No, I don’t expect her to wholeheartedly condemn her country. But her statement was almost worse than nothing at all. And I really don’t think it’s a coincidence that she won’t say “Palestinians.” It’s not uncommon to hear hardline Israel defenders justify anything with “there’s never been a Palestinian people”… Read more
The GOAT. Read more
Shameful that they made a big splash out of bringing African Jews home only to expel them years later. SMDH Read more
I was really surprised by Yang’s defense of Israel in this instance. As an American Jew, I’ve long been sickened by Israel’s perpetual bullying of Palestinians, especially their habit of kicking Palestinians out of their homes to “settle” there. FWIW, I thought your point, Ashley, was that Gadot couldn’t even bring… Read more
Israel has an ultra-advanced military and police force with billions of dollars in budgetary support from the United States. Only Palestine has a shortlist of casualties, Israel does not. Read more
Maybe instead of praying, try asking your government to stop building settlements? Read more
“Not once do you mention that it’s Hamas, a recognized terrorist organization launching rockets at Israeli civilians” Read more
Tired: Gal Gadot defending the IDF Read more
Thank you, Ashley. This is a great piece. I knew Jezebel would give a more thorough and true telling of this violence than the other outlets I’ve seen. Read more
I know I’m in the minority on this, but I think she was pretty average. The driving reason people love her as much as they do is because Trump press secretaries set the bar below ground. A houseplant would be an improvement. Read more
We do indeed. Read more
This is presumably what the “smokey eye shadow” comment is referencing. The right got REAL mad about Michelle Wolf complimenting Huckabee Sanders’ smokey eye, claiming that it was an attack on her appearance.
We all love competence, but doing this whole yas kween thing with any politician is fucking horrifying. They’re public servants, they work for us, and the higher up they get the more likely they are to be working publicly against the will and best interest of most Americans. They’re not all soulless ghouls, but your… Read more
Obviously Psaki’s brilliant, intelligent and charming, qualities only highlighted still more by the dismal bunch of Trump’s WHPS who stained the podium before her... Read more
Psaki does an excellent job. If one of the Black women floated for the job shut shit down the way she does, I wonder if members of the press corps would publicly “root” for her “warmth” or decide she is “abrasive” actually. Read more
People seem to forget that any spokesperson for the president— Democratic or Republican— is a paid liar and should never be taken at face value. Read more
Yeah, I remember Trump getting “destroyed” and “eviscerated” so many times in 2016, the words have no meaning anymore
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