Just a reminder: * The climate crisis is our fault and we can stop it. * LGBTQ are human beings, real, and deserve dignity * Russia committed a crime by invading Ukraine. Or in short: right-wing extremists, i.e. fascists are the most important political problem of our time.

Antisemitism is a serious problem. But the way we are fighting it is becoming more of a problem than a solution. Here are some of the flaws I see with what currently passes for "fighting antisemitism": 1) Ignoring all other injustices to harp only on ours. 2) A willingness to overlook any prejudices people have as long as they speak out on antisemitism. 3) A willingness to tarnish entire groups of people in the name of fighting antisemitism. Usually Muslims or Palestinians. But also other groups seen as not supportive enough of our cause. 4) Using antisemitism as a political tool to get one candidate elected rather than another. 5) Trying to paint criticism of Israeli government policy as antisemitism. 6) Justifying anything Israel does, no matter how questionable. What we don't see is that focusing only on ourselves and promoting hatred of other groups does not help fight antisemitism in any way. It creates enemies and encourages division and ethnocentrism. Why shouldn't other groups do the same if we only focus on ourselves? The fight against antisemitism is best served by fighting all hatred and racism and by creating bridges instead of divides. Show up for others, and they will also show up for us. A more compassionate and just world will be better for everyone, including Jews.

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Ein paar Gedanken zum Geschehen in Syrien: Für die Aufständischen in den Provinzen Idlib und West-Aleppo war die Gelegenheit günstig. Assad hält sich im Ausland auf, Hizbullah muss mit israelischen Angriffen rechnen, die mit Iran verbündeten Milizen sind z.T. demobilisiert 🧵 1/8

Da mache ich doch mit. Und droppe diesen Link: nbcnews.com/tech/social-medi…

Während die großartige Spore in Neukölln ein ganzes Wochenende dem Canceln linker 🇵🇸solidarischer Stimmen widmet👈, finden UltraDs auf der Rechten nur den rassistischen Genozid-Befürworter Morris zum Verteidigen👉.

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• The event at @UraniaBerlin is still on : NOT cancelled. I will be there with historian colleagues, journalists & my publisher Edmund Jacoby, at 19:30 in front of @UraniaBerlin entrance. • This event was scheduled by my publisher Jacoby & Stuart 2 months ago, to present The German translation of my History of Jerusalem in comics. @Volker_Beck was NOT originally scheduled. Without my knowing, he was invited by @UraniaBerlin. His last minute and unjustified cancellation should not cancel the whole event. • This is a clear political censorship of a scientific, literary and cultural event. • For information, Times of Israel wrote about this book: « An exceptional comic strip, mixing historical and scientific rigor ». The Hebrew translation in Israel is already scheduled. • See you tonight ;-)) ! >> Please circulate this message (press, etc).

Just to be clear: The people killing babies are the bad guys.

I am starting to think Israel overplayed its hand with the "Amsterdam pogrom" story. Yes, the uptake among politicians was swift and strong, but the people's backlash once they realized the stories were false was incredibly damaging to Israel's credibility and that of the media.

Dann bist du genau im fiesen Bereich, wo das echt hart nervt. Bin inzwischen drüber und inzwischen schäm ich mich fast dafür, wie wenig man dann plötzlich abgeben muss. Alleine die Beitragsbemessungsgrenze bei der Krankenkasse.....

A 3-week-old baby, born prematurely, has died of pneumonia in Gaza. His mother, Hala, hadn't named him from fear of losing him. Attacks on hospitals are robbing vulnerable newborns of the neonatal intensive care they need. This violence must stop. Ceasefire now.

Wirklich niemand wird später sagen können, er wusste von nichts. Das Schweigen der deutschen Öffentlichkeit zu den israelischen Kriegsverbrechen gegen die palästinensische Zivilbevölkerung wird der Epitaph eines verantwortungsethischen Versagens.

In Germany it's not uncommon for journalist with no sectoral expertise to question basic facts in transport & climate, such as whether EVs are really lower carbon than diesel vehicles. This looks like the international law equivalent of that.

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Netanyahu tries to denounce the International Criminal Court charges against him as antisemitic, but one of the lawyers who reviewed and approved of the charges was Theodor Meron, a highly respected jurist, Holocaust survivor, & past Israeli legal advisor. foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/04…

Wer die Rede von Nan Goldin in der Berliner Nationalgalerie nachhören möchte: “Never again means never again for everyone. (...) Advocating for human rights cannot be antisemitic.” via @hahauenstein

„Wo ist die Nachricht?“ Weil einige – auch Juristen – hieraus 👇🏻den Schluss ziehen, der ICC müsste nun „zurückrudern“: Hier muss man es mal mit Christian Lindner halten, hier gibt es keine Nachricht. Was da steht, war von Anfang an klar. Prinzip der Komplementarität. Google it.