"A new poll found that the only demographic with a positive view of Israel and PM Benjamin Netanyahu in the US right now is Republicans over the age of 50."

~ Marcie Jones

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https://www.wonkette.com/p/tabs-mon-april-13-2025

Tabs, Mon., April 13, 2025

Morning news roundup and things to read!

Wonkette

Peter Beinart explains why he thinks that it's impossible to understand Trump-Netanyahu's attack on Iran without looking at longstanding policy of Israel and the US towards the Palestinians.

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"A permanent war orientation runs deep in Israel’s political class, government and opposition, security establishment, new-right elite and media. This thinking, however, carries tremendous potential for overreach and blowback; it is a danger for Israel itself and something the region will not accept."

~ Daniel Levy

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/13/benjamin-netanyahu-middle-east-greater-israel

What Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli right really mean when they invoke ‘Greater Israel’

The concept is about much more than acquiring territory, it is also about Netanyahu’s desire for Israel to become a regional superpower, says Daniel Levy, president of the US/Middle East Project

The Guardian

"In the long list of postwar challenges, deterring and containing this project of Greater Israel dominion might be among the most important."

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Miriam Adelson, the Pro-Israel Donor With a $100 Million Plan to Elect Trump

Miriam Adelson long operated in the shadow of her powerful husband, Sheldon Adelson. Now, after his death, she is playing in politics as a solo practitioner for the first time.

The New York Times