@willchamberlain Rabin’s English worked well enough. So did Peres’s. Eisenkot would hardly be the first without a perfect American accent. Worst case, Naftali can do the talking. Half the world hates Bibi, and somehow his perfect English isn’t saving Israel either.
@MarcACaputo@BradOnMessage@TimesofIsrael Come on. The NYT had no problem reporting that 500 people had died within minutes of a misfired Hamas rocket, a figure that turned out to be false. But now suddenly there weren’t enough details to report? Intellectual honesty is an increasingly expensive currency these days.
@daveweigel At 5:45 a.m., I was boarding a plane while watching videos of the bloodied captain. But yes, apparently the NYT just didn’t have any details yet. Come on, man.
@NormOrnstein Honest question: What do you mean when you say the implications are stunning? I’m genuinely curious. I agree that the implications are horrible, but I suspect my reasons may be very different from yours. Could you elaborate on what you see as the implications?
@glukianoff Honest question, though: Why does this “backfire” only in one direction? Matisyahu’s concerts were canceled, Michael Rapaport’s shows were canceled, and Jerry Seinfeld has been repeatedly harassed. Did any of that magnify their views or generate comparable outrage?
@rinse_639@zoecabina From ChatGPT: "Silman delivered the original fatal blow by taking away the majority. The failed settlement vote proved that the coalition could no longer pass essential legislation, and Orbach’s departure was the final political blow. "
@rinse_639@zoecabina Idit Silman quit because of kosher food (and Bibi promising her position in Likud) everything else came after that. https://t.co/GFyKbPaA0i
@rinse_639@zoecabina It fell because of non-kosher food in the hospital on passover and because one member of Bennet party made a deal with Bibi. Nothing to do with Raam.