Tamar Zandberg
@tamarzandberg · Israeli opposition & former officials
Tamar Zandberg is an Israeli politician.
The bitter truth is that Netanyahu ignored the warnings he received because he was campaigning. A campaign for the judicial overhaul. A campaign in which all the military chiefs were the deep state, and they all joined together against him in an all-encompassing conspiracy “to bring down a right-wing prime minister.” How terrible that the price was not only a danger to Israeli democracy, but the worst disaster in the history of the state
Translated from HebrewThe gap between what Israeli politics is occupied with today (Avivi gave up the reserved slot for Boaron. What?) and what is happening in the world regarding Israel has never been more jarring. A series of major and leading countries are drawing a clear line against the delegitimization of the settlement enterprise and the Israeli occupation, against specific actions and policies of the Israeli government, settler violence, activity in E1, settlement expansion, and actions to forcibly displace populations, while repeatedly declaring their commitment to Israel's security, condemning October 7, which they call ‘the most severe antisemitic massacre since the Holocaust,’ and distinguishing between the Israeli public and the Israeli government. These are not woke, not antisemites, and it seems they are following developments with an impact on the region more than the Israeli media and politics as a whole combined. This is not rain. This is reality banging on the door, knocking on the window, and calling on Israel to change course for its own sake, for the region's sake, and before it is really too late
Translated from HebrewWell done to the leaders of the change camp who united in the face of the most serious revelation since 7/10: Bibi knew and did nothing. A new government will establish a state commission of inquiry, give the public answers, and restore sanity to the country.
Translated from HebrewThe brain-eating amoeba thrives in water temperatures above 30 degrees. In the years 1970–1990, the water temperature in the Sea of Galilee exceeded 30° in only two years. In the last decade, this happens every year, for about 30 days on average, and in 2024 for 70 days! This is the new normal. This is life under climate change. The graph was prepared by Ben-Gurion University’s Climate Change Platform @NicepBGU
Translated from HebrewMansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovitz are leaders of historic stature. They carried out an extraordinary, brilliant, creative, important, groundbreaking and far-sighted political act. For every reason in the world, by merit and not by grace, they have a place of honor in the leadership of the state.
Translated from HebrewThank you for your service, dear friend. I was happy to serve with you in the Knesset, and even happier to serve with you in the government. Many were surprised by the friendship and cooperation between us as ministers of energy and environmental protection, who were supposed to be on opposite sides of the divide, but we proved that working for what is right brings people together and is contagious. I am sure you will contribute a great deal more. Good luck going forward!
Translated from HebrewA fair question. Cindy and Yigal Plesh from Kibbutz Kfar Aza were murdered on 7/10 in their home, apparently around 17:00. Ten minutes earlier, they were still replying to their daughter on WhatsApp, and a few minutes later they no longer were. That was almost 11 hours *after* Netanyahu was awakened. What did the prime minister and his entire government do to save them, to change the picture since 6:29 in the morning?
Translated from HebrewThree notes on the desalination crisis: 1. When more than 70% of Israel’s drinking water comes from desalination, a malfunction caused by microalgae, an oil spill, a power outage, or a cyberattack could turn into a national crisis. A reminder that even advanced technology ultimately depends on natural systems, and there is no substitute for protecting them. 2. Anyone who thinks it is possible to turn a blind eye to crises of pollution, warming, and environmental change will discover very soon, and with growing intensity, that they reach our most basic needs — such as water. 3. The environment, security, and national resilience also depend on a professional public service, sound administration, and democratic infrastructure. Their role is to identify risks, prepare in advance, and function during a crisis.
Translated from HebrewThanks to Sara Netanyahu, thanks to the poison machine, thanks to all the mouthpieces who, in their wretchedness, united today for a few hours the beautiful, solidaristic, truth-seeking Israel. They reminded us of the bravery of Yair Golan and others who did not ask questions, did not lie, did not scheme or muddle things, but simply jumped when they were needed, who extended their hands to give and not to take
Translated from HebrewThanks to Mansour Abbas and Yoav Segalovich for the courage, the vision, the leadership
Translated from HebrewWhat’s funny about the argument “It’s not boycotting Bibi, it’s boycotting a million voters!!” is the assumption that we’re all fools and won’t notice that it’s like saying only human beings vote for Bibi. Who votes for Eisenkot, the Democrats, the Arabs? Fish? What is this nonsense, honestly
Translated from HebrewAnd one more word about boycotts: In retrospect, Yair Lapid was so right to refuse the spin about those eating by the pool and to make his joining the 10/7 government conditional on genuine unity without Ben-Gvir and Smotrich. There are quite a few people around here who owe him an apology @yairlapid
Translated from HebrewThis is the time to remind everyone: Netanyahu is not being boycotted. The leaders of the change bloc joined him time and again, even after the indictments and even after 10/7. The one doing the boycotting is Netanyahu, who is unwilling to form a genuine broad partnership, unwilling to part with his bloc, a serial liar and manipulator toward his partners (and therefore the public), and boycotts entire communities such as the left and Arabs
Translated from HebrewWhat I can’t understand is how every piece of trivial gossip about a former reality-TV contestant turns into an “online storm,” while this erupting wave of anger from citizens online, pouring out all their rage over the gap between what happened to all of us on 12/10 and the Prime Minister’s circle, doesn’t lead the news and bring down a government
Translated from HebrewJust to make sure I understood: Following the Ben Gurion Airport fiasco, the only person who was ousted from anywhere is Pinhas Idan from... Likud?!
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