Mitchell Plitnick
@mjplitnick.bsky.social
Prez, ReThinking Foreign Policy.
Writer, researcher, analyst, speaker.
Co-author of Except for Palestine
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Writer, researcher, analyst, speaker.
Co-author of Except for Palestine
President of ReThinking Foreign Policy
Subscribe to my Substack at
https://mitchellplitnick.substack.com/
Excellent piece again by Ari Paul on the horrifying words of Sarah Hurwitz and her personification of the banality of evil.
thebattleground.eu/2025/11/25/s...
thebattleground.eu/2025/11/25/s...
Statehood is Not the Answer: The Sarah Hurwitz Tragedy
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
thebattleground.eu
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Excellent piece again by Ari Paul on the horrifying words of Sarah Hurwitz and her personification of the banality of evil.
thebattleground.eu/2025/11/25/s...
thebattleground.eu/2025/11/25/s...
Former Obama speechwriter demonstrates the ethical depths supporters of Israel plunge to in their panic that young Jews are seeing Israel for what it is. This video offers an analysis of her "arguments."
Former Obama Speechwriter Israel Can Only Survive If We Lie About It youtu.be/2TnY_FJ4f-Q?...
Former Obama Speechwriter Israel Can Only Survive If We Lie About It youtu.be/2TnY_FJ4f-Q?...
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Former Obama speechwriter demonstrates the ethical depths supporters of Israel plunge to in their panic that young Jews are seeing Israel for what it is. This video offers an analysis of her "arguments."
Former Obama Speechwriter Israel Can Only Survive If We Lie About It youtu.be/2TnY_FJ4f-Q?...
Former Obama Speechwriter Israel Can Only Survive If We Lie About It youtu.be/2TnY_FJ4f-Q?...
Reposted by Mitchell Plitnick
"Except for Palestine" exposes how “progressive except for Palestine” politics have shaped U.S. power for decades.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"Except for Palestine" exposes how “progressive except for Palestine” politics have shaped U.S. power for decades.
Get a copy when you donate $30+ to support our reporting on Palestine and U.S. politics.
Support the work. Get the book.
bit.ly/exceptforpal...
Get a copy when you donate $30+ to support our reporting on Palestine and U.S. politics.
Support the work. Get the book.
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Couldn't have happened to a more deserving man than this utter trash, hateful, racist genocide cheerleader. You reap what you sow, @johnfetterman.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Couldn't have happened to a more deserving man than this utter trash, hateful, racist genocide cheerleader. You reap what you sow, @johnfetterman.com
When I see something like this, and I'm seeing it more often lately, I really wonder if the Palestine solidarity movement hasn't been infiltrated by provocateurs. This is so hateful shameful, and self-defeating it's hard to imagine any other explanation for it.
www.jta.org/2025/11/21/u...
www.jta.org/2025/11/21/u...
'Israel's Friendsgiving' protest at DC train station includes 'Gaza's spilled blood' on the menu - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
"Seldom have we seen such a sickening display of full-throated antisemitism," the local JCRC said.
www.jta.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When I see something like this, and I'm seeing it more often lately, I really wonder if the Palestine solidarity movement hasn't been infiltrated by provocateurs. This is so hateful shameful, and self-defeating it's hard to imagine any other explanation for it.
www.jta.org/2025/11/21/u...
www.jta.org/2025/11/21/u...
A point by point analysis of Donald #Trump's proposal to end the #Russia-#Ukraine war.
Deep Dive Trump's Plan for Ukraine and Russia youtu.be/0gCnNgolFJ0?...
Deep Dive Trump's Plan for Ukraine and Russia youtu.be/0gCnNgolFJ0?...
Deep Dive Trump's Plan for Ukraine and Russia
YouTube video by Cutting Through: News and Analysis
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A point by point analysis of Donald #Trump's proposal to end the #Russia-#Ukraine war.
Deep Dive Trump's Plan for Ukraine and Russia youtu.be/0gCnNgolFJ0?...
Deep Dive Trump's Plan for Ukraine and Russia youtu.be/0gCnNgolFJ0?...
Meanwhile, the collaborators at the ADL continue to call anti-genocide advocates for justice, human rights, and equality the "real" antisemites.
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Meanwhile, the collaborators at the ADL continue to call anti-genocide advocates for justice, human rights, and equality the "real" antisemites.
Reposted by Mitchell Plitnick
By giving its imprimatur to #Trump's plan to impose government on the #Palestinians, without their involvement in this or future decisions, the UN Security Council may have delivered the blow that kills international law.
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law youtu.be/k6kzbLxbTKA?...
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law youtu.be/k6kzbLxbTKA?...
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law
YouTube video by Cutting Through: News and Analysis
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
By giving its imprimatur to #Trump's plan to impose government on the #Palestinians, without their involvement in this or future decisions, the UN Security Council may have delivered the blow that kills international law.
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law youtu.be/k6kzbLxbTKA?...
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law youtu.be/k6kzbLxbTKA?...
For those in the back, let's be clear. This is what #antisemitism looks like, and it's growing, enabled by the radical right, the MAGA movement, up to and including Donald
#Trump.
It is not objecting to a genocidal apartheid state that has co-opted Judaism.
apnews.com/article/chkh...
#Trump.
It is not objecting to a genocidal apartheid state that has co-opted Judaism.
apnews.com/article/chkh...
Neo-Nazi leader admits plot to give poisoned candy to Jewish kids in New York City
The leader of an Eastern European neo-Nazi group has pleaded guilty in New York to recruiting others for violent attacks against Jews and racial minorities.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
For those in the back, let's be clear. This is what #antisemitism looks like, and it's growing, enabled by the radical right, the MAGA movement, up to and including Donald
#Trump.
It is not objecting to a genocidal apartheid state that has co-opted Judaism.
apnews.com/article/chkh...
#Trump.
It is not objecting to a genocidal apartheid state that has co-opted Judaism.
apnews.com/article/chkh...
Using Gaza, where Trump used genocide to force a deal that gives Israel everything, as a template for Ukraine.
That won't fly in Ukraine or Europe. And when it flops, assuming this report is correct, we'll see again the Ukraine vs Gaza global double standard.
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...
That won't fly in Ukraine or Europe. And when it flops, assuming this report is correct, we'll see again the Ukraine vs Gaza global double standard.
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...
Scoop: U.S. secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war
"We feel the Russian position is really being heard," Russia's envoy told Axios.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Using Gaza, where Trump used genocide to force a deal that gives Israel everything, as a template for Ukraine.
That won't fly in Ukraine or Europe. And when it flops, assuming this report is correct, we'll see again the Ukraine vs Gaza global double standard.
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...
That won't fly in Ukraine or Europe. And when it flops, assuming this report is correct, we'll see again the Ukraine vs Gaza global double standard.
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...
By giving its imprimatur to #Trump's plan to impose government on the #Palestinians, without their involvement in this or future decisions, the UN Security Council may have delivered the blow that kills international law.
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law youtu.be/k6kzbLxbTKA?...
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law youtu.be/k6kzbLxbTKA?...
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law
YouTube video by Cutting Through: News and Analysis
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
By giving its imprimatur to #Trump's plan to impose government on the #Palestinians, without their involvement in this or future decisions, the UN Security Council may have delivered the blow that kills international law.
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law youtu.be/k6kzbLxbTKA?...
UNSC Strikes a Mortal Blow To International Law youtu.be/k6kzbLxbTKA?...
Richard Falk, who is 95 years old, and his wife, Hilal Elver, who is 72, were detained by Canadian authorities on the grounds they might be security risks.
This is the level of dystopia we live in now.
aje.io/koy0li
This is the level of dystopia we live in now.
aje.io/koy0li
Former UN rapporteur who investigated Israeli abuses interrogated in Canada
Falk, who is in Canada for Palestine Tribunal, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
aje.io
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Richard Falk, who is 95 years old, and his wife, Hilal Elver, who is 72, were detained by Canadian authorities on the grounds they might be security risks.
This is the level of dystopia we live in now.
aje.io/koy0li
This is the level of dystopia we live in now.
aje.io/koy0li
Gotta admit, I did not think Trump would make the necessary compromises for this to pass the UNSC. Nor did I think the Arab and Muslim states would get behind it for so low a price.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
UN Security Council approves U.S. proposal to deploy Gaza stabilization force
Amendments Introduced Last Week Under Pressure From Arab and Muslim States, as Well as Several Security Council Members, Include a Reference to the Possibility of Establishing a Future Palestinian Sta...
www.haaretz.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Gotta admit, I did not think Trump would make the necessary compromises for this to pass the UNSC. Nor did I think the Arab and Muslim states would get behind it for so low a price.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Now, do you think ol' Elon made this decision in order to stop the spread of anti-Arab hate speech or so that people can't see what #Israelis are really saying?
I have my opinion. What's yours? 😉
I have my opinion. What's yours? 😉
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Now, do you think ol' Elon made this decision in order to stop the spread of anti-Arab hate speech or so that people can't see what #Israelis are really saying?
I have my opinion. What's yours? 😉
I have my opinion. What's yours? 😉
Eric Adams telling an #Israeli audience that he "served them" as mayor of NYC.
I can't imagine a better way to massively enflame #antisemitism in the US, and no doubt, all the so called "pro-Israel" propagandists are just delighted.
I can't imagine a better way to massively enflame #antisemitism in the US, and no doubt, all the so called "pro-Israel" propagandists are just delighted.
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Eric Adams telling an #Israeli audience that he "served them" as mayor of NYC.
I can't imagine a better way to massively enflame #antisemitism in the US, and no doubt, all the so called "pro-Israel" propagandists are just delighted.
I can't imagine a better way to massively enflame #antisemitism in the US, and no doubt, all the so called "pro-Israel" propagandists are just delighted.
When you see supporters of #Palestinian freedom bristle at the reporting of Israeli hostages' suffering in #Gaza, recall they are reacting to the virtual absence of response to the reality of how Palestinian prisoners--most of whom are hostages themselves-- are treated www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
New data reveals 98 Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody since October 7
Post-mortems of the deceased and testimonies from former detainees suggest many died from torture, medical neglect, and food deprivation. According to a leaked Israeli intelligence database, dozens we...
www.972mag.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
When you see supporters of #Palestinian freedom bristle at the reporting of Israeli hostages' suffering in #Gaza, recall they are reacting to the virtual absence of response to the reality of how Palestinian prisoners--most of whom are hostages themselves-- are treated www.972mag.com/98-palestini...
#Israel claims they mistook UNIFIL peacekeepers when they shot at them.
A. Amazing how Israel turns its military into the Keystone Kops when it suits them.
B. They don't even bother explaining why they're shooting or even in southern #Lebanon during a "ceasefire."
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
A. Amazing how Israel turns its military into the Keystone Kops when it suits them.
B. They don't even bother explaining why they're shooting or even in southern #Lebanon during a "ceasefire."
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
IDF confirms it shot at misidentified UNIFIL troops in Lebanon 'due to poor weather'
According to Reports, Peacekeepers Communicated With IDF Troops Who Maintain a Presence Inside Lebanese Territory Along the Border Through Liaison Channels, Urging Them Not to Fire. The IDF Said No De...
www.haaretz.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#Israel claims they mistook UNIFIL peacekeepers when they shot at them.
A. Amazing how Israel turns its military into the Keystone Kops when it suits them.
B. They don't even bother explaining why they're shooting or even in southern #Lebanon during a "ceasefire."
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
A. Amazing how Israel turns its military into the Keystone Kops when it suits them.
B. They don't even bother explaining why they're shooting or even in southern #Lebanon during a "ceasefire."
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
Hey, Megyn Kelly and Batya Ungar-Sargon, the lowest age of consent in any state in the US is 16. Sex with a 15 year old isn't "barely legal," it's statutory rape.
And regardless of the laws, adults having sex with adolescents is predatory. Stop splitting hairs to protect the predators you like.
And regardless of the laws, adults having sex with adolescents is predatory. Stop splitting hairs to protect the predators you like.
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Hey, Megyn Kelly and Batya Ungar-Sargon, the lowest age of consent in any state in the US is 16. Sex with a 15 year old isn't "barely legal," it's statutory rape.
And regardless of the laws, adults having sex with adolescents is predatory. Stop splitting hairs to protect the predators you like.
And regardless of the laws, adults having sex with adolescents is predatory. Stop splitting hairs to protect the predators you like.
The question reveals the racist approach to Palestinians.
The question is not whether Hussein al-Sheikh can lead the PA without public support. It is why anyone wants him to do so and why the West uniquely supports forbidding Palestinians choice of their own leaders.
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
The question is not whether Hussein al-Sheikh can lead the PA without public support. It is why anyone wants him to do so and why the West uniquely supports forbidding Palestinians choice of their own leaders.
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The question reveals the racist approach to Palestinians.
The question is not whether Hussein al-Sheikh can lead the PA without public support. It is why anyone wants him to do so and why the West uniquely supports forbidding Palestinians choice of their own leaders.
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
The question is not whether Hussein al-Sheikh can lead the PA without public support. It is why anyone wants him to do so and why the West uniquely supports forbidding Palestinians choice of their own leaders.
www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...
Mainstream media prattles on, parroting the fiction that the "ceasefire" is going just fine. Well, it is for #Israel, not so much for #Gaza, the #WestBank, or #Lebanon. But most people are not hearing about things like this:
aje.io/f6lizq
aje.io/f6lizq
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Mainstream media prattles on, parroting the fiction that the "ceasefire" is going just fine. Well, it is for #Israel, not so much for #Gaza, the #WestBank, or #Lebanon. But most people are not hearing about things like this:
aje.io/f6lizq
aje.io/f6lizq
Who could have guessed that Himmler would be reincarnated as an American woman? But here we are...
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Who could have guessed that Himmler would be reincarnated as an American woman? But here we are...
#Israel has killed at least 245 #Palestinians since the so called "ceasefire" began. And, as we see here, they've destroyed more than 1500 buildings in #Gaza in that time. Palestinians cease, Israel fires, and Trump says it's working just fine. Cuz to him, it is.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
#Israel has killed at least 245 #Palestinians since the so called "ceasefire" began. And, as we see here, they've destroyed more than 1500 buildings in #Gaza in that time. Palestinians cease, Israel fires, and Trump says it's working just fine. Cuz to him, it is.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
In less than a day, this became my most-watched video. I think it's worth your time. youtu.be/fZpMt4K9uQE
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In less than a day, this became my most-watched video. I think it's worth your time. youtu.be/fZpMt4K9uQE
Shouldn't surprise anyone that someone who would passionately support starving babies to death just because they're #Palestinian would also do all he can to take health care away from American babies.
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Shouldn't surprise anyone that someone who would passionately support starving babies to death just because they're #Palestinian would also do all he can to take health care away from American babies.
In case you thought the cowardly and traitorous capitulation by the #Democrats was not as bad as it might have been, here's one way it's even worse
Deal to end US shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500,000 for January 6 probe - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Deal to end US shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500,000 for January 6 probe - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In case you thought the cowardly and traitorous capitulation by the #Democrats was not as bad as it might have been, here's one way it's even worse
Deal to end US shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500,000 for January 6 probe - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Deal to end US shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500,000 for January 6 probe - www.reuters.com/legal/govern...