Dimi Reider
@dimireider.bsky.social
Senior fellow @obi-belonging.bsky.social Berkeley. Founding ed at The Lead, co-founder +972 Magazine. Bylines NYT, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Haaretz etc. Exploring long-term future of Israel-Palestine. Dimireider.substack.com.
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Standing up to the far right is good, actually
🚨 WATCH: Jewish activists heckle Nigel Farage during the launch of Reform UK's Jewish alliance
"My grandmother fled Germany, you would deport her!"
"My grandmother fled Germany, you would deport her!"
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Standing up to the far right is good, actually
Absolutely bonkers "allies of Starmer" are pushing this line, feeding attack lines to Reform and forfeiting their party's mandate (after already squandering it.) And yes, it's the party's mandate - not Starmer's! Really feels like some in Labour keen to see Farage as PM just for "told you so" value.
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Absolutely bonkers "allies of Starmer" are pushing this line, feeding attack lines to Reform and forfeiting their party's mandate (after already squandering it.) And yes, it's the party's mandate - not Starmer's! Really feels like some in Labour keen to see Farage as PM just for "told you so" value.
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starmer now confronted with difficult questions such as: “what do I think?”, “what do I do?” and “wait so how DOES the dlr work?”
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
starmer now confronted with difficult questions such as: “what do I think?”, “what do I do?” and “wait so how DOES the dlr work?”
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Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
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Right that the prime minister has resigned. His successor, Keir Starmer, has a very difficult inheritance.
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Downing Street chief of staff
Exit of Mandelson protégé comes as Sir Keir Starmer seeks to stave off leadership speculation
www.ft.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Right that the prime minister has resigned. His successor, Keir Starmer, has a very difficult inheritance.
Best, unlikely scenario: Rayner gets in, builds a strong leftish cabinet, averts May disaster, comes in strong to '29.
Likely scenario: Rayner gets in, attempts conciliating Labour Right, doesn't pivot enough to survive May, is knifed in the back and replaced by Wes / Shabana.
Likely scenario: Rayner gets in, attempts conciliating Labour Right, doesn't pivot enough to survive May, is knifed in the back and replaced by Wes / Shabana.
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Best, unlikely scenario: Rayner gets in, builds a strong leftish cabinet, averts May disaster, comes in strong to '29.
Likely scenario: Rayner gets in, attempts conciliating Labour Right, doesn't pivot enough to survive May, is knifed in the back and replaced by Wes / Shabana.
Likely scenario: Rayner gets in, attempts conciliating Labour Right, doesn't pivot enough to survive May, is knifed in the back and replaced by Wes / Shabana.
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Today my students learned about asylum & the principle of non refoulement, read the 1951 refugee convention, and saw videos of the camps created by countries in violation of their obligations under international law. You know, apropos of nothing
February 4, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Today my students learned about asylum & the principle of non refoulement, read the 1951 refugee convention, and saw videos of the camps created by countries in violation of their obligations under international law. You know, apropos of nothing
Just imagine reading this headline in 2012
January 19, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Just imagine reading this headline in 2012
IDK who needs to hear this, but Polanski's position is obviously "replace NATO" rather than "abolish NATO" or "leave NATO". Very different positions, and his doesn't lend itself to lazy caricatures.
When we said NATO wasn't working we were derided.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
IDK who needs to hear this, but Polanski's position is obviously "replace NATO" rather than "abolish NATO" or "leave NATO". Very different positions, and his doesn't lend itself to lazy caricatures.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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This is the correct read. Most European leaders have a 'white knuckle it until Governor Fungible (D-Nonsuch) gets 270 electoral votes in 2029' approach. Not a good idea IMV.
"Vassal" talk is a bit much, but those Starmer (and other EU leaders tbf) statements read like all these people still believe, if we can just hold our breath for three more years, this nightmare will be over and we'll be back to singing Atlantic Kumbaya
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 AM
This is the correct read. Most European leaders have a 'white knuckle it until Governor Fungible (D-Nonsuch) gets 270 electoral votes in 2029' approach. Not a good idea IMV.
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Wait, all the people who said it was outrageous that a British riot-supporter was jailed for a tweet are now saying it's outrageous that a British person was released from an Egyptian prison, given his tweets?
December 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Wait, all the people who said it was outrageous that a British riot-supporter was jailed for a tweet are now saying it's outrageous that a British person was released from an Egyptian prison, given his tweets?
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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By the way Noam shuster's doc "coexistence my ass" is so fucking good. You can rent and stream it off kinema now
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
By the way Noam shuster's doc "coexistence my ass" is so fucking good. You can rent and stream it off kinema now
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I'd like to point out that palestinians are having this debate. Something youre apparently not allowed to say in pro palestine spaces in the US 🙄
youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?...
youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?...
المقاومة الفلسطينية.. سؤال الخيارات والمستقبل│ حوارات العربي
YouTube video by العربي - أخبار
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I'd like to point out that palestinians are having this debate. Something youre apparently not allowed to say in pro palestine spaces in the US 🙄
youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?...
youtu.be/gbG2HxwLHgk?...
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This reminds me! Five years ago I had a chat with the local council official who created “Winterval” in 1998. A real canary in the coal mine of future British culture wars. TBH the real story is that councils used to have money to spend on cultural events. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
December 23, 2025 at 9:04 AM
This reminds me! Five years ago I had a chat with the local council official who created “Winterval” in 1998. A real canary in the coal mine of future British culture wars. TBH the real story is that councils used to have money to spend on cultural events. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
If there only was a word for a governing system in which one set of laws applied to people of a specific race, and a completely different and much harsher set of laws applied to those of another race...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
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On the From The Periphery Podcast, we spoke about the prisoners on hunger strike in the UK whose lives are at risk. This is an extremely urgent situation.
With @aymanmak.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7oIo...
More here: prisonersforpalestine.org
With @aymanmak.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7oIo...
More here: prisonersforpalestine.org
The Hunger Strikers
open.spotify.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
On the From The Periphery Podcast, we spoke about the prisoners on hunger strike in the UK whose lives are at risk. This is an extremely urgent situation.
With @aymanmak.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7oIo...
More here: prisonersforpalestine.org
With @aymanmak.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7oIo...
More here: prisonersforpalestine.org
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“It is in this space between Jewish gradualism, Palestinian urgency, and the movement’s strategic ambiguity that both the promise and limitations of Standing Together come into clear focus. “
A super interesting, complex profile of Standing Together & how it fits in Israel's political landscapes: nationally, within the Left, among Israeli Jews, Palestinians & shared struggle groups. Recommended, whether you're instinctively a critic or a fan.
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
Can Standing Together bear the weight of its contradictions?
The Jewish-Arab movement is celebrating its 10th anniversary after a period of rapid expansion. But as it grows, so do questions about its political stances, its electoral ambitions, and the limits of...
www.972mag.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“It is in this space between Jewish gradualism, Palestinian urgency, and the movement’s strategic ambiguity that both the promise and limitations of Standing Together come into clear focus. “
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ICE whistles work.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICE whistles work.
A super interesting, complex profile of Standing Together & how it fits in Israel's political landscapes: nationally, within the Left, among Israeli Jews, Palestinians & shared struggle groups. Recommended, whether you're instinctively a critic or a fan.
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
Can Standing Together bear the weight of its contradictions?
The Jewish-Arab movement is celebrating its 10th anniversary after a period of rapid expansion. But as it grows, so do questions about its political stances, its electoral ambitions, and the limits of...
www.972mag.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A super interesting, complex profile of Standing Together & how it fits in Israel's political landscapes: nationally, within the Left, among Israeli Jews, Palestinians & shared struggle groups. Recommended, whether you're instinctively a critic or a fan.
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
www.972mag.com/standing-tog...
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Wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian: "Since migration has become the cornerstone of the current authoritarian turn, it is precisely around migration that resistance needs to form."
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
Ten years of fortress Europe has served only cruelty, profiteers and racists. The next decade is up to us | Maurice Stierl
The hard right and far right are the political winners from the migration ‘crisis’, but only because centrist parties keep legitimising them, says migration and border researcher Maurice Stierl
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian: "Since migration has become the cornerstone of the current authoritarian turn, it is precisely around migration that resistance needs to form."
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...
FWIW: You can't argue both "Bondi wasn't to do with Palestine or Globalize the Intifada" AND ALSO "should we really be surprised that after two years of genocide... etc".
It's either/or.
(The former, obviously, is correct: As far as is known rn, Bondi wasn't about Gaza.)
It's either/or.
(The former, obviously, is correct: As far as is known rn, Bondi wasn't about Gaza.)
December 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
FWIW: You can't argue both "Bondi wasn't to do with Palestine or Globalize the Intifada" AND ALSO "should we really be surprised that after two years of genocide... etc".
It's either/or.
(The former, obviously, is correct: As far as is known rn, Bondi wasn't about Gaza.)
It's either/or.
(The former, obviously, is correct: As far as is known rn, Bondi wasn't about Gaza.)