susannahtarbush.bsky.social
@susannahtarbush.bsky.social
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Long-time journalist & reviewer for various - mainly M East-related - publications
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 1d
www.thetimes.com/life-style/c...
I sang Jerusalem with Robert Jenrick at school — he’s wrong about race
The Conservative MP has complained that, visiting Handsworth in Birmingham, he didn’t see ‘another white face’. You can’t judge whether someone is integrated by skin colour, argues fellow Wulfrunian S...
www.thetimes.com
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 4d
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Many American Jews sharply critical of Israel on Gaza, Post poll finds
Most Jews say Israel is committing war crimes — and 39 percent say genocide — while often distinguishing between the country and its leadership.
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 4d
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Israel accused of ‘sowing division’ in UK with Tommy Robinson invite
Baroness Sayeeda Warsi criticised the ‘deeply dangerous behaviour’ by Israel
www.independent.co.uk
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 8d
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPpU...
Lawrence: Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity' in deranged speech to military commanders
YouTube video by MSNBC
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Pat Oddy 🇪🇺📚📻 @rossaverde.bsky.social · 8d
Excellent news! 📚#booksky
‘A tool in the fight against Amazon’: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks
A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales
www.theguardian.com
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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 8d
"It's not just about being Sikh. It's about being brown. People don't distinguish between Sikhs, Muslims, Hindus... It feels like the 1970s again. I remember the National Front. The difference now is social media is amplifying hate."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#r4today
Security stepped up at the UK's oldest gurdwara based in London
Gurdwaras are diverting funds from vital community services to bolster security say Sikh leaders.
www.bbc.co.uk
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 8d
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Rory Stewart Debunks Trump's Gaza Plan
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
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Pat Oddy 🇪🇺📚📻 @rossaverde.bsky.social · 9d
BBC getting more excited about Farage’s response to Keir Starmer’s speech than the speech itself #LabourPartyConference
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mlrphotography.bsky.social @mlrphotography.bsky.social · 10d
Good morning

Witnessing this breathtaking autumn sunset reflecting on the water. Nature's artistry truly is unmatched!
#AutumnVibes #SunsetLover #NaturePhotography #FallColors #GoldenHour #photography
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 10d
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 12d
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US revokes visa for Colombian president Gustavo Petro after ‘reckless’ actions in New York
At a pro-Palestine protest, Petro urged US soldiers to ‘disobey Trump’s order’ and ‘not point their rifles at humanity’
www.theguardian.com
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 12d
Israel Is Flattening Parts of Gaza City www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Israel Is Flattening Areas of Gaza City
The city had been spared from widespread demolitions during previous military operations there. This time is different.
www.nytimes.com
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 13d
Starmer hides behind articles (often behind paywalls) and speeches (one of which, "an island of strangers" he embarrassingly claimed not to have read before delivery) rather than having the confidence and conviction to engage more spontaneously, unlike Farage et al.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13d
Yep, that's great. Just fantastic. We were told that Starmer would lay out the patriotic case for diversity today. What we got was an article in the Telegraph, behind a paywall, about how the left failed to tackle immigration and now we all have to have ID cards www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09...
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 14d
If you enjoyed #TheHack tonight here’s why the story mattered….
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 19d
Robert Redford, me, Toby Jones - and a reporter who found corruption in his own backyard. Thoughts on the coming ITV drama, The Hack www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
Me, Toby Jones and a timely reminder of why we need a free press
A new drama on the phone-hacking scandal shows us journalism at its worst, but also how reporting can make real change
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15d
On the blatant double standards the media - BBC included - deploys while showcasing Nigel Farage. He is constantly given a free pass not granted to other politicians. bylines.scot/news/the-far...
The Farage ‘mirage’: how the media is warping our politics
It is time that the media fulfils its role to critically examine politician’s statements and call them out when they stray from the truth
bylines.scot
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 16d
Palestinian flags at Maramia Cafe - The Taste of Palestine - in Portobello Road, Notting Hill. #StateOfPalestine
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 17d
ICYMI BBC’s Europe Editor Katya Adler in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, finds border tension over desperate migrants, a boy racer who’s now armouring cars, and an unusual holiday home hotspot on the Baltic Coast.
BBC One - Living Next Door to Putin, Series 1, Episode 1
Katya Adler explores how life is changing for people living on Russia’s border.
www.bbc.co.uk
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 18d
The Islamophobic biker gang running Gaza aid sites is just the U.S. empire in a leather jacket mondoweiss.net/2025/09/the-...
The Islamophobic biker gang running Gaza aid sites is just the U.S. empire in a leather jacket
Infidels MC, an “anti-Islamic” biker gang turned militia, now mans Gaza’s aid checkpoints. From Blackwater to the Pentagon, Islamophobia is no aberration, but the blueprint.
mondoweiss.net
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 18d
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m a British MP, a doctor and Jewish. This is what happened when I tried to enter Israel | Peter Prinsley
Barred from entry on ‘public security’ grounds, I had a moment to reflect on how far the country has fallen, says British MP Peter Prinsley
www.theguardian.com
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20d
This commentary offers a clear, powerful statement of why freedom of speech is at the heart of democracy and must be defended, whether the speaker is Charlie Kirk or Jimmy Kimmel, MAGA supporters or MAGA opponents.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 20d
Europe stands with Estonia in the face of Russia’s latest violation of our airspace.

We will respond to every provocation with determination while investing in a stronger Eastern flank.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 20d
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 20d
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 20d
www.timesofisrael.com/48-surreal-h...
48 surreal hours in Damascus — an Israeli reporter’s travelogue from an enemy capital
I had no idea what to expect from a visit to Syria, accompanying a US Jewish group to holy sites and meetings with Sharaa government officials. I found a nation poised between healing and fresh chaos,...
www.timesofisrael.com
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susannahtarbush.bsky.social @susannahtarbush.bsky.social · 21d
www.newarab.com/news/gaza-ci...
Gaza City faces horror by ’US-endorsed’ Israeli assault
From the first light of dawn, Gaza woke to its sky on fire and the earth underneath trembling due to the relentless Israeli airstrikes.
www.newarab.com