Simply Shada

A handful of fascist streamers blocked by hundreds of counter protestors

"There are many many more of us than you!"

A handful of fascists turned up in Bristol again. They were outnumbered massively again.

We are the people, they are the tiny fascist minority that has our mainstream media and politicians' attention

Why is Israel Not Being Asked to Pay for Destroying EU-Funded Projects in Gaza? The EU has traditionally asked Israel to compensate for demolishing structures funded by EU taxpayers - it should do so again.

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A Journalist Asked Why Israel Isn’t Paying to Rebuild Gaza. It Cost Him His Job. Italy’s Nova news agency confirmed it let reporter Gabriele Nunziati go for asking a European official about Israel at a press conference.

Today's Europe👉🏼https://theintercept.com/2025/11/04/journalist-israel-gaza-nova-gabriele-nunziati/

It's a Kind of Magic Israel's UN ambassador thought he was insulting Francesca Albanese by calling her a "witch" - in fact he was recognising her courage and fearlessness .

Strong women have been called "witches" through history. Here's why👉🏼https://open.substack.com/pub/shadaislam/p/its-a-kind-of-magic?r=7ham&utm_medium=ios

#Israel's ambassador finally recognises the amazing superpowers of @francescaalbanese.bsky.social

Can Europe ever nurture a politician as exciting as @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ?

Asylum seekers removed to France include potential victims of modern slavery, says report Humans for Rights Network also says some returned under ‘one in, one out’ scheme had family in the UK

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Von der Leyen's 'democracy shield'? Practice what you preach first Governments are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight. Amid housing shortages, rising energy and liv...

Governments — and yes, those in Europe as well — are curbing civic space, expanding surveillance, restricting dissent, undermining media independence and scapegoating migrants in plain sight.

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Trump's Gaza Plan is flawed: the EU could set out an alternative, moral, vision There can be no peace in the Middle East without America but the EU can do more than sign cheques to ease its troubled conscience and respond to increasingly angry Europeans

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EU Global Gateway: between reality and hype Not everyone is willing to play the EU's game of “start-up to scale-up”. Some want a say in crafting the rules of the Global Gateway.

@simplyshada.bsky.social highlighted key questions about the Global Gateway:

Who really benefits? Where are the local jobs, the technology transfer, the community ownership?

Read her full article 👇🏽

Italy-Albania migrant deal: Millions spent, few results Migrants were detained in Albanian centres under an Italy-Albania deal, managed by the Medihospes cooperative on a €133m contract, but legal, operational, and ethical issues persist, an investigation ...

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October 7 redux — so now what from the EU? 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 ...

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

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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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

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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

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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.

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

We must begin with Gaza
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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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

'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...

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

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

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.

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

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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.

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.

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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

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