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Mitchell Plitnick

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Prez, ReThinking Foreign Policy. Writer, researcher, analyst, speaker. Co-author of Except for Palestine President of ReThinking Foreign Policy Subscribe to my Substack at mitchellplitnick.substack.com

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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 37m
ReThinking Foreign Policy is proud to join more than 50 human rights, faith-based and foreign-policy organizations calling on Congress to publicly oppose President Donald Trump's proposed sale of $2.8 billion worth of weapons to Israel. rethinkingforeignpolicy.org/2026/10/01/r...
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RTFP Joins Call for Congress To Reject $2.8 bn Arms Sale to Israel
ReThinking Foreign Policy is proud to join more than 50 human rights, faith-based and foreign-policy organizations calling on Congress to publicly oppose President Donald Trump’s proposed sal…
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 18h
It's nights like this that remind me why I love baseball so much.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Interrupting my usual stream of politics for some celebration. 9-0 is fun, especially against Boston. 😁🎉🎊
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1. Even if this was a real attack, when a military site is the target, by definition, it is not "terrorism." 2. Regardless, this was obviously not any sort of attack or the suspects would not be granted bail. Because, duh. aje.news/tk2yfc
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Bail for RAF base suspects suggests no evidence of ‘terror’, say analysts
Police bail for the RAF Fairford suspects suggests no explosives were found, analysts tell Al Jazeera
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Democratic party has a long way to go to get foreign policy right, especially in the Middle East, and MOST ESPECIALLY in Palestine. But this is a terrific sign of progress and a great illustration of why, for all their imperfections, it is IMPERATIVE that we get a Dem majority in the Senate.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mike Brown says the @nyknicks are undecided about visiting the White House. It reads VERY MUCH like the owner says yes, the team says no, and that's how we get to undecided. www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
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Knicks still undecided on White House visit after NBA championship win (Gift Article)
Coach Mike Brown was noncommittal when asked whether his team would take part in the title tradition.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
October 7, Gaza Genocide, It Was All So Easily Avoidable Watch: youtu.be/gZvD9gVkNaM?... Or listen on Spotify: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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October 7, Gaza Genocide, It Was All So Easily Avoidable
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
After relying on an unreliable Trump for defense, suspending normalization talks with Israel, and losing access to the Bab-al-Mandab Strait, Saudi Arabia turns to hesitant allies for help. mondoweiss.net/2026/09/saud...
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Saudi Arabia’s desperate situation
After relying on an unreliable Trump for defense, suspending normalization talks with Israel, and losing access to the Bab-al-Mandab Strait, Saudi Arabia turns to hesitant allies for help.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Terrorism" has long since lost any real meaning. But if we want to reclaim it, this is a case that is categorically NOT terrorism. The whole concept was developed to address political attacks AGAINST CIVILIANS!!! An attack on a military target can be many things, but it is NOT terrorism.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Let us be absolutely clear on this point. Zionism is not Judaism. Israel is a Zionist state, not a Jewish state, and it never was. The entire ethos of building the state was the negation of the diaspora, which is, without the arrival of a messianic age, the negation of Judaism itself.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The suspension of the sale of Israel bonds in Europe has received scant attention. But this de facto sanction is exactly the sort thing that we need a lot more of. A Big BDS Victory Has Gone Under the Radar mitchellplitnick.substack.com/p/a-big-bds-...
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A Big BDS Victory Has Gone Under the Radar
The suspension of the sale of Israel bonds in Europe has received scant attention. But this de facto sanction is exactly the sort thing that we need a lot more of.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is absolutely unjust and antisemitic to blame Jews as Jews for Israel's many crimes. But it is equally unjust for pro-Israel groups to hide behind Jewish identity to escape accountability for their actual support for those crimes. thebattleground.eu/2026/09/25/j...
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Judaism Does Not Relieve Us of Responsibility
The Assault on Avi Lewis
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Netanyahu is wrapping up his hateful speech at UNGA by trying to present the Jewish people as ubermenschen, echoing the most fascist language of supremacism. Keep that for yourself, Netanyahu the corrupt, the genocidaire. I and many Jews like me reject that false characterization of our people.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
While a collection of lunatic zealots supporting genocide chant "Am Yisrael Chai" while the genocidaire Netanyahu approaches the UNGA podium, the overwhelming majority of the delegates walked out. Netanyahu is speaking to a mostly empty hall, with only his brownshirt peanut gallery listening.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Whether it’s Macklemore, Hasan Piker, or your neighborhood activist, this is a fight to make sure billionaires and politicians cannot stop free speech and will have to hear the calls to “Free Palestine” whether they like it or not. mondoweiss.net/2026/09/amer...
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America loves free speech, except when it comes to Palestine
Whether it’s Macklemore, Hasan Piker, or your neighborhood activist, this is a fight to make sure billionaires and politicians cannot stop free speech and will have to hear the calls to “Free Palestin...
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For those unclear on the distinction, Netanyahu is a fugitive from an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mamdani's only "crime" even according to the thug Danny Danon is calling for a legal warrant to be honored.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The idea that the idiot Merz would raise this now because Die Linke won but was thoroughly unconcerned when the AfD did tells you all you need to know about how cynical a performance this is. www.haaretz.com/world-news/2...
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Merz vows to protect German Jews after far-left party wins Berlin election
The election result could make 45-year-old Elif Eralp Berlin's first mayor of Turkish heritage. She has rejected antisemitism allegations against her party, Die Linke, and could form a coalition with ...
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Remembering the children Robert Kraft has helped to slaughter. Respect, Azeez al-Shaair.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This week on Globalists, Josh White and I dig into a bombshell report: Benjamin Netanyahu had advance warning of the Hamas attack — and sat on it. We argue that the real failure was in using the hostages, and putting them at risk, to carry out the mass slaughter of Palestinians youtu.be/HoLnkSd7vYM
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Ignored Warnings and Denials: It Was Never About the Hostages
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This week on Globalists, Josh White and I dig into a bombshell report: Netanyahu had advance warning of the 10/7 attack. We argue that Western elites turned the Hamas attack into cover for something much larger: a genocide reshaping the Middle East. thebattleground.substack.com/p/ignored-wa...
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Ignored Warnings and Denials
Key Takeaways From Haaretz’ 7 October Scoop
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is the "moderate" president of Israel, overriding the wishes of the IDF (!) to pardon a cold blooded, cowardly murderer who shot a helpless man in the head as he lay incapacitated on the ground. The problem in Israel is wider than the Netanyahu-led far right. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Herzog pardons IDF soldier convicted of killing wounded Palestinian assailant
The IDF has previously objected to pardoning Azaria, citing his lack of remorse over his actions. Defense Minister Katz, who requested the pardon, said it sent a message that 'we do not leave our sold...
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Guess what, Ed? Cowardice is very bad for business. www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
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Ed Sheeran Ticket Prices Slashed Nearly 50% Following Macklemore Controversy
Sheeran’s supporting acts and backing band withdrew from his North American tour after rapper Macklemore was barred from opening for Sheeran at multiple venues following remarks supporting Palestinian...
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Awesome! Way to go, kid!
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The courts are obviously going to reverse this. The more interesting question is whether any of the affected outlets, especially CNN, will modify their coverage even further to maintain their access. This can be reversed, but there are other ways to freeze out reporters.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As contemptible and dishonorable as it is for this government to conceal the deaths of American personnel, it is only the tip of the iceberg of the deceit around this war, how badly the United States has lost it, and the enormous consequences of this defeat. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
One of my favorite, under-appreciated books is Howard Zinn's "You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train." Gaza has demonstrated once again how true that title is. And Ed Sheeran has found out how true it is now as well.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The EU is setting up a difficult quandary for itself by committing more deeply to Israel for its defense needs while most of the people are increasingly negative about partnering with it. thebattleground.substack.com/p/ursula-von... @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
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Ursula von der Leyen’s Faustian Bargain
Brussels Turns to Israeli Weaponry
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
With the fear of Russia growing in Europe and the US clearly an unreliable partner, Europe's drive to defense independence is leaning heavily on Israeli weapons and tech. It's both immoral and politically and strategically unwise. thebattleground.substack.com/p/ursula-von...
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Ursula von der Leyen’s Faustian Bargain
Brussels Turns to Israeli Weaponry
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Coming this fall... thebattleground.eu/book/topogra...
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Could we possibly have a starker contrast of courage and honorable behavior than Azeez al-Shaair on one hand and the cowardly Ed Sheeran on the other? And honorable mention to Kyrie Irving as well. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
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Kyrie offers to pay Al-Shaair's fine for tribute to Hind Rajab
Kyrie Irving offered to pay Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair's $11,941 fine for having the name of a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza in 2024 written on his eye black during a game.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hey, Ed Sheeran, when you see who is supporting you, maybe take a minute to reconsider your terrible decisions.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Anyone who follows my work knows I am no fan of Mahmoud Abbas. But the idea that he is barred from the UN while a war criminal like Netanyahu gets a visa without even thinking about it just shows how completely reversed our whole outlook is. www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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US rejects Abbas’s entry visa, forcing him to address UN virtually for 2nd straight year — officials
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Not surprising that Chris Van Hollen is pushing back against this obscene idea to give these bombs to a rogue state clearly guilty of war crimes. But the fact that Greg Meeks, very much an AIPAC guy, is doing so is very significant and a hopeful sign. jewishinsider.com/2026/09/demo...
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Democrats push back on White House’s planned $2.8 billion sale of bombs to Israel
House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Greg Meeks said the sale ‘raises grave, unresolved concerns’ about how munitions would be used in Gaza and Lebanon
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump thinks he can decide that other countries will fight their wars with consideration for his interests. That level of arrogance and stupidity is not new. But it's still stunning.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The support, and widespread denial of the horrific slaughter of innocents in Gaza in the Jewish pro-Israel community is scandalous. A new letter brings together the worst of these "Jewish David Irvings," these genocide deniers. Now more than ever, they must be called out. youtu.be/CaQWACZ_uHI
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Globalists: Britain's Israel Sanctions: All Bark No Bite?
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Utterly disgusting. Robert Kraft foments antisemitism by claiming that the rights of innocent children to be free from violence, starvation, and genocide is somehow antithetical to Jews. It is people like him that make us unsafe. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
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Patriots' Kraft says Macklemore performance would cross line
Robert Kraft said he had Macklemore removed as an opening act for Ed Sheeran's shows at Gillette Stadium due in part to a "history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery that we believe has been deeply offensive and hurtful to the Jewish community."
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Absolutely outstanding statement from Macklemore. Also, fuck Bob Kraft and any other mega-billionaire supporter of genocide who worked with him to get Macklemore kicked off of Ed Sheeran's tour. www.instagram.com/p/DdRdsy0m2H...
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BEN on Instagram: "🇵🇸✨❤️"
2M likes, 68K comments - macklemore on September 14, 2026: "🇵🇸✨❤️".
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Someday, aliens will find this and thank their gods that a species with leaders this stupid destroyed itself before it could reach far beyond their own planet.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
See, Europe? It's not so hard. Ireland's example needs to be followed. "I conveyed the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted." www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
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President voiced 'strong view' on war, genocide to Trump
President Catherine Connolly has said that she conveyed to the US president the strong view of the Irish people that the normalisation of war and genocide can never be accepted.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
There goes that only democracy in the Middle East again with its "robust" public debate and freedom of speech. When Israel tells you who it is, its fanatical supporters race to say it's something entirety different. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Israel's culture minister threatens to revoke citizenship of Gaza doc filmmakers
The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. It reveals 'in detail the systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza' following the e...
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
As repulsive as Johnson's response is, the fact that the shill Tapper is implicitly equating Herrera with Hasan Piker is at least as horrendous.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The denial of the genocide in Gaza has become something of a cottage industry in the pro-Israel and, sadly, the Jewish communities. A new letter brings together the worst of these "Jewish David Irvings," these genocide deniers. Now more than ever, they must be called out. youtu.be/csabbQhF1Mw?...
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For Rosh Hashanah: End the Sin of Genocide Denial
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
They had to start somewhere. In this week’s Globalists podcast, Josh White and I dig into the UK’s new sanctions on Jewish settlements — and the diplomatic firestorm they’ve sparked with Israel. VIDEO: Globalists: Britain's Israel Sanctions: All Bark No Bite? youtu.be/CaQWACZ_uHI
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Globalists: Britain's Israel Sanctions: All Bark No Bite?
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The denial of the genocide in Gaza has become something of a cottage industry in the pro-Israel and, sadly, the Jewish communities. A new letter brings together the worst of these "Jewish David Irvings," these genocide deniers. Now more than ever, they must be called out. youtu.be/csabbQhF1Mw?...
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For Rosh Hashanah: End the Sin of Genocide Denial
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
In this week’s Globalists podcast, Josh White and I dig into the UK’s new sanctions on Israeli settlements — and the diplomatic firestorm they’ve sparked with Israel. Britain's Israel Sanctions: All Bark, No Bite? thebattleground.substack.com/p/britains-i...
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Britain's Israel Sanctions
All Bark, No Bite?
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The UK's new sanctions on Israeli settlements may be groundbreaking, but they're also full of loopholes. F-35 parts are exempt, the state itself is untouched, and enforcement won't start for months. Real progress, but far from enough. mondoweiss.net/2026/09/are-...
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Are the UK sanctions on Israel real progress, or more illusion?
The UK’s new sanctions on Israeli settlements may be groundbreaking, but they’re also full of loopholes. F-35 parts are exempt, the state itself is untouched, and enforcement won’t start for months. R...
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Every word of this piece from @mehdirhasan.bsky.social is spot on. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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Racism, Rula Jebreal, and the Democratic Party’s Brazen Double Standards
Seven right-wing bigots have said bigoted things in recent weeks and top Dems have said... nothing, even as they piled on against a Palestinian journalist who apologized for her own bigoted remarks.
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Um... What does one say to this but, holy shit!?
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
25 years ago, George W. Bush said "Don't let the terrorists win." He, and his successors, then proceeded to do just that. The Terrorists Won: 11 September Turns 25 thebattleground.eu/2026/09/10/t...
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The Terrorists Won
11 September Turns 25
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Mitchell Plitnick @mjplitnick.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The fact that two of these victims were allegedly Hezbollah operatives is immaterial. There's supposed to be a ceasefire and they were not engaged in combat. We know that because Israel indiscriminately slaughtered the whole family in their home, including six children. That's called a war crime.
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