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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 6m

@lizar_tistry on Instagram did an info graphic of one of my podcast episodes for @coolzonemedia.bsky.social

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 2h

Israel killed five today in Gaza.

Hamas executing presumed collaborators.

A cease fire, maybe, but no sign that either leopard is interested in changing its spots.

Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · 2h

Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, executing people in the street - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire

Hamas fighters carried out public executions, defying Israel's assertion that war cannot end under President Donald Trump's plan until the militants are disarmed.

www.reuters.com

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1h

I enjoyed this Nick Ashdown piece on the tactics of "they" employed by Erdogan and MAGA

nickashdown.substack.com/p/they?r=3pk...

They

On dehumanizing rhetoric in Trump's America and Erdoğan's Turkey

nickashdown.substack.com

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1h

Looking forward to listening to this, not least because it is something that I probably should know about, but do not!

Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · 1h

New episode 🚨🚨

Sean Mathews on “The New Byzantines: The Rise of Greece and Return of the Near East” (@hurstpublishers.bsky.social)

The book explores Athens' role as a regional player and its ties with Turkey amid mounting geopolitical uncertainty

🎧👇

turkeybooktalk.com/2025/10/14/s...

Sean Mathews on Greece’s regional comeback amid rivalry with Turkey

Turkey Book Talk #255 – Sean Mathews, Athens-based journalist at Middle East Eye, on “The New Byzantines: The Rise of Greece and Return of the Near East” (Hurst). The book examines Greece’s c…

turkeybooktalk.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1h

Yeah I think it is abundantly clear that Israeli politicians, and not just limited to Netanyahu but even up to Lapid, have a preference for right wing blocs in other countries. The puzzling part is that liberals and left wingers across the board in N America and Western Europe have no response

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

the broad public does not like chaos and disorder and everything you can do to emphasize that it is the federal government that is responsible for chaos and disorder is a point in your favor. it’s classic nonviolent confrontation!

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 2h

Israel killed five today in Gaza.

Hamas executing presumed collaborators.

A cease fire, maybe, but no sign that either leopard is interested in changing its spots.

Matthew Bell @matthewjbell.bsky.social · 2h

Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, executing people in the street - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire

Hamas fighters carried out public executions, defying Israel's assertion that war cannot end under President Donald Trump's plan until the militants are disarmed.

www.reuters.com

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 4h

@lrb.co.uk has a great interview with Robert Malley on Israel-Palestine

www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...

Podcast: Adam Shatz and Robert Malley · Lessons from the Peace Process

www.lrb.co.uk

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Ylenia Gostoli @yleniagostoli.bsky.social · 5h

Environmental journalist and documentarist #HakanTosun has died as a result of an attack carried out by two assailants in #Istanbul. He had been reporting on land grabbing and profiteering after the Hatay earthquake
bianet.org/haber/hakan-...

Hakan Tosun kimdir?

Yoğun bakımda tedavisi süren ekolojist ve gazeteci Hakan Tosun’un beyin ölümü gerçekleşti.

bianet.org

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 5h

This is the toxic, totalising logic of "there are no innocents there". When I think of the victims, I think: it could have been me, it could have been my family. If I were in the wrong place, if I was born on the wrong side, I would not have been spared.

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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 6h

@natachadanon.bsky.social on cycle of displacement and sectarian reprisal in rural Hama: newlinesmag.com/spotlight/st...

Stalled Reconciliation Leaves Hama’s Alawites in Limbo

As Syria’s sectarian wounds reopen in the wake of Assad’s fall, displaced families find themselves unable to return

newlinesmag.com

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 6h

In a scenario where the Israeli Right can't pursue its maximalist goals then it may opt instead to permanently destabilise Palestinian territories in ways that make it impossible for them to generate revenue and develop state institutions that can challenge Israel's hegemony.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 6h

It's like the greatest hits of 2007

medyascope @medyascope.tv · 6h

Bahçeli'den Alevi açılımı: "Cemevinin ibadethane olması için engeller kaldırılmalı"

Bahçeli’den Alevi açılımı: “Cemevinin ibadethane olması için engeller kaldırılmalı”

MHP lideri Devlet Bahçeli, Alevilerin ibadethane yerlerinin cemevi olduğunu kabul etti ve bir an önce adım atılması gerektiğini söyledi.

medyascope.tv

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump administration is suggesting that Jewish groups critical of its foreign policy vis a vis Israel are engaging in terrorism.

This is appalling politicization of the term and gross executive overreach.

Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

The threatened crackdown is a multi-agency effort with Stephen Miller playing a central role.

www.reuters.com

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think this is quite true. Yes, the Biden Administration was an utter failure.

That said, I don't think we can understate the relative power of Trump in this: a lock grip over his own party, an opposition that was trending increasingly against Israel. He had close to unprecedented freedom

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1d

Worth emphasizing that Trump's singular trick for facilitating a deal in Israel was just...being publicly frustrated with Netanyahu and threatening to walk. That's not a unique talent, it's just a thing Biden personally and ideologically was unwilling to do. Lowest bar cleared to great relief.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

MEI Panel

Palestinian Politics, Publics and Paths forward Post October 7

with Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, @tahanimustafa.bsky.social, and Wasim Almasri

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ok...

Palestinian Politics, Publics and Paths forward Post October 7

YouTube video by Middle East Institute

www.youtube.com

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Nicholas Danforth @nicholasdanfort.bsky.social · 20h

I will continue to vigorously condemn Biden's handling of Gaza, but analytically I don't think this weekend's agreement proves Biden could have done the same if he'd just applied more pressure...

politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 20h

I can already tell that "Trump may have been evil but he stopped a genocide Biden wouldn't!" is going to become an article of faith for the worst leftists alive for the next 70 fucking years or so, so I'm going to be clear. If you believe this, show yourself now so you can be blocked in advance.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

This is a boffo piece from @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com at @liberalcurrents.com

"The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won."

www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-win-a...

How to Win a Rigged Game

The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Rida Abu Rass @aburass.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli forces detained 14 Palestinians in the West Bank town of Deir Istiya early this morning, the day of the Israel-Hamas hostage-detainee swap.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

I say this as someone who, well, doesn't praise Trump with any great frequency or enthusiasm.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

This freedom of action is probably unprecedented since.... maybe Reagan? Maybe Nixon? And is all the more impressive because under Nixon and Reagan the special relationship was relatively new. Trump has done something truly remarkable here and I'm not sure any other president could have done it.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think this is quite true. Yes, the Biden Administration was an utter failure.

That said, I don't think we can understate the relative power of Trump in this: a lock grip over his own party, an opposition that was trending increasingly against Israel. He had close to unprecedented freedom

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1d

Worth emphasizing that Trump's singular trick for facilitating a deal in Israel was just...being publicly frustrated with Netanyahu and threatening to walk. That's not a unique talent, it's just a thing Biden personally and ideologically was unwilling to do. Lowest bar cleared to great relief.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

MEI Panel

Palestinian Politics, Publics and Paths forward Post October 7

with Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, @tahanimustafa.bsky.social, and Wasim Almasri

www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ok...

Palestinian Politics, Publics and Paths forward Post October 7

YouTube video by Middle East Institute

www.youtube.com

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 1d

Hard not to see Trump’s continued embrace of Netanyahu as a political boost that likely outweighed his reservations about the deal, especially if he doesn’t think a serious peace process with the Palestinians will go anywhere.

The Jerusalem Post @thejerusalempost.bsky.social · 1d

US President Donald Trump, during his Monday address to the Knesset in Jerusalem, called on President Isaac Herzog to issue Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a pardon, resulting in widespread applause and chants of "Bibi" throughout the Knesset plenum.

www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

Trump calls on Herzog to pardon PM Netanyahu during Knesset speech

"Cigars and champagne, who the hell cares about that?" the US leader added. "Alright, enough controversy for the day, I don't think it's that controversial."

www.jpost.com

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

This is a boffo piece from @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com at @liberalcurrents.com

"The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won."

www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-win-a...

How to Win a Rigged Game

The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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