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A former Arsenal kit man has launched legal proceedings against the Premier League club after he was fired over comments on social media about Israel, Palestine and the war in Gaza.

Mark Bonnick, 61, worked as a member of the London club's community coaching staff for 22 years and was working as a kit man in Arsenal's academy for youth players at the time of his dismissal last year.

middleeasteye.net/news/former-…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News




‘Keir Starmer’s Government Is Now Even More Anti-Migrant Than Its Conservative Predecessors’

Hopes that Labour would abandon the Conservative trend of treating incomers as disposable and lesser beings have been dashed, argues Daniel Sohege

bylinetimes.com/2025/05/16/kei…



Teetering on the thinnest perch,
it held still — like the whole world paused to breathe with it.
📷 Frank.Cruz
#Nikon #Photography #Nature #Birds


With a judge’s ruling this week that Georgetown postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri should be released from detention, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio’s McCarthyite campaign to squash protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza suffered a defeat.

Suri’s release on bail marks the third time in two weeks a judge has granted bail to one of Rubio’s victims. Suri has been liberated from immigration detention in Texas.

jacobin.com/2025/05/suri-deten…

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#Gaza #Palestine
#Press #News





Regarding Mid-East-related Comments on !europe


Hi.

In the past few days, discontent regarding mod decisions in this community has been brewing, particularly when it comes to comments on Palestine, Israel, and Israeli politics and actions. There are also misunderstandings regarding mod intention and German law. We hope to clear that up with this post.

While the servers of feddit.org are in Austria, most of the mods of this community as well as admins of this server live in Germany. Speaking of, our server admins have also posted a write-up on the same topic.

And with that, let's go:

In Germany, antisemitism is specifically sanctioned in German criminal law, both for speech and as a motivation for other criminal behavior. In addition, Germany seeks to protect the Jewish state of Israel (the so-called "Reason of State" introduced in 2008) and thus verges toward protecting Zionism as well. Certain criticism of Israel/Israelis is also categorized as "Israel-related antisemitism".

Since criminal law is involved, enforcement can mean things like police raids and device confiscations. After such police action, it does not really matter if it was appropriate or if cases are dropped or never charged: The damage is done. All told, it's not that fun.

There is also no point in engaging in discussions about the veracity of statements that could get us into legal trouble. In addition, we believe that you can express most opinions without breaking rules.

If your comment contains the following, it will be removed from this community:

  • Calling for the dissolution of Israel, or calling for a one-state solution without specifying equal rights for all people; Jewish in particular.
  • Calling for a destruction, annihilation, an end of all Zionism or the like.
  • Equating Israeli actions and (historical) Nazism.
  • The slogan "from the river..."
  • Endorsement of or justifications for Hamas or Hezbollah, or slogans or graphics positively referring to these organizations. These are considered terrorist organizations in Germany.
  • ... and obviously: Any of the common antisemitic tropes or calls to violence against Jews or Israelis

Comments will not be removed for the following:

  • Denouncing genocide.
  • Denouncing Israeli war crimes.
  • Criticizing Zionism as an ideology or political movement.
  • Referring to the current Israeli government as "criminal," "expansionist," or "far-right".

If your comment is removed nonetheless, these are not the reason. I'd also like to stress that this community was never a free-speech-absolutist zone: It is a (usually lightly) moderated community. There may also be times when bans go too far. In such cases, please DM the @EuroMod@feddit.org account (which all mods have access to).

:::spoiler To help you understand why, I'll leave an assortment of sources here (translations via DeepL).

  • A news report:
    Berlin in mid-May [2024] around 6 o'clock in the morning. A loud, continuous "banging" against the apartment door wakes student Alina T. from her sleep. [...] When her husband opens the door, several LKA officers, two employees of the district office and the SEK "storm" past him into the apartment. Puzzled, he looks at the search warrant. [...] The background to this was a Facebook entry in the student's profile: "From the river [...]


  • A legal treatise:
    In November 2023, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs also issued a prohibition order against Hamas.[60] According to the order, "the slogan 'From the River to the Sea' (in German or other languages)" is a distinguishing mark of Hamas[61].
    [...] the current legal situation [regarding "Denial of Israel's right to exist"] is - contrary to what the statements of the Federal Ministry of Justice suggest[63] - anything but clear. Whether incitements to eliminate the State of Israel are prosecuted depends on the respective legal opinion and the prosecution will of the respective public prosecutor's office.


  • Press release from the previous government:
    In this context, Section 111 StGB, which covers public incitement to commit crimes, may also be relevant. Incitement to extinguish Israel's existence by force may be punishable under this provision. The same applies to calls to publicly display the Hamas flag. If Hamas attacks are publicly cheered and celebrated, this may also be punishable.
    This means that people who cheer on Hamas's actions or publicly express their sympathy with the attacks may constitute the criminal offence of "approval of criminal acts" under Section 140 of the German Criminal Code (StGB).


  • Another news report
    > In connection with the controversial Palestine Congress in Berlin, the German authorities have also imposed an entry ban on former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. "In order to prevent antisemitic and anti-Israel propaganda at the event", several entry bans have been issued, the news agency AFP learned from security sources on Sunday. One of these concerned Varoufakis.
    (Notably, Varoufakis would have spoken about one-state solutions ...)


  • Overview Germany in 2024 by Human Rights Watch

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federal reverse (on behalf of the mods of !europe)

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BrikoX doesn't like this.

in reply to federal reverse

Question. Would a comment calling Nethanyahu “facist” be removed?
in reply to FundMECFS

Not if it had that typo. ^^ On a more serious note: I find these hard to mod and harder to argue against. The guy is in a coalition with outright fascists because that is the only way to save his power, he at the very least tolerates all of Europe's fascists to come to his government's "antisemitism" conferences, he wages a war currently that is officially called a war of self-defense but has morphed into being transparently expansionist and genocidal.
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in reply to federal reverse

I stand by the typo because closer to how its spelt in my native dialect lol
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in reply to federal reverse

This is just sad. The community about Europe makes steps that are against Europe's own Charter of Fundamental Rights.

As a result, Germany has cracked down on legitimate criticism of the actions of the Israeli government, including on Jews and Israelis, academics, civil society and artists, who face restrictions on their rights to expression and protest, alongside funding cuts and bans on organizations.


hrw.org/news/2024/11/11/german…

The only recourse here should really be to move the community.




Ermittlungen nach Angriff auf Polizist bei Nakba-Demo in Berlin

Bei einer pro-palästinensischen Demonstration in Berlin wird ein Polizist "niedergetrampelt" und schwer verletzt. Die Generalstaatsanwaltschaft ermittelt. Sie wertet den Fall als "Angriff auf Organe des Rechtsstaates".

➡️ tagesschau.de/inland/regional/…

#Berlin #Nakba #Nahost

in reply to tagesschau

DA wird laut MIMIMI gemacht, aber wenn jemand von den Bullen IN DEN RÜCKEN erschossen wird, ohrenbetäubendes Schweigen. 🤮
in reply to tagesschau

Ooooooh, hat mal jemand ein Taschentuch für die kleinen?



Rather than running about, dragging cables and carrying boxes, a wise #cybersecurity warrior fights smarter rather than harder. cromwell-intl.com/networking/v…



An Asahi Linux 6.15 progress report lwn.net/Articles/1021484/ #tech #linux



[$] A kernel developer plays with Home Assistant: case studies lwn.net/Articles/1017945/ #tech #linux


«Oggi mi sento leggero come una nuvola 💭 💭 💭 »

Ma quanto pesa una nuvola?

meteofrance.com/actualites-et-…

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💡 Arm cambia i nomi delle architetture: addio Cortex, benvenuti Lumex e Niva

gomoot.com/arm-cambia-i-nomi-d…

#arm #blog #cortex #gpu #lumex #mediatek #neoverse #news #niva #nvidia #orbis #picks #processore #qualcomm #soc #tech #tecnologia #zena

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Presidio e performance sotto la Farnesina per chiedere la fine del genocidio a Gaza
pressenza.com/it/2025/05/stop-…
Ieri, 15 marzo a Roma, sotto la Farnesina il silenzio è stato interrotto. Un silenzio colpevole che ammanta il genocidio in corso a Gaza, quello che il governo italiano si sta sforzando di preservare ad ogni costo, ma che Amnesty…
Redazione Roma


We are looking for a part-time, remote, volunteer Social Media Engagement Specialist.

If you have experience with most or all social media platforms, love cats, and want to help us help cats, please contact Sebastiaan Bol.

youtube.com/watch?v=zBXWBj7hIz…

#cats #socialmedia



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La imagen muestra a un anciano con cabello y barba blancos, vestido con una túnica marrón, sentado en lo que parece ser una cocina antigua. Está concentrado en cocinar, usando una cuchara para remover un líquido brillante en una sartén sobre un fuego alto. El fuego arde con intensidad, iluminando el rostro del anciano y creando un ambiente cálido y acogedor. Alrededor de él, se pueden ver utensilios de cocina colgados en la pared, como jarras y recipientes, y una lámpara de aceite que añade luz a la escena. La atmósfera es mágica y evocadora, con un toque de fantasía.

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Q&A with Wired's Steven Levy on the evolving relationship between the tech industry and the press, media outlets' licensing deals with AI companies, and more (Camille Bromley/Columbia Journalism Review)

cjr.org/the_media_today/qa_ste…
techmeme.com/250516/p12#a25051…



During the talks, Medinsky stated: "We don't want war, but we're ready to fight for one, two, three years—however long it takes. We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?" — Oliver Carroll, Foreign Specialist at The Economist.
in reply to NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦

right, history repeating then, the swedisch russian war brought nothing but some 100.000 dead. Nothing else at all ... but the statement clearly shows that Russia's living an 18th century life
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"The challenge with Trump is that we’ll probably be talking about something else that is arguably outrageous next week—that Democrats will have to respond to, that Republicans will be questioned about." trib.al/6873bz2


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The image features two red bricks on a concrete sidewalk, with green grass on either side. Above the bricks, there are two speech bubbles. The left speech bubble contains the text "arrojame hacia la yuta!!" and the right speech bubble contains the text "usame para construir comunidad." At the top of the image, the text reads "Dentro tuyo hay dos ladrillos." At the bottom, the text states "Ambxs son válidxs." The bricks are depicted with three circular holes, typical of standard bricks. The image uses humor and metaphor to convey a message about the value of different choices.

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Near the subarctic city of Yellowknife lies a sleeping monster. Once it was one of the biggest gold mines in the Northwest Territories. The "unwanted by-product" of five decades of mining is 237 tonnes of arsenic trioxide "locked in the subterranean caverns". 140 milligrams will kill.

With climate change this monster could "slither into" a nearby freshwater lake, "snake" along a river and enter the Arctic Ocean, poisoning wildlife, land and water along its path".

theweek.com/environment/the-me…





Se Meloni ignora lo spread
pressenza.com/it/2025/05/se-me…
Lo sappiamo. È il Presidente della Repubblica che nomina il Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri (art. 92 Costituzione). Con quale criterio? Dato che presiedere il Governo della Repubblica è una funzione pubblica che evidentemente richiede un’adeguata preparazione, sarebbe utile che…
Rocco Artifoni



Ukraine-Liveblog: ++ Ukraine und Russland vereinbaren Gefangenenaustausch ++

Russland und die Ukraine haben sich nach ukrainischen Angaben auf einen Austausch von jeweils 1.000 Kriegsgefangenen verständigt. Die Ukraine und Russland haben laut Präsident Selenskyj eine Friedenslösung verpasst.

➡️ tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveb…

#Liveblog #Ukraine





Israeli strikes kill at least 93 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit apnews.com/article/mideast-war…







Starving people in need and weakening America’s soft power was apparently so important to the Trump regime that they’re letting food that could feed millions rot in storage rather than giving it out as previously scheduled.

reuters.com/world/us-aid-cuts-…



I finally got an email (well, it was on Tuesday, but stuck in my Spam folder) from Marks & Spencer about their "cyber incident". Obviously it was sent via a 3rd party, Everest Engagement

"Unfortunately, the nature of the incident means that some personal customer data has been taken, but there is no evidence that it has been shared. The personal data could include contact details, date of birth and online order history."

#MarksAndSpencer #security #cybersecurity #technology



The Trump administration’s tariffs are harming US national security interests and potentially running afoul of US commitments to NATO, the top Democrats on three Senate national security committees warned in a letter to the White House.

semafor.com/article/05/15/2025…



Trump dice che, poiché non può negoziare con tutti, nelle prossime settimane manderà le lettere col nuovo livello dei dazi. I paesi interessati potranno fare appello. E si torna al via, con troppi paesi con cui negoziare 🤡
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20…


Carbon Brief analysis shows that the growth in China's clean power generation has caused its CO2 emissions to fall despite increasing power demand.

The decline in power-sector emissions is attributed to the growth in renewable energy, specifically wind, solar, and nuclear power, which has led to a decrease in coal-power output. This trend of falling power-sector emissions is likely to continue in 2025.

carbonbrief.org/analysis-clean…

#china #cleanenergy #technology

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Yogthos
@clhenrick that's nonsensical. The number of people has absolutely nothing to do with per capita usage. Evidently you don't understand what the term per capita means.
in reply to Chris Henrick

@clhenrick it's ok to be bad at math says the dude who doesn't understand what per capita means 😆