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From Iron Wall to Whomping Wall: Israel’s shift to active defense | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 1141 words · By DORON GOLDBERG
Israeli National Security Doctrine October 7 Massacre Zionist Ideology
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“Resolve was never stronger than in the morning, after the night, when it was never weaker.” – Johnny, in Naked (1993), directed by Mike Leigh.

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What happened

“Resolve was never stronger than in the morning, after the night, when it was never weaker.” – Johnny, in Naked (1993), directed by Mike Leigh.

Why it matters

I first encountered Mike Leigh’s work at 17, watching Naked at Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Center cinema.

Common ground

David Thewlis’s Johnny, a restless, brilliant, self-destructing drifter roaming nighttime London, stayed lodged in my mind for three decades.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Transfer: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Transfer 80% confidence
Projecting positive or negative qualities of one thing onto another to make it accepted or rejected.
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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Thewlis went on to play Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter films”
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Wikipedia and The Independent both confirm that David Thewlis played the character Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter films.
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web search NEUTRAL — David Wheeler, better known as David Thewlis, is an English actor and filmmaker.Thewlis auditioned for the role of Quirinus Quirrell in the Chris Columbus directed film Harry Potter and the Philosophe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thewlis
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web search NEUTRAL — Remus J. Lupin is a character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter movies, he is played by actor David Thewlis. Remus John Lupin was an only son of Lyall and H…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remus_Lupin
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web search NEUTRAL — David Thewlis is perhaps best known these days for his role in the Harry Potter films as the lycanthropic Remus Lupin, who teaches Harry how to defend himself against the dark arts by summoning a spir…
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features…
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Claim 2: ““Resolve was never stronger than in the morning, after the night, when it was never weaker.” – Johnny, in Naked (1993), directed by Mike Leigh.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny this specific quote from the film 'Naked'.
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Claim 3: “By October 17, Sam Spiegel posted that the workshop was canceled”
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The provided search results for this claim are irrelevant, discussing the 'System for Award Management' (SAM.gov) and Sam's Club, rather than the Sam Spiegel school's announcement on October 17.
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web search NEUTRAL — The System for Award Management (SAM or SAM.gov) e-procurement system collects data from suppliers, validates and stores this data, and disseminates it to various government acquisition agencies.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_for_Award_Management
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web search NEUTRAL — SAM.gov will release the modernized FAR and DFARS Representations and Certifications on March 24th, 2026. This update streamlines data collection and improves the user experience. For more details on …
https://sam.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop Samsclub.com today for Every Day Low Prices. Join Sam's Club as a Plus Member and get free same-day or next-day delivery from your club & free shipping on eligible items totaling $50 or more.
https://www.samsclub.com/
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Claim 4: “The loyalty oath debate had first been reported on October 7, 2010... The cabinet vote followed on October 10.”
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The provided web results for this claim are generic definitions of 'debate' and unrelated current events; they do not provide the specific dates of October 7 and October 10, 2010, regarding the loyalty oath.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Debate among Scholars, Razmnama illustration Two men engage in recreational debate Debate is a process that involves formal discourse, discussion, and oral addresses on a particular collection of to…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch live coverage as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump face off in their first presidential debate in Philadelphia.Follow live...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VgsC_aBquUE
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of DEBATE is a contention by words or arguments. How to use debate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Debate.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debate
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Claim 5: “The massacre carried out by Hamas... killed more than 1,200 people and took over 250 hostage.”
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The claim is supported by one cross-reference provided in the evidence, but no additional independent web or wiki results were provided for this specific claim in the evidence block.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people and the taking of 250 hostages.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/gaza/un-experts-demand-release…
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Claim 6: “Then Leigh canceled. In a letter to the school’s director, Renen Schorr, the British filmmaker, himself Jewish, said Israel’s government had gone “from bad to worse.””
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The Guardian, Haaretz, and Khaleej Times all report that Mike Leigh cancelled his visit to the Sam Spiegel school due to concerns over Israeli government policy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bafta-winning film-maker Mike Leigh has pulled out of a teaching trip to Israel due to his concern over the country's proposed loyalty oath bill. Leigh said he was not prepared to take part in the "gr…
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/oct/18/mike-leigh-canc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Leigh, who last visited Israel in 1990 and has since stayed away to protest Israeli policy, was meant to arrive on November 20 for one week as guest of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Je…
https://www.haaretz.com/2010-10-18/ty-article/british-direct…
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web search NEUTRAL — JERUSALEM — Veteran British film director Mike Leigh has cancelled a working visit to Jerusalem over plans to compel all non-Jewish new citizens to swear a controversial loyalty oath to Israel as a Je…
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/world/mike-leigh-cancels-israel…
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Claim 7: “The proposed loyalty oath requiring non-Jewish citizens to pledge allegiance to a “Jewish and democratic state” was, he wrote, the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
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Multiple sources, including The Guardian and Tony Greenstein, specifically mention the 'loyalty oath' requiring non-Jewish citizens to pledge allegiance to a 'Jewish and democratic state' as the reason for Leigh's cancellation.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a letter to school director Renen Schorr, he cited several of Israel’s policies, including the oath, which would require non-Jews seeking Israeli citizenship to pledge allegiance to Israel as a “Je…
https://tonygreenstein.com/mike-leigh-cancels-israel-visit-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Surrounding the “Jewish and democratic state” issue with epithets, hysteria, and distortions helps nothing. Whether or not it will eventually become law, the revised oath is a reasonable initiative by…
https://pjmedia.com/p-david-hornik/2010/10/25/distorting-isr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Across many countries, new citizens pledge allegiance to their new states of citizenship, as part of a citizenship ceremony that concludes a long and often arduous naturalization process.
https://globalcit.eu/swearing-loyalty-should-new-citizens-pl…
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Claim 8: “In November 1923, Ze’ev Jabotinsky published the “Iron Wall” essay in the Russian-language journal Razsviet.”
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Wikipedia and other sources confirm that Ze'ev Jabotinsky published the 'Iron Wall' essay in the Russian-language journal Razsviet in November 1923.
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web search NEUTRAL — "About the Iron Wall" (Russian: О железной стене, O zheleznoy stene), often shortened to "The Iron Wall", is an essay written in 1923 by Ze'ev Jabotinsky It was originally written in Russian and publi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Wall_(essay)
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iron Wall. Original in Russian, Razsviet, 4.11.1923.Colonisation can have only one aim, and Palestine Arabs cannot accept this aim. It lies in the very nature of things, and in this particular reg…
https://en.jabotinsky.org/media/9747/the-iron-wall.pdf
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web search NEUTRAL — In November 1923, Ze’ev Jabotinsky published the “Iron Wall” essay in the Russian-language journal Razsviet. His argument was as uncomfortable as it was clear-eyed: there could be no voluntary agreeme…
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-892300
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Claim 9: “In October 2010, the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem announced that Leigh would lead an improvisation workshop.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian, Haaretz, Khaleej Times) confirm Mike Leigh was scheduled to visit the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem for a teaching/workshop program.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Sam Spiegel Film and Television School (Hebrew: בית הספר סם שפיגל לקולנוע ולטלוויזיה) is a film and television school in Jerusalem, Israel that was founded in 1989 as the Jerusalem School of Film.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sam_Spiegel_Film_and_Telev…
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web search NEUTRAL — Film school in Jerusalem, Israel.It was renamed in honor of Hollywood producer Sam Spiegel in 1996 with the acquisition of his estate. As of August 2024. the school’s executive director is Dana Blanks…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Spiegel_Film_and_Televisio…
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web search NEUTRAL — While visiting the Ma’aleh School of Television, Film and the Arts in Jerusalem this week to co-teach a workshop with fellow Hollywood screenwriter David N. Weiss, Dan Gordon used the opportunity to t…
https://forward.com/schmooze/138704/pro-israel-screenwriter-…
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