Hamas actually believed it would conquer Israel, and divided it into cantons haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Must watch: If you missed South Africa's powerful presentation before the ICJ arguing that the charge of genocide against Israel in Gaza is at 'at least plausible,' you can watch it below. Warning: It will shake you, even if you follow this issue closely.
webtv.un.org/en/asset/k11/k…

Fifty Holocaust and genocide researchers from Israel and abroad call on Yad Vashem to voice 'unambiguous moral call condemning the public discourse calling for extermination and the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza'
haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

As long as the GOP continues to pander to Trump we remain on this path of domestic terror, heading into political violence. Every reporter who talks to Trump must ask & insist on an answer to whether he condemns this & same for every Republican who doesn't voluntarily speak out.

Thanks Kirkus Reviews for making the Economic Hardship Reporting Project anthology Going for Broke one of the 20 Book Club Reads! Also listed: dear Devorah Baum and Hisham Matar. As a member of two book groups, I approve this message. kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/20-… Josh Appignanesi Haymarket Books

Gov. DeSantis criticizes the argument made by Trump’s attorney in court this week — that he could hypothetically order Seal Team Six to assassinate an opponent and only be charged after being impeached and convicted — and predicts he’ll lose that appeal and end up on trial in DC.

We must confront antisemitism from all corners and those who use it to further political goals. But just as it's wrong to hold all Jews responsible for the actions of Israel's govt, so too is it wrong to count all criticism of Israel/pro-Palestinian protesters as antisemitic.

DeSantis, a graduate of Yale and Harvard, says 'Wall Street' wants everyone to go to college, and that he will fix the problem by causing fewer people to get higher education.

Biden campaign is going to feature this in about a billion dollars worth of ads.

Trump admits that he took money from foreign governments while he was president. 'I have great stuff. They stayed there and pay. I don't get eight million dollars doing nothing like Hunter.' Trump also said he would not divest his businesses if he returned to the White House.

A nd what would happen if he said it in Hebrew?

South Africa asks Arab and Islamic countries to avoid formally joining it in its genocide lawsuit against Israel at the ICJ, due to time constraints and because it has the comprehensive political will and necessary experience.
middleeastmonitor.com/20240110-south…

🧵 “Politicians from Germany’s far-right AfD, incl. a personal aide to its leader, met the head of the rightwing extremist Identitarian Movement & neo-Nazi activists to discuss a “masterplan” for mass deportations in the event of the party coming to power.”amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan…

Shibley Telhami deborah amos …and they’re worried about the Lebanon border ?

The insanity in Israel is metastastic.

Ukrainian Defenders have captured a mercenary from Somali near Avdiivka, Armiya TV informs.

He surrendered together with Russians. He had a passport of Somalia and barely understood Russian or Ukrainian. Just like other mercenaries, he went to fight for the money. He arrived to…

Nobody out-Bibies Bibi, w/ thirty plus years of playing the rubes, and still going strong.

'Embarrassment at the war cabinet meeting with Blinken: The US Sec of State thanked the cabinet for agreeing to transfer flour to the Gaza - but the ministers never heard of the decision'.

ANALYSIS: Why Hezbollah-Israel escalation may no longer be contained
• Both sides hitting deeper
• Room for miscalculation high
• Rules of engagement scrapped
• Hezbollah cornered, lost big fighters
• Lebanon diplomacy stuck
• Israel sees opportunity al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

Four members of the Palestine Red Crescent ambulance crews (PRCS EMS) in duty were killed today, when their ambulance was hit on Salah al-Din Street at the entrance of Deir al-Balah in the middle of the Gaza Strip. This is unacceptable. And I strongly condemn their killing.

I…

I’m en route to The Hague to report on South Africa’s case against Israel for genocide, to be heard at the International Court of Justice. This thoughtful piece by Dahlia Scheindlin looks at why Israelis are so defensive abt the allegation. More Channel 4 News tonight

Republican voters are nuts. Here's today's proof.