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More stunning details come to light. Too many still don't understand the pre-Oct 7 dynamics. Yrs of policy choices to strengthen Hamas & weaken moderates -- to avoid having a negotiating partner to end the conflict. At risk of repeating b/f our eyes.

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Here's the full clip of these powerful #Oscar speeches for #NoOtherLand w/Palestinian & Israeli team speaking truths that make the extremes on both sides uncomfortable. Some quotes: "About two months ago, I became a father, and my hope to my daughter... 1/3 buff.ly/8HmGKbH

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"'I'm an Arab, a Palestinian, and an Israeli. I Don't Entirely Belong to Any National Identity' A political science student who believes that Jews and Arabs have no choice but to learn to live together..."

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After so much solidarity early on, this didn't have to be. But also underscores: attitudes change w/events & experiences. Lots of work to do. Survey: Trust between Jews, Arabs in Israel at all-time low Of Israelis, 72% of Jews & 43% of Palestinians distrust the other

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"Serving in Israel's Army and Being Attacked by Hamas Didn't Protect These Bedouin, Living Among the Rubble"

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Math even a lawyer can do (I think): On Feb 13, the Trump admin told a court it had not reviewed #foreignaid contracts individually. 13 days later, it said it had reviewed them all -- totaling 13,100 USAID + State awards -- on an "individualized basis." That's less than 90 seconds per contract.

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In comment on the Gaza AI infomercial, mayor of Rafah says something not to miss -- a call for 2 states: “If Mr. Trump wants to give Palestinians a place to live in dignity and a future, he must give them a state alongside Israel.”

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"The vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians no longer want war. They do not want more grief, violence, or suffering. It is time for political leaders to understand this."

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"אם שיקלי היה פוליטיקאי אמריקאי שמביע התנגדות לשחרור חטופים, אותם מנהיגים יהודים בוועידת הנשיאים היו מגנים אותו בתקיפות." נדב תמיר: הממסד היהודי האמריקאי נוטש את הליברלים בישראל ובארה"ב | זמן ישראל

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Hamas killed 6 of them on Oct. 7. Why these Israelis still drive Palestinians to hospitals.

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What a useful visit to Ireland, north and south, by good folk and peace seekers in ALLMEP, reports here by @johnlyndon.bsky.social I see @avimeyerstein.bsky.social was here too #Welcome! #ALLMEP

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ICYMI: Great profile of @standing-together.bsky.social: "There are, in other words, roughly 7.5 million Jews and 7.5 million Arabs between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. They can either try to kill, subjugate or expel one another, or... https://buff.ly/4hRmjDQ

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Imagine if more in the diasporas were like this: Israelis & Palestinians est'd Clean Shelter & "constructed over 1,000 toilets, showers, tents, and community spaces serving 10,000" in Gaza, incl "water deliveries to thousands of families" and solar-powered desalination units...

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"אפשר לתעב את חמאס ולראות בעזתים בני אדם"

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"This proposal is almost unparalleled in any Western democracy. The only democratic countries where there are laws that somewhat resemble this law are Hungary and Poland" Controversial bill advances to heavily tax foreign state donations to NGOs buff.ly/3D9VZpf

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"The real victim" of "shutting down of our #USAID grant... is the prospect for peace and sustainability in the Middle East" buff.ly/41mZjGW

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Imagine the police ransacking Barnes & Noble and arresting the managers because of the content of the books on the shelf.

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"I'm convinced that our hostages would still be in the hands of the terrorists if it hadn't been for the protest movement." https://buff.ly/3QpPhyz

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Good news, long overdue. It's tragic how many lives were lost during months of delay.

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Watch out: Stifling free speech, limiting court access, & suffocating civil society are not ultimately attacks on nonprofits but on #democracy - your #freedom. Your #security.

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Don’t lose hope: Many Palestinians do want peace - The Jewish Chronicle... "Pragmatic and pro-peace Palestinian, Arab and Muslim voices are ubiquitous, even though many are suppressed."

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At the end of a long week, here's my response: Spending next week huddling & planning with courageous Palestinians & Israelis of every background, who spend their waking hours engaging, supporting, & mobilizing their communities. 🧵

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A personal note about #USAID. I've never worked there, but for two decades I've met many of the good people who do. I've known them to be smart public servants dedicated to the best interests of America. 🧵

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Super-important new poll from aChord as Trump and Bibi set to meet tmw. 60% of Israeli public supporting regional peace deal with "Palestinian state" over annexation even when they had option not to choose one... drive.google.com/file/d/1MsKW...

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When the war in Gaza started I supported it. I still think it had to be fought. But I realized the war had to end months ago. People wonder what happened to me and why I changed my mind. I realized three things, that would not give me respite. I simply couldn't ignore them.

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@stevewitkoff.bsky.social being on the ground to see the deal thru is promising. Reportedly 1st USG rep to visit Gaza in 10 years. Gives him direct eyes on the actual situation, unfiltered by others, & line to hold the parties to it. They get that a successful #ceasefire can open key paths.

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Thank you @emilythornberry.bsky.social & Foreign Affairs Committee for hosting myself & ALLMEP members PCFF, @standing-together.bsky.social & Abraham Initiatives today. Not aware of another legislature giving this vital work same level of discussion. Watch here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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W/@cp24-rss.bsky.social this week... "We've seen in this conflict how violence can beget violence. But we also see that diplomacy can open people's eyes when it delivers for them." Resolving hiccups shows "how the process working can feed on itself" & build confidence in... https://buff.ly/4axODs1

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US freezes foreign aid pending 85-day review. A cable "calls for immediate 'stop work' orders on existing foreign assistance and pauses new aid" w/a waiver only for "emergency food assistance and foreign military financing for Israel and Egypt."

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אלוף במיל' ישראל זיו: העסקה "יכלה להיחתם כבר לפני שמונה חודשים... את החלפת שלטון חמאס סירבה ממשלת נתניהו לעשות..." בלי לחץ ושינוי כיוון, "שיקום עזה... תיעשה מול חמאס"

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When the war began, I began telling a few very personal stories in talks/mtgs & on TV to help people connect w/the human costs... My cousin Yuval. My friend Vivian. My friend Wasim's family. My friend Muhammad's cousin. And Naama Levy, an alum of an ALLMEP program... www.nbcnews.com/news/world/i...

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Tonight, in Jerusalem: the Undivided Capital (TM), within 10min drive you have: A) Jewish hilltop youth calling cops Nazis/smashing windshields. No arrests. B) 12 yo Palestinian boy shot for throwing stones at same police force This land needs a real diplomatic horizon. Or its people will perish

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Rage-inducing that this is possible. After 100,000 tonnes of explosive dropped on an area 1/4 the size of London, 47,000 human beings killed, & 1.8m displaced. Only 5% of Gazans want Hamas led govt. But they may get one. Because the alt, the PA, might (gasp 😱) make a TSS marginally more viable

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