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Bitte Hammargren
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Middle East & Turkey Analyst. Writer & journo. Senior Associate at the Swedish Institute of Int’l Affairs, UI.se. Ex FOI.se Analyst and ex SvD.se Correspondent. Likes and RTs not always endorsements. Mostly in Swedish or English here. bittehammargren.com
Kan bara beklaga att detta seminarium inte bandades. Det hade varit angeläget att låta fler kunna ta del av vad de tre talarna från Israel hade att säga.
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Talarna på Medelhavsmuseet i juni var
Ayala Metzger (fredsaktivist & profil bland gisslans anhöriga), Thabet Abu Rass, Van Leer Institute, och Ziv Stahl, chef för Yesh Din och överlevare från 7 okt. Ayala Metzgers svärfar kidnappades och hittades ihjälskjuten i Gaza.

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Finding a way forward. Communities and Civil Society in the Israeli – Palestinian conflict
Välkommen till detta samtal om vägar framåt i en fördjupad konflikt. Evenemanget samarrangeras med Candid Foundation.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Anyone who would have predicted this transition a year ago would have been called insane.
Reality can always be more surprising than any fictional story.
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Vilka slutsatser dras i europeiska partihögkvarter efter Mamdanis skräll? En borde vara att vägen till seger inte går via triangulering utan genom att blåsa in nytt syre i politiken och stå för sina värderingar. (Hur mycket Mamdani sedan kan leverera återstår att se.)
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Speaking at Mamdani's event, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said his campaign made an "absolutely heroic effort" during the New York mayoral race, since they "weren't only tasked with defeating Republicans, but were also tasked with defeating the old guard of the Democratic Party."
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Confirming one of the greatest upsets in modern U.S. political history stood allies from every corner of the city, from rabbis to imams, city officials to young activists. A volunteer who had spent weeks knocking on doors, said, "In the beginning, we begged the press to come”. (Quote fr Haaretz).
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
In his victory speech Mamdani said: “Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: turn the volume up. New York will remain a city of immigrants – a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant.”
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
CNN exit polls showed that one in every three Jewish voter chose Mamdani over the former governor Cuomo.
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM