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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 5h

Article also demonstrates how far Sweden's gov is willing to go to cover up a crime against its most famous citizen in the world.

Christine Binzel @christinebinzel.bsky.social · 6h

Horrific testimony by Greta Thunberg

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Alexandre Raffoul @awraffoul.bsky.social · 4h

"Then the guards came and said, ‘We’re going to gas you.’ It was standard for them to say that. They held up a gas cylinder and threatened to press it against us."

How is this even possible?

Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 10h

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

tinyurl.se/crR

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 5h

Greta Thunberg: “Israeli soldiers hit, kicked, starved, and tortured me”

• They placed a flag next to me, and anytime the flag touched me, they kicked me
• Whenever I raised my head to look at Ben-Gvir, I was kicked
• She was filmed while stripped naked

Aftonbladet: tinyurl.com/a33vxatc

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Lisa Röstlund @lisarostlund.bsky.social · 10h

We’ve met with Greta Thunberg and others in the flotilla. They describe hours-long scenes of torture and sexual harassment in Israeli captivity. Experts conclude that they have been subjected to serious crimes – Sweden’s foreign minister believes they have themselves to blame.

tinyurl.se/crR

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 8d

This is the 2nd anniversary of the start of a genocide that made Gaza the most dangerous place on earth for children— that has raised a mirror to the rot at the core of our world.

Never has it been clearer that none of us are free until Palestine is free.

inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

On Parenthood and Genocide

A new mother and scholar of forced displacement writes about Israel's mass murder of Palestinian children in Gaza.

inthesetimes.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 11d

World that lets Gaza burn is the world that will let the world burn

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 11d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 11d

“They dragged little Greta (Thunberg) by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” says Turkish activist and Sumud Flotilla participant Ersin Celik

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 11d

Absolutely heinous.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 11d

American intelligence officials have now confirmed to CBS News that Netanyahu ordered the drone attacks on the Sumud flotilla while it was docked in Tunisia, an attack launched from Israeli Navy submarines off the Tunisian coast.

Washington - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu directly approved military operations on two vessels early last month that were part of a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying aid and pro-Palestinian supporters including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, CBS News has learned.
Two American intelligence officials briefed on the matter told CBS News that Israeli forces on Sept. 8
and 9 launched drones from a submarine and dropped incendiary devices onto the boats that were moored outside the Tunisian port of Sidi Bou Said, causing a fire. The officials spoke under the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on national security matters.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 12d

Orly Noy: Israel is waging a holocaust in Gaza. Denazification is our only remedy.

www.972mag.com/israel-holoc...

Israel is waging a holocaust in Gaza. Denazification is the remedy

The deadly ethno-supremacy inherent to Israeli society runs deeper than Netanyahu, Ben Gvir, and Smotrich. It must be confronted at its root.

www.972mag.com

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 14d

Israeli Defense Minister Katz: "Those who remain in Gaza City will be terrorists and terror supporters."

In other words, Israel declares its intention to exterminate everyone in Gaza City who could not move south.

That is what calling everyone 'terrorists and terror supporters' means.

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Miriam @miriam.blacksky.app · 14d

Peaceful activists are dragged off boats at gunpoint for trying to feed Gaza. But the war criminals committing the genocide get applause in parliaments, billions in funding, and handshakes from presidents.
We are watching pure evil live streamed.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 15d

Israeli soldiers were filmed detaining two Palestinian children in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, while demanding to know their father’s whereabouts.

When a passerby intervened and urged their release because of their young age, a soldier replied, “I don’t care”.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 16d

Some transnational Arab military force will rule Gaza on behalf of Israel and abuse the Palestinians on behalf of Israel and rebuild Gaza on behalf of Israel. In exchange there'll be some cursory statement in support of some future, non-defined peace settlement that will never come.

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Alexandre Raffoul @awraffoul.bsky.social · 21d

122 experts in the peace and security sector: Sweden does not live up to its international obligation to prevent genocide in Gaza. www.dagensarena.se/opinion/sver...

Sverige lever inte upp till internationella åtaganden att förhindra folkmord | Dagens Arena

Det är vårt ansvar att yttra oss, skriver 122 experter.

www.dagensarena.se

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UppsalaPeaceConflict @uupeace.bsky.social · Aug 22

In his recent article, just attributed to the latest issue of Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, PhD candidate Alexandre Raffoul explores conceptual issues in the typology of ethnic power-sharing – and proposes ways to "reassemble" the framework more productively: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Unstable Concepts, Unresolved Controversies: Reassembling Power-Sharing, Consociationalism, and Centripetalism

After half a century of research, the literature on institutional design for ethnic conflict management is still in search of a scientific consensus. This article argues that underlying conceptual ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Laurence Cooley @lpcooley.bsky.social · Aug 26

Since the lough is back in the (national) news, here's the blog version of my co-authored @politicalquarterly.bsky.social article from earlier in the year. #LoughNeagh

Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · May 9

‘Lough Neagh is dying and it's dying in plain sight’.

Would a ‘rights of nature’ approach protect #LoughNeagh in #NorthernIreland, and aid the reversal of the damage to its ecology?

#Blog of an article by Laurence Cooley and Elliott Hill. politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/are-the...

#Ukpol

Are the Rights of Nature the Only Way to Save Lough Neagh?

Would a ‘rights of nature’ approach protect Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, and aid the reversal of the damage to its ecology?

politicalquarterly.org.uk

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Alexandre Raffoul @awraffoul.bsky.social · Aug 22

My article "Unstable Concepts, Unresolved Controversies" was attributed to an issue. It explores how conceptual issues emerged as consociationalism and centripetalism were brought together under the label power-sharing – and proposes ways to address these issues.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Unstable Concepts, Unresolved Controversies: Reassembling Power-Sharing, Consociationalism, and Centripetalism

After half a century of research, the literature on institutional design for ethnic conflict management is still in search of a scientific consensus. This article argues that underlying conceptual ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · Jul 13

Early in my legal career I was marginally involved in rendering an ancient Nazi concentration camp guard to justice.

People have long memories when it comes to the subject of concentration camps.

Maggie Mayhem @maggiemayhem.bsky.social · Jul 12

Concentration camp jobs posted on Indeed. I wonder if they’ll start advertising that the uniforms are being made by Hugo Boss:

www.indeed.com/cmp/Critical...

Camp Manager - Emergency Detention Facility - ($6,360/week)
Critical Response Strategies - Naples, FL
$60/hour
Position Overview:
We are seeking organized & experienced Camp Managers for rapid deployment to oversee base camp operations at a temporary correctional or shelter-based facility in South Florida. This W2 contract role is contingent upon contract award & includes housing & meals provided on-site. The Camp Manager will ensure the safe, efficient, & orderly functioning of all support services, logistics, & camp infrastructure
Key Responsibilities:
• Oversee day-to-day operations of base camp, including housing, food service, sanitation, & logistics
• Manage & supervise camp support personnel & contractors
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, & regulatory standards
• Monitor supply levels & coordinate with vendors for restocking and deliveries
• Conduct inspections & resolve operational issues promptly
• Coordinate closely with medical, security, & facility staff
• Maintain accurate logs, shift reports, & incident documentation
• Serve as point-of-contact for administrative & operational concerns
• Provide leadership, stability, & professionalism in a fast-paced environment
Assignment Details:
W2 Temporary Assignment no benefits
• Housing & meals included on base no per diem or travel reimbursement
• 84 hours/week - 12-hour shifts, 7 days/week
• Rotational Schedule: 2-3 weeks on /1 week off
• Project Duration: Up to 12 months
Qualifications:
• Prior experience managing field operations, remote camps, shelters, or emergency housing (required)
• Background in logistics, disaster response, or facility management preferred
• Strong leadership, communication, & organizational skills
• Must be able to pass a background check
• Physically capable of working in demanding & remote environments
• Proficient in English (spoken & written)
If you're a decisive leader who thrives under pressure & takes pride in operational excellence, we encourage you to apply today

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Alexandre Raffoul @awraffoul.bsky.social · Jul 12

www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/isra...

Israel wants to build the most moral concentration camp in the world

A lead Haaretz editorial, seething with contempt for the criminal Israeli government. It shows how historial comparison and the memory…

www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk

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Alexandre Raffoul @awraffoul.bsky.social · Jun 11

"Akademisk frihet försvinner bara om forskare slutar försvara och utöva den. När den är hotad har vi ett individuellt ansvar att försvara den tillsammans."

Alexandre Raffoul @awraffoul.bsky.social · Jun 11

In Syre, we write about the recent motion by the Swedish Association and Anthropologists (SANT) supporting an academic boycott of Israel. We urge colleagues to use professional associations and unions to ask for ethical universities during a genocide. tidningensyre.se/2025/11-juni...

En akademisk bojkott av Israel är möjlig - Syre

Att svenska universitet har antagit en anti-palestinsk hållning är oroande, men forskare kan gå före och bojkotta Israel utan stöd från vare sig staten eller universitetsledningen. Det skriver fem for...

tidningensyre.se

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Alexandre Raffoul @awraffoul.bsky.social · Jun 10

Academics for Palestine Uppsala: "Thinking, Hanna Arendt contended, requires making oneself receptive to others' existence and suffering. Our main concern with Ylva Söderfeldt's opinion piece is that it erases the most affected: the Palestinians"

www.tidningencurie.se/debatt/vi-ma...