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Vooral geïnteresseerd in linkse politiek en ik heb enkele zeer afwijkende standpunten, muziek (Pink Floyd en jaren 60/70),sport,kunst etc. Pensionado in ruste. Geen posts is block! Geen DM zonder toestemming

Praten? Nee vent, het is tijd voor actie - en dat weet je donders goed. Bijna 50 miljard mogelijkheden 🔽, maar je doet gewoon niets - en daarmee help je onze collectieve geloofwaardigheid ook nog eens naar de filistijnen. (en veel meer) @minister-president.bsky.social www.somo.nl/nl/economisc...

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Nadia Bouras@nadiabouras.bsky.social · 8h ago

Dit lost Jetten netjes op. Maar kan iemand hem vertellen dat hij de premier is en dus daadwerkelijk iets van betekenis kan doen? Via Whispering Media op insta.

Ondanks dat ze door oorlogsmisdadiger Putin een been moet missen, nog altijd sierlijk en kunstzinnig om te zien. Maar het verdriet en trauma zullen groot zijn. In Gaza moeten 50.000 kinderen een of meer ledematen missen. Dankzij die andere oorlogsmisdadiger: Netanyahu.

Koers van Rutte "Yesilgöz deed Rutte na. Ze wauwelde over het belang van een kleinere overheid en een grotere rol van ondernemers. De denkbeelden van Ayn Rand die de overheid als grootste vijand van de mensheid ziet, klonken overal in door. Rutte verklaarde haar tot zijn favoriete auteur." (2026)

De ondraaglijke, gevaarlijke lichtheid van Dilan Yesilgöz - Joop - BNNVARA

Ik had geluisterd naar iemand met het denkniveau van een kind in het pre-operationele stadium.

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Far-right Israeli settlers illegally enter Lebanon, most escorted back - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/far-right-israeli-settlers-illegally-enter-lebanon-most-escorted-back

Far-right Israeli settlers illegally enter Lebanon, most escorted back

<article data-history-node-id="445574" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/far-right-israeli-settlers-illegally-enter-lebanon-most-escorted-back" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/far-right-israeli-settlers-illegally-enter-lebanon-most-escorted-back" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Far-right Israeli settlers illegally enter Lebanon, most escorted back</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">A small group of young women associated with the Uri Tzafon Movement, a far-right Zionist organisation that calls for settlement in southern Lebanon, illegally crossed the border into southern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to the Times of Israel, citing the Israeli military.</p> <p>The army said that most of the group have been located and were escorted back to Israel, although troops are still searching for some of them.&nbsp;</p> <p>Several far-right Israeli officials, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, have expressed support for building Israeli settlements in southern Lebanon.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Eight Palestinians injured in large-scale Israeli raid of Jerusalem refugee camp - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eight-palestinians-injured-large-scale-israeli-raid-jerusalem-refugee

Eight Palestinians injured in large-scale Israeli raid of Jerusalem refugee camp

<article data-history-node-id="445569" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eight-palestinians-injured-large-scale-israeli-raid-jerusalem-refugee" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eight-palestinians-injured-large-scale-israeli-raid-jerusalem-refugee" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Eight Palestinians injured in large-scale Israeli raid of Jerusalem refugee camp</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">The Palestine Red Crescent Society has reported that its crews treated eight casualties during the Israeli raid of the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.</p> <p>Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli forces broke into the camp and the nearby town of Kafr Aqab and announced the start of a large-scale military campaign.&nbsp;</p> <p>The army imposed a curfew, stationed snipers on the rooftops of residential buildings, closed major roads and prevented dawn prayers at all mosques in the area.</p> <p>Several Palestinians were arrested and a journalist was assaulted while he was covering the raid, while soldiers fired stun grenades at other journalists, according to Wafa news.</p> <p>The Qalandiya camp is home to more than 15,000 Palestinian refugees.</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="East Jerusalem Arab neighbourhood of Altur shows a view of Israel's controversial separation barrier, on August 4, 2026. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="d7d2f79f-c43b-44f6-a088-811600e28ed5" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_C3Y38MW.jpg" width="1920" height="1080" alt="East Jerusalem Arab neighbourhood of Altur shows a view of Israel's controversial separation barrier, on August 4, 2026. AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israel's separation barrier in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Altur on 4 August 2026 (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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Arab Ministerial Committee discusses occupied East Jerusalem in meeting - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/arab-ministerial-committee-discusses-occupied-east-jerusalem-meeting

Arab Ministerial Committee discusses occupied East Jerusalem in meeting

<article data-history-node-id="445572" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/arab-ministerial-committee-discusses-occupied-east-jerusalem-meeting" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/arab-ministerial-committee-discusses-occupied-east-jerusalem-meeting" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Arab Ministerial Committee discusses occupied East Jerusalem in meeting </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">Foreign ministers from Arab countries participated in a meeting on Wednesday with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman to discuss ongoing developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the escalation in Jerusalem.</p> <p>The meeting brought together participants of the Arab Ministerial Committee from Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Pakistan and Iraq in the Jordanian capital, tasked with international action to confront Israeli policies and measures in occupied East Jerusalem.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs <a href="https://x.com/MBA_AlThani_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MBA_AlThani_</a> Participates in Jordan's King Meeting with Participants in Meeting of Arab Ministerial Committee on Occupied Jerusalem<br> <br> Amman | August 05, 2026<br> <br> HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin… <a href="https://t.co/B0574JX8pa">pic.twitter.com/B0574JX8pa</a></p> — Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) <a href="https://x.com/MofaQatar_EN/status/2085036699386564786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

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Iran’s deputy foreign minister says no talks with the US held in recent days, Oman route almost finalised - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-deputy-foreign-minister-says-no-talks-us-held-recent-days-oman

Iran’s deputy foreign minister says no talks with the US held in recent days, Oman route almost finalised

<article data-history-node-id="445571" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-deputy-foreign-minister-says-no-talks-us-held-recent-days-oman" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-deputy-foreign-minister-says-no-talks-us-held-recent-days-oman" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran’s deputy foreign minister says no talks with the US held in recent days, Oman route almost finalised</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="line-height:1.38">Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazen Gharibabdi said on Wednesday that the US returning to its commitments in the Islamabad memorandum of understanding is a necessary condition, but will not be sufficient for Hormuz to reopen, adding that no talks with the US have been held in recent days.</p> <p>In comments carried by Iran’s IRNA news, he said that an agreement is “on the verge of being finalised” with Oman on the negotiated route through the Strait of Hormuz, which could be viable for the next two to four months.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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“In 2002 was er het lijsttrekkersdebat bij EUR. Daar was ik voor uitgenodigd, maar ik had een spreekbeurt in LUX. toen heeft NOS gedreigd een lege stoel te laten zien en mij zo gedwongen te komen, terwijl de setting mij niet beviel. Het werd een vreselijk debat, waarin inhoud niet aan de orde kwam.”

'Ik ben blij dat ik Fortuyn nooit rechts heb ingehaald' - Maartenonline

Maarten interviewde Hans Dijkstal over de staat van de Nederlandse politiek en het liberale antwoord op populisten als Fortuyn en Wilders.

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Exclusive: Cambridge University backtracks on divesting from arms companies - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/exclusive-cambridge-university-backtracks-divesting-arms-companies

Exclusive: Cambridge University backtracks on divesting from arms companies

<article data-history-node-id="445566" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/exclusive-cambridge-university-backtracks-divesting-arms-companies" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/exclusive-cambridge-university-backtracks-divesting-arms-companies" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Exclusive: Cambridge University backtracks on divesting from arms companies</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The University of Cambridge has backtracked on a move towards divesting from all weapons companies, Middle East Eye can reveal.</p> <p>According to documents seen by MEE, on 16 April the University Council, Cambridge's central governing body, approved the introduction of a "monitoring regime" for investments in "conventional weapons".</p> <p>This monitoring regime was proposed by the&nbsp;Cambridge University Endowment Trustee Body (CUETB), which&nbsp;oversees&nbsp;the university's investments,&nbsp;and would track the endowment fund's "exposure to companies which primarily manufacture conventional weapons", according to the Council.</p> <p>If the fund's exposure to weapons companies was to exceed "a certain threshold as a proportion of its assets", discussions "would then be initiated with UCIM [University of Cambridge Investment Management Limited, which runs the endowment fund] as to how to manage a reduction in exposure of the [fund] in this category in due course."</p> <p>This came in response to a report by a&nbsp;working group&nbsp;on investments that the university established in 2024, due to a&nbsp;student encampment&nbsp;organised by Cambridge for Palestine.&nbsp;</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/cambridge-university-backtracks-divesting-arms-companies">Exclusive: Cambridge University backtracks on divesting from arms companies</a></h3> <section> <figure class="image"><img alt="Students gather around their tents during a protest in support of Palestinian people, at Kings College at Cambridge University in Cambridge, eastern England on May 7, 2024" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/crop_16_9/public/images-story/000_34R44TV%20%281%29.jpg.jpg?itok=SEtUj7Jt"> <figcaption>Students gather around their tents during a protest organised by Cambridge for Palestine, Cambridge University, Cambridge, eastern England, 7 May 2024 (AFP)</figcaption> </figure> </section> </div> </div> </article>

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Israel's army to set up polling stations in occupied Gaza, Lebanon and Syria - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-army-set-polling-stations-occupied-gaza-lebanon-and-syria

Israel's army to set up polling stations in occupied Gaza, Lebanon and Syria

<article data-history-node-id="445565" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-army-set-polling-stations-occupied-gaza-lebanon-and-syria" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israels-army-set-polling-stations-occupied-gaza-lebanon-and-syria" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel's army to set up polling stations in occupied Gaza, Lebanon and Syria</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The&nbsp;Israeli&nbsp;military has begun preparing to install polling stations in occupied areas of the Gaza Strip,&nbsp;Lebanon&nbsp;and&nbsp;Syria&nbsp;ahead of the general election on 27 October, Army Radio&nbsp;reported&nbsp;on Wednesday.</p> <p>According to the report, Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir has instructed military officials to facilitate voting for soldiers deployed beyond Israel's internationally recognised borders.</p> <p>The military will "deploy polling stations deep in enemy territory - within Lebanon, Syria and Gaza - to enable the right to vote for combat troops stationed beyond the borders", Army Radio said.</p> <p>The broadcaster described the move as "something that hasn't happened in decades", overlooking the fact that Israeli soldiers have long voted at military bases in the occupied West Bank.</p> <p>Last week, Israel's Central Elections Committee approved a series of regulations for the election, including measures that would allow soldiers to cast ballots from military positions in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-army-set-polling-stations-occupied-gaza-lebanon-and-syria">Israel's army to set up polling stations in occupied Gaza, Lebanon and Syria</a></h3> <section> <figure class="image"><img alt="Israeli soldiers bring election equipment to facilitate voting for military members in the general elections, at the Har Dov military base on Mount Hermon, between Israel, Lebanon, and Syria, in the occupied Golan Heights on 31 October 2022 (Jalaa Marey/AFP)" src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/styles/crop_16_9/public/images-story/000_32MH9GL%20%281%29.jpg.jpg?itok=LQIh-5Z_"> <figcaption>Israeli soldiers bring election equipment to facilitate voting for military members in the general elections, at the Har Dov military base on Mount Hermon, between Israel, Lebanon and Syria, in the occupied Golan Heights on 31 October 2022 (Jalaa Marey/AFP)</figcaption> </figure> </section> </div> </div> </article>

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A Palestinian father has opened an indoor play centre in Gaza to give children a sense of normality as they continue to endure near-daily Israeli attacks, with free entry for families who cannot afford to pay.

One killed and 11 injured during Israeli raid in southern Lebanon - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/one-killed-and-11-injured-during-israeli-raid-southern-lebanon

One killed and 11 injured during Israeli raid in southern Lebanon

<article data-history-node-id="445559" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/one-killed-and-11-injured-during-israeli-raid-southern-lebanon" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/one-killed-and-11-injured-during-israeli-raid-southern-lebanon" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">One killed and 11 injured during Israeli raid in southern Lebanon</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that one person has been killed and 11 have been wounded in an Israeli drone strike on the southern Lebanese village of Tibnin.<br> <br> The NNA said the drone strike caused a fire in woods near Kfarshouba, as well as an explosion. Several people have been transported to the hospital.<br> <br> NNA reported around 15 civilian families have left the village of Mansouri following an Israeli warning ordering residents to leave their homes earlier today. The village sits across Israel's "yellow line" demarcating the occupation zone in southern Lebanon.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Boeren klagen over droogte, maar zijn zelf de belangrijkste oorzaak ervan. Wil NL een vd grootste landbouwexporteurs ter wereld blijven, of minder droge bodem? Allebei kan niet. Neehee ook niet als BBB met vuist op tafel slaat in Brussel. Boerenprotest dient enkel belangen v grote agro-industrie.

Caring Farmers@caringfarmers.bsky.social · 7h ago

‘We ontkomen niet aan een halvering van de veestapel.’ zegt deze hydro-ecoloog. www.nd.nl/nieuws/neder...

Een groep trekkers met omgekeerde vlaggen reed woensdagochtend langzaam over de N737 in Deurningen. Met afgeplakte kentekenplaten. De politie is met meerdere eenheden ter plaatse. www.tubantia.nl/hengelo/boer... En doen niks. Daar kon je op wachten. Afplakken is verboden, maar ja, boeren. 🙈

Boeren met omgekeerde vlaggen trekken met hun voertuigen naar kruispunt bij Frans op den Bult

Een groep tractoren reed woensdagochtend langzaam over de N737 (Vliegveldstraat) in Deurningen. Momenteel staan de boeren met hun voertuigen op het kruispunt bij wegrestaurant Frans op den Bult.

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