Just a month after another aid ship, Conscience, was struck by drones near Malta, a new Freedom Flotilla is on its way to #Gaza — this time with MEP #Rima Hassan, Greta #Thunberg, and other volunteers on board. #StopGenocide #FreedomFlotilla #BreakTheSiege

I recall Bayrou as the head of the modest, somewhat unremarkable MoDem party, who made multiple attempts to become president without success. It appears he played his cards wisely. Has Bayrou's moment finally arrived?

“Fascism comes from below.”

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Reading the newspaper is the "daily prayer of modern man," Umberto Eco, referring to Hegel, told Le Monde. Amen.

Edward Said, Orientalism

Mijn maag draait hier van om. De Israëlische president ontkent dat er onschuldige burgers zijn in Gaza... en dat aan de vooravond van een groot militair offensief.

Nederland en de EU zullen de regering Netanyahu tot de orde moeten roepen. Israël is gehouden aan humanitair oorlogsrecht.

Rake woorden van Juncker, Van Rompuy, Prodi, en Monti. 🇪🇺