The fact that no US, EU or other western officials have urged Israel to abide by int’l law or avoid attacking civilians in Gaza or even acknowledging that non-Israeli civilians are in any way at risk is a diplomatic and moral failure of the highest order.

The new PM in Luxembourg will be Luc Frieden, according to preliminary results. #Elections2023 Luxembourg

Ambassadeur de France en Israël et aux États-Unis, le diplomate français Gérard Araud est peut-être l’une des personnes les mieux placées pour saisir la complexité de la question ouverte par l’attaque du Hamas samedi. Entretien à lire absolument. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2023/10/09/…

Best explanation I’ve read: How Israel was duped as Hamas planned devastating assault reuters.com/world/middle-e…

Golders Green this morning. The heart of the Jewish community in North West London. A 5 minute walk from where I grew up. This is not & never has been about Palestine. This is about trying to make British Jews feel unwelcome and threatened where they live. We need your support.

Je suis l’Europe depuis 1990 et c’est la première fois que je suis témoin d’une telle mésentente de moins en moins cordiale entre Berlin et Paris. Ce n’est pas une crise, juste une indifférence allemande vis-à-vis de l’Europe.

Terechte opmerking van Mathijs Bouman wat Min Karien van Gennip met regels komt zonder te weten hoeveel schijnzelfstandigen er zijn. Als ik haar ABC regels volg dat is de impact op Mathijs Bouman zelf overigens wel duidelijk. Zijn werk voor het FD moet voortaan in loondienst; zijn

Netanyahu must go now, not after the Gaza war haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

The best books to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ft.com/content/0bdab1… via @ft

"In Israel, successive govts cut quiet deals with Hamas, hoping to keep a form of stability in the Gaza Strip.. but the assault launched by Hamas this weekend has now stripped away any remaining illusions about the group or its intentions." Steven Erlanger nytimes.com/2023/10/09/wor…

MUST READ — Former top Israeli domestic intelligence Shin Beth chief Ami Ayalon to Le Figaro on what went wrong in Israel: “A large part of the responsibility lies of course with the government. The commanders of all security organizations told [Netanyahu] that the policy

Vanochtend berichtte de NOS dat het NL energieverbruik per inwoner in 2022 weer terug was op het niveau van 1970. De CO2-emissie per inwoner lag in 2022 zelfs op het niveau van 1962. #grafiekvandedag

Some Europeans have set their hopes too high when it comes to what to expect from the EU. The EU is a pragmatic - and ultimately rather effective - system for problem-solving. Of course the EU cannot settle enormous societal and technical problems but it can help the processes

The funniest part of teaching Micro 1 to Italian undergrads is having to explain to them why in US textbooks labor costs are considered variable

.Thierry Breton puts Elon Musk on notice 24h before he must reply

EU foreign policy chief JOSÉ BORRELL S.A. says #Israel acting against international law as he backs continued #Palestinian funding politico.eu/article/israel…

VIENNA: Beer Party is polling at 12%. Policies include: 🍺 A beer fountain for Vienna 🍺 New 50% tax on Radlers and "other atrocities" 🍺 Monthly barrel of beer to Austrian households (50L per adult, 20L per child) 🍺 Radler buyback programme, exchanging Radlers for real beer

Twitter is "used to disseminate illegal content & disinformation in the EU" An example? After more than 24 hours, a tweet saying that "all payments (of EU funds to Palestine) are immediately suspended" is still online

In the Israel-Hamas conflict, “the bigger picture is one of regional shifts and global alliances reaching a critical juncture,” writes ⁦Kim Ghattas⁩. “The danger is of more strategic blunders that will only perpetuate the violence for years to come.” on.ft.com/48KBISd

Abandoning the sinking ship...see you at @rikwinkel.bsky.social