Ivan Gusic
@ivangusic.bsky.social
I research the war-peace nexus, postwar cities (Beirut, Belfast, Mitrovica, Mostar, Nicosia), the socioeconomics of peace, and geocoded urban violence at Uppsala University. I like mountains and tattoos.
The photo “confirms what thousands of testimonies from Palestinian detainees have exposed, and what we and other organisations have been reporting for nearly three years now: Israeli detention facilities are torture camps for Palestinians.”
Photo of bound Palestinian detainee corroborates Israeli torture reports, say rights groups
Image of man in underwear, blindfold and bound to iron rod has been widely shared on social media
theguardian.com
Elyas Abu Safia says his father Hussam can barely breathe or speak after more than 555 days in Israeli prison.
Jailed Gaza hospital chief in life-threatening condition, rights group says
Elyas Abu Safia says his father Hussam can barely breathe or speak after more than 555 days in Israeli prison.
aljazeera.com
The US-Iran deal says to end combat in Lebanon, but neither Israel nor Hezbollah signed it. The sides fighting there committed to nothing, and just had another deadly exchange of fire. As with no Israelis or Palestinians signing the Gaza deal, it's hard to end war without including the combatants.
This is a serious problem for Putin. He can only stay in power if the people around him think he's strong and Moscow getting droned by Ukraine sends the opposite signal: We started a war we can't win and now not even our capital city is safe anymore
Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2mo agoMoscow air defense starting it's own fires by shooting down Ukrainian drones. The building hit by the downed drone in the first video is visibly on fire in the second video, as are numerous structures in the area.
In every academic book there is a secret second book hiding in the footnotes. Sometimes it is the first draft that had migrated there to escape the revisions. Sometimes it is the author's tortured secret rebuttal of their own claims, and sometimes it is the incipient form of the their next book.
Israel’s razing of southern Lebanon, where it is laying the groundwork for a larger occupation, means “villages are now blurred into ash.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Israel Is Using the Same Tactics in Lebanon That It Did in Gaza
Satellite images, photos and videos show the scope of widespread demolitions in southern Lebanon.
nytimes.com
IDF commanders told Haaretz that southern Lebanon is being demolished “like Gaza.” The declared goal is to prevent civilians from being able to return. Both are war crimes punishable under international law. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
'Like Gaza': IDF razes south Lebanon villages during cease-fire, sources say
Sources Describe a Policy Modeled on Gaza Operations, With Contractors and Heavy Machinery Demolishing Civilian Infrastructure South of the Litani; Officials Say It Aims to Prevent Residents' Return a...
haaretz.com
"A state sponsored ethnic cleansing" Former Israeli general Yaakov Orr in a detailed and scathing account of the Israeli cabinet's policy to empty large parts of the West Bank of its Palestinian population. (Hebrew). telem.berl.org.il/14608/
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תלם - במה לשיחה פוליטית אחרת, מיסודה של קרן ברל כצנלסון. תלם מבקש לקיים דיון מעמיק אודות האתגרים הניצבים בפני מדינת ישראל ולהציע תפיסה רחבה של דמותה העתידית הראויה, דרך עיסוק בשאלות יסוד, במדיניות ובא...
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Postar den här tråden igen, eftersom den är så jäkla viktig. Varje progressivt projekt behöver ta som en viktig utgångspunkt de regelverk som omgärdar statlig och kommunal budgetering. Relationen mellan stat och kommun (och regioner) är central.
Per Sicking@persicking.bsky.social · 4mo agoKör över SKR för all del. Men bortsett från att de statliga anslagen inte har ökat i reala termer behöver folk lära sig att kommuners överskott inte är jämförbara med statens överskott. Behövs kanske en kort tråd om det.
Every single article covering Israel should start by mentioning that they dubbed yesterday's operations in Lebanon "eternal darkness." You know that so much has already been normalised when this isn't even a cause for outrage. 303 people, at least, were murdered yesterday by Israel.
400 dead so far, over 1000 injured, dozens and dozens missing. This is one hour into the massacre. I have no idea what the death toll will be in the end. Also, they have announced “another wave” of attacks coming
Lina Mounzer@warghetti.bsky.social · 4mo agoMassacre upon massacre in Beirut in the last hour. AUBMC announced a “code disaster.” Over 100 airstrikes in 10 minutes across the country. One hit right behind my house. Sirens ambulances & the smell of sulphur. The city is in total chaos the people in complete panic
The European International Studies Association (EISA) Statement on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy in Serbia. eisa-net.org/eisa-stateme...
EISA Statement on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy in Serbia, 8 April 2026 | EISA
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• 60% of American adults now have an unfavorable view of Israel 🇮🇱. • That’s up from 53% last year and 42% in 2022. • In both political parties, a majority of adults under age 50 view Israel negatively. (84% of Democrats, 57% of Republicans) 👉🏻 pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
🇱🇧🔴112 people killed in Israeli strikes today across Lebanon, mostly in Beirut. 837 wounded. This is the latest and not the final count from Lebanon's health ministry, in one of the deadliest days of the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.
More attacks on Beirut just now. White House saying Lebanon not included in ceasefire. Iran saying attacks must stop or they will not take part in discussions.
Justin Salhani@justinsalhani.bsky.social · 4mo agoIsrael hit all over Beirut. Strikes were in nearly all the neighborhoods surrounding my house. Reports saying many injured and dead. Israel seems to be intensifying before a ceasefire is implemented
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed 1,345 people and wounded 4,040 since March 2nd: — 125 children killed. — 91 women killed. — 53 healthcare workers killed. (Source: Lebanese Ministry of Health)
🚨 CFP: Disastrous Pasts And Sustainable Futures. Urban disasters and resilience in historical and social scientific perspectives. 🗓️ 29-30 June 2026 An interdisciplinary and international conference organised at the University of Warwick For more details, see warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his... 🗃️
The Knesset just passed a law mandating "Death Penalty for Terrorists", that will effectively apply only to Palestinians.
But the Americans are like us. Almost every European country is 1-2 bad elections removed from being taken over by the far-right, so let's not pretend this is a uniquely American problem
Philip Stephens@philipstephens.bsky.social · 5mo agoTime to admit it. Americans are not like us. Latest Inside-Out column open.substack.com/pub/philipst...
Aviv Tatarsky. One of the most committed Jewish Israeli activists in defending Palestinians in the West Bank. Attacked by settlers viciously yesterday in Dir Istya where he was helping a Palestinian farmer. Israeli soldiers were there and did nothing. Every. Day. Photo: @nirhasson.bsky.social on X
Declaring that no quarter will be given unequivocally violates international humanitarian law. Indeed, ordering that no quarter will be given, threatening an adversary therewith or conducting hostilities on this basis is prohibited and constitutes a war crime.
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 5mo agoHegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
🔴🇱🇧 Over half a million people (517,000) have been displaced in #Lebanon over the past week in the latest conflict b/w Israel and Hezbollah, the government said The number is likely higher as the government data comes from the amount of people who registered on their platform
This looks great!
Aida A. Hozic@hozic.bsky.social · 5mo agoContesting Imperialism(s) - Central and East European ISA conference in Sarajevo, BiH, June 17-19, 2026. Deadline for proposals - April 10, 2026. There will be a pre-conference workshop for young scholars. For info, please visit: ceeisa2026.com
Contesting Imperialism(s) - Central and East European ISA conference in Sarajevo, BiH, June 17-19, 2026. Deadline for proposals - April 10, 2026. There will be a pre-conference workshop for young scholars. For info, please visit: ceeisa2026.com
Three days ago, Israel ordered the south evacuated. Two days ago, they did the same to the southern suburbs. That’s more than one million people. Some, the most vulnerable, are sleeping rough by the sea or on sidewalks. Today, it is raining. War harms the poor the most.
