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Shibley Telhami
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Passionately Egalitarian. Professor, University of Maryland; Director, Critical Issues Poll; NR Senior Fellow, Brookings. Views are my Own. RT≠Endorsement

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Shibley Telhami is an American professor in the department of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a nonresident senior fellow of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. .. more

Political science 60%
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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 6h
How a Gazan child’s desperate phone call inspired a must-see movie: “The Voice of Hind Rajab” director Kaouther Ben Hania said the 6-year-old’s pleas for help “haunted me.”

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
How a Gazan child’s desperate phone call inspired a must-see movie
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” director Kaouther Ben Hania said the 6-year-old’s pleas for help “haunted me.”
www.washingtonpost.com

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 6h
Extraordinary segment in that a consistently pro-Israel broadcaster deeply questions not only support for Israel on the right, but also whether views she has long held have been “spoon fed” to her over the years, including her negative views of Islam.

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Megyn Kelly Questions the Israel Narrative That Was Spoon-Fed to Her
YouTube video by Tucker Carlson Network
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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 7h
Don't let this justify another unnecessary and potentially disastrous war
wapo.st/4sB8Sxo
‘Massacre’ feared as Iran tries to crush protests; U.S. weighs military options
A rights group said credible reports show hundreds were killed since Iran cut off the internet. The Trump administration is mulling lethal and nonlethal military options.
wapo.st

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 21h
There is a risk of that for sure. It would of course be disastrous

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 22h
Not sure if anyone cares about 'redline' except those advocating war - and Trump is unlikely to take his own 'redline' seriously. The real question is if he had already been persuaded to attack Iran and was using his threat as excuse or if it was just a thoughtless utterance that he will now ignore.
dassakaye.bsky.social Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 22h
The news that's coming out of Iran despite the continued internet blackout is horrific and makes it clear the regime is using deadly force on protesters.

Trump's redline has been crossed. The possibility of a US strike has grown, with all the unpredictable consequences.
shashj.bsky.social Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 1d
"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode"
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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 22h
The news that's coming out of Iran despite the continued internet blackout is horrific and makes it clear the regime is using deadly force on protesters.

Trump's redline has been crossed. The possibility of a US strike has grown, with all the unpredictable consequences.
shashj.bsky.social Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 1d
"A medic at one Tehran hospital said there were "direct shots to the heads of the young people, to their hearts as well", while a doctor said an eye hospital in the capital had gone into crisis mode"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Iran medics describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured protesters
Hundreds of people are believed to have been killed and injured by the security forces, with more than 70 bodies brought to one hospital.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 1d
Passersby

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 2d
Ha?
rulesbasedorder.bsky.social rulesbasedorder.bsky.social @rulesbasedorder.bsky.social · 2d
@alonpinkas.bsky.social Weirdly X has decided two weeks later that my quote of your article title breaks their rules against violent speech.

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rulesbasedorder.bsky.social @rulesbasedorder.bsky.social · 2d
@alonpinkas.bsky.social Weirdly X has decided two weeks later that my quote of your article title breaks their rules against violent speech.

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 2d
At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 425 since October "ceasefire" took effect.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including five children, civil defence agency says
Attacks bring total number of Palestinians killed by Israel to 425 since October ceasefire took effect
www.theguardian.com

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 3d
She is right about younger/older Republicans on Israel. Here is one example from our UMD poll: While 52% of older (35+) Republicans say Israeli actions in Gaza are justified, only 22% of younger ones (18-34) say the same – a 30-percentage point difference.

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 3d
Former Fox News broadcaster Megyn Kelly on one reason Fox News "Is in a lot of trouble": "The Fox News of yesteryears which had a knee-jerk response to things like Israel, to things like war is out of touch with today's young Republicans. Today's under 50 year olds... are over that bullshit."

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 3d
"War": In the three months since a U.S.-backed ceasefire began, "Israeli troops, tanks and drones have fired on residents almost daily in areas close to or abutting the line." wapo.st/454on73
Despite Gaza ceasefire, war still deadly along Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’
Israel’s enforcement of its shifting demarcation line in Gaza has left hundreds of Palestinians dead in the months since an Oct. 10 ceasefire.
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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 3d
This review of videos of the ICE killing of a US citizen in Minnesota suggest that the victim was simply trying to leave and did not endanger anyone. ICE refused to allow people to provide medical aid to the dying woman. And then the administration lied about it. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com

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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 3d
"Notorious pro-Israel doxxing outfit, Canary Mission, has an army of anonymous doxxers, international tech vendors, marketing plans, and a secret website called BlackNest, where the group celebrates deportations and firings as “company impact” metrics" open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...
BlackNest: Inside Canary Mission’s Secret Web of Unlisted Sites
One Canary Mission-affiliated website, BlackNest, reveals the group's internal operations, plans to expand, and how they celebrate deportations and firings
open.substack.com

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