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After 1948, 850,000 Jews were expelled from Arab countries, stripped of citizenship, property, and rights. Israel absorbed them, granted citizenship, and integrated them. Arab states largely denied Palestinians the same, leaving generations in camps under UNRWA’s unique inherited refugee status. Israel solved its refugee crisis in one generation. Arab states chose not to solve theirs. Palestinians are still paying the price for that decision.

Too rich. Too poor. Communist. Capitalist. Too powerful. Too powerless. @DrPhil breaks down the impossible double standards Jews have faced for generations. Attacked by the far left and the far right. Condemned for not having a country, then condemned for having one. The accusations may contradict each other, but the antisemitism behind them remains the same. And today, much of that same hatred has found a new label: “Zionist.”

Coalitions are built on shared values, and on security and Israel’s Jewish character, these parties and the Zionist opposition disagree. That’s politics, not racism. Arab citizens voted, ran, and won 19 seats. That’s democracy at work.

Could they join Eisenkot’s opposition bloc? Both sides want Netanyahu out, together they’d hold 67 seats, and Ra’am served in government in 2021. But the gaps are real: the Gaza war, funding the IDF, and Eisenkot’s national service requirement.

First, there are two Arab parties, with two very different worldviews. The Joint List: an anti-Zionist alliance that rejects Israel as a Jewish state and is reluctant to join any Zionist-led government. Ra’am: a conservative Islamist party that accepts Israel as a Jewish state and is open to partnering.

Israel’s Arab parties won a record number of Knesset seats. Critics say if the opposition won’t partner with them, Israel is racist and undemocratic. It’s not that simple. Here’s the context the coverage is leaving out. 🧵

As polarized as American politics is, the far left and far right seem to agree on one thing: Israel is to blame. Different ideologies. Different agendas. Same old scapegoat. When political extremes start sounding alike, it's worth asking why.

Hey @joerogan, you pushed this claim with @ComicDaveSmith, and now you're at it again. DNA testing isn't banned in Israel. It's regulated to protect privacy and prevent insurance discrimination. Genetic testing for medical screenings and court-ordered paternity is legal and widely practiced. And genetic studies have repeatedly confirmed the Middle Eastern ancestry of Jewish populations, including Ashkenazi Jews. At this point, Joe, the question isn't why Israel regulates DNA testing. It's why you keep spreading a conspiracy theory when the facts are so easy to verify.

What's this? The anti-Israel influence campaign dressed up as a pop culture channel is celebrating a terrorist murderer? Color us shocked. For more on how Pop Base uses the world of entertainment to spread anti-Israel disinformation, see here: youtube.com/shorts/ni63Qc2mb…

Hey @SBS, what's with referring to 2023 as "the year the conflict between Hamas and Israel boiled over." Water boils over. On October 7, Hamas-led terrorists massacred some 1,200 people, committed sexual violence, and abducted 251 hostages. Way to downplay Hamas' atrocities.

The audience wasn't just along for the ride. They treated @macklemore like a hero, applauding enthusiastically as speaker after speaker delivered a one-sided narrative that demonized Israel and portrayed Palestinians as oppressed victims.