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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 18h

How two years of war in Gaza have changed the Middle East forever. Read my story on @axios.com about the 2nd anniversary of the Hamas October 7 terror attack on Israel
www.axios.com/2025/10/07/o...

How two years of war in Gaza have changed the Middle East forever

Even if President Trump's peace push proves successful, the human tragedy and the geopolitical shifts will be felt for generations.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 13d

🚨🚨🚨NEW: Ukraine's president tells me in an interview for The @axios.com Show that if Russia won't end the war, officials working in the Kremlin should make sure they know where the nearest bomb shelter is. The full interview will be published on Friday
www.axios.com/2025/09/25/z...

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Marc Caputo @marcacaputo.bsky.social · 3d

"Why are you always so fucking negative?” Trump snaps at Netanyahu over Gaza peace plans

w/ @barakravid.bsky.social in @axios.com

www.axios.com/2025/10/05/t...

Scoop — Trump to Netanyahu on Gaza talks: "You're always so f***ing negative"

"I don't know why you're always so f***ing negative. This is a win. Take it."

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 3d

🚨🚨🚨Exclusive: President Trump told me on Saturday that "we are close" to a peace deal in Gaza, and said he'll push to finalize it in the next few days. "I said, 'Bibi, this is your chance for victory'", Trump told me. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/10/04/t...

Exclusive — Trump on Gaza deal push: "I said, 'Bibi, this is your chance for victory'"

"Bibi took it very far."

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 7d

🇺🇸🇶🇦🇮🇱Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan. @marcacaputo.bsky.social and me write for @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/10/01/s...

Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan

Behind the scenes of how Trump's plan came together over three chaotic weeks.

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Marc Caputo @marcacaputo.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Scoop: On Saturday the White House was concerned Netanyahu is going to reject the plan for ending the war in Gaza. Trump then held a tough call with Netanyahu and told him: "If you leave it, we walk away from you". @barakravid.bsky.social and I write for @axios

www.axios.com/2025/10/01/s...

Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan

Behind the scenes of how Trump's plan came together over three chaotic weeks.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 9d

🚨Exclusive: President Trump told me in an interview Sunday that negotiations over his plan to end the war in Gaza are "at their final stages" and stressed a deal could open the way for wider peace in the Middle East. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/09/28/t...

Exclusive: Trump says Gaza peace deal in "final stages"

"It will be the first chance for real peace in the Middle East," Trump told Axios.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 11d

📺Shortly before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky departed the UN General Assembly for Kyiv, he joined me on The Axios Show where he offered a warning to Putin, new details on his meeting with Trump & a pledge about his political future. Watch here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kwZ...

Zelensky warns Putin, reacts to Trump reversal, apologizes to Ukrainian kids - The Axios Show, Ep. 2

YouTube video by Axios

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Kevin (anti-anti-antifa) @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 11d

This is a much longer version of the excellent Axios interview between Zelenskyy and @barakravid.bsky.social that I posted yesterday. It's in English (not dubbed) and this one has Ukrainian subtitles. The additional content is mixed in. (None of the edits in the shorter version were misleading.)

Інтерв'ю Володимира Зеленського для Axios

YouTube video by Зе!Президент

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 11d

📺Shortly before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky departed the UN General Assembly for Kyiv, he joined me on The Axios Show where he offered a warning to Putin, new details on his meeting with Trump & a pledge about his political future. Watch here:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kwZ...

Zelensky warns Putin, reacts to Trump reversal, apologizes to Ukrainian kids - The Axios Show, Ep. 2

YouTube video by Axios

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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 12d

I think I’ve watched nearly every interview President Zelensky has given in the last 3 and 1/2 years. This was above and beyond— absolutely the very best one.

Thank you, @barakravid.bsky.social — or as President Biden would say: Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! 🕊️

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Nancy @plaintanjane.bsky.social · 12d

Beautiful interview, Barak. Simply the best one yet!

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Kevin (anti-anti-antifa) @kevinlikesmaps.bsky.social · 12d

I’ve seen hundreds of interviews with Zelenskyy and this is THE best one I’ve EVER seen. It’s entirely in English. This interviewer is excellent because he asks follow up questions, and NEW questions.
Do not listen in the background! You need to see his expressions, especially at the end.

Zelensky warns Putin, reacts to Trump reversal, apologizes to Ukrainian kids - The Axios Show, Ep. 2

YouTube video by Axios

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 13d

🚨🚨🚨NEW: Ukraine's president tells me in an interview for The @axios.com Show that if Russia won't end the war, officials working in the Kremlin should make sure they know where the nearest bomb shelter is. The full interview will be published on Friday
www.axios.com/2025/09/25/z...

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 13d

🚨Exclusive: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky tells me in an interview for The @axios.com Show that he's "ready" to leave office once the war ends and commits to hold elections if a ceasefire takes place. The full interview will be published Friday
www.axios.com/2025/09/25/z...

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 21d

🇮🇱🇸🇾🇺🇸Scoop: Israel presented Syria with a detailed proposal for a new security agreement, including a map of proposed from Damascus southwest up to the border with Israel. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/09/16/i...

Scoop: Israel presented Syria with proposal for new security agreement

Israel wants a DMZ from Damascus southwest up to the border with Israel.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 22d

🚨SCOOP: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to President Trump last Tuesday morning and informed him that Israel planned to attack Hamas leaders in Qatar before the strike took place, three Israeli officials say. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/09/15/t...

Scoop: Netanyahu spoke to Trump before Israel bombed Qatar

Trump has denied being consulted before the Israeli strike in Doha.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 28d

False. The story quotes Palestinian officials

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · 28d

False. The story quotes Palestinian officials

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸"Desperate people do desperate things": U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told me he's concerned there will be an economic collapse in the West Bank that could lead to violent escalation. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/09/02/h...

"Desperate people do desperate things": Huckabee warns of West Bank collapse

"If the Palestinian economy were to completely collapse it won't be a winning deal for anyone," Huckabee told Axios.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · Aug 2

"No piecemeal deals": Witkoff tells hostage families Trump wants to "shift" from trying to get a partial Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal to reaching a comprehensive agreement that ends the war and returns all remaining hostages at once. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/02/w...

"No piecemeal deals": Witkoff tells hostage families Trump wants full Gaza agreement

Witkoff's remarks were an acknowledgment that the approach Israel and the U.S. have pursued to reach a partial deal has failed.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · Jul 26

🇺🇸🇮🇱🎗Trump team rethinks Gaza strategy after six months of failure to end the war. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/07/26/t...

Trump team rethinks Gaza strategy after six months of failure

"We need to do some serious rethinking," a visibly frustrated Marco Rubio told a group of hostage families on Friday.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · Jul 24

🇺🇸🇮🇱🇸🇾Senior Israeli and Syrian ministers met in Paris for four hours on Thursday under the auspices of President Trump's special envoy Tom Barrack and discussed de-escalation of tensions between the countries. My story on @axios.com
www.axios.com/2025/07/24/s...

Senior Israeli and Syrian officials hold U.S.-brokered talks to discuss de-escalation

The meeting was the most high-level official engagement between Israel and Syria in more than 25 years.

www.axios.com

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Barak Ravid ברק רביד @barakravid.bsky.social · Jul 20

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱"Bibi acted like a madman": Trump's team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes. @marcacaputo.bsky.social and I write for @axios
www.axios.com/2025/07/20/i...

"He's a madman": Trump's team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes

"Netanyahu is sometimes like a child who just won't behave."

www.axios.com

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Marc Caputo @marcacaputo.bsky.social · Jul 20

"Bibi acted like a madman": Trump's team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes. @barakravid.bsky.social and I write for @axios

www.axios.com/2025/07/20/i...

"He's a madman": Trump's team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes

"Netanyahu is sometimes like a child who just won't behave."

www.axios.com

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