from #TheGuardian
‘Israelis, go back to Europe’? Some on the left need to rethink their slogans
by #Jo-AnnMort
"A majority of Israel’s #Jews today are not descended from #Europe, but rather from #Arab nations. To expect them to leave #Israel is unprecedented, unrealistic and wrong."
[I don't agree with her opinion on "river to the sea", but I do agree on "go back to Europe".]
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Planning a summer city break in #Europe? I can highly recommend #Bologna based on my personal experience if you want to eat your way through #Italy#Travel ...
This is an important case given current crimes against humanity in the Middle East and Africa.
Switzerland tried the case under the principle of universal jurisdiction, which allows countries to prosecute people for crimes that took place elsewhere.
Philip Grant, head of the organisation that filed the complaint leading to Ousman Sonko's arrest, said the case sends a "resounding message against impunity".
In a report by a committee on drug trafficking, French senators warn that France is being 'submerged by illicit drugs'. Tom Burges Watson speaks to Thomas Pietschmann, Senior research officer at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, who explains that this trend extends to the whole of #Europe, and it concerns in particular the trafficking of cocaine. #Drugs#Cocaine#Crime#France
For the fifth time in three years, a group of orcas has sunk a ship in southwest Europe. This time an unknown number of killer whales attacked a 50-foot sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar, ripped open its hull and sent the boat to the seafloor. Live Science has more, including what happened to the crew and why researchers believe the attacks are a learned behavior that could increase in the coming months. https://flip.it/0KoMeL #Science#KillerWhales#Orcas#Europe
These European larch are an exception among their kind. They shed their needles in autumn, which turn yellow, red and brown before dropping. It is the only conifer in Europe to do this.
It is sometimes called the mountain oak, because of the exceptional wood it produces. Slow-growing, it is the most durable and strongest of the coniferous woods.
Rot-proof, it is used for boat design, roofing frames, shingles and railway sleepers.
The Georgian parliament approved a divisive "foreign influence" bill that sparked weeks of mass protests.
@dw reports: "Critics have called it a threat to domestic freedoms and the country's aspirations to join the European Union. They have also drawn comparisons with comparable rules introduced in Russia in recent years."
🌈 LGBTIQ-Personen wurden gefragt, ob sie in den vorangegangenen zwölf Monaten verbal belästigt oder bedroht worden waren. Bei 54 Prozent war das der Fall. 👉 https://taz.de/!6010690/