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Eduard Cousin

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Journalist with focus on Arab world, including Palestine for @therightsforum.bsky.social‬. Previously lived in Cairo, now Netherlands. Author of two books on Egypt ('Nu de wereld niet meer kijkt' en 'Alexandrië').

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Media Forum condemns IOF killing of journalist Amal Shamali The Palestinian Media Forum has mourned the death of Palestinian journalist Amal Hamad Shomaly, 46, correspondent for Qatar Radio, who was killed when Israeli occupation forces (IOF) bombed the tents ...

It never stopped: Journalist Amal Shamali, working for Qatar Radio, was on of six people killed in an Israeli airstrike at tents for displaced people in central #Gaza overnight english.palinfo.com/news/2026/03...

09.03.2026 12:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Iran says US wants to ‘partition country, take oil’ as prices skyrocket Iran's military and political leaders pledge allegiance to Mojtaba Khamenei as US-Israeli attacks continue.

At least 83 children killed (by #Israel) in #Lebanon in past 7 days: UNICEF aje.news/a49wlz?updat...

09.03.2026 11:12 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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‘Israeli snipers shot my sons dead as they crawled to hospital. We deserve justice’ Exclusive: A new report has revealed potential evidence of Israeli war crimes after three brothers from the al-Aweini family were killed while seeking medical help in Khan Younis. Their parents, in th...

To never forget the atrocities Israel committed in #Gaza (and beyond): Israeli snipers shot and killed three brothers as they crawled towards a hospital in Gaza seeking medical help, a harrowing new investigation has found www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

09.03.2026 11:09 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This too is a war crime

08.03.2026 15:13 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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Disapproval for Iran War Among Experts Is Sky-High A poll of IR scholars reveals strong opposition to the conflict and fears about its risks.

The American public overwhelmingly opposes Trump and Israel's war on Iran.

Among IR scholars, the opposition is even stronger:

86% oppose, of which 70% expressing strong opposition.

Only 10 % support the attack on Iran.

foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/06/i...

08.03.2026 22:25 — 👍 243    🔁 88    💬 12    📌 11
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Lebanon: Israel Unlawfully Using White Phosphorus The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, in the southern Lebanese town of Yohmor.

Human Rights Watch investigation found that #Israel unlawfully used artillery-fired white phoshorus munitions over homes in southern #Lebanon last week www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

09.03.2026 09:50 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Israeli strike on southern suburbs of Beirut following threats against al-Qard al-Hassan | LIVE 10:23 Beirut Time New Israeli strike on southern suburbs of Beirut Israel carried out a new strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut about an hour after its latest threat of imminent...

Israel killed at least 12 people in overnight strikes on southern #Lebanon, L'Orient LeJour reports today.lorientlejour.com/article/1498...

09.03.2026 08:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

‘Vermoedelijk’

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Gaza: Two killed, others wounded in Israeli airstrike

Two Palestinians were killed and others wounded Sunday evening in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a group of civilians in the al-Katiba area, west of #Gaza City, Wafa reports english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail...

09.03.2026 08:26 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

‘Een fijne samenleving? Pas als de autochtone bevolking weer in de meerderheid is.’

Racistische creep.

08.03.2026 21:33 — 👍 85    🔁 13    💬 8    📌 1
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Trump threatens ‘very hard’, expanded strikes; Iran vows never to surrender The US-Israeli war against Iran has entered its second week with no signs of slowing down.

Death toll from Israeli attacks in #Lebanon today reached 45, and stands at 339 since Monday aje.news/ozn6u2?updat...

07.03.2026 18:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump threatens ‘very hard’, expanded strikes; Iran vows never to surrender The US-Israeli war against Iran has entered its second week with no signs of slowing down.

A 27-year-old Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli settler in occupied #WestBank, the third murder of a Palestinian by settlers in less than a week aje.news/ozn6u2?updat...

07.03.2026 18:53 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
13-year-old Palestinian child killed by Israeli army fire in northern Gaza

Yesterday, a 13-year-old Palestinian child was shot and killed by Israeli army fire in the northern #GazaStrip, and a man was killed by Israeli army gunfire in Shujaya, east of #GazaCity english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail...

07.03.2026 14:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Amid war against #Iran, Israel continues to kill Palestinians in #Gaza. A Palestinian man was killed and a child was critically injured today when Israeli forces targeted a house in #KhanYounis english.wafa.ps/Pages/Detail...

07.03.2026 14:06 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Revolutionary Guards says its forces have hit with a drone the next oil tanker in the #Gulf, describing the Marshall Islands-flagged vessel as 'one of the assets of the terrorist America'

07.03.2026 13:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez:

You may have heard that Spain is alone. They’re the same people who said that when we recognized the State of Palestine, and then others followed.

We are not alone — we are the first. Those who will end up alone are the ones defending the indefensible.

07.03.2026 11:59 — 👍 1175    🔁 350    💬 16    📌 43

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A country that always defends human rights and international law, like Spain, earns the respect of the entire world, as has happened in recent weeks.”

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Trump threatens ‘very hard’, expanded strikes; Iran vows never to surrender The US-Israeli war against Iran has entered its second week with no signs of slowing down.

Iranian Republican Guard says it attacked another oil tanker in Strait of #Hormuz this morning aje.news/ozn6u2?updat...

07.03.2026 13:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Trump threatens ‘very hard’, expanded strikes; Iran vows never to surrender The US-Israeli war against Iran has entered its second week with no signs of slowing down.

Israel has attacked the town Shmestar in the Baalbek-Hermel governorate in #Lebanon, killing six people, says Health Ministry.

Four children and a woman are among those killed

aje.news/ozn6u2?updat...

07.03.2026 12:57 — 👍 2    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Death toll rises as Israeli attacks continue across Iran and Lebanon Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says 'no reason why we should negotiate', calls Washington untrustworthy.

Iranian army says it attacked ‘US-owned’ oil tanker off #Kuwait aje.news/c86shj?update=…

06.03.2026 12:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Maersk, a bellwether for global trade, suspends two key shipping services due to Iran war The update comes as the Iran war enters its seventh day and the escalating regional conflict continues to disrupt global supply chains.

Danish shipping giant #Maersk on Friday temporarily suspended two services linking the #MiddleEast to #Asia and #Europe, citing 'the escalation of the conflict, which is compromising the safety of shipping in the #Gulf region' www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/i...

06.03.2026 11:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Veertig landen presenteren nieuwe acties tegen Israëls straffeloosheid en bezetting - The Rights Forum Veertig landen hebben nieuwe acties tegen Israël gepresenteerd. Niet eerder waren zoveel staten bij een bijeenkomst van The Hague Group. Dat twee landen uit de groep stapten geeft aan hoe groot de uit...

"Moge dit het begin markeren van een nieuw, gedekoloniseerd multilateralisme: waar elke staat gelijk is, soevereiniteit wordt gerespecteerd en mensenrechten consequent en universeel worden gehandhaafd" - Francesca Albanese over bijeenkomst van #TheHagueGroup rightsforum.org/veertig-land...

06.03.2026 10:58 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Military academy among locations hit by US, Israeli attacks on Tehran Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says 'no reason why we should negotiate', calls Washington untrustworthy.

Death toll rises: At least 1,332 people in #Iran have been killed by the US-Israeli attacks since Saturday, the Iranian Red Crescent is reporting aje.news/c86shj?updat...

06.03.2026 10:54 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Er is altijd nog een klein beetje hoop.

06.03.2026 07:43 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Veertig landen presenteren nieuwe acties tegen Israëls straffeloosheid en bezetting - The Rights Forum Voor een rechtvaardig Midden-Oosten beleid

Niet eerder participeerden zoveel staten in een bijeenkomst van The Hague Group, de groep landen die rechtvaardigheid voor de Palestijnen bepleit. https://rightsforum.org/veertig-landen-presenteren-nieuwe-acties-tegen-israels-straffeloosheid-en-bezetting/

06.03.2026 07:36 — 👍 33    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 2

Mijn stuk over de meeting van The Hague Group in #DenHaag deze week, het belang van gezamenlijke acties tegen Israël en voor handhaving van internationaal recht, en de immense uitdagingen die er bij komen kijken

06.03.2026 07:47 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Iran fires missiles at Gulf nations, as US and Israel continue bombing US and Israel bombard Iran as Israeli forces hammer Lebanon and the widening conflict causes energy prices to spike.

death toll from Israeli attacks in #Lebanon since Monday reached 123 aje.news/0avpno?updat...

05.03.2026 23:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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U.S. Military Joins Drug War in Ecuador: “It Wasn’t Going to Be Just Boat Strikes Forever” Two government officials told The Intercept that the joint U.S.–Ecuador military action won’t just be a one-off raid.

The US under 'antiwar' Trump has now also launched military operations in Ecuador too:

05.03.2026 21:22 — 👍 1065    🔁 430    💬 80    📌 40
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Iran fires missiles at Gulf nations, as US and Israel continue bombing US and Israel bombard Iran as Israeli forces hammer Lebanon and the widening conflict causes energy prices to spike.

A 5-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy were among four people killed during an Israeli army raid on a house in the town of Mashghara in the #Bekaa valley in #Lebanon aje.news/0avpno?updat...

05.03.2026 21:25 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Iran fires missiles at Gulf nations, as US and Israel continue bombing US and Israel bombard Iran as Israeli forces hammer Lebanon and the widening conflict causes energy prices to spike.

Egypt's president Sisi says country in state of 'near-emergency' due to #Iran war repercussions, such as rising prices and disruption of trade routes #Egypt aje.news/0avpno?updat...

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