Simon Ilse
@simonilse.bsky.social
Head of Global Unit Human Security @boell.de
📍Vienna
🎓 International Law @SOAS
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📍Vienna
🎓 International Law @SOAS
👾 private account - views my own
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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 #𝟮 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! | ⚫ It deals with human security in German Middle East policy, specifically German policy vis-à-vis Israel and #Gaza.
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For human security in Middle East policy: Options for political action | Heinrich Böll Stiftung
Security, dignity, and self-determination for all people in Palestine and Israel are the basis for lasting security. An approach based on international law and feminism offers further options for acti...
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June 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 #𝟮 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! | ⚫ It deals with human security in German Middle East policy, specifically German policy vis-à-vis Israel and #Gaza.
www.boell.de/en/2025/06/1...
www.boell.de/en/2025/06/1...
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1st #ThinkPeace on „𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁“. I argue that Trump’s impact on security is not limited to defense. US' withdrawal from democracy support poses a threat to security, peace, civic space, and in the end German security. (1/4)
Why Germany should bolster security beyond defense amidst Trump's global impact | Heinrich Böll Stiftung
The incoming German government will have to navigate challenges that are existential to Germany, Europe. This publication applies a feminist perspective to the far-reaching impact of the second Trump ...
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May 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
1st #ThinkPeace on „𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗶𝗱𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁“. I argue that Trump’s impact on security is not limited to defense. US' withdrawal from democracy support poses a threat to security, peace, civic space, and in the end German security. (1/4)
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#Israel continues starving #Gaza's civilians. How to counter this humanitarian disaster? Join us online Tuesday, May 27, 4pm CET. w/ @Mairavz.bsky.social, @simonilse.bsky.social, @boris-mijatovic.bsky.social, Bushra Khalidi & Bauke Baumann calendar.boell.de/en/event/bol...
Böll.Global | Gaza is starving - and the world is watching? How humanitarian aid is blocked, politicized and turned into a weapon of war
The war and the humanitarian emergency in the Gaza Strip continue to escalate: Israel is pursuing its attacks and the expulsion of Palestinians, has announced the permanent occupation of parts of Gaza...
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May 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#Israel continues starving #Gaza's civilians. How to counter this humanitarian disaster? Join us online Tuesday, May 27, 4pm CET. w/ @Mairavz.bsky.social, @simonilse.bsky.social, @boris-mijatovic.bsky.social, Bushra Khalidi & Bauke Baumann calendar.boell.de/en/event/bol...
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@amnesty.de @ecchr.bsky.social @medico.de press release. "As long as the German govt continues to deliver arms to Israel, legitimizes possible war criminals,and fails to take effective steps to end the humanitarian horror in Gaza,it becomes complicit.Tsafrir Cohen,medico
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May 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
@amnesty.de @ecchr.bsky.social @medico.de press release. "As long as the German govt continues to deliver arms to Israel, legitimizes possible war criminals,and fails to take effective steps to end the humanitarian horror in Gaza,it becomes complicit.Tsafrir Cohen,medico
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"Es ist wichtiger denn je, zwischen dem Existenzrecht Israels und der Politik der Regierung Netanjahu zu unterscheiden." @simonilse.bsky.social macht konkrete Vorschläge, wie sich die EU in Nahost von den USA emanzipieren kann - für eine dauerhafte Friedenslösung: www.boell.de/de/2025/03/2...
Europa muss sich in Nahost von den USA emanzipieren | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Um eine dauerhafte Friedenslösung in Nahost nicht zu gefährden, muss sich die EU von den USA emanzipieren. Das Völkerrecht sollte dabei als Richtschnur gelten, schreibt Simon Ilse, Büroleiter in Ramal...
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March 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"Es ist wichtiger denn je, zwischen dem Existenzrecht Israels und der Politik der Regierung Netanjahu zu unterscheiden." @simonilse.bsky.social macht konkrete Vorschläge, wie sich die EU in Nahost von den USA emanzipieren kann - für eine dauerhafte Friedenslösung: www.boell.de/de/2025/03/2...
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#Europa muss sich in #Nahost von den #USA emanzipieren - @simonilse.bsky.social www.boell.de/de/2025/03/2...
Europa muss sich in Nahost von den USA emanzipieren | Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Um eine dauerhafte Friedenslösung in Nahost nicht zu gefährden, muss sich die EU von den USA emanzipieren. Das Völkerrecht sollte dabei als Richtschnur gelten, schreibt Simon Ilse, Büroleiter in Ramal...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#Europa muss sich in #Nahost von den #USA emanzipieren - @simonilse.bsky.social www.boell.de/de/2025/03/2...
📣 Over 50,000 killed in Gaza. Aid blocked. Violence surging in the West Bank.
Peace demands more than crisis management—it requires justice.
‼️New article: “Confronting Injustice: Decolonizing Peace in Palestine-Israel”
Read 👉 www.boell.de/en/2025/03/1...
#Palestine #HumanSecurity #Peacebuilding
Peace demands more than crisis management—it requires justice.
‼️New article: “Confronting Injustice: Decolonizing Peace in Palestine-Israel”
Read 👉 www.boell.de/en/2025/03/1...
#Palestine #HumanSecurity #Peacebuilding
Confronting Injustice: Decolonizing and Reimagining Peace in Palestine-Israel | Heinrich Böll Stiftung
The ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu, Galant, and Al-Masri are a stark reminder to us all that addressing past and present injustices is crucial for the future of peace and human security between ...
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March 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
📣 Over 50,000 killed in Gaza. Aid blocked. Violence surging in the West Bank.
Peace demands more than crisis management—it requires justice.
‼️New article: “Confronting Injustice: Decolonizing Peace in Palestine-Israel”
Read 👉 www.boell.de/en/2025/03/1...
#Palestine #HumanSecurity #Peacebuilding
Peace demands more than crisis management—it requires justice.
‼️New article: “Confronting Injustice: Decolonizing Peace in Palestine-Israel”
Read 👉 www.boell.de/en/2025/03/1...
#Palestine #HumanSecurity #Peacebuilding
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#Europa muss sich in #Nahost von den #USA emanzipieren- mein Kollege @simonilse.bsky.social über #Gaza #Palästina #Israel table.media/security/sta...
Europa muss sich in Nahost von den USA emanzipieren
Um eine Friedenslösung in Nahost nicht zu gefährden, muss sich die EU von den USA emanzipieren. Das Völkerrecht muss dabei als Richtschnur dienen.
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March 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#Europa muss sich in #Nahost von den #USA emanzipieren- mein Kollege @simonilse.bsky.social über #Gaza #Palästina #Israel table.media/security/sta...
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Niemand bringt so gut auf den Punkt wie mein Kollege Bauke Baumann, welche Faktoren alle eine Rolle bei der jüngsten Eskalation in #Gaza spielen. #Israel #Hamas www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au...
Israels Angriffe auf Gaza: "Netanjahu braucht Fortsetzung"
Zwei Monate nach Beginn der Waffenruhe hat Israels Armee wieder den Gazastreifen angegriffen. Nahost-Experte Bauke Baumann von der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung vermutet dahinter vor allem Gründe in der isra...
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March 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Niemand bringt so gut auf den Punkt wie mein Kollege Bauke Baumann, welche Faktoren alle eine Rolle bei der jüngsten Eskalation in #Gaza spielen. #Israel #Hamas www1.wdr.de/mediathek/au...
1/ Just got off the phone with my team in Palestine. Last night's attacks on Gaza are yet another war crime by Israel. Over 400 people—mostly civilians—were killed, many in residential buildings, a designated shelter, and other civilian infrastructure.
March 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
1/ Just got off the phone with my team in Palestine. Last night's attacks on Gaza are yet another war crime by Israel. Over 400 people—mostly civilians—were killed, many in residential buildings, a designated shelter, and other civilian infrastructure.
👍⚖️ “… wäre jetzt der Zeitpunkt, die Initiative zu einem umfassenden Völkerrechtsdialog zu ergreifen”.
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(S+) Meinung: Angriffe auf die Weltordnung: Verteidigt das Völkerrecht gegen Putin und Trump! – Meinung
Deutschland sollte eine Führungsrolle bei der Verteidigung des Völkerrechts übernehmen. Dazu gehört auch, dass Friedrich Merz die Einladung an Israels Premier Benjamin Netanyahu zurückzieht.
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March 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
👍⚖️ “… wäre jetzt der Zeitpunkt, die Initiative zu einem umfassenden Völkerrechtsdialog zu ergreifen”.
www.spiegel.de/politik/zuku...
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Was will Ahmad al-#Sharaa und woher kommt die Gewalt in #Syrien? Darüber habe ich mit @zeitonline.bsky.social gesprochen www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Nahost-Expertin über Syrien: Was will Ahmed al-Scharaa wirklich?
Syriens Interimsherrscher verspricht Frieden für alle, doch die Lage ist angespannt. Wie Al-Scharaa von sich überzeugen will, erklärt Nahostexpertin Bente Scheller.
www.zeit.de
March 15, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Was will Ahmad al-#Sharaa und woher kommt die Gewalt in #Syrien? Darüber habe ich mit @zeitonline.bsky.social gesprochen www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
Congratulations to @kreiskyforum.bsky.social for inviting Raja Shehadeh to Vienna.
As a poet, one of the cultural leaders of Palestine; as a human rights lawyer and founder of Al-Haq one of the strongest voices against occupation and for equal rights and peace.
As a poet, one of the cultural leaders of Palestine; as a human rights lawyer and founder of Al-Haq one of the strongest voices against occupation and for equal rights and peace.
March 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Congratulations to @kreiskyforum.bsky.social for inviting Raja Shehadeh to Vienna.
As a poet, one of the cultural leaders of Palestine; as a human rights lawyer and founder of Al-Haq one of the strongest voices against occupation and for equal rights and peace.
As a poet, one of the cultural leaders of Palestine; as a human rights lawyer and founder of Al-Haq one of the strongest voices against occupation and for equal rights and peace.
Glückwunsch und viel Erfolg! 🙌
Meine neuen Zuständigkeiten: Justiz und Rechtsstaat. ⚖️
Es ist mir eine Ehre für Themen verantwortlich zu sein, die für eine starke Demokratie zentral sind.
Und nun ist auch klar: ich darf dies auf Regierungsseite tun. Ich bin voller Tatendrang und freue mich über Input, Ideen und Meinungen. 💪🌟
Es ist mir eine Ehre für Themen verantwortlich zu sein, die für eine starke Demokratie zentral sind.
Und nun ist auch klar: ich darf dies auf Regierungsseite tun. Ich bin voller Tatendrang und freue mich über Input, Ideen und Meinungen. 💪🌟
March 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Glückwunsch und viel Erfolg! 🙌
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March 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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#GreenFakes: Major global investigation series by @climatewhistles.bsky.social & partners reveal how environmental auditing firms water down assessments performed for multinationals.
Read more here: www.climatewhistleblowers.org/new-global-i...
Read more here: www.climatewhistleblowers.org/new-global-i...
February 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
#GreenFakes: Major global investigation series by @climatewhistles.bsky.social & partners reveal how environmental auditing firms water down assessments performed for multinationals.
Read more here: www.climatewhistleblowers.org/new-global-i...
Read more here: www.climatewhistleblowers.org/new-global-i...
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GreenFakes: Starting Monday the 17th.
February 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
GreenFakes: Starting Monday the 17th.
Update on the situation in Palestine: www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
Simon Ilse on LinkedIn: When senior management at Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung asked me just before…
When senior management at Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung asked me just before Christmas to be Interim Director of our Ramallah office, I accepted, knowing how deeply…
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February 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Update on the situation in Palestine: www.linkedin.com/posts/simon-...
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“By pursuing incitement to genocide as an independent crime, the court can prevent atrocities from escalating and ensure that those responsible for dangerous rhetoric are held accountable.“
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
The Israeli lawyer filing a landmark incitement to genocide case against Israel at the ICC
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February 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
“By pursuing incitement to genocide as an independent crime, the court can prevent atrocities from escalating and ensure that those responsible for dangerous rhetoric are held accountable.“
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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🟢 @boell.de joins 100+ CSOs from around the world calling on governments & industry leaders to limit #AI’s environmental impact, ahead of next week's #AIActionSummit in Paris 👉
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@janalbrecht.bsky.social @zorasiebert.bsky.social
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@janalbrecht.bsky.social @zorasiebert.bsky.social
February 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🟢 @boell.de joins 100+ CSOs from around the world calling on governments & industry leaders to limit #AI’s environmental impact, ahead of next week's #AIActionSummit in Paris 👉
greenscreen.network/en/blog/with...
@janalbrecht.bsky.social @zorasiebert.bsky.social
greenscreen.network/en/blog/with...
@janalbrecht.bsky.social @zorasiebert.bsky.social
„Freiheit wird nie geschenkt, immer nur gewonnen. Wo die Freiheit bedroht ist, ist die Sprache bedroht und umgekehrt.“
Heinrich Böll
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Heinrich Böll
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Israeli police raid renowned Palestinian bookstores in occupied East Jerusalem | CNN
Israeli police raided two Palestinian bookstores in occupied east Jerusalem on Sunday, confiscating books and arresting one of the owners and his nephew, according to their family members.
www.cnn.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
„Freiheit wird nie geschenkt, immer nur gewonnen. Wo die Freiheit bedroht ist, ist die Sprache bedroht und umgekehrt.“
Heinrich Böll
www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/m...
Heinrich Böll
www.cnn.com/2025/02/10/m...
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Mein Interview auf DLF Kultur zu Trumps absurden und gefährlichen Vorschlägen, die ultrarechte israelische Siedler schon längst verfolgen www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/wiederaufbau...
February 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Mein Interview auf DLF Kultur zu Trumps absurden und gefährlichen Vorschlägen, die ultrarechte israelische Siedler schon längst verfolgen www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/wiederaufbau...
Speaking up matters.
#impact
#impact
#Ireland: Whistleblowing = Impact
Following investigations by @source-material.org & @irishtimes.com based on documents from @climatewhistles.bsky.social, Ireland's EPA has amended Dawn Meats' licence, slashing SO2 limits.
SO2 would have threatened local residents' health.
Speaking up matters.
Following investigations by @source-material.org & @irishtimes.com based on documents from @climatewhistles.bsky.social, Ireland's EPA has amended Dawn Meats' licence, slashing SO2 limits.
SO2 would have threatened local residents' health.
Speaking up matters.
February 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Speaking up matters.
#impact
#impact