Co-Director, MENA Observatory @J_Jaures Foundation | Co-founder, Atlantic Middle East Forum | Contributor, leading French media, made in @sciencespo

Joined December 2010
David Khalfa retweeted
New low for normalized Jew-hate in the American Democratic Party. Very sad: Painting your political opponents as puppets of Jews, as this El-Sayed ad does, and as crazed baby-killers and money-grubbing villains who are the root cause of every bad thing not just in the world, but in your life—from wars to the price of eggs to the reason you can’t have free healthcare—is not just low-grade Jew-hate. It’s pure Third Reich stuff, translated directly from the original German. Do you remember when Jewish Democrats in Michigan explained that they would vote for El-Sayed despite his open disdain for Jews, since there are many other important issues they need him to fight for? That anything was worth it to “defeat MAGA”? Well, here’s El-Sayed’s answer to them: Don’t worry, all those issues we agree on, like healthcare, inflation, and climate change, I’m going to make them about Jews too! I will tell the public that the Jews are the reason they can’t have those things.
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Netanyahu's Israel as super Sparta is creating a self-fulfilling future. A faux self-sufficiency driven by a state tethered to Jewish supremacy; perpetual conflict; Arabs as eternal enemies; international isolation; and peace as dangerous illusion. haaretz.com/israel-news/elec…
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Will Iran turn to terrorism? Recent reporting suggests it has plans to do just that With its leadership badly damaged and its security establishment humiliated by deep intelligence infiltration, the desperate regime likely sees little downside in setting caution aside and greenlighting a wide variety of international attacks. washingtoninstitute.org/poli…
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EXCLUSIVE: We obtained the full text of the Mecca defence pact signed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan - The agreement commits the three countries to mutual defence, also barring withdrawal for the first 10 years THE FULL TEXT IS BELOW #BREAKING middleeasteye.net/news/full-…
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David Khalfa retweeted
Over 4,000 Jews moved from France to Israel this year so far, and the number is expected to reach 5,000 by the end of the year. This is the 1st year since the fall of the Soviet Union that any country other than Russia is the origin of the most immigrants. (Source: @MakorRishon)
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"Hezbollah knows its real enemy isn't Israel; its real enemy is a Lebanese alternative of peace and a state." In a new piece for @ThisIsBeirut_, Ambassador David Hale explains how Hizballah has lost its grip on power. thisisbeirut.com.lb/opinion/…
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David Khalfa retweeted
The Houthis’ political and military messaging has hardened over the past few years. Their leader’s speeches and publications have been publicly challenging Saudi custodianship over Mecca and targeting Mohammed bin Salman’s standing at home. They are also dredging up old claims on Asir, Jizan and Najran. Saudi Arabia is also subject to attacks over what the Houthis perceive as a clandestine Israeli-Saudi relationship of normalization (which obviously does not exist). That rhetoric carries weight because the Houthis see their territorial and ideological ambitions outside Yemen as the path to a Free Palestine, and Saudi Arabia is the entity standing in their way. My latest deep dive looks at what the Houthi and Iran primary sources reveal: ideologymachine.com/p/for-th…
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David Khalfa retweeted
IDF reveals Hamas plan to plant bombs near Gaza displacement camps An internal Hamas document from April 2024 proposed detonating explosives near displaced civilians and firing stun grenades into camps to create chaos, allowing te... ynetnews.com/article/hjiz00v…
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David Khalfa retweeted
« Selon des sources policières et du renseignement territorial, la mobilisation des casseurs a également été suscitée, accentuée, accélérée ou instrumentalisée par des influenceurs et des blogueurs soutenus ou viralisés par des puissances étrangères. L’Iran, l’Algérie et la Russie sont notamment citées par la presse et par un ancien Premier ministre et un ministre de l’intérieur que j’ai interrogés ». Prenez 5mn pour écouter l'excellente chronique de Frédéric Martel hier soir sur France Culture. radiofrance.fr/franceculture…
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China supplying military technology and equipment to both sides in a war is nothing new. Today, it is helping the Houthis (see report below) and the Saudis (missiles and UAV). In the 1980s, it sold weapons to both #Iran and Iraq during their 8-year war. ndtv.com/world-news/houthis-…
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David Khalfa retweeted
🚨 Egypt’s National Defence Council, chaired by President El-Sisi, approves deploying troops in Saudi Arabia. Parliament due to convene for emergency session today to authorise defensive measures to support the kingdom
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À qui profite l’émeute… Violences, pillages, affrontements : les revendications s’effacent derrière le chaos. Entre impuissance du gouvernement et ambiguïtés de #LFI, l’ #ExtrêmeDroite pourrait bien être la grande gagnante. #Presidentielle2027 #emeutes librejournal.fr/article/a-qu…
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David Khalfa retweeted
“According to testimonies from the scene and documentation received by Galei Tzahal, it appears that one of the diplomatic vehicles was pelted with stones and its window was smashed. In addition, one of the consuls was seen in footage lying on the ground, apparently after being attacked.” Another day of lawlessness
אירוע חריג ביותר בכפר הפלסטיני טייבה בבנימין - בעת מסיק הזיתים: רכבים של דיפלומטים מצרפת, בלגיה ופולין - הותקפו לפני זמן קצר בידי יהודים. מעדויות שהגיעו מהשטח וכן מתיעודים שהגיעו לידי גלי צה״ל, עולה כי אחד הרכבים הדיפלומטיים הותקף באבנים ושמשתו נופצה. בנוסף, אחד הקונסולים נצפה בתיעוד כשהוא שוכב על הרצפה, ככל הנראה לאחר שהותקף. עדויות נוספות מצביעות על כך ש-7 יהודים רעולי פנים הגיעו על גבי טרקטורונים לשטח, הקיפו את הרכב הדיפלומטי, דרשו תעודות זהות, וניפצו את החלון ברכב של הקונסוליה הבלגית. מדובר צה״ל טרם נמסרה תגובה.
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David Khalfa retweeted
Faire part de son admiration pour le courage des Iraniens, tout en bloquant la publication d’un rapport sur les ingérences numériques en provenance de la République islamique… l’attitude française à l’égard de l’#Iran est de plus en plus problématique, et incompréhensible ! lalettre.fr/fr/politique_ely…
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#Focus | $200 million from Iran for Hezbollah: A respite, not a way out of the crisis The party will announce a new aid plan in a few days. Will it be enough to calm the anger of those displaced? Read @Malekjadah's article below today.lorientlejour.com/arti…
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Houthis could now manufacture their own attack drones largely independently, using locally produced fibreglass and components from China, @BashaReport says. More sophisticated ballistic and cruise missiles remain heavily dependent on Iranian components and technology. ft.com/content/bd2c7385-184e…
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David Khalfa retweeted
La France appelle les dirigeants palestiniens à « revenir sur leur décision » de reporter les élections l.leparisien.fr/GmVd
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David Khalfa retweeted
"A government that curbs settler violence, freezes annexation, and reopens a horizon for Palestinian sovereignty could begin recovering much of the standing, the markets and the alliances Israel has spent the last few years burning up." nytimes.com/2026/10/09/opini…
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David Khalfa retweeted
Hamas terrorists have released Palestinian activist Eyad Jundya Abu Hammam after torturing him so severely that they broke his jaw and leg. This is what Hamas does to Palestinians in Gaza who dare to speak out against them. Eyad was kidnapped by Hamas militias and subjected to horrific torture for over a week. He now needs immediate medical treatment. Over the past three years, Hamas has tortured and murdered Palestinians and shot others in the legs for opposing them. Yet many of the loudest voices in the so-called pro-Palestine movement have remained silent about these horrific attacks on activists in Gaza.
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