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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف

@noabalf.bsky.social
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Gender, race, politics, representation, conflict Israel/Palestine. www.noabalf.com

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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I realize this isn't getting much attention outside of Israel but both the Prime Minister and the minister of culture have now called for revoking the citizenship of the directors of NAZA. The incitement is really ramping.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is not some online shit storm. People are being actively threatened.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Extremist right-wing activists are organizing to show up at the family homes of Rachel Shor and Yuval Avraham, the directors of the film NAZA, and threaten them. An editor for Mekomit the independent news outlet that publishes Avraham's investigative reporting was attacked in the mekomit offices.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New Substack - my take on #SegelovitzAbbas running together and #UnitedArabList electoral analysis. Like other Middle East cases, this is a case #CoEthnicVoting and not #CrossEthnicVoting
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Cross-ethnic voters: Who are they and why they probably won’t vote for al-Muwahada/Ra’am
Cross-ethnic voters are Jewish-Israeli voters who vote for predominately Palestinian party lists and Palestinian-Israeli voters who vote for predominately Jewish party lists
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
So regardless - the next Israeli government will be right wing. The question is only how extremist it will be. Even if the single Jewish left party will get over 10 seats and they join the governing coalition, they will have to support the right-wing policies of their coalition, esp re Palestinians
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I keep hearing alarm over potential "wasted leftist votes" if ppl vote for parties that are unlikely to pass the electoral threshold. The most optimistic estimate gives the one Jewish left party + Palestinian parties a total of 30 seats out of 120. That means that 90 seats are going to the right
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Today's substack - the conflict is the cause of the constitutional crisis in Israel. Tho the ongoing attack on the judiciary in Israel is concerning, we can't lose sight of court's role in enabling treatment of Palestinians. #Israel #Palestine #Law #InternationalLaw #Judiciary #DemocraticErosion
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The real constitutional crisis already happened when the Israeli Supreme Court greenlit the occupation and Palestinian oppression
It is a real problem that the government said it will ignore a Supreme Court ruling, but the Israeli Supreme Court is an active participant in undermining of the rule of law
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In Today's post I ask the forbidden question - what might happen if Israelis question the cost of military conscription for them, instead of insisting the Ultra-Orthodox join the military. #Israel #Haredim #Conscription #Military #Conflict #Politics
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The problem with conscription is not the "sharing of the burden" but rather the actual burden
The highly contentious debate around Ultra-Orthodox conscription misdiagnoses the problem and proposes unhelpful "solutions". What makes Israel costly is the security apparatus and the conflict
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Why are we seeing a *very slight* uptick in support for Jewish-left party 'The Democrats'? It is not an increase in Jewish-left voters but rather a return of traditional left men voters who rejected left parties when they were led by women. #Israel #Elections #Voters #Left #Right #PoliticalParties
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Did the Israeli Left grow - or did Misogynist Voters come back?
The two remaining leftist Jewish parties joined and are now called "The Democrats". They are led by former general Yair Golan who believes that his security AND peace credentials can revive the left.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Today I focus on Palestinian political parties and Palestinian voters. Tldr increased Palestinian voter turnout means more seats for Palestinian political parties. #Israel #Palestinians #Voters #Elections #2026 #Turnout #PoliticalParties
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Palestinian Political Parties, Voters, and the upcoming Elections in Israel
The rhetoric surrounding the upcoming elections frames Palestinian-Israelis as disloyal - what do these ethnonationalist and populist conditions mean for Palestinian political participation?
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
In today's post I address the debate on the Israeli left over the establishment of "A Place for Us All." I explain why I think this new party is important for a viable political left and why they are unlikely to impact the future governing coalition. #Israel #Palestine #Elections #Parties #PolPart
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Making the Case for Civil Activists to Run for Office in Israel
The newly established Jewish-Arab Party "A Place for Us All" has elicited criticism for wasting votes. However, there may be value to the party beyond immediate electoral outcomes
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 24/06/2026
NEW ISSUE from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social - Perspectives on Politics - Volume 24 - Special Issue 2 - June 2026 - cup.org/4uRWF7E Special Section: War and Noncombatants
A black and white image on the cover of "Perspectives on Politics." The photo shows a group of children sitting at desks in an outdoor classroom with a tented roof. The backdrop is a rough stone wall. The cover mentions a special section titled "War and Noncombatants.
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Sedef Asli Topal @sedefaslitopal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Excited to share my new article, Rebel group mergers: security imperatives and the autonomy dilemma, in the Journal of Peace Research. Here, I ask why rebel groups choose to merge and how they balance security benefits against the risk of losing autonomy. academic.oup.com/jpr/article-...
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Rebel group mergers: security imperatives and the autonomy dilemma
Abstract. Existing research suggests that rebel group mergers typically force at least one side to abandon its group identity and come under the control of
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
In today's post I argue that the Jewish-Israeli information and media landscape is extremely limited and biased contributing to extreme position taking. #Israel #Palestine #Media #Army #Voters #Extremism #Security #Elections #PoliticalAttitudes
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Why Jewish-Israelis Don't Know
Most Jewish-Israelis primarily consume Hebrew language media that presents limited information and perspectives
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Join us live!! www.youtube.com/live/4BV1qIC...
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ממשלת השינוי 2.0 – חזון או אשליה
YouTube video by Mothers Against Violence Israel (MAVI)
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Hebrew lng- This Sunday I will be participating in a panel with MP Aida Touma-Suleiman, Anat Saragusti, & Hamutal Guri to discuss the possibility of the election of a 'change government' in Israel this fall. Please join and amplify critical feminist discourse in Israel/Palestine!!
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ממשלת השינוי 2.0 – חזון או אשליה | MAVIsrael
בסדרת "אני לא פוליטי?" אנו בוחנות את עמדות מנהיגי האופוזיציה בשאלות היסוד של ישראל: מלחמה ושלום, דמוקרטיה, שוויון, זכויות אדם והעתיד המדיני. בכל מפגש נציג את "מדד הכיבוש" – מערכת שאלות הבוחנת כיצד כל ...
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Let's talk about ultra-Orthodox political parties NOT about ultra-Orthodox military conscription! In today's post I discuss the enormous policy impact of Jewish ultra-Orthodox political parties in Israel. #Israel #Religion #State #Politics #Elections #Haredi
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From Tiebreakers to Determining Policy: How ultra-Orthodox Political Parties political strategy changed over time
Ultra-Orthodox political parties are not satisfied with limited involvement in the state apparatus and safeguarding their way of life. For decades they have expanded their power over state resources.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Despite persistent criticism of Israeli military policy, most Jewish-Israelis (across pol. spectrum) remain supportive of the Israeli military as an institution & its actions. I also give some context for why that is the case. #Israel #Politics #Sanctions #Boycott #Attitudes #MiddleEast #Conflict
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Jewish-Israelis believe that the World is against them
Media reports focus on Israel's growing international isolation, but how do Israelis understand this isolation?
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A common misconception about women in Israeli politics is that there is a positive relationship between women's military service & their participation & presence in politics. Want to learn more? 👇 #Women #Politics #Military #Israel #Conscription #Reserves #Conflict #Elections #Palestine #MiddleEast
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Women's Military Service does not appear to impact Political Participation or Ambition - The Israeli Case
Since 2023 a record number of women are doing reserve duty in the military and yet there are fewer women in politics and men are dominating political discourse
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Why does Israel suffer from a military general savior complex and why it doesn't work. #Israel #Elections #MiddleEast #NyTimes #WashingtonPost #TheAtlantic #Eisenkot open.substack.com/pub/noabalf/...
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Bursting the Bubble of Israeli Generals - The Eisenkot edition
A history of Israeli generals' political failures and why Eisenkot will not be the exception
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
In today's post I explain why one election will not undue the long-term effect of Netanyahu's policies on Palestinians, the economy, and Israeli bureaucracy. #Israel #Netanyahu #Elections #Palestine #ForeignAffairs #Politics open.substack.com/pub/noabalf/...
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Netanyahu's Lasting Impact on Israel and Palestine
From deliberately derailing the Oslo process, to his neo-liberal economic policies reshaping the Israeli economy and society, Netanyahu has succeeded in achieving many of his goals.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
As promised - I wrote another substack today continuing my discussion of Netanyahu's staying power. In today's post I look at his numbers. For my quant people - I must warn you that this is descriptive data only and that my data visualization will horrify you. open.substack.com/pub/noabalf/...
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Netanyahu's Numbers
A story of relative stability
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Trying something out - putting out a substack piece every day for the next thirty days about #IsraeliPolitics and the #IsraelElections. Today's short starter is titled "Netanyahu's Staying Power". I hope you follow along. open.substack.com/pub/noabalf/...
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Netanyahu's Staying Power
Possible insight into the upcoming elections in Israel
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
And yes the extremism is among jewish-israeli voters. The majority of Palestinian citizens of Israel identify on the left (there are of course policies where they exhibit some socially conservative attitudes) but their positions still serve as a moderating force in Israeli politics
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The real question is not whether Netanyahu is reelected BUT whether these elections will demonstrate any weakening of the extremist trends in Jewish Israeli politics. Continuation of current trajectories will have enormous implications for Palestinians and for the region broadly
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Recently the Israeli legislature passed laws to expand the religious courts jurisdiction beyond matters of personal status. Bennett is supportive of such moved that harm gendered, racial, and sexual minorities in Israel. He is also supportive of attacks on civil society & human rights orgs
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This is because he also supports a greater role for jewish religion and Jewish supremacy in the state. As minister of education he led policies of greater Jewish religiosity in the allegedly secular public school system.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Bennett supports annexation, there is no evidence that he has moderated his extremist annexationist policies. He is also the architect of undermining judicial independence including packing the bench with conservative judges and limiting judicial review.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Well. It is time for terribly misinformed American journalists to pontificate about Israeli elections. Any discussion of Netanyahu, Bennett, Lapid etc must address the policies of these candidates. For the unfamiliar- Bennett is politically TO THE RIGHT of Netanyahu.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Another example of deterioration of gendered rights & conditions in Israel, the @Van Leer Jerusalem Institute has chosen to shutdown the gender equality index- a key data collection project, whose information is used by governments, scholars, NGOs, non-profits, think tanks etc. bonot.info/4tUqpkH
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החלטה על ביטול מדד המגדר וסגירת מרכז יודעת | בונות אלטרנטיבה
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A new legislative proposal under Israel's penal code seeks to out law the "Higher Follow up Committee", the leading palestinian-israeli civil organization that organizes and advocates for Palestinian interests within '48 main.knesset.gov.il/APPS/committ...
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Isha la-Isha was established in 1983 as a non-profit and is a legacy feminist institution - it houses Mizrahi feminist activists, queer activism, Palestinian feminist activists. You would be hard pressed to find feminist activists that are unaffiliated with it. It is a necessary feminist foundation
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
www.mekomit.co.il/%D7%A0%D7%90...
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נאבקות על הבית של כולנו: "אשה לאשה" כמקרה בוחן - שיחה מקומית
מתקפת הימין נגד ארגוני חברה אזרחית בכלל, ונגד פמיניסטיות בפרט, מתנהלת בתנועת מלקחיים מתואמת היטב. מצד אחד, הלשנה בעלת אופי כמעט עממי; מן הצד השני – מלאכת חקיקה אנטי-דמוקרטית מתוחכמת ועיקשת. >> גל החקי...
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Civil society in Israel/Palestine continues to be under legislative & municipal attack by extreme right-wing actors. My feminist home inst. 'Isha la-Isha' in Haifa is under threat of eviction bc they allegedly engaged in "political activity" and since their offices are in a city owned building ....
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Just saw a job ad for a visiting assistant professor position with a salary range of 30k-39k. I genuinely do not understand how departments can consider that ethical or reasonable. That is complicity in blatant exploitation.
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
NEW - How Violations of Electoral Integrity Undermine Partisan Attachments - cup.org/4rkKiPC - @aarslew.bsky.social #OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract about electoral integrity in the United States discusses voters' responses to anti-democratic behavior, partisan attachments, and the implications for democracy and party dynamics.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
On the contrary, the ongoing military belligerence on all fronts strengthens and legitimizes "security"rhetoric that is hyper-masculine and populist. This reduces the likelihood that we will observe any moderation of extremist tendencies in Israeli politics.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
While perceptions of the war on Iran might be somewhat critical in u.s. in Israel there is little criticism even as the government expands its existing military belligerence in Lebanon and continues its genocidal policies towards Palestinians. Worse this war will have no effect on Israeli elections
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The ethnic cleansing in the west Bank has ramped up and armed Jewish settlers in collaboration with the army are regularly attacking Palestinians and forcibly expelling them. Simultaneously Israel is preventing aid from entering gaza. Israel must be held accountable.
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Colonel shariki informed these multi generational communities that will be forced to leave their homes in the next year & a half. This is after and during a violent longterm campaign led by neighboring Jewish settlers to make these Palestinian communities livelihood impossible & destroy their homes
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
On 3.8 colonel shariki, the Jordan Valley brigade commander, along with an idea spokesperson rep. Met with a number of communities of Palestinian herders in the northern Jordan Valley to inform them area C will be cleared soon of Palestinians and also *further* limited their herding ground
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Lizzie Brannon @lizziebrannon.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Legislating Peace is out now with the Cambridge Elements Series in Gender & Politics. It’s available to download for free until March 6th! nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Legislating Peace
Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Legislating Peace
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Tiffany Barnes @tiffanydbarnes.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
More are on the way! These forthcoming Elements by @cbolzendahl.bsky.social & @hildecoffe.bsky.social 📚 @lizziebrannon.bsky.social & Jakana Thomas 📚 Mariela Daby & Eli Rau will launch on the website soon!
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Katie Bolzendahl @cbolzendahl.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
🧵 Excited to share my new book w/ @hildecoffe.bsky.social : "Different and Unequal? Gendered Political Participation in European Democracies" — with @universitypress.cambridge.org Elements in Gender and Politics (open access!) TLDR? Women don't just participate less. They participate *differently*
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Hamutal Gouri - Lecturer, consultant, and storytelling for social change. Hila Tov - Independent Journalist and activist Knesset Member Aida Touma-Suleiman - Palestinian feminist leader and politician and me :)
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Panelists: Sivan Tahel - Mizrahi activist & journalist for independent magazine The Hottest Place in Hell Maya Savir - Development professional working in humanitarian relief, human rights, and the peace community. Samah Salaime - Researcher, writer, Palestinian feminist activist
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
**************** When they say "Defense" - we ask for whom? When they say "Response" - we ask who initiated? When they say "Inevitable" - we ask who determined that? War is not destiny it is a choice. **************** #Palestine #Israel #Feminism #Resistance #MiddleEast
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Excited to be back on the webinar 'The Circle with Hamutal' 3.8 International Woman's Day we consider feminist resistance that refuses to whitewash abuses of power refuses to accept politics defined & driven by fear & normalization of violence for alleged 'security' events.zoom.us/ev/AjLzHre-w...
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ביום ראשון ה8 במרץ אין לנו פריבילגיה לשתוק
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Our 2026 (volume 56) articles can be found here - cup.org/4kRKcgQ #OpenAccess
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Dr. Noa Balf נועה באלף نوعة بالف @noabalf.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Very excited to join an incredible panel of Feminists and politicians to discuss power dynamics in Israeli politics. This is an election year in Israel and the stakes are incredibly high. events.zoom.us/ev/Ai76QGpjI...
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אם אנחנו לא שם — אנחנו לא קיימות.
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