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Dana El Kurd @danaelkurd.bsky.social · 14h

It seems few lessons have been learned

theconversation.com/a-gaza-peace...

Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair’s failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland

The former British leader was tapped to lead redevelopment efforts in Gaza if a deal is agreed upon.

theconversation.com

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 18h

Unironically, calling this something like "the Trump deal" might end up increasing its chances of survival...

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Gaza ceasefire deal: What we know so far about the ‘first phase’ of the peace plan

US president Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to ‘first phase’ of plan to pause fighting and release some hostages and prisoners

www.theguardian.com

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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 1d

JUST OUT: "Boundaries and Cleavages: Elements of a Cultural Sociology of Political Divides."

OA: direct.mit.edu/ecps/article...

It develops what the cultural sociology of group formation can contribute to research on political cleavages.

(And why "Somewheres vs Anywheres" really doesn't cut it.)

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Felix Anderl @felixanderl.bsky.social · 1d

Tofu (agglomeriertes Sojaprotein) & Tempeh (fermentierter Sojakuchen) sind seit Jahrhunderten Teil täglicher Ernährung in Asien - aber auch in Deutschland hat Fleischersatz eine längere Geschichte. 1915 versuchte Konrad Adenauer ein Patent für die Sojawurst anzumelden
adenauerhaus.de/digital/unse...

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 2d

"She is richer in social clout than in Emmys or Pulitzers. And she is known more for wanting to rid the world of so-called wokeness than for promoting journalistic traditions."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

How Bari Weiss Won

www.nytimes.com

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Robert Misik @misik.bsky.social · 2d

Mein Essay aus der NZZ von heute

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 2d

Why you generally try not to politicize aid, or to concentrate its distribution in the hands of few people, example number one thousand or so

The Asian Feminist @theasianfeminist.bsky.social · 2d

As Gaza’s humanitarian crisis grows, women say they have been exploited by local men — some associated with aid groups — promising food, money, water, supplies or work in exchange for sexual interactions.
www.ap.org/news-highlig...

Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money or work in exchange for sexual interactions | The Associated Press

After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her

www.ap.org

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 2d

That says alot already, thanks!

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 2d

How big did it get?

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 2d

Starker Text - darüber, was der Krieg mit der israelischen Gesellschaft macht. Aspekte davon hat man auch im deutschen Diskurs mitbekommen.

www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...

Israelische Gesellschaft: "Nicht genug Rauch" – "Du klingst wie Hamas"

Israelis haben über Jahrzehnte gelernt, sich von den Palästinensern emotional abzukapseln. Doch seit dem 7. Oktober 2023 erlebt unsere Autorin eine neue Gleichgültigkeit.

www.zeit.de

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Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 2d

New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 4d

Rome, which probably saw the biggest protest, has almost three million inhabitants.

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Mass rally in Rome on fourth day of Italy's pro-Palestinian protests

Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists.

www.reuters.com

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 4d

As big as the recent Gaza protest in Berlin was, it is remarkable how much bigger mobilization in countries like Italy and Netherlands is.

Amsterdam has less than one million inhabitants, Berlin roughly four.

www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/l...

Nahost-Liveblog: ++ 250.000 Menschen bei Gaza-Demo in Amsterdam ++

Etwa 250.000 Menschen demonstrieren in der niederländischen Hauptstadt gegen den Krieg im Gazastreifen. Nach Ansicht von US-Außenminister Rubio ist der Krieg trotz des Friedensplans noch nicht beendet...

www.tagesschau.de

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Jannis J Grimm @jannisgrimm.bsky.social · 5d

Criticism of biased media coverage of Gaza is often discarded as baseless..

so we set out to study the coverage of Palestinian and Israeli victims by German press systematically!

The resulting study 'Hierarchies in Death' was just published #OA by Peacebuilding www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

www.tandfonline.com

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Jürgen Zimmerer @juergenzimmerer.bsky.social · 6d

Das Postgeheimnis gehört historisch zu den liberalen Grundrechten, die die Demokratie erst möglich machten und machen.
#justsaying

netzpolitik.org/2025/anlassl...

Anlasslose Massenüberwachung: Messenger Signal wird Deutschland verlassen, wenn Chatkontrolle kommt

In den kommenden Tagen wird die Bundesregierung entscheiden, wie sie am 14. Oktober in der EU zur Chatkontrolle abstimmt. Eines ist klar: Kommt die Chatkontrolle, wird es keine verschlüsselte und sich...

netzpolitik.org

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Dr. Rosa Burç @rosaburc.bsky.social · 6d

Es war mir ein großes Vergnügen mit @karingothe.bsky.social vom »Blätter«-Podcast über die aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Türkei und die laufenden Verhandlungen zu sprechen. Danke für die Einladung!

Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik @blaetter.bsky.social · 6d

Schon reingehört?

@rosaburc.bsky.social im »Blätter«-Podcast ⤵️

Jetzt reinhören 👉 www.blaetter.de/podcast – und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt.

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 6d

"Demnach lag die bereinigte Schutzquote im Juni, Juli und August bei nur noch rund 20 Prozent. Anfang 2024 hatte sie noch bei etwa 95 Prozent gelegen."

Bei einer Lage die objektiv schlimmer wird, nicht besser

taz.de/Deutsches-As...

Deutsches Asylsystem: Schutzquote für Afghanen noch niedriger als gedacht

Die Lage in Afghanistan ist unverändert desaströs. Trotzdem bekommen afghanische Männer fast nur noch Asyl, wenn ihre Ehefrauen schon einen Schutzstatus haben.

taz.de

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 8d

See also this recent interview:

"Politics is Largely About Defining Problems, Not Just Solving Them": Interview with Cas Mudde

Anya Pearson interviews Professor Cas Mudde, one of the world's leading experts on the far right.

politicalquarterly.org.uk

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 8d

If, however, they are indeed merely improving the infrastructure, this would show how little trust they enjoy due to past actions. You cannot claim access to schools will not be blocked for months, while it is happening, and expect alot of trust in later actions...

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 8d

If the Taliban indeed want to block the internet, this is just PR. I doubt they aee benefit in permanent blockout, but even a temporary one would test (and signal) capacity to do so for possible later shutdowns.

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 8d

In the past, Taliban communicated similarly about school bans for girls. No matter what happens: There is not exactly alot of trust in public statements, fuellung anxiety and gossip.

apnews.com/article/afgh...

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 9d

The social cost of losing contact with family, access to news and updates not even included here. And many girls who were not permitted to continue their education had relied on online classes - now a signal to them how this, too, can be taken away any time.

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 9d

Unclear goals mirrored by very clear cost: Banking and directly affected, hitting those relying on trade and remittances. Small businesses and families with diaspora ties (both likely more urban and hence considered less of a support base) heavily affected.

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Tareq @teraqerat.bsky.social · 9d

Pretty terrifying news from Afghanistan: A total Internet shutdown, after slowing down in the preceding days. Alot of confusion on rationale: Is this about permanently breaking down access? About implementing new censorship tools? A test of repressive capacity?

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Mariam Salehi @mariamsalehi.bsky.social · 10d

I talked to @afp.com about Germany being under increasing pressure for its Israel policy. German responsibility "could be seen as the responsibility towards international law, the international rules-based order, the promise that genocide must never happen again."

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Pressure grows on Germany over rigid support for Israel

Pressure is building on Germany to join steps to sanction Israel over the Gaza war, sparking heated debate in a country that has long been at pains to atone for the Holocaust.

www.france24.com

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