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Marc Lynch is a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University, where he is also… more

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If the stakes weren’t so high would be almost cute when people think that Netanyahu (!) or Hamas or Arab leaders agreeing to the Trump peace plan actually meant they had agreed to it as opposed to setting the terms of the next round of bargaining and pointing out to spoilers what they need to do.
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Sold out! Is that a thing? Hope you can come….
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London, come see me on Thursday at KCL!
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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 5d
One week from publication day! London, come see me on 10/9 at Kings College Institute for Middle East Studies.

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“Nearly everyone I asked said that they had noticed the increased presence of settlers in Tel Aviv but seemed not to understand when they moved to the city, or why.”

@lisang.bsky.social reports on the West Bank settlers arriving in Tel Aviv.
The Settlers Bursting Tel Aviv’s Bubble
The religious-nationalist right has targeted Israel’s most secular, liberal city
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“Any university leader who signs on to this compact would betray everything good and solid about the university and would do deep and permanent harm to the United States and the world,” writes @sivav.bsky.social in this brilliantly belittling essay. newrepublic.com/article/2013...
Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down
How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education
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by Marc Lynch

abuaardvark.bsky.social
Every time I hear “anathema to American values” these days
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abuaardvark.bsky.social
Omg students don’t come to class and don’t do the readings, that’s never happened before in college. This generational crisis requires, nay demands, blatantly unconstitutional federal pressure and extortion of not just Harvard but everyone, everyone!

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Harvard Students Skip Class and Still Get High Grades, Faculty Say
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by Marc Lynch

abuaardvark.bsky.social
Absurd discourse hack takes over irrelevant failing television news channel nobody watches, will get irritatingly great severance package in about a year when nobody watches after many many many think pieces everyone hate reads. Many terrible people get too much money each step of the way.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d
Egypt wants US troops in Gaza as part of peacekeeping mission, officials say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-wants-us-troops-gaza-part-peacekeeping-mission-officials-say
Egypt wants US troops in Gaza as part of peacekeeping mission, officials say
US shifting some military resources from Qatar to Jordan in a sign of deepening military engagement near Israel
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by Marc Lynch

abuaardvark.bsky.social
I think most normal people just don’t really understand what a dangerous lunatic Stephen Miller is, what extreme outcomes he wants, or how totally this unelected freak controls policy while Trump rambles and preens.
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CNN: Isn't that hyperbolic to call them terrorists?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. If anything I'm understating the severity of the situation
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Egypt wants US troops in Gaza as part of peacekeeping mission, officials say - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-wants-us-troops-gaza-part-peacekeeping-mission-officials-say
Egypt wants US troops in Gaza as part of peacekeeping mission, officials say
US shifting some military resources from Qatar to Jordan in a sign of deepening military engagement near Israel
www.middleeasteye.net
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CNN: Isn't that hyperbolic to call them terrorists?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. If anything I'm understating the severity of the situation
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Ending the Gaza war and ensuring the long term security, rights and well-being of Palestinians and Israelis will take work and international support. My colleagues at @cipolicy.bsky.social have five recommendations for how the United States can start that work internationalpolicy.org/publications...
Two Years Later: Five Recommendations for a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza and Ensuring Human Security in Israel and Palestine - CIP
How the United States can work to end the war and the atrocities faced by Palestinian civilians and Israeli hostages, for long-term peace.
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NEW: Following the bot army backlash, Israel ramps up propaganda with 3 US firms: $6M Gen Z campaign by Brad Parscale, "Esther Project" that pays influencers, and a VR "10/7 Experience" deployed at churches. readsludge.com/2025/10/06/i...
Israel’s New U.S. Influence Campaigns Target TikTok, Churches, and ChatGPT
In the wake of SKDK’s cancelled contract, three firms newly registered under FARA are executing influence operations in the U.S. for Israel.
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One thing to understand about what's happening now is that on Oct 1, the deportation machine's budget increased dramatically: $170 billion in NEW funding, averaging to $42.5 billion per year. That's just below the Israeli military's annual budget. It's the equivalent of 13th biggest army on earth.
The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago
As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.
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@apnews.com's @sewella.bsky.social and Abdulrahman Shaheen on minority representation in Syria's weekend elections: apnews.com/article/syri...
Minorities had hoped to break into Syria's new political order in the weekend vote but few succeeded
Syria's first parliamentary elections since the ouster of former President Bashar Assad have revealed deep divisions among the country's minority communities.
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Reposted by: Marc Lynch, Efrén O. Pérez, Ryan Enos , and 1 more

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“To begin to treat Americans and their leaders as outside the national community because of whom they voted for — to tie the rights of American citizenship to partisan loyalty — is to begin to strain the bonds of union.” - @jamellebouie.net
Opinion | Who Is Donald Trump Responsible To?
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Reposted by: Marc Lynch, Anna O. Law, James Q. Wilson , and 17 more

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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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“an ongoing effort to have “quality of life” opportunities offset the Saudi monarchy’s declining generosity toward its citizens and its de-emphasis of religion as a source of legitimation.” Andrew Leber on the Saudi comedy festival

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The Riyadh Comedy Festival Isn’t Trying to Change Your Opinion of Saudi Arabia
The driving forces are domestic.
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“Two countries are living on top of each other, one buffered by generators, drivers and imported everything, the other left to negotiate survival in the margins. What’s most unsettling isn’t how shocking it feels, but how routine it is. Just like we speed through intersections without looking.”
Opinion | The Chaos of Driving in Lebanon Tells a Story of a Country Unraveled
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Syria is holding parliamentary elections for the first time since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December. Here’s a breakdown of how the elections will work and what to watch:
What to expect as Syria goes to the polls for the first time since Assad's ouster
Syria is holding parliamentary elections for the first time since its autocratic former president, Bashar Assad, was unseated in December.
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by Marc Lynch

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Wow
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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A Washington Post poll finds 61% of American Jews say Israel has committed war crimes in Gaza, and about 4 in 10 say it’s committing genocide. wapo.st/42kNv8o
Sept. 2-9, 2025, Washington Post Jewish Americans poll
Results from a nationwide survey of Jewish Americans on views of Israel, Gaza and other topics.
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"As usual, Trump has declared an all-out war on facts. He describes the partial assent – with many caveats – to the cease-fire he proposed earlier this week as good news, while marching on with the hostage deal and assuming that no one will dare stop him."
Trump, ignoring Hamas and Israel's reservations, seeks to bend Gaza's reality to his will
Since Trump Declared an Imminent Cease-fire Agreement, Both Netanyahu and Hamas Are Making Sure They're Not Seen as the Side That Causes the Plan to Fail. But Signing a Hostage Release Deal Would Hurt...
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by Marc Lynch

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“When the US leader issued a very different proposal than that which they had agreed with him, not one of them publicly rejected it, or let it be known they would have nothing to do with the mutation announced by the White House.” -Mouin Rabbani on Hamas and Trump deal

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Hamas Responds to Trump
The Palestinian movement appears to have, for the moment, successfully thrown the ball back into the US-Israeli court.
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Hamas’ statement is not acceptance of the new Trump plan. It’s an agreement to end the war & reach terms of agreement “upon further negotiations”. The momentum created by the Trump/Arab States meeting in NY has largely dissipated through Netanyahu’s efforts. I don’t think we’re going to get a deal.
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It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.
Office of the President Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves. Best, Sian Leah Beilock President
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apnews.com
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
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"This is extortion, plain and simple.... The only solution is solidarity and collective action against this effort at federal control over higher education."

A sobering analysis of the illegality of the administration's "compact" and its stakes for higher ed. 🎁🔗

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Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion
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