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Alon Pinkas

@alonpinkas.bsky.social

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Chief of Staff/Foreign Policy Advisor to 1 PM & 4 of Israel's best Foreign Ministers since 70CE. Fmr. Ambassador, Consul General in NY. Played for The Arsenal, 1979 FA Cup Final. Writes in www.The-Independent.com Does TV way too much. Tel Aviv, Israel

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1h

That’s why we jovially left

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 2h

Are you saying Norway should play defensively and not try scoring?

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 2h

“I am deeply saddened, disappointed and personally hurt by this callous action, this lapse of judgement and weakness by a great man, President Donald Trump. My thoughts and prayers are with the feeble-minded quacks who made him do this.” RFK Jr.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Reminder: Trump vaccinates himself 👇🏽

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: Israeli liberals have already forgotten every aspect of the war except the hostages, interpreting their release as proof that mass protests succeeded — and their country is still a paragon of Jewish solidarity, writes @origoldberg.bsky.social.

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For Israelis, the Ceasefire Is Only About the Hostages

Champagne corks popped in Tel Aviv, but a reckoning with the cost of the war is elusive at best

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 21h

He da man

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Dov Waxman @dovwaxman.bsky.social · 23h

I agree with this smart analysis by @alonpinkas.bsky.social: Hold that Nobel Prize: This Peace Plan Will Die, and Bibi Will Kill It newrepublic.com/article/2015...

Hold that Nobel Prize: This Peace Plan Will Die, and Bibi Will Kill It

Trump does deserve some credit here. But Netanyahu does not want peace, and it’s about as simple as that.

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 23h

Thanks much, Dov. Very appreciated

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 23h

They should be 4:2 not 2:4. Dallas and New Orleans were games they stupidly threw away from winning positions

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

But peace with Venezuela!

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely

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Lior Suliman @dubmentor.bsky.social · 1d

Important words.

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

I know how the Nobel Peace Prize Committee works and I realize there was no time to thoroughly consider him, but I did expect the Committee to at least mention Cam #Skattebo for his contribution to world peace. That’s common sense

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Zuri Linetsky @zurilinetsky.bsky.social · 1d

The first thing I read on my birthday, & I dig it.

I quibble with the notion that there is no one or govern Palestine. It would require Abbas stepping down, elections, etc. things Israel & the US don’t want/care about (Hamas managed to govern).

But @alonpinkas.bsky.social mostly nails it.

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

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“For years, Netanyahu manipulated American Presidents. He tricked Bill Clinton; he swindled Obama; he took Biden for a ride. Now he is trying to con you on Gaza, President Trump.”

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

Mostly is good enough. Happy Birthday

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

Big day for Nicholas Maduro too

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

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“For years, Netanyahu manipulated American Presidents. He tricked Bill Clinton; he swindled Obama; he took Biden for a ride. Now he is trying to con you on Gaza, President Trump.”

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

Now Trump will flip and support Maduro

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

Rightly so

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

#BREAKING Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

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The DSR Network @thedsrnetwork.bsky.social · 1d

A ceasefire has finally been reached in Gaza. @alonpinkas.bsky.social and @stevenacook.bsky.social join @djrothkopf.bsky.social and dive into the important points of the plan and what Trump, Netanyahu, and Hamas leaders are hoping to gain. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

Piece of cake. We all knew the #Giants would win

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 1d

Stand by for an emergency pod from us at the DSR Network on the Gaza Ceasefire and what will and will not happen next. Excellent guests are Stephen Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations and former Israeli diplomat @alonpinkas.bsky.social. Should post soon. A 2d pod on the subject coming tomorrow.

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

I’m with you

Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 1d

Yet you share it with the world

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 1d

It is October 2025, the assault on what is left of American democracy is escalating, and one of the New York Times’ most influential formats insists on presenting one of the Trumpist regime’s leaders as a devout “small government” conservative with a great work ethic.

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