Knut Lager @KnutLager

@MisterMoosen @KyleKulinski Lemme just mute you.

1/ Benjamin Netanyahu got the last set of polls last night. They argue Likud and his block are eroding fast. Then, came his remarks on Israel's economy. These are among the most extraordinary he has made in a long political career. Whatever their intent, they carry real weight for the Israeli economy – before Tuesday's election, and regardless of who forms the next government. In an interview with journalist Roy Katz, aired Friday, the prime minister said American military aid to Israel is coming to an end. "It's over. It's only a question of time," he said. Israelis should get used to no longer receiving tens of billions of dollars in U.S. defense assistance, he added, "because America has changed." That alone is remarkable. There is a growing recognition in Israel that U.S. military aid in its current form will have to change, and might end, as bipartisan support for Israel erodes in Washington. Netanyahu himself has spoken before about wanting to wean Israel off the aid. But there is a distance between that recognition and a sitting prime minister effectively announcing the end of one of the pillars of the U.S.–Israel strategic relationship. The current Memorandum of Understanding – $38 billion over ten years – runs through September 2028. It is embedded in a web of interests that includes the American defense industry, and Israel's diplomats in Washington work hard to sustain it. Israel's friends in Congress, operating in an increasingly difficult political environment, are still fighting to preserve the special relationship. When the prime minister himself says "it's over," that is a hard message for Israel's defense establishment, and for those in Washington still trying to help. And that was only the opening. "There could be sanctions, including banking sanctions," Netanyahu said. Israel, he explained, must prepare an economy capable of bypassing them. This is a different order of magnitude entirely. Some background is needed. In the world of international sanctions, comprehensive banking sanctions against a country are among the most powerful tools available to major powers. They are not import restrictions, consumer boycotts, or even arms embargoes. Broad financial sanctions go after an economy's circulatory system. Israel's banks depend on the global financial system: correspondent banks, clearing, credit lines, the ability to move money across borders. Without access to banks abroad, the Israeli economy stops functioning. And such sanctions don't hit only the banks. They hit everyone who banks with them – companies, exporters, importers, investors, employers. When foreign banks become nervous about a country's financial institutions, they tend to cut ties well beyond what the law strictly requires. In other words, a sweeping financial sanctions regime would push Israel toward the category of Iran or Russia. It would be worse. Iran and Russia sit on vast oil and gas reserves. Even under sanctions, they keep selling – mainly in Asia and parts of the Global South. Israel's economy is not built on commodities. Its strength comes from integration into the global economy: human capital, technology, research, advanced services. According to the Israel Innovation Authority, Israeli high-tech exported roughly $85 billion in goods and services in 2025 – 58 percent of all Israeli exports – and accounted for about half of the economy's growth. It is the engine of the economy, and it depends on foreign markets, foreign capital, and the free movement of money. Netanyahu did not say who might impose banking sanctions. A prime minister raising this possibility, in the same breath as forecasting the end of U.S. aid, should prompt immediate questions. Is he referring to European sanctions? American ones? above all: how did Israel get to the point where this is being discussed at all? There was more - and much worse.

Israeli forces demolished homes and damaged roads in Hebron in the occupied West Bank, forcing around 1,200 Palestinians to leave their homes a day after a Palestinian attack killed two Israeli soldiers reut.rs/3ULnOwX

Israeli soldiers forced Palestinian families from their homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank overnight Friday, taking control of the properties, marking houses with X signs and hanging Israeli flags from balconies. Troops also blocked roads and closed a nearby checkpoint, restricting movement in the neighborhood as the military expanded its presence in the area. The operation followed an attack Friday in which two Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others before being shot dead by Israeli forces. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened a major military offensive following the attack.

I met with Finer, Sullivan, and a bunch of Biden's senior people several times throughout 2023-2024 and I cannot stress enough how maddening it is to watch them reposition now after spending the time they were actually in power gaslighting the shit out of everyone

Dr. Annelle Rodriguez Sheline @AnnelleSheline

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Wild how Jon Finer seems to have a clear understanding of what it would take to change Israel's behavior. And yet applied none of these insights when he was in a position to do so. nytimes.com/2026/10/23/opi…

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@erevolution2023 @DropSiteNews Saying Iran has an "expansionist ideology" is ridiculous, especially in context of the Greater Israel idea.

🟢 Hamas official Taher al-Nunu was repeatedly asked to condemn Iran's strikes on Gulf states in an interview with Saudi-government-controlled Al Arabiya. He repeatedly refused, maintaining that disputes "within the Arab and Islamic nation" must be resolved through "dialogue, and dialogue alone." The anchor pressed Nunu, media adviser to the head of Hamas' political bureau, again and again, citing a recent Ansarallah attack on a civilian airport and accusing Hamas of being one of Iran's proxies. Nunu drew a line between what he called "Iran's defense of itself against the Israeli occupation," which Hamas supports, and Iran's conflicts with its Gulf neighbors, which he said should be settled through talks. "We are not a proxy for any party," he said, adding that Hamas welcomes support from anyone backing the fight against Israel. When she accused him of equating "the aggressor and the victim," Nunu replied: "Condemnation here and condemnation there will not benefit any party." He said Israel's vision of a "Greater Israel" threatens "most Arab countries," and that the region must face it with "a united front." 🎥 Al Arabiya

Yglesias Abundance politics would’ve advised Dems to ignore ICE abuse and back data center expansion. Would’ve been catastrophic politically.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris

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Matthew Yglesias continues to say that talking about ICE and excessive force in immigration enforcement helps Republicans. He is obviously wrong about this and refuses to acknowledge the data. Way past time for everyone to update their priors on this.

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@Electricmood @nexta_tv Right after GW Bush, right?

The Republican candidate for Senate in Massachusetts has openly admitted to being a pedophile btw and no one cares

@sahara78201 @LeadingReport He's a blow hard liar. He's talking out of his ass here, as he frequently does.

@sahara78201 @LeadingReport The top 1% can pay more. That money that our system has let them accumulate can be put to better use.

@SkepticalFor @quake_dfs @BlueBoxDave You know Trump has fucked minors, right?

@BlueBoxDave "Only taking punches", Jesus fucking christ, you're all such thin skinned bitches.

@oftenmoreso @greendragonhq @KatieMiller You're being hysterical.

SCOOP: White House lawyers weigh preemptive pardons for large numbers of junior admin staff, as MAGA allies press for protections for lower ranking aides Under discussion is pardons everyone in certain policy, like deportation Does not seem imminent washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/whi…

@WeaponScientist @OzKaterji "Nuance" huh?

@OzKaterji I bet you wear that helmet cuz you're bald.

@Lechleheezdayen @mightymunchluvr @OzKaterji @neeratanden "It's not hard to believe hamas would kill babies if you're inocculated with Israeli propaganda"

@texandnola @ContraPoints @PostLeftWatch It really doesn't matter.