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Bezalel Smotrich is not satisfied with playing politics with Israel’s budget in the midst of a crisis. He won’t rest until he has set the West Bank on fire and transformed U.S. security assistance to Israel for the worse.

Even with Hamas soon to be gone, Netanyahu has stuck to his old strategy of sidelining the PA and rejecting its return to Gaza. Chief Policy Officer Michael Koplow unpacks the diplomatic and strategic implications of this approach.

Debates over the link between antisemitism and anti-Zionism are not going away, but in some ways they are beside the point. Anti-Zionism can be just as noxious as antisemitism, and something need not be antisemitic to be beyond the pale.

🧵1/17 I just listened to a live Twitter discussion in Arabic hosted by multiple Palestinian dissidents & activists, many from #Gaza, titled: "Gazan perspectives trample the opinions of Twitter Mujahideen." They tore into #Hamas & offered opinions on the war in Gaza. Key points:

— Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib (@afalkhatib) December 23, 2023

Dealing With Nazis, Or Not, Can Be A Brand. Substack’s Monetizing It.

The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.