Of the apparent 52 anti-Netanyahu Zionist mandates, only 10 are the Democrats, who signaled they understood the assignment. It's hard to imagine the ultranationalists making up the rest of the bloc going along with it, and very easy to imagine some of them defecting to the Netanyahu bloc.

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I'm pessimistic about the anti-Netanyahu bloc because, again, this has been clear for years. If the leadership and public were willing to sacrifice a tiny bit of apartheid to preserve what little democracy Israelis enjoy, that would have had to be the premise of their campaign. They already chose.

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Israeli exit poll results confirm what's been clear for years: there can be no pro-democracy coalition without the non-Zionist parties. I don't believe the Zionist anti-Netanyahu bloc is willing to work with "the Arabs", even knowing the alternative. I hope against hope to be proven wrong.

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For the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social news desk newsletter today, I wrote about the weird and creepy "Talmud" discourse on Twitter last week, with help from @benlorber8.bsky.social.

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Here's my Yom Kippur morning sermon on Safety through Solidarity, with thanks to @benlorber8.bsky.social and @shaneburley.bsky.social! (To get the context, I recommend watching part 1 first) youtu.be/do7V5EAyZPI written version here: morethanfourquestions.beehiiv.com/p/question-2...

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