Yousef Munayyer · Oct 28, 2026 · 12:18 PM UTC

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No one with a persuasive and winning argument needs to do this.

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ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt: "I have 45 people at ADL—full-time analysts—45 full-time intelligence analysts tracking the bad guys across social media, across AI, across video games, podcasts, crypto, you name it." "[We've built] software to track Wikipedia [editors]…"

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Peter Beinart · Oct 29, 2026 · 1:28 AM UTC

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Imagine if a sitting Republican senator said voters should reject Jon Ossoff or Josh Shapiro because they reject Jesus. That would be a big story. This won't be because Islamophobia from powerful Republicans is simply the norm. It's why there's no comparison between the level of Islamophobia and the level of antisemitism in America today. Only one is actively promoted by the state. peterbeinart.substack.com/p/…

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Moreno says El-Sayed can’t be a senator because he doesn’t understand that Jesus came here for our salvation.

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Patrick Gaspard · Oct 28, 2026 · 1:44 PM UTC

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Whatever happens, I want to plead with media, pundits, and strategists gaming 2028 not to simply look at Michigan results through standard Right vs Left / Left vs Center paradigms. If you asses this race and don’t account for the unrelenting racism, you’re engaged in malpractice

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@AcynOct 27

Vance on El-Sayed: We have to understand what happens when our nation gives into these kinds of people with zero attachment to its land or to its history. What we saw in France, the hatred, the ingratitude, the desire to destroy rather than a desire to build, that exact same cancer that has corrupted El-Sayed.

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Lara Friedman · Oct 29, 2026 · 12:27 AM UTC

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Looking forward to the ADL & friends - who no doubt are enjoying the piling on against El-Sayed - weighing in on this framing, which by extension also delegitimizes Jewish participation in US political life.

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Moreno: "I campaigned with Mike Rogers because he's in a race with somebody that is an affront to me as an American, as a naturalized citizen. Abdul El-Sayed can be nowhere near DC. Do you think he understands that concept that our rights come from God Almighty? That Jesus came here for our salvation? He should be nowhere near Washington DC and Mike Rogers is going to kick his ass."

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Responsible Statecraft · Oct 28, 2026 · 3:30 PM UTC

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BREAKING: Despite an intense US pressure campaign, the UN voted overwhelmingly to condemn the US blockade of Cuba. @lee_schlenker breaks it down: responsiblestatecraft.org/cu…

Despite intense US pressure, UN votes to condemn Cuba blockade

US Ambassador Mike Waltz persuaded roughly 20 states to change their position but couldn't defeat the annual measure

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Matthew Petti · Oct 26, 2026 · 2:15 PM UTC

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> FDD forced to explain the economic sanctions hurt the people, not the regime ahahahahhahahahagagqhqhqhqhqhqhhqjekwieheijwaojsiwjfnodhe

Mark Dubowitz

@mdubowitzOct 24

Don’t be mislead by @jonfiner and @PhilGordonDC. They’re both seasoned sanctions practitioners. They know full well that the economic and financial warfare they’re advocating against Israel won’t stop at the Green Line. It will hit banks, businesses and all Israelis inside Israel itself. Their mission is clear: coerce Israelis into accepting a Palestinian state—even if it is highly likely it will be controlled by Hamas, riddled with corruption, and posing a mortal threat to Israel’s security. They have learned nothing from October 7 and the failed territorial withdrawals of the past.

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Alan Eyre · Oct 26, 2026 · 11:25 PM UTC

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What nonsense. Not the first time the US has put itself on the wrong side of an issue for Israel.

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@USUNOct 26

The UN harbors a moral fugitive who spews hatred for America, the West, Jews, and Israel. Francesca Albanese is institutional poison, doing grave damage to the UN, and tarnishing the work of brave UN personnel who risk their lives to feed the starving and keep the peace. I know it. You know it. All that remains is to do something about it. Start by saying publicly what you say privately: Albanese must go. @AmbUNReform

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Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz ,داني سيترينوفيتش · Oct 26, 2026 · 7:27 AM UTC

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אירוע חשוב ביותר, בעל משמעות אסטרטגית רחבה הרבה מעבר לעצם קיום הפגישות בטהראן. א. הסכם מכה היה מלכתחילה התפתחות מבורכת בעיני טהראן באופן עקרוני, שכן הוא שיקף את ההבנה הגוברת של מדינות האזור כי עליהן לגוון את משענותיהן הביטחוניות ולא להסתמך באופן בלעדי על ארצות הברית. מדובר בניסיון לעצב ארכיטקטורה ביטחונית אזורית עצמאית יותר, שאינה תלויה לחלוטין בוושינגטון. ב. עצם ההגעה לטהראן ממחישה כי מדינות האזור מכירות לא רק בלגיטימיות של המשטר האיראני, אלא גם במעמדה של איראן כשחקן מרכזי וביכולתה להשפיע על ההתפתחויות באזור, בעיקר באמצעות שותפותיה ובראשן החות'ים. זאת, גם אם מידת השליטה הישירה של איראן בחות'ים מוגבלת מאוד. ההבנה היא שלא ניתן לעצב סדר אזורי יציב תוך התעלמות מאיראן. ג. על רקע האפשרות לחידוש הלחימה בין איראן לארצות הברית, לפגישות הללו חשיבות מיוחדת. מדינות האזור מבינות היטב כי הן עלולות לשלם מחיר כבד על הסלמה נוספת, בעיקר באמצעות פגיעה בתשתיות האנרגיה, בנמלים ובנתיבי הסחר. לכן יש להן אינטרס ברור לשכנע את טהראן לרדת מהעץ בכל הנוגע לדרישותיה, ובמקביל להבהיר לה כי הסכם מכה אינו מכוון נגדה או נגד האינטרסים שלה. ד. חשוב להבין שהסכם מכה וההידברות עם איראן אינם מהלכים סותרים, אלא שני צדדים של אותה אסטרטגיה: מצד אחד, בניית יכולות ביטחוניות עצמאיות וחיזוק ההרתעה האזורית, ומצד שני, ניסיון להפחית את הסיכון לעימות באמצעות דיאלוג והסדרים מדיניים. ה. האירוע ממחיש פעם נוספת כי גם מדינות החוששות מאיראן אינן מעוניינות בהכרח במלחמה נוספת נגדה. הן מבינות היטב את מגבלות הכוח הצבאי ואת העובדה שגם מערכה קשה נוספת לא בהכרח תסיר את האיום האיראני, אך בהחלט עלולה לערער את היציבות האזורית ולפגוע קשות בכלכלותיהן, ולכן הן מבקשות להמנע מכך. ו. יש כאן גם מסר חשוב לישראל. בעוד שבישראל יש מי שממשיכים לראות במערכה צבאית נוספת פתרון אפשרי לאתגר האיראני, מדינות האזור מבקשות דווקא למנוע הידרדרות ולהבטיח שלא יהפכו שוב לזירת עימות בין איראן לארצות הברית. בשורה התחתונה, פגישה חשובה זו לא תגשר על הפערים העמוקים בין איראן לסעודיה או לתורכיה, אבל היא ממחישה שינוי חשוב בתפיסה האזורית: לצד הצורך להרתיע את איראן ולהתמודד עם האיום שהיא מציבה, גוברת ההבנה שלא ניתן להעלים אותה מהמפה ושיש למצוא דרך לחיות לצדה. זו התפתחות אסטרטגית משמעותית ביותר, שעשויה להשפיע על עיצוב הסדר הביטחוני במזרח התיכון לאור הצפי לשינוי בפריסת הכוחות האמריקנים באיזור.

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@kaisos1987Oct 26

אירוע תקדימי: המועצה לביטחון לאומי באיראן מאשרת כי בטהראן יתקיים היום מפגש של שר ההגנה הסעודי, הנסיך ח'אלד בן סלמאן, מפקד צבא פקיסטן, עאסם מוניר, וראש המודיעין הטורקי, איבראהים קאלן, עם בכירים איראנים כדי לבנות מערך ביטחוני אזורי. חברות ברית ההגנה "מכה" - סעודיה, טורקיה, פקיסטן, קורצות למשטר האייתוללות

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Amir Tibon אמיר תיבון · Oct 26, 2026 · 4:33 AM UTC

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לילה מעניין. בתוך כמה שעות, שני מועמדים שזכו לתמיכה של טראמפ הפסידו את הבחירות שלהם: בולסונרו (הבן) בברזיל והנשיא הכושל המושחת ווצ'יץ' בסרביה. בחלון הזמנים הקטן בין התוצאות בסרביה לדרמה בברזיל, טראמפ פרסם עוד הודעה למען נתניהו. חצי כוח, האמת. הודעה חיוורת יותר מהקודמת, וכמובן מתחברת לדיווח של ברק רביד, שנתניהו מתחנן להתערבות נוספת של הנשיא בבחירות. ראש ממשלה בישראל מתחנן על הברכיים שמנהיג זר יתערב בבחירות הדמוקרטיות של מדינת העם היהודי, כמו אחרון הקבצנים. לאיזה רמות של חולשה והשפלה האיש הזה הביא את המדינה שלנו, זה לא נתפס. לבולסונרו ולנשיא הכושל של סרביה (העם שם החליף אותו בגלל תאונה בתחנת רכבת בה נהרגו 15 איש...) זה לא עזר. מחר נגלה כמה התערבות כזו שווה פה בישראל. ואחרי הבחירות נגלה מה נתניהו הנואש וחסר הבושה הבטיח לבית הלבן כדי לקבל אותה.

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Trita Parsi · Oct 26, 2026 · 2:23 PM UTC

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Very important meeting today between representatives of the Mecca Pact (KSA, Pakistan, and Turkey) and Iran in Tehran. But an invitation for Tehran to join the pact was not on the agenda. Rather, an emergency session in which the three are requesting Iran's help to end the conflict with Ansarollah, which is threatening to destabilize Saudi Arabia. From the Iranian perspective, KSA has committed the same mistake as Trump: Starting a war that it cannot control or end. Tehran is willing to help, a source in Iran tells me, but Ansarullah's condition for KSA to lift the air blockade on Yemen before any fighting ends is unchanging. (Ansarullah is focused on the air blockade, not the sea blockade) Still, this meeting reflects something even more important, and something we and other restrainers have pointed out for years: As the US pulls back militarily, contrary to Washington's conventional wisdom, regional states are showing greater agency and taking responsibility for the region's security themselves. This does not mean all problems will be resolved or that conflict and chaos will be avoided, but it will be their conflicts, their chaos, and their responsibility, not the US's.

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Eli Clifton · Oct 26, 2026 · 1:30 PM UTC

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You want to know what desperate looks like? Denying the role that Israel played in leading the U.S. into a war with Iran. Consider that the war with Iran has choked global energy markets and driven up prices of many goods including [checks notes] BANANAS.

Jonathan Greenblatt

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You want to know what desperate looks like? Blaming the price of bananas on Israel. Consider this PAC ad just another example of scapegoating the Jewish state. At least we can thank them for a case study in antisemitism.

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Nicholas Kristof · Oct 25, 2026 · 11:15 PM UTC

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There has been speculation that Netanyahu might try to accidentally on purpose provoke a resumption of war with Iran, in hopes of helping him in his election. The Israeli chief of staff appears to share that concern.

David Makovsky

@DavidMakovskyOct 25

Israel's Channel 12 Reporting (English translation of their report:) Breaking news in this edition An unprecedented confrontation between the Chief of Staff and the Prime Minister has reached a critical—or perhaps disastrous—turning point over the last 24 hours. At the heart of the matter: the Iranian issue. There is concern on the part of [Chief of Staff] Zamir that Netanyahu and the political leadership might trigger a scenario of miscalculation vis-à-vis Iran, just ahead of the elections. A defense official states that the action in question could lead to a rapid confrontation with Iran at a highly sensitive and dramatic moment, potentially resulting in a miscalculation. Sources familiar with the details indicate that the military leadership fears an attempt to exploit the Iranian issue for political gain—a claim that political figures deny, labeling it an outright lie. Regardless, two sources tell me that the situation has escalated to the point where, during a visit to the Palmachim Airbase today, the atmosphere in the discussion was extremely tense. In recent days, Zamir received a directive from the political leadership but requested an in-depth discussion before taking any action. He also demanded formal, signed legal authorization from the political echelon for the proposed move. A senior defense official remarked: "History will not forget the role Zamir has played here over the last few days." In short: an exceptionally intense confrontation between Zamir and Netanyahu regarding the Iranian issue, occurring just before the elections. It should be noted: all details in this report have been approved by the Military Censor. Yaron Avraham

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Amgad Fareid Eltayeb · Oct 24, 2026 · 4:12 PM UTC

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@Amgad_FareidOct 24

In July 2024, Lana Nusseibeh publicly and categorically rejected the UN Panel of Experts’ findings of credible evidence that #UAE supports the atrocities and genocide committed by the Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) militia in Sudan. Confronted on CNN, she declared: “No. Those allegations are categorically untrue.” Asked directly whether she disputed the UN experts’ findings, she replied: “Yes, absolutely.” Now, Ms. Nusseibeh seeks to lead the very institution whose findings she so emphatically dismissed in defence of her government. How can she possibly be entrusted with that responsibility? The fundamental question is not whether Nusseibeh was entitled to defend her regime. It is whether someone who placed that defence above the credible findings of UN experts can genuinely be entrusted with upholding the independence, integrity, and authority of the United Nations. Why should the world trust her judgment when the UN’s findings conflict with the interests of the very government that nominated her? The UN highest office is not for protecting a criminal regime from scrutiny and accountability. The seat of the UN Secretary-General should not be for sale!

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Nicholas Kristof · Oct 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM UTC

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In some ways, @Lana_Nusseibeh is a compelling candidate for UN Secretary-General. She's a woman from a moderate Gulf country and has a record of effective diplomacy -- but unfortunately she has proven her effectiveness by backing the UAE's role in arming the RSF militia as it has engaged in mass murder and mass rape in Sudan, in a rampage that both the Biden and Trump administrations have called genocide. So, sure, an effective diplomat is wonderful -- but not if the effectiveness is divorced from values the UN is meant to promote. No doubt she thought she was simply supporting the policies her country's leaders set. But hundreds of thousands have died in Sudan, as best we can tell, and she has helped lead a UAE diplomatic effort that has lied about it, covered it up and persisted in it even as the slaughter continues. Shouldn't that be disqualifying?

Lana Nusseibeh

@Lana_NusseibehOct 22

I am standing to be Secretary-General because I believe this is a moment to act with greater urgency: to act earlier, bring people together across difference, and drive the work forward until it produces concrete results. That is how we rebuild trust in the United Nations and ensure it delivers meaningful change for the people it exists to serve. My vision: lananusseibeh.org

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Amir Tibon אמיר תיבון · Oct 23, 2026 · 2:23 PM UTC

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@amirtibonOct 23

נתניהו לפני עשור: אני אחזק את מעמד ישראל בעולם, תהיה לנו מדינה חזקה עם יחסי חוץ מעולים. נתניהו היום: נתבצר על הר קירח במדבר יהודה ונאגור מטבעות וירטואליים.

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@roy_katzOct 23

הראשון לזהות?: "צריך להתארגן בכלכלה עוקפת לסנקציות בנקאיות, הבלוקצ'יין הוא חלופה, ביקשתי להכין תכניות לזה". נתניהו בראיון לערוץ 10 על ההיערכות לחרם כלכלי בינלאומי וסנקציות כלכליות על ישראל

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Justin Lynch · Oct 23, 2026 · 4:20 PM UTC

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Nusseibeh was the UAE’s point person on Sudan, according to Justin Lynch, managing director of the Conflict Insights Group research organization. “Throughout this war, she assured other governments that the UAE was not backing the RSF, even as Washington and other capitals knew internally that it was,” he told the AP. The U.N. secretary-general’s role is to protect civilians from horrors like el-Fasher, Lynch said. “Handing the job over to the diplomat who ran cover for it would be an insult to the survivors.” apnews.com/article/united-na…

UAE diplomat running for UN chief faces questions over her country's support for Sudan rebels

Lana Nusseibeh, a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates, is the newest contender for United Nations secretary-general.

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Shashank Joshi · Oct 22, 2026 · 3:33 PM UTC

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@shashjOct 22

"Top officials in the State Department made clear that only candidates who voted for President Donald Trump would be eligible for the mid-to-upper level foreign service roles. They also told candidates that their campaign donation history would be examined and any donation to Democrats would be disqualifying."

Eric Katz@EricM_KatzOct 22

SCOOP: The State Dept has started asking career diplomats up for promotion if they voted for Trump in 16, 20, 24. Federal law prohibits politically based hiring for career staff. State tells @washingtonsun it's screening for "fidelity" and execution of the president's vision👇

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Andy · Oct 19, 2026 · 1:39 PM UTC

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Replying to @DeptofWar

@DeptofWar @SecWar @PeteHegseth, the facts are below. Our international military partners deserve our respect. Meanwhile, no formal DoD SecDef condolence regarding the tragic training fatalities within the armed forces of our geographically closest partner. Leaders set the example.

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@DeptofWarOct 17

.@SECWAR FULL REMARKS to ROTC cadets and military recruits at the University of Tennessee.

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Kenneth Roth · Oct 19, 2026 · 3:43 AM UTC

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The future of the Amazon, and prospects for a habitable earth, could depend on whether Lula defeats Bolsonaro for president of Brazil. trib.al/DyBd5Tr

Why the Future of the Amazon Could Depend on Brazil’s Election

Flávio Bolsonaro, the front runner in this month’s presidential runoff, is a strong advocate of environmental deregulation who has backed policies that scientists say could hurt the rainforest.

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Karen Finney · Oct 19, 2026 · 3:08 AM UTC

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From the story “Bari’s ideas routinely come from social media influencers or from opposition research that’s been placed in conservative outlets, and those stories usually leave out important context and facts,” one CBS News staffer in New York told Semafor. semafor.com/article/10/18/20…

Exclusive: How CBS News’ Middle East war spread to the Upper Midwest

Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has personally advocated for CBS News journalists to pursue numerous story angles related to Abdul El-Sayed’s supposed sympathy towards the Muslim Brotherhood.

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