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Yaron Nadbornik criticized Heikki Hiilamo's column published in Yleisradio, stating that it presented a one-sided image connecting the actions of Israel's leadership, Finnish Christian groups, and Minister Antti Häkkänen's visit to the structures of oppression. Nadbornik argued that the column's treatment of Israel and Zionism made Jews collectively responsible and expanded the criticism to also include Israel's supporters and Jews in general. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo's text divided the parties into white and Christian oppressors and non-white and Muslim victims. He said this framing overlooked the Jewish roots, history, and vulnerability in the Middle East, as well as the fact that millions of people from various backgrounds lived in Israel. He also believed that the framework wrongly fit the conflict into a narrative of Western colonialism and racism and presented Israel as a refuge for a people without another homeland. Nadbornik wrote that the prejudices against Jews were based on their otherness. He noted that studies had shown that Jews living in the diaspora were unjustly held accountable for the actions of the state of Israel. He argued that Hiilamo's rhetoric, which connected Christian groups and ministerial visits with the suffering in Gaza, reinforced this framework. Nadbornik recalled the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, describing it as a massacre involving rapes, mutilations, and the abduction of civilians, including babies, festival-goers, and the elderly, into Israel. He called it the largest single act of violence against Jews since the Holocaust. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo overlooked the fact that Hamas and Hezbollah openly sought the destruction of Israel in connection with Israel's military actions. He believed that framing the terror attack merely as a security threat or comparing it to Russia's invasion of Ukraine ignored the rights of Israeli citizens to exist and be protected. https://t.co/PFvBFdaoiQ #Israel #Juutalaiset #Rasismi (translated)

Anne Nevgi wrote that she had read Hiilamo's column and found it full of ideological and anti-Israel interpretations. According to her, the bias of the column was evident in that the facts presented were interpreted in an anti-Israel way and events were framed through colonialism, racism, and whiteness. Nevgi argued that Hamas's brutality was not addressed and the origins of the Gaza conflict were not considered. She stated that the column created a misleading picture and inaccurately equated two different wars. #IsraelinKonflikti #Ideologiat #Propaganda (translated)

"With this return, we contribute to the restoration of historical injustice. These objects have great cultural and historical value for Indonesia. They should never have been in the Netherlands. We are now righting this wrong." #TeruggaveCultuur #Kolonialisme #DiamantVanBanjarmasin (translated)

Readers of the Volkskrant are wondering when Queen Máxima will initiate an investigation into the role of her ancestors in colonialism, now that the Oranjes have acknowledged that they played a financial role in the colonial history of the Netherlands. #HuisOranjeNassau #kolonialisme #herstelbetalingen (translated)

"It is about your own family, your own people. You are the first king to dare to present yourself in such a vulnerable way." It is rightly noted by former MP Kathleen Ferrier on Friday during the presentation of the results that a prime minister or mayors (or a corporate top) asking for research into a loaded part of history do so as "successors of random predecessors." #kolonialisme #OranjeNassau #geschiedenis (translated)

Ireland has become the most pro-Palestinian country in the western world, as reflected in the protests of the masses and the increasing support for Palestine among the Irish, linked to the country's own history of colonialism and the struggle for human rights. #Irland #Palestina #Protest (translated)

Research from Leiden University reveals that King William I and his grandson Hendrik of the Oranges significantly enriched themselves through exploitation in India, where they obtained large economic gains through the culture system and other trade activities. #HuisOranje #Kolonialisme #Geschiedenis (translated)

Flick asked what he thought it all revolved around and described the situation as incomprehensible. He shared an article about Surinamese people reacting to the colonial past of the royal family, with the headline that money would solve a lot. https://t.co/ByAVhxEVaN #kolonialisme #Suriname #geschiedenis (translated)

Özcan Akyol criticizes the immediate call for 'restoration' following the report on the colonial past of the Royal House, which, although the king deserves praise for his research, should not lead to material compensations or a reinterpretation of history. #kolonialisme #herstel #geschiedenis (translated)

"Words about reconciliation and connection are not enough as long as economic and racial inequality continues to exist." Mitchell Esajas, co-founder of The Black Archives, is disappointed in the king's response and is returning his honor. #KoningWillemAlexander #kolonialisme #verzoening (translated)

The reactions to the research on the colonial past of the Oranjes are mixed, with Prime Minister Jetten hoping for reconciliation, while Mitchell Esajas is disappointed with the royal response and has returned his decoration. #KoningWillemAlexander #kolonialisme #verzoening (translated)