and I really hope that one day, these despicable acts of bigotry come to an end — it’s got to stop.

[FactsForPeace @Facts_For_Peace]

Zach Sage Fox went to the streets to find strangers who hadn’t heard about October 7th and asked them to bravely bear witness to the Nova Exhibit. Almost no one said yes… except for a Palestinian from the West Bank and a GenZ dancer. Watch their experience at the exhibit. It will move you 💙

[Ahmed Al-Khalidi @khalidi79397]

Friend: Israelis don’t want peace. If they did, the war would already be over.

Me: Peace with what endgame?

Friend: Ending the occupation. Justice. Human rights.

Me: Fine. What’s the political solution?

Friend: Two states.

Me: Ok. Then answer one thing. What happens to the right of return?

Friend: That’s a later issue.

Me: It’s the core issue. What replaces it?

Friend: Refugees deserve to go home.

Me: Into Israel?

Friend: Wherever their homes were.

Me: That means millions of Palestinians entering Israel. You know that ends Israel as a Jewish state, right?

Friend: Israel shouldn’t be an ethno-state.

Me: So just say it plainly. Your solution is the end of Israel.

Friend: You’re twisting my words.

Me: I’m following them to their conclusion. What’s the alternative to right of return? Compensation? Resettlement? A Palestinian state absorbing refugees?

Friend: Why are you so obsessed with this detail?

Me: Because without an answer, there is no solution.

Friend: Israel just needs to stop the war first.

Me: Stop the war and then do what about the demand that makes peace impossible?

Friend: We shouldn’t argue hypotheticals.

Me: It’s not hypothetical. It’s written into every rejection of peace since 1947.

Friend: This conversation is going nowhere.

Me: I agree. Because every time we reach the hard part, you opt out. You accuse Israelis of not wanting peace, but you can’t name a single compromise we would make on the one demand that would terminate Israel. If the right of return stays, Israel ends. If Israel is meant to end, just say so. If not, explain what replaces it.

Friend: Silence.

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

Great analysis and important context. Anyone claiming Gaza is the worst or deadliest conflict by any measure is showing they know little about war, warfare, or modern conflicts. The reality is tragic, but hyperbole is not truth.

[John Spencer @SpencerGuard]

https://t.co/nljO7A08XP

[Aaron Kotok @akotok]

@rayfp Them: “Dylan can’t sing anymore, as if he ever could.”

Those who know: “This was LAST FREAKING NIGHT.”

[Aaron Kotok @akotok]

Great work by Wahoos For Israel and my very own @ellakotok !!

[((( charlottesville ))) @CvilleBubble]

🔶⚔️🔷Last week, UVA advocacy group Wahoos for Israel co-sponsored the 10/7 memorial. This week, they're celebrating the return of hostages & a ceasefire agreement 💙

🇮🇱🎗️🇺🇸Baruch Hashem & Wahoowa!

🎥29News NBC
https://t.co/CLsG37CFxA

[LTC Ariella Mazor @LTC_Ariella]

🎗️FREEDOM HAS 20 NAMES

Matan Angrest
Gali Berman
Ziv Berman
Elkana Bohbot
Rom Braslavski
Nimrod Cohen
David Cunio
Ariel Cunio
Evyatar David
Guy Gilboa-Dalal
Maxim Herkin
Eitan Horn
Segev Kalfon
Bar Kupershtein
Omri Miran
Eitan Mor
Yosef Haim Ohana
Alon Ohel
Avinatan Or
Matan Zangauker

[Israel ישראל @Israel]

🫶🏽They’re home🫶🏽
After endless days in darkness, they’re finally free.

The Nova Music Festival was a symbol of peace and freedom - a desert rave where young people came to dance at sunrise.

On October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists attacked the festival, massacring over 370 people, committing horrific sexual violence and abducting dozens into Gaza.

Today, the 20 hostages who survived 738 days of torture are finally home.

The road to healing begins now.

Welcome 🇮🇱home. We’ve waited for you too long.

[Sarah Deech ☕️ @londonette]

A shocking and profoundly depressing piece by @matthewsyed.

“..the motivation for being here was obvious, potent and implacable. The hatred of Jews. I heard conspiracy theories (October 7 was a false flag operation), blood libels, and the pervasive view that the Manchester atrocity was not a heinous attack but righteous comeuppance for an evil people.“

https://t.co/QhNoLe1eRR

[Pete Guelli @PeteGuelli]

1pm start! Weather looks great. Who needs to be here Sunday? #BillsMafia

[Aaron Kotok @akotok]

@KyleBrandt @gmfb
Throwing the flag on your @pinkfloyd explanation attempt.
Comfortably Numb is off The Wall
You were probably looking for Money or Time off Dark Side of the Moon

Anyway, what really matters? #GoBills

[Pete Guelli @PeteGuelli]

Under the lights on Sunday night!!

Here’s your chance to experience the last home opener at @HighmarkStadm! #BillsMafia #BALvsBUF

[Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills]

Right here. Right now.

𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐕 𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐃!!