Israel Archive
21 Jun 2025
Nine Things to Know as US enters Israeli-Iran Conflict by Bombing Nuclear Weapons Sites
TLDRUpFront: Traveling so not in a position to offer much other than a few things to address what are likely to be some spiking anxieties tonight. I won't delve into a detailed military analysis of the strikes themselves; this isn't my area of expertise and we don't know much. Nor analyze politics, because that will
17 Oct 2023
MegaMullet: Dynamics of Atrocity Scripts in Conflict
TLDRUpFront: A MegaMullet addressing the flood of atrocity scripts on social media: What are the different kinds of scripts used in local and foreign narratives? Why are we seeing more now? Why would actors share them? What do they hope to gain? What are best practices for navigating these materials safely?
10 Oct 2023
MegaMullet: Hamas v. Israel War
TLDRUpFront: Hamas can start a war, and Israel can win the war, but neither can win the peace. Failing to get to the roots of mutually held grievances by Palestinians and Israelis is just pulling weeds. Permanent dismantling of Hamas and the removal of Netanyahu’s government, and repudiation of his governing style, are required to
11 Feb 2018
InfoMullet: Casus Drone
TLDRUpFront: Israeli entered the Syrian conflict today after a series of escalations that began with an Iranian drone-flight into Israel. By the end of the day one Israel aircraft had been downed by anti-aircraft fire and over a dozen Iranian, Syrian and Hezbollah positions in Syria had either been struck or involved in counter-attacks.