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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)

Jan Betlach stated that on October 10, 1960, then Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir offered Arab states negotiations with Prime Minister David Ben Gurion in New York or elsewhere, without preconditions. According to his contribution, she proposed discussions on peace, or at least on a non-aggression pact, specifically reaching out to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Jordanian King Hussein, and the Lebanese Prime Minister. Betlach added that Israel, at that time, had a width of only 15 kilometers at its narrowest point due to the 1949 armistice, and the Arab states rejected the offer. One Western European delegate reportedly told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that he hadn't heard a more reasonable proposal in a long time. Betlach wrote that Saudi representative Ahmad Shukairy used Nazi-related expressions twelve times in his subsequent reply and compared Meir to the Nazis. Five days later, according to his contribution, Nasser declared that Israel was trying to deceive world public opinion and that Egypt would never recognize the Jewish state. Shukairy later became the first chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and drafted its charter, which, according to Betlach, rejected a Jewish state in any borders. Betlach concluded that Meir was only requesting a meeting but was rejected and made the target of comparisons to perpetrators of the murder of European Jews. #historie #BlízkýVýchod #mír (translated)

In over fifty Italian cities, thousands of protesters participated in pro-Palestine marches, calling for an end to the genocide and raising banners praising October 7, while moments of tension were recorded with law enforcement, particularly in Turin. #Palestina #Genocidio #Sionismo (translated)

Zach Polanski, the leader of the Green Party of England, finds himself in trouble after losing control of his party following a controversial vote describing Zionism as racism, compounded by his defeat in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election. #Angleterre #PartiVert #ZachPolanski (translated)

The British Green Party is facing a severe crisis of popularity and controversy after passing a motion that labels Zionism as racism and expresses its support for a single Palestinian state, unleashing internal and external criticism. #PartidoVerde #Sionismo #ControversiaPolítica (translated)

Emilie Gomis wrote that she stood alongside those she referred to as the "just" and that she would support the struggle until its conclusion. She stated that this would lead to the sovereignty of all Palestinians and to the recognition of all victims of Zionism, in Palestine and around the world. https://t.co/VXBK6v9Wad #Palestine #Souveraineté #Justice (translated)

Professor Omer Bartov, an Israeli expert on the Holocaust, highlights in an interview how Zionism contained the germ of violence and reflects on the implications of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which he himself qualifies after a process of critical and personal analysis. #GenocidioGaza #EstudiosDelHolocausto #OmerBartov (translated)

TWICE BRAZIL stated that it will not promote or encourage streams of a possible collaboration between TWICE and artists that, according to the fan club, are openly associated with Zionism. The group said it hopes that JYP's A&R team, including Jane Kim, is aware that the decision could generate rejection and criticism towards the group. It also accused the company of neglecting TWICE and disrespecting the fans. If the collaboration is confirmed, the fan club stated that it will organize email campaigns, hashtags, and boycott guidance, and requested support from the ONCEs. #TWICE #ONCE #Boicote (translated)

The Christian persecutors during the Inquisition were convinced that they honored Jesus; today's greens are convinced that they promote the cause of anti-racism, while they persecute, slander, and shame a small minority. This includes the author and columnist Jonathan Freedland, who calls Polanski's arguments empty and illogical. #GreenParty #Sionism #Antisemitism (translated)

The party leader Polanski, who wanted to see changes in the proposal and ultimately chose not to participate in the vote, has said that Zionism, when defined as "the expulsion and genocide of the Palestinian people," "obviously" constitutes racism. #GreenParty #Sionism #Antisemitism (translated)

The author pointed out that the English Greens approved at their congress over the weekend a motion that described Zionism as racism. He also stated that the deputy secretary of the Green Party in Wales resigned and left the party in protest of the motion. #Sionismo #Política #PartidoVerde #GB #IL #WA (translated)

The Green Party of Great Britain voted in favor of considering Zionism as racism, which resulted in serious contradictions and concerns within the British Jewish community, and the Israeli Foreign Ministry expressed dissatisfaction with the situation. #rohelised #antisemitism #sionism (translated)