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๐งตSome thoughts re where we're at:
1. Hamas committed war crimes on Saturday.
2. Hamas war crimes are not justified by Israel's war crimes.
3. Hamas war crimes don't justify Israeli war crimes, before or since.
4. Calling out Hamas war crimes doesn't invite Israeli war crimes.
Netanyahu's operation goes from spin to tailpsin. Channel 14 is blaming (yep: not crediting, but BLAMING) the nascent, potential Arab-Jewish coalition for already making Israel safer. "Iran is avoiding terror attack so as not to undermine an Arab-supported government."
ืืืื ืื ืจืง ืื ื, ืืื ืขืืืฃ ืขืจืืื ืืืืฉืื ืืืื ืคืืืืขืื, ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืื ืืืืฉืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืื ืื?
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This is the third public warning from Eisenkot to Netanyahu, but the first since the election. Easy to dismiss as a gimmick, but more likely Netanyahu is cooking up a provocation vs Iran again, and Eisnekot once again found out.
๐ฅ#Breaking: Leader of the Israeli parliamentary majority and former IDF Chief of Staff @Gadi_Eisenkot sends "Outgoing PM Netanyahu" a letter of stark warming about alleged illegal orders to the military: "Deploying security forces when there is no clear and present, immediate threat could have devastating consequences for Israeli democracy and for citizensโ trust in the institutions of government.
Do not put the chiefs of security agencies in a hard constitutional clash or leave them in any doubt about what is required of them and what the correct course of action is."
Vital time capsule of Netanyahu's spin machine going into full gear to LEGITIMISE a coalition with Mansour Abbas - -- - - when it was Netanyahu trying to bring him into a Likud-led government, in 2021.
๐จ Chair of the Shomron Regional Council (umbrella local authority for Israeli settlements in the north of the occupied West Bank) says he's been detained by French border control and barred from entering the country.
Achord once again poll Lieberman voters (enormous sample - 4500 respondents from his voting pool alone, bigger than many Israeli national political polls). Unequivocal result: VAST preference for Palestinian-led parties over Haredis as coalition parties.
ืื ืื ืืืืช ืืขืืืคืื ืืืืจื ืืืืจืื? ืืืงืจ ืขื ืง (ืืขื 4500 ืืฉืชืชืคืื) ืืืฉ ืฉืื ื ืืืงืืจื, ืืืืืืช ื"ืจ ืืืืขื ื ืืืืฆืืจ ืืืง ืืืช.
ืฉืืจื ืชืืชืื ื: ืืฆืืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืขืืืคืื ืืืฉืื ืืชืืืืช ืจืข"ื, ืืืืืืช ืืืืจืื ืชืฉืคืืข ืขื ืชืืืืชื ืื
ืชืงืืคืช ืืจืฆื: 8โ11 ืื ืืืืืจ 2026
ืืืืฆืืื ืืื:
achord.center/PostelecNov26Lโฆ
ืขืืงืจื ืืืืฆืืื:
โข 59% ืืืฆืืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื ื-80% ืืืฆืืืขื ืืืฉ ืืฉืื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืืชืืืื ืืืืืฅ ืฉื ืจืข"ื, ืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืืืื ืืืงืื ืืืฉืื ืฉื ืืืืฉ.
โข 59% ืืืฆืืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืขืืืคืื ืืืฉืื ืืชืืืืช ืจืข"ื ืขื ืคื ื ืืืฉืื ืขื ืืืจืืื ืฉืืืืจื ืคืืืจ ืืืืืก (41%).
โข ืืฉืืืฆืืืช ืืจืืข ืืคืฉืจืืืืช, ืืืฉืื ืืชืืืืช ืจืข"ื ืืืืืื ืขืืช ืืืฉืืชืคืช ืืื ืืืืืจื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืฉื ืืฆืืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื (33%) โ ืืคื ื ืจืืืฆืื ืขื ื ืชื ืืื (29%), ืืืฉืื ืขื ืืืจืืื (19%) ืืืืืจืืช ื ืืกืคืืช (19%).
โข ืื ืื ืืงืจื ืื ืืฆืืืขื ืืืฉ ืืฉืื ืื: ืืฉืืืฆืืืช ืืจืืข ืืคืฉืจืืืืช, ืืืฉืื ืืชืืืืช ืจืข"ื ืืืืืื ืขืืช ืืืฉืืชืคืช ืืื ืืืืืจื ืืจืืฉืื ื ืฉื ืืฆืืืขื ืืฉืจ! (54%), ืืืื (50%) ืืืืืืงืจืืื (94%), ืืืืื ืืืฉ ืืฉืื ืื (57%).
โข ืืงืจื ืื ืฉื ืืฉืคื ืืืฆืืจืช ืื ืกืืจ ืขืืืก ืฉืขื ืืืืก ืืืชืคืจืง ืื ืฉืงื ืืืขืืคื ืืจืืจื ืขืื ืืืชืจ: 38% ืืืฆืืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืืืจืื ืืืืฉืื ืืชืืืืช ืจืข"ื, ืืขืืืช 27% ืืจืืืฆืื ืขื ื ืชื ืืื.
โข ืืืืจืื ืืจืืืื ืื ืืืคืฉืจ ืืืฉืื ืืืืจ ืื ืืืกืื: ืื ืืืคืฉืจ ืืืฉืื ืืชืืืืช ืจืข"ื, 38% ืืืฆืืืขืื ืืืืจืื ืฉืืกืืืื ืฉืืฆืืืขื ืื ืฉืื ืขืืื (20% โ ืืืจื). ืื ืืืกืื ืืืชื, 34% ืืืืจืื ืฉืืกืืืื ืืืจื (18% โ ืขืืื).
โข ืื ืื ืชืงืื ืืืฉืื, ืืฆืืืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืืฉืืื ืืช ืืืืจืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืจ โ 18%, ืืืขื ืคื 3 ืืืื ืฉืืืฉืืื ืืช ืืืื ืงืื (7%).
โข ืืงืจื ืื ืฉืฉืงืื ืืืฆืืืข ืืืฉืจืื ืืืชื ื ืืืกืืฃ ืืฆืืืขื ืืืคืืื ืืืจืช ืืชืืื ื ืืื ืขืื ืืืชืจ: 65% ืืขืืืคืื ืืืฉืื ืืชืืืืช ืจืข"ื ืขื ืคื ื ืืืฉืื ืขื ืืืจืืื, ื-47% ืืืืจืื ืฉืืกืืืื ืฉืืฆืืืขื ืืืืืจืื ืืืจื ืื ืืืกืื ืืืชื.
ืืืืื ืืงืจืืืื ื ืคืจืกื ืืืฆืืื ื ืืกืคืื ืืืืืงืจ. Stay tuned
The parliamentary blitz is underway w Eisenkot MK Roy Folkman appointed as chair of the Arrangements Committee (a kind of transitional House Committee). Likud was planning to filibuster this and any other legislation, but so far managing only to heckle and get kicked out.
Generally, the soon-to-be opposition is mostly being cringe. Note the faces of the civil servants on either side of @Roy_Folkman here- exactly the faces of experienced but exhausted nursery teachers letting toddlers get tantrums out of their systems:
xitter.twitterapi.xyz/Knesset99/status/21205โฆ
Replying to @Knesset99
ืืืืื ืืืืขืื ืืืกืืจืช: ื"ื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืื ืชื ืืช ื"ื ืืืืืื ืืืื "ืชืืื ืืจืืจ", ื"ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืช ืืืจื ืืืืคืืืืฆืื: "ืื ืฉืื ืชืืืื ืืจืืจ, ืืืืืื"
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reassuringly, this is complete garbage. almost comical. if it wasn't for the piano sound, you think it's a succession of discarded ringtones. listen to it and imagine hearing it in MIDI.
I asked Claude Fable 5.2 to write a Beethoven-style piano sonata movement in LilyPond. It wrote the score, recorded it, and made this video. Every note you see is from its source file.
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PSA - made you a Twitter List of all the active accounts associated with the non-Netanyahu bloc of parties (including the binational Palestinian-led bloc and the Haredis).
xitter.twitterapi.xyz/i/lists/21201092566743โฆ
This is only surprising if you see Israeliness as a linear spectrum. But both sets of parties have complex histories w the Israeli state; and Abbas has often looked to Shas specifically as an inspiration for what a sectorial party can do for its community, and nationally.
Just an extraordinary performance by Netanyahu yesterday. Shaking with fury. Borderline incoherent. The strangled grunt of a parasite on the body politic being pried away from power at last.
ืขืื ืืืื ืืืื ืกืคืืจืื ืืืจืชืคื ืืฉื"ื, ืขื ืื ืืืื. ืชืงืฉืืื ืืืืื. ืืื ืืืืขื. ืื ืืื ืื ืืืื? ืืชื ืื ื ืืจืื ืืช ืืืืืื? ืขืื ืฉืืืข? ืฉื ื? ืื ืคืขื? ืืขืืฉืื ืชืืฉืื ืขื ืืขืฆืืจืื ืืคืืกืืื ืื ืฉื ืขืฆืจื ืืืืืง ืืืืชื ืฆืืจื, ืืืฉื ืฉื ืื. ืื ืฉื ืขืืื ืืืืช. ืืืื ืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืจืชืฃ ืืื ืืื ืืืืื, ืืชื ืขื ื ืืจื ืืืืืืช.
"ืืฉืืชื ืขื ืืชืจืืืฉ ืืืจืืข ืืืืชืจ, ืฉืื ื ืื ืืฆื ืืืจืชืคื ืฉื"ื, ืฉืืขืืืื ืืืชื"
ืขืื ืืื ืฉืืืื, ืฉื ืขืฆืจ ืืืืฆืข ืืืืื, ื ืืงืจ ืขื ืขืืืืชืื ืืคืืืืืืืช ืืฉืืืจืจ ืืื ืืืื, ืืชืืจ ืืช ืฉืืืื ืืืขืฆืจ ืืื ืื ืชื ืืช ืืืืืืช ืืคืืืืืืืช ืืืืฆืืขื ืืฆืืืืจ ืืขืจืื | ืืืืื ื ืืคืืืงืืกื "ืืฉืืืข" ืขื @liorkodner
Well, the neutrality of the ceremony lasted about half an hour: outgoing Knesset speaker Amir Ohana uses his last speech to attack the Palestinian-led parties for disloyalty. He gets a smattering of applause.
๐จNetanyahu has taken his place in the Knesset for the swearing-in. First public sighting in 14 days.














