New from Empire Podcast The Final Episode in our deep dive into the History of Gaza: GAZA & THE NAKBA

Been doing and following OSINT research for 12 years. Never before have I read about there being so much blood it could be spotted by satellite. But that's now the reality in El Fasher (Sudan 🇸🇩)

This week, I'm reporting from the Westbank, #Palestine, where aggressive settlers and the Israeli army are suffocating villagers. This story is from Masafer Yatta, where the film No Other Land was recorded. Read! open.substack.com/pub/fgeerdink/…

I'm glad to hear this, but not particularly surprised or hopeful. As I've said from the start, I thought the outrage may have risen to the level where they'd be forced to make a token arrest. The real test is whether they'll dismantle the settler terror network in Turmus'ayya and

Palestinian journalist Mustafa Ayyash will be handed over to Austria, a court in the Netherlands decided today. That's by the book, but against justice, I write in my latest Substack post. Read and share! open.substack.com/pub/fgeerdink/…

De facto is de Israelische annexatie van de bezette Westelijke Jordaanoever al jaren aan de gang zonder dat Europa er iets tegenin brengt

The men in masks here are Israeli soldiers who stand accused of torturing and raping Palestinian prisoners. This is how they were greeted as they entered the court room - as heroes. When will Western leaders address the illness that exists in large parts of Israeli society?

#Syria's Justice Ministry has ordered for the al-Ram Jesuit School compound in #Aleppo to be returned to the Franciscan Order 50+yrs after it had been seized by #Assad's regime. Father Bahjat Qaraqash is returning it to its original place as a Christian school.

En dit is nog maar het begin van de winter in Gaza. 2 miljoen mensen drijfnat in tentenkampen of in zwaar beschadigde gebouwen.

Israel has denied the allegations that it built walls in south Lebanon near the UN-demarcated Blue Line, but on Sunday, President Joseph Aoun's office said he had instructed officials "to file an urgent complaint to the United Nations Security Council against Israel for

Netanyahu reiterates his "opposition to a Palestinian state in any territory west of the Jordan River." The realistic alternatives to a Palestinian State are permanent occupation, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. Someone should ask Trump and Merz which alternative they support.

Israelis setting fire to Palestinians homes. Pogroms, terrorism, whatever you call it, it’s part of long-standing occupation, state violence and incitement that will eventually push Palestinians over the edge, at which point Israeli leaders will say the Palestinians are violent.

Where the FUCK are western journalists on a story this big about the treatment of their peers by the genocidal state?

De ‘leider van de vrije wereld’ heeft nieuwe ideeën over mensenrechten - diversiteit en het faciliteren van abortus zijn volgens Trump schendingen daarvan bbc.com/news/articles/…

Three countries - the United States, Israel, and Argentina - vote against a UN General Assembly resolution aimed at preventing and ending this use of torture. These resolutions used to be adopted unanimously. What does it say when these states oppose any opposition to torture?

Hoogleraar Palestijnse Studies Beshara Doumani: "De genocide in Gaza gaat gewoon door. Genocide is niet alleen het doden van mensen. Israël is bezig systematisch alles te vernietigen dat Palestijns leven mogelijk maakt.” nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/11…

Israeli forces stormed occupied East Jerusalem’s Al-Hakawati Theatre, halting a children’s choir performance on orders from far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, for no clear reason, the theatre’s director said. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ovn8p0

🇮🇷⚡- The Holy Virgin Mary metro station in Tehran has been opened officially in the presence of priests and representatives of the Christian community in Iran

Nee het is niet ‘Gen Z’. De liberalisering van de Iraanse straat is een horten-en-stoten ontwikkeling die bijna onmiddellijk na de dag van de revolutie begon waarin de Iraanse vrouwen de zwarte totaalverhulling geleidelijk hebben afgeworpen.