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Weaponizing Fear: Israel’s Election Season Begins One of the first political ads of this election year in Israel is set in the safe room of an Israeli family with three young children. In the background is the immediately triggering (for any Israeli) wailing of air raid sirens. The camera quickly pans to the face of a girl of about seven in pink pajamas, her knees pulled close, her eyes wide with terror. The camera then travels to the mother clutching a newborn. As the father scans the computer for information, a TV broadcast can be heard announcing a total anomaly for such a fraught moment: the cancellation of a security cabinet meeting. Why? Well, the voice of the TV presenter tells us: "In the past hour, the security cabinet meeting, where critical decisions were meant to be made about the continuation of the war, was once again canceled due to the opposition of Ra’am, which said it would not take part in Israeli aggression.” |
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Dina Kraft is a journalist, podcaster and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller, My Friend Anne Frank, together with Hannah Pick-Goslar. She is a creator of the podcast Groundwork, about activists working in Israel and Palestine, and was formerly the opinion editor of Haaretz English. |
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Views and positions expressed here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily represent NJN's views and policy positions. |
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Legislative Round-Up, January 16, 2026 Of special note: ————————— 1. Bills & Resolutions (FY26 NSPR FUNDING, INCL FOR ISRAEL/ME) HR 7006: On 1/14/26, the House passed the FY26 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 – HR 7006 – by a vote of 341-79 [NSPR is the new term for the State Department and Foreign Operations Bill given in this new Trump era]. |
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