Michael Livschitz
@MikeLivschitz
Publicist. Israeli. IDF combat veteran. Counter-terror.
I thought that someday the pain of loss would dull, but as soon as I came across a post about Hila, my sister's husband's sister, the pain returned. None of us who lost family and friends on October 7 will ever forget it. The grief of loss will accompany us all our lives from now…
The whole town Mazkeret Batya came out to see off Hila, sister of my sister's husband, mother of four beautiful young children. No one was indifferent, because compassion and love are in the blood of Israelis. #StandwithIsrael #Israel #Israel_under_attack
I recommend to not play the numbers games. All forms of lies, damned lies, and statistics. Chosen statistics selectively to support people's point of view or premade opinions. To manipulate a innumerate audience. They are provided with no detail or context or comparison. Yes,…
According to his own numbers: Civilian deaths: 32,660 Terrorist deaths: 25,770 That’s almost a 1:1 civilian to combat ratio. Unreal stuff, Israel is incredible! Maybe @SpencerGuard can weigh in and tell us what historical averages are for urban combat?
Thank you for taking such a clear and uncompromising stand against antisemitism. I live in Munich with my family, and encountering such overt hostility was undeniably painful — even though I’ve already received veiled rejections before, this one was far more explicit. It’s…
🇩🇪Das passiert überall - Kanada, USA, UK, Frankreich…in Deutschland ist es besonders schmerzhaft. Das „Narrativ“ unserer Zeit von den „gequälten“ Menschen in Gaza - von 🇮🇱 und der IDF „gequält“, versteht sich, Hamas kommt nicht vor - ist verfestigt und für viele Leute…
Would you like to know why so many literary agents reject a novel centered on the IDF? Please take a look at the response I received today. The email is in the screenshot below. The query was sent at 1:45 p.m. The reply arrived at 4:40 p.m. the same day. This message is a…
Would you like to know why so many literary agents reject a novel centered on the IDF? Please take a look at the response I received today. The email is in the screenshot below. The query was sent at 1:45 p.m. The reply arrived at 4:40 p.m. the same day. This message is a…
1/🧵 The slogan “Death to the IDF” is now in fashion — yet another example of the demonization of an army without which Israel would have ceased to exist. I wrote a novel called “Storm in the Shadow”, which lets you peek behind the scenes of the IDF, to see that at the heart of…
1/🧵 I’m about to touch on one of the most painful and controversial topics, one that inevitably raises a multitude of questions and debates—and on which no consensus exists. So, what exactly is freedom of speech? Let me state my position clearly. In my view, freedom of speech is…
1/🧵 Simplifying a complex historical reality leads to many superficial conclusions, which ultimately result in a distorted perception of the truth. When it is said that the Jews were the first on the land of Israel, it refers to the period when they established an organized…
Imagine Socrates walking through the streets of modern-day Athens. He wouldn’t recognize the marble ruins, now fenced off and silent. The language, the clothing, the customs would all be foreign to him. The spirited democratic debates he once thrived on would be gone, replaced by…
Solo con mala fe o ignorancia se puede negar el derecho del pueblo judío a su autodeterminación en al menos una parte de Israel/Palestina, a la luz de estos 10 hechos ampliamente reconocidos por la historiografía: 1) El pueblo judío tiene presencia en esa tierra desde hace…
Please read or bookmark to read later and make sure you are following @MikeLivschitz . What is free speech?
1/🧵 I’m about to touch on one of the most painful and controversial topics, one that inevitably raises a multitude of questions and debates—and on which no consensus exists. So, what exactly is freedom of speech? Let me state my position clearly. In my view, freedom of speech is…
Excellent Thread. Calling for the murder of civilians should NEVER be protected by free speech. Words can lead to action. This is not something for people to joke about. Blood libels have lead to the deaths of Jews. If this doesn’t stop, then we may see a pogrom in the future.
1/🧵 I’m about to touch on one of the most painful and controversial topics, one that inevitably raises a multitude of questions and debates—and on which no consensus exists. So, what exactly is freedom of speech? Let me state my position clearly. In my view, freedom of speech is…
🧵On July 14, the world blamed Jews for a church fire in Taybeh. Media called it settler terror. @USAmbIsrael called a "crime against humanity." But video shows Jews rushing to put out the fire. @TPS_News_co_il investigated, The real fire? A political one—fueled by lies.
I hope that I don’t upset Brian by trying this but I tried to break this down into a cliff notes version of his tweet. If it’s bad Brian - let me know and I’ll delete it
If you're still not clear about the extent to which terrorist influence operations & strategic messaging has infiltrated & saturated popular perception throughout the West, I encourage you to study this post from @susanabulhawa & the entire video embedded therein. Before Oct 7,…