Mark Lavie

I am a broadcaster, writer and analyst, in the Mideast since 1972. New book "Why Are We Still Afraid?" shows how Israel has grown strong and paranoid.

[Mark Lavie @freelavie]

@LahavHarkov How is guaranteeing places for minorities and women an embarrassment?

[The Media Line @TheMediaLine]

Palestinian NGOs, despite receiving European funding, issued a joint statement rejecting peace initiatives, instead endorsing "resistance in all its forms" against the current occupation.

https://t.co/taPjfZLhzQ

[Mark Zlochin - מארק זלוצ'ין༝ @MarkZlochin]

Something I missed when I first watched the video two days ago: they added English subtitles for everything except the very last part, where a member of the local security team says:

“The police have already come across you here, right, buddy? And what did they tell you? That you’re not allowed to be here, right? It’s a closed military zone. Right? You just don’t give a fuck about anyone, do you?”

Funny how that’s precisely the segment they chose not to translate into English.

Just an innocent coincidence, I’m sure.

[Mark Lavie @freelavie]

About time: https://t.co/DvopUOnxfC

[The Media Line @TheMediaLine]

Saudi Arabia and coalition forces struck the Houthi stronghold of Saada in Yemen, following a major escalation involving Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets.

https://t.co/qLezpQiqaO

[Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) Leiter @yechielleiter]

Let's not lose our grip on the facts - instead of recriminations and accusations - just the facts.

1) Congressman @RoKhanna was offered to coordinate his visit with the State of Israel - this goes beyond notifying of his presence in the country. He was offered in-depth coordination of his schedule to avoid misunderstandings, and he chose to ignore that offer.
He also chose not to coordinate his visit with the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem.

2) He chose to conduct his visit accompanied by Palestinian activists, and, for some reason, @nytimes journalists with cameras at the ready. With him was also a person affiliated with @jstreet, an organization that actively lobbies against the government of Israel on Capitol Hill.

3) Mr. Khanna and his entourage entered what was believed to be a closed military zone without permission. The military had no prior knowledge of him going there, due to his refusal to coordinate with them. The vehicle they stopped was unknown to them and therefore provoked suspicion. The moment details of the Congressman's identity were cleared, he was free to go. At no point was the congressman, or any member of his party, threatened by the soldiers, or civilians bearing arms.

4) To add insult to injury - the Congressman used this instance as an opportunity to tout "genocide" and "apartheid" libels to the press, propelling himself to the center of yet another anti-Israel media frenzy.
The facts don't lie - this was a cheap, anticipated provocation, that could, and should have been avoided.

5) Calling me a liar won’t change the facts. I’d be happy to host Congressman Khanna at our embassy for an in-depth conversation on his grievances regarding Israel.

[Dan The Zionist! @DanTheZionist]

Ro Khanna’s driver intentionally triggered a Security First Response Team.

Israeli Gedaliah Blum explains the tricks that Ro Khanna used to stage a performance.

Ro Khanna was traveling in Judea and Samaria, which are also known as the West Bank. The Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria have experienced many terrorist attacks. So, there are First Response Teams of community guards who monitor for suspicious activity. These teams are governed by laws and work with safety measures, and they coordinate with the Israeli army.

Shabbat is Saturday. On Shabbat, people living in Jewish communities do not drive. On Shabbat, Ro Khanna’s team drove off the road, which was already very suspicious. The strange activity of Ro Khanna’s vehicle triggered the First Response Team. So, the team checked the vehicles.

Ro Khanna did not tell anyone he was going to be in the area. He was not traveling in a way that identified him as a congressman, he was not in a government marked vehicle. The First Responder Team checked for his identity. Specifically, because Ro Khanna did not tell anyone he would be in the area, it took about ninety minutes to confirm his identity with the Israeli army.

After he was safely identified, he was allowed to continue on his way. Afterwards, Ro Khanna described this security check as being held hostage by wild settlers, which is total nonsense.

Ro Khanna is a liar.

@GedaliahBlum

[The Media Line @TheMediaLine]

Syrian forces have arrested a senior ISIS leader, uncovering a complex criminal financing network used to fund the terrorist group’s ongoing regional operations.

https://t.co/BPOEZGVX4R

[The Media Line @TheMediaLine]

A new NGO Monitor report alleges that UK-based protest networks linked to post-October 7 demonstrations have ties to extremist groups and opaque funding structures.

https://t.co/FA5C0QC9mR

[The Media Line @TheMediaLine]

Tel Aviv University has launched a new $35 million sports science institute, dedicated to enhancing performance and supporting elite Olympic athletes through cutting-edge research.

https://t.co/nGWEsQESnG

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

🇯🇵 America spends over $5 billion a year stationing 55,000 troops in Japan.

🇰🇷 Over $4 billion a year for 28,500 troops in South Korea.

🇩🇪 Billions more for 35,000 in Germany.

🇮🇱 Israel hosts no American garrison. It receives $3.8 billion a year, spends nearly all of it on American-made weapons.

🇺🇸 Now Israel is asking Washington to wind that aid down to zero.

Name another ally that ever offered.

[Mark Lavie @freelavie]

@chumbwumba @whitesox I'm glad that's his left hand.

[Mark Lavie @freelavie]

@khalidi79397 They come by it honestly. After all, deNile is in Egypt 😎

[Mark Lavie @freelavie]

@CalltoActivism But you're ok with Nazis, right?

[The Media Line @TheMediaLine]

Israeli humanitarian teams are in quake-hit Venezuela, providing critical aid and infrastructure assessments in a rare instance of cooperation despite the lack of diplomatic ties.

https://t.co/EArbgXOEx3

[The Media Line @TheMediaLine]

The Knesset has advanced a bill enabling political appointments to an October 7 inquiry, sparking intense national debate over the transparency and independence of investigations.

https://t.co/vkPocPEWZ9

[Dana Gat @DanaGat1]

אני בוכה 😂😂😂

[Mark Lavie @freelavie]

@HapoelJerusalem So here's a revolutionary concept: Put together a good team and win some games. Or is that too complicated for your marketing experts?

[Mark Lavie @freelavie]

@ChiSoxFanMike And stop expecting your best reliever to do a two-inning save in 100 degrees, especially after he struggled in the eighth.. What century is Will living in?

[Nuseir Yassin @nasdaily]

I went to an Israeli hospital.

I wanted to make this video for the last 7 years. This is what I grew up seeing. Now, you can see it too. Thank you @Hadassah for giving me access!

[Mark Lavie @freelavie]

@MosabHasanYOSEF It's as if we're not even trying.