Israel General Discussion: Annus Horribilis

[America Needs R'hllor]

No, they aren't *the same*.

On the other hand, there are surely parallels.

There are parallels between any two social categories. What matters is the degree of relevance and essence. The Haredi are far more like the Amish than they are like the Taliban. If anyone in Israel is similar in any meaningful way to the Taliban it’s the Hardal or the northern section of the Islamic movement.

I think the haredim are pretty unique in a global perspective. I'm not sure there is any other group with an a lifestyle that directly contradicts any modern notion of a productive society and economy, while also demanding massive aid from the government because they believe their lifestyle benefits everyone.

The extreme settlers are definitely the closest parallel to "Jewish Taliban", and they also get a ton of funding for their damaging actions from this government

[Hnv1]

Aymen Odeh announced he will stepdown as chairman of Hadash and the Joint List before the next elections.

I have no idea if Hadash will go for a more nationalist leader or a more socialist one. Odeh started as the latter and was very promising, but soon found himself pushed to the nationalist agenda

In an interview Odeh Said he wanted to meet Obama but the old tankies in Nazareth vetoed the visit to D.C.

Commies…

[America Needs R'hllor]

Avi Maoz will return to the government and head his "Jewish identity" authority after his budget demands were accepted. happy pride month

[Hnv1]

Levine says he wants to appoint judges to the SC that will make segragation legal*. I hope the US administration announce him a persona non grata.


*Israeli law currently allow for segragation in very small settlements with under 450 inhabitants that are ran as cooperative or communal village. still a disgrace, but Levine is aiming at a wider scale.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Yesterday's drama:
conflict between coalition and opposition over the judicial committee: traditionally, the Knesset picks 1 MK from the coalition and 1 MK from the opposition fo serve there. Many in the coalition wanted 2 coalition MKs there as "compensation" for the judicial coup not passing
Bibi was leaning towards going with the traditional choice, but he's a coward so in the last minute he tried to get the Knesset to reject all candidates to the judicial committee to postpone the choice
one of likud's biggest sickos, Tali Gotliv, tried to run anyway and refused to withdraw her name. The opposition also ran a unified candidate
Knesset elected the opposition candidate, Yesh Atid's Karin Elharar,  with at least 4 coalition MKs defecting and voting for her
Tali Gotliv not elected, so judicial committee won't start working until the Knesset can elect its second representative. But at least one opposition MK guaranteed

[Meclazine for Israel]

4 Israeli's shot dead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65963017

This is nasty.

[Hnv1]

The Israeli bar elections, usually a super dull affair (I only voted once in all of my years as member), aroused quite a lot of attention. The bar selects two members of the judicial appointment committee, and the anti-reform candidate won the chairmanship with over 70% of the vote. A big f u to Levine from a generally centrist population


Edit: lol Likud now wish to disband the Israeli bar association

[Oryxslayer]

Israel's Druze are rioting over a proposed Golan Wind Farm.

[CumbrianLefty]

4 Israeli's shot dead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-65963017

This is nasty.

As is your misuse of an apostrophe

[Comrade Funk]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

And the Druze are violently rioting (shooting at police, burning things) over wind farms too close to their lands - NIMBY meet the Middle East.

This is not a healthy country where every population other than the secular bloc will riot and destroy and commit pogroms whenever they're displeased.

[Angel of Death]

Now that the legislative process of overhauling the judiciary has resumed, anyone dare to speculate how this is all going to unfold?

[America Needs R'hllor]

Communication Minister Kar'i is advancing legislation to abolish the independent media regulation authorities, replace them with a toothless politician-appointed body, harm the mainstream channels 11, 12 and 13 and give direct financial benefits to the far right freaks in channel 14, who advance deranged conspiracy theories against LGBT people and anti government activists every day

[Angel of Death]

One has to admit Bibi and co. are playing this smart: Cross the Rubicon by having at least one law passed and then let the protest movement wither during summer recess.

[Hnv1]

One has to admit Bibi and co. are playing this smart: Cross the Rubicon by having at least one law passed and then let the protest movement wither during summer recess.

Wither? Nonsense. Cross the rubicon and it’s a done deal. The public isn’t going to let it slide, this is simply the beginning of a new nastier phase

[PSOL]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

And the Druze are violently rioting (shooting at police, burning things) over wind farms too close to their lands - NIMBY meet the Middle East.

This is not a healthy country where every population other than the secular bloc will riot and destroy and commit pogroms whenever they're displeased.

This is the root of the problem, secular Jews are not hand-in-hand with their Palestinian and Armenian brethren in resisting the Bibi regime.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

And the Druze are violently rioting (shooting at police, burning things) over wind farms too close to their lands - NIMBY meet the Middle East.

This is not a healthy country where every population other than the secular bloc will riot and destroy and commit pogroms whenever they're displeased.

This is the root of the problem, secular Jews are not hand-in-hand with their Palestinian and Armenian brethren in resisting the Bibi regime.

what are you even talking about

[PSOL]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

And the Druze are violently rioting (shooting at police, burning things) over wind farms too close to their lands - NIMBY meet the Middle East.

This is not a healthy country where every population other than the secular bloc will riot and destroy and commit pogroms whenever they're displeased.

This is the root of the problem, secular Jews are not hand-in-hand with their Palestinian and Armenian brethren in resisting the Bibi regime.

what are you even talking about

The Armenians in their own quarter are also facing immense harassment and displacement, it isn’t just limited to Palestinians. No matter what, Jews aren’t being needed backup and allies in the major anti-Bibi protests of the past three years even with them having skin in the game to remove Netanyahu.

[America Needs R'hllor]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

And the Druze are violently rioting (shooting at police, burning things) over wind farms too close to their lands - NIMBY meet the Middle East.

This is not a healthy country where every population other than the secular bloc will riot and destroy and commit pogroms whenever they're displeased.

This is the root of the problem, secular Jews are not hand-in-hand with their Palestinian and Armenian brethren in resisting the Bibi regime.

what are you even talking about

The Armenians in their own quarter are also facing immense harassment and displacement, it isn’t just limited to Palestinians. No matter what, Jews aren’t being needed backup and allies in the major anti-Bibi protests of the past three years even with them having skin in the game to remove Netanyahu.

There are almost no Armenians in Israel. People facing harassment in the "Armenian quarter" are just Palestinians. I'm not sure where you got the emphasis on Armenians

[PSOL]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

And the Druze are violently rioting (shooting at police, burning things) over wind farms too close to their lands - NIMBY meet the Middle East.

This is not a healthy country where every population other than the secular bloc will riot and destroy and commit pogroms whenever they're displeased.

This is the root of the problem, secular Jews are not hand-in-hand with their Palestinian and Armenian brethren in resisting the Bibi regime.

what are you even talking about

The Armenians in their own quarter are also facing immense harassment and displacement, it isn’t just limited to Palestinians. No matter what, Jews aren’t being needed backup and allies in the major anti-Bibi protests of the past three years even with them having skin in the game to remove Netanyahu.

There are almost no Armenians in Israel. People facing harassment in the "Armenian quarter" are just Palestinians. I'm not sure where you got the emphasis on Armenians

There are these people

[Hnv1]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

And the Druze are violently rioting (shooting at police, burning things) over wind farms too close to their lands - NIMBY meet the Middle East.

This is not a healthy country where every population other than the secular bloc will riot and destroy and commit pogroms whenever they're displeased.

This is the root of the problem, secular Jews are not hand-in-hand with their Palestinian and Armenian brethren in resisting the Bibi regime.

what are you even talking about

The Armenians in their own quarter are also facing immense harassment and displacement, it isn’t just limited to Palestinians. No matter what, Jews aren’t being needed backup and allies in the major anti-Bibi protests of the past three years even with them having skin in the game to remove Netanyahu.

There are almost no Armenians in Israel. People facing harassment in the "Armenian quarter" are just Palestinians. I'm not sure where you got the emphasis on Armenians

There are these people

This is a minuscule population in Israel and as far as I know they identify as Arabs. The only Christian sect with a somewhat differentiating attitude to their classification as Arabs are the Maronites

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Settlers rampaged through another village in the Occupied West Bank.

And the Druze are violently rioting (shooting at police, burning things) over wind farms too close to their lands - NIMBY meet the Middle East.

This is not a healthy country where every population other than the secular bloc will riot and destroy and commit pogroms whenever they're displeased.

This is the root of the problem, secular Jews are not hand-in-hand with their Palestinian and Armenian brethren in resisting the Bibi regime.

Have you seen the anti-Bibi protests?

[Hnv1]

Bibi had a  cardiac pacemaker emergency transplant last night. Levine filled in as PM. Legislation going as planned (as Bibi really doesn't have a choice).

[TiltsAreUnderrated]

Bibi had a  cardiac pacemaker emergency transplant last night.

Pacemakers traditionally needed to be connected to a heart to function, so the technical hitch is understandable.

[Angel of Death]

So the "reasonableness" bill just made it into law. What now?