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From our World Union of Meretz friends across the pond.

‘Miracles can happen, the hostages are coming home,’ Witkoff tells packed Hostages Square

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 1d

"Peace is not weakness. It is the highest form of strength," declared Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, encapsulating our message these past 3+ decades. www.timesofisrael.com/miracles-can...

US special envoy, Kushner and Ivanka Trump applauded at what organizers hope is final rally; crowd cheers US president, boos Netanyahu; families of slain hostages fear not all bodies will be returned

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 1d

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After 738 days, all living Israeli hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza

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Covering the Gaza war, 'Israeli media is like a doctor hiding the patient's condition'

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 2d

Per the research by @panievsky.bsky.social, "the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has been almost completely absent from Israeli media coverage... Of hundreds of items sampled, only four mentioned Palestinian casualties in Gaza who were not involved in terrorism." www.haaretz.com/life/2025-10...

London-based Israeli Researcher Ayala Panievsky Has Been Studying War Coverage in Israel. Her Findings Explain Why the Country Now Seems Out of Touch With the Rest of the World

Jewish groups welcome ceasefire plan as a step toward a 'lasting regional peace' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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"Partners for Progressive Israel called the agreement 'a victory for the hostage families'," @jta.org reports, and for "the many international bodies who have sought to hold Hamas and this Israeli government accountable for the war crimes [of] the last two years.” www.jta.org/2025/10/09/i...

All welcome the release of hostages in statements that downplay a community's divisions over Israel.

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Why the pro-Palestinian left is wrong to reject Trump's Gaza peace plan

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 4d

It's right to fear that the Palestinians will be sold out, writes @dahliasc.bsky.social - but that's "not inevitable ... If [the ceasefire plan] is all we have, take [it], end the war now, then do everything possible to advance genuine peace" not provided by it. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point Plan to End Israel's War in Gaza Shouldn't Be Misconstrued as an All-encompassing Peace Plan, Because It's Not. It's a Cease-fire Deal, and the Only Other Option...

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 4d

Starting in one hour. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 4d

Join us, and the entire Progressive Israel Network, TODAY, 1pm ET. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Panelists @khalilsayegh.bsky.social, Mussallam Alkhalil, and Angela Mattar will discuss the unimaginable devastation Palestinians have lived through. Moderator: Adina Vogel Ayalon.

Jewish groups welcome ceasefire plan as a step toward a 'lasting regional peace' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 4d

"Partners for Progressive Israel called the agreement 'a victory for the hostage families'," @jta.org reports, and for "the many international bodies who have sought to hold Hamas and this Israeli government accountable for the war crimes [of] the last two years.” www.jta.org/2025/10/09/i...

All welcome the release of hostages in statements that downplay a community's divisions over Israel.

www.jta.org

Why the pro-Palestinian left is wrong to reject Trump's Gaza peace plan

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 4d

Join us, and the entire Progressive Israel Network, TODAY, 1pm ET. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Panelists @khalilsayegh.bsky.social, Mussallam Alkhalil, and Angela Mattar will discuss the unimaginable devastation Palestinians have lived through. Moderator: Adina Vogel Ayalon.

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 4d

It's right to fear that the Palestinians will be sold out, writes @dahliasc.bsky.social - but that's "not inevitable ... If [the ceasefire plan] is all we have, take [it], end the war now, then do everything possible to advance genuine peace" not provided by it. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point Plan to End Israel's War in Gaza Shouldn't Be Misconstrued as an All-encompassing Peace Plan, Because It's Not. It's a Cease-fire Deal, and the Only Other Option...

Partners for Progressive Israel Welcomes First Phase of Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 5d

We Welcome The First Phase of a Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas. "This deal is a first step towards [a] future" in which Israeli and Palestinian rights to safety, self-determination are recognized, and occupation and domination are brought to an end. progressiveisrael.org/statement-fi...

October 9th, 2025 – It is with celebration and relief that Partners for Progressive Israel greets the news of an announced agreement to the first phase of an enduring ceasefire between Israel and Hama...

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 5d

🧵5/5 - Our reaction to Phase 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. On our website at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-fi...

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 5d

🧵 4/5 - Our reaction to Phase 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. On our website at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-fi...

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 5d

🧵Our reaction to Phase 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. On our website at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-fi... 3/5

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🧵Our reaction to Phase 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. On our website at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-fi... 2/5

Partners for Progressive Israel Welcomes First Phase of Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 5d

🧵Our reaction to the Phase 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. On our website at www.progressiveisrael.org/statement-fi... 1/5

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 5d

We Welcome The First Phase of a Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas. "This deal is a first step towards [a] future" in which Israeli and Palestinian rights to safety, self-determination are recognized, and occupation and domination are brought to an end. progressiveisrael.org/statement-fi...

October 9th, 2025 – It is with celebration and relief that Partners for Progressive Israel greets the news of an announced agreement to the first phase of an enduring ceasefire between Israel and Hama...

progressiveisrael.org

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 5d

TODAY at 1pm Eastern Time. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 11d

Two Progressive Israel Network webinars to join next week:
1) Thursday, 10/9, 1pm ET: "October 7: Remembering the Victims, Fighting for the Hostages", w/Amir Tibon, Sharone Lifschitz. Moderator: @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social
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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 5d

TODAY at 1pm Eastern Time. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 11d

Two Progressive Israel Network webinars to join next week:
1) Thursday, 10/9, 1pm ET: "October 7: Remembering the Victims, Fighting for the Hostages", w/Amir Tibon, Sharone Lifschitz. Moderator: @ilangoldenberg.bsky.social
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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I believed in Zionism, now I have questions | Opinion

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 6d

Luis Cunio, father of hostages David and Ariel Cunio: "Every time there was a deal [on the horizon], the authorities informed us ... and then we heard that Netanyahu was torpedoing the agreement... The negotiating team seems to clinch a deal, and then he wrecks [it]." www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

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The sukkah shakes like a heart that never calms

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Viki Cohen, mother of hostage Nimrod Cohen: "If there's something our leaders need to do during these holy days, it's to ask for forgiveness - not in words but in acts. They must bring the hostages home." But instead, Netanyahu and his ministers "have abandoned us".
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

On the Holiday That Reminds Us That We All Live in a Temporary Dwelling, I Ask That We Not Accept a Reality in Which Our Children Live in Forced Captivity

I believed in Zionism, now I have questions | Opinion

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 6d

Luis Cunio, father of hostages David and Ariel Cunio: "Every time there was a deal [on the horizon], the authorities informed us ... and then we heard that Netanyahu was torpedoing the agreement... The negotiating team seems to clinch a deal, and then he wrecks [it]." www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

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The sukkah shakes like a heart that never calms

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Partners for Progressive Israel @partners4israel.bsky.social · 6d

Viki Cohen, mother of hostage Nimrod Cohen: "If there's something our leaders need to do during these holy days, it's to ask for forgiveness - not in words but in acts. They must bring the hostages home." But instead, Netanyahu and his ministers "have abandoned us".
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

On the Holiday That Reminds Us That We All Live in a Temporary Dwelling, I Ask That We Not Accept a Reality in Which Our Children Live in Forced Captivity