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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 2d

Marwan Barghouti not on prisoner release list. This could complicate hostage release/prisoner exchange if Hamas believed he was on the list.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 2d

No need--Tony Blair is the new Bremer.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 2d

you may be too optimistic. do you really think we'll get to that stage?

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 2d

One other precautionary note: under Trump's watch the January ceasefire never got past phase 1 and broke down by March, leading to 8 more months of bloodshed and humanitarian crisis. Let's hope this time the ceasefire sticks and we move toward a real end of the war and surge of aid.

David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 2d

We should all be happy for any progress toward a cessation of hostilities in Gaza and especially for the release of the surviving hostages. That said: editors and writers need to be clear a temporary ceasefire is not a "peace" deal. What we're talking about is phase one of a multiphase plan.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 2d

We should all be happy for any progress toward a cessation of hostilities in Gaza and especially for the release of the surviving hostages. That said: editors and writers need to be clear a temporary ceasefire is not a "peace" deal. What we're talking about is phase one of a multiphase plan.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 2d

Also reports of Trump going to region—no doubt he wants a Camp David like photo op. But as welcome as this first step will be, we are still far from an Israeli-Palestinian peace. Very far.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 2d

Reports that ceasefire deal will be signed in Egypt tomorrow and living hostages released on Saturday. Let’s hope it happens and there’s follow through on finally ending this catastrophic war.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 4d

Yikes!

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 4d

California's governor says Hollywood-Burbank airport has no air traffic controllers this evening due to the federal government shutdown. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/ne...

Hollywood Burbank Airport without air traffic controllers Monday night due to staffing shortages

The Hollywood Burbank Airport will be operating without air traffic controllers on Monday night, which could create considerable delays for travelers.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 4d

There is still a lot of magical thinking in Washington. But even if this 'peace deal' doesn't bring real peace (so many reasons it won't), a hostage/prisoner release and hopefully surge of aid can bring hope and save lives. That has to be the priority.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 4d

The war in Gaza may be on the verge of ending. Isaac Chotiner talks to an expert on international peace to try to understand what a deal between Israel and Hamas might look like and why it might finally be close to happening.

Why Israel and Hamas Might Finally Have a Deal

How an Israeli strike on Qatar, Hamas’ shifting calculus, and Donald Trump’s impatience could change the trajectory of the two-year war.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 6d

The 72 hour Trump deadline also falls on October 7, the 2nd year mark of this horrific war.

Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 6d

Good summary of state of play on Trump plan. Whether this adds up to actual results on the ground—a genuine end to the war and release of all hostages—remains to be seen.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6d

Arab leaders said something and Trump agreed.

Then Israel said something different and Trump agreed.

Then Hamas said something different from either of those and Trump agreed, touting it as success.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 6d

Good summary of state of play on Trump plan. Whether this adds up to actual results on the ground—a genuine end to the war and release of all hostages—remains to be seen.

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 6d

Arab leaders said something and Trump agreed.

Then Israel said something different and Trump agreed.

Then Hamas said something different from either of those and Trump agreed, touting it as success.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 10d

Good 🧵 from @risabrooks12.bsky.social on the threat today's spectacle poses to a nonpartisan professional military in America.

Risa Brooks @risabrooks12.bsky.social · 10d

It's easy to see this speech as just weirdly performative, but there's a lot more—and a lot worse—going on here.

The meeting & speeches are part of a larger project aimed at promoting the military leadership’s partisan alignment with the administration.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Hegseth: "If the words I'm speaking today are making your heart sink, they you should do the honorable thing and resign."

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 10d

Weaponizing the US military to target political opposition domestically is not how things work in a democracy. If this isn't a redline, what is?

NPR @npr.org · 10d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 11d

I would not normally post an article from Israel Hayom given it's known as a mouthpiece for Netanyahu. But this piece on Israel-Iran is good analysis and unfortunately where things are likely headed. www.israelhayom.com/2025/09/28/i...

Israel and Iran on a collision course for another war

The next war could be harsher and more violent, and the likelihood of such a conflict is growing as diplomatic efforts reach a dead end. Israel must not

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 12d

On ending the war in Gaza telling it like it is: "[Trump] has made similar pronouncements in the past with nothing to show for it, and it is unclear if this time will be different."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12d

Postwar Gaza authority potentially led by Tony Blair ‘would sideline Palestinians’

Draft plan’s critics say it hands power to international figures and splits Gaza from Palestinian Authority in West Bank A plan for a postwar Gaza governing authority potentially headed by the former UK prime minister Tony Blair would sideline key Palestinian political figures, while giving significant authority to its chair on most key issues, according to a leaked confidential proposal. The 21-page draft document, seen by the Guardian and Haaretz in Israel, envisions the governance and reconstruction of postwar Gaza being led by international officials, with Palestinians relegated to subsidiary roles. It also proposes a Gaza investment promotion and economic development authority involving “public-private partnerships and blended finance instruments” aimed at delivering “commercially viable returns” for investors. Continue reading...

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 13d

The Iran nuclear deal has been on life support since Trump’s 2018 withdrawal. Now it’s officially dead. 7 years later, no ‘better’ deal has replaced it. Instead we have the continued prospect of more military conflict.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 13d

BREAKING: United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program are reimposed by the "snapback" mechanism.

Iran recalls ambassadors from France, Germany and the United Kingdom ahead of U.N. nuclear sanctions

Iran has recalled its ambassadors to France, Germany and the United Kingdom ahead of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program being reimplemented.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 21d

The second Trump administration would not give Palestinian leader Abbas a visa to speak at UNGA; he'll speak via video. Flashback to 2017 when Trump hosted Abbas at the White House and promised he'd get an Israeli-Palestinian peace 'done.' www.theguardian.com/world/2017/m...

Donald Trump tells Abbas 'we will get it done' on Israel-Palestinian peace deal

US president welcomes Palestinian leader to White House for meeting aimed at relaunching talks and achieving lasting pece

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 22d

sure. the other through line is a systematic attack on the rule of law and every pillar of democratic society.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 22d

Friends who grew up in authoritarian countries with state media, censorship, and crackdowns on dissent understand where America is headed.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Larry Ellison, a major stakeholder in CBS and Paramount, now has CNN, HBO and a major share of TikTok in his sights, William Cohan writes. If all goes as expected, Ellison is poised “to become one of the most powerful media and entertainment moguls America has ever seen.”

Opinion | Larry Ellison Is Closing In on CNN, HBO and TikTok

Larry Ellison is now suddenly poised to become the most powerful media mogul America has ever seen.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22d

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced? | Moira Donegan

When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech’s content, then speech is not free

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 22d

It is worth reading the French/Saudi New York Declaration. If you support the end of the Gaza war, the release of hostages, and a two state solution there is no reason not to support it, especially when there are no other feasible proposals out there. onu.delegfrance.org/new-york-dec...

New York Declaration

Declaration by the Co-Chairs of the Conference: the French Republic and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Co-Chairs of the Working Groups

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 22d

Trump in UK talking about wanting the Gaza war to end and getting the hostages out but meanwhile this is what's happening on the ground.

Reuters @reuters.com · 23d

Israeli tanks were seen in two areas of Gaza City that are gateways to the city center, residents said, while internet and phone lines were cut off across the Gaza Strip, a sign that ground operations were likely to escalate imminently reut.rs/3Ieh58F

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NPR @npr.org · 23d

As Israel's ground offensive in Gaza City escalates, Shaina Low of the Norwegian Refugee Council warns civilians are trapped, forced to choose between staying under bombardment or fleeing south.

A humanitarian expert says civilians in Gaza City are facing an 'impossible choice'

As Israel's ground offensive in Gaza City escalates, Shaina Low of the Norwegian Refugee Council warns civilians are trapped, forced to choose between staying under bombardment or fleeing south.

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Dalia Dassa Kaye @dassakaye.bsky.social · 24d

depressing to come across an article during some research discussing Biden officials 'quietly' visiting Saudi Arabia to discuss the so-called 'mega-deal' just 3 days BEFORE the Oct 7 Hamas attack. so many misguided assumptions then (and now)
www.axios.com/2023/10/04/s...

Senior Biden advisers quietly visit Saudi Arabia to discuss mega-deal

Talks for the deal gained momentum after Biden's meeting with Netanyahu last month.

www.axios.com

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