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October 7 redux — so now what from the EU?

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Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 19h

Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza is exposing deep #EU divides👇🏼https://euobserver.com/eu-and-the-world/ar0a1a35c6

Complacent EU officials in Brussels may shrug off accusations of double standards as part of a new geopolitical reality. But others know that no amount of clever spin or PR can hide the difference in ...

euobserver.com

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Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 1d

theintercept.com/2025/10/07/m...

Prominent Palestinian Protester in Brussels Dies in Custody

Mahmoud Farajalah took his life after months in immigration detention, as human rights groups’ condemned the crackdown on Brussels protests.

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Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 1d

Mourning Gaza: two years of grief, anger, and shame

As Israel's genocide enters its third year, we must confront our complicity, selective empathy, and the erosion of our shared humanity

Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 6d

www.newarab.com/analysis/wil...

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Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 7d

Will Spain’s pro-Palestine stance shift EU policy on Israel?

From arms embargoes to public condemnation, Spain has become one of the European Union’s most dissenting voices on Israel’s war on Gaza

www.newarab.com

Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 8d

Trump’s Gaza “Plan” is a Cruel Mirage

The US President wants the Nobel Peace Prize. In a world gone mad, he may just get it.

In Dublin, I realise how liberating and empowering it is when someone breaks the silence and talks clearly about Gaza

Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 18d

We must begin with Gaza
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We must begin with Gaza

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 20d

France should have recognised Palestinian statehood years ago. The cynic in me asks: why now? | Rokhaya Diallo

Weakened domestically, Emmanuel Macron wants an international legacy. Yet still, he does nothing to sanction Israel, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

Simply Shada | Shada Islam | Substack

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The Europeans @europeanspod.bsky.social · 21d

Also mentioned on the show this week:

- The new excellent substack from our former guest @simplyshada.bsky.social: shadaislam.substack.com
- An interview with another former guest of ours, the President of Finland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcJ3...

My personal Substack. Click to read Simply Shada, by Shada Islam, a Substack publication. Launched 9 days ago.

shadaislam.substack.com

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Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 21d

This could have been proposed 2 years ago and there could have been decisions by now by the slow-moving EU decision-making machine. Lives could have been saved, children could have lived. Too little, much too late. Shame. euobserver.com/EU%20&%20the...

EU waiting for Germany on sanctions, in growing anti-Israel mood

The EU is waiting for Berlin to give the green light for Israel trade sanctions, as German ambassador stayed silent in Brussels on Tuesday.

euobserver.com

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 22d

'Any serious reckoning over the EU’s inaction in Gaza will remain incomplete without confronting the structural racism and lingering colonial hierarchies that still shape Europe’s worldview.

Gaza has stripped away the pretence.'

- @simplyshada.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam

Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs

Israel eligible for EU science money, despite blowing up Gaza university

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Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 22d

Seriously? euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...

The Israeli defence ministry can keep getting EU science grants despite blowing up Gaza's main university, but anti-Israel cultural boycotts were "antisemitism," the EU Commission said.

euobserver.com

Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 22d

Germany holds the key to unlocking the European Commission's better-late-than-never proposal on suspending trade with Israel over its genocide in #Gaza. Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic will block no matter what. But Germany & (Italy) must step up and stand on the right side of history.

Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 23d

passblue.com/2025/09/14/w...

What Can the UN General Assembly Do to End Israel's Occupation? - PassBlue

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 25d

Shade Islam examines the latest remarks on Palestine from Ursula von der Leyen. @simplyshada.bsky.social shadaislam.substack.com/p/two-years-...

Two Years of Pain, Protest, and Europe’s Half Steps on Gaza

Across campuses, protest camps, and city squares, Europe’s young people are angry about the EU’s failure to live by its own rules and international law.

shadaislam.substack.com

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Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 26d

Two Years of Pain, Protest, and Europe’s Half Steps on Gaza

Across campuses, protest camps, and city squares, Europe’s young people are angry about the EU’s failure to live by its own rules and international law.

Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 28d

Ursula von der Leyen offers too little too late on Gaza

Palestinians do not need Europe’s compassion. They need Europe to stop enabling their oppression

Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · 29d

Introducing Simply Shada: More Personal, More Fearless

Welcome to my first Substack

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Simply Shada @simplyshada.bsky.social · Sep 9

Actors and directors pledge not to work with Israeli film groups ‘implicated in genocide’

Exclusive: Hundreds of film workers join new boycott initiative criticized by Israeli producers’ group as ‘misguided’