Rik Winkel

Abandoning the sinking ship...see you at @rikwinkel.bsky.social

In the Israel-Hamas conflict, “the bigger picture is one of regional shifts and global alliances reaching a critical juncture,” writes ⁦@KimGhattas⁩. “The danger is of more strategic blunders that will only perpetuate the violence for years to come.” on.ft.com/48KBISd

The funniest part of teaching Micro 1 to Italian undergrads is having to explain to them why in US textbooks labor costs are considered variable

@Marien_Boonman @roneijlander Nee nog niet.

@roneijlander @RikWinkel Voorzien?

Twitter is "used to disseminate illegal content & disinformation in the EU" An example? After more than 24 hours, a tweet saying that "all payments (of EU funds to Palestine) are immediately suspended" is still online

@roneijlander Done

VIENNA: Beer Party is polling at 12%. Policies include: 🍺 A beer fountain for Vienna 🍺 New 50% tax on Radlers and "other atrocities" 🍺 Monthly barrel of beer to Austrian households (50L per adult, 20L per child) 🍺 Radler buyback programme, exchanging Radlers for real beer

EU foreign policy chief @borrell says #Israel acting against international law as he backs continued #Palestinian funding politico.eu/article/israel…

.@ThierryBreton puts @elonmusk on notice 24h before he must reply

MUST READ — Former top Israeli domestic intelligence Shin Beth chief Ami Ayalon to Le Figaro on what went wrong in Israel: “A large part of the responsibility lies of course with the government. The commanders of all security organizations told [Netanyahu] that the policy conducted was bad and that it was obvious that it would be used by our enemies. They perceived a moment of great division around the crisis caused in the country by the justice reform. Of course, politicians did not listen. Especially with regard to the warnings about the West Bank. ⚡️⚡️⚡️The Israeli government has done everything to ensure that Fatah and the Palestinian Authority are no longer a partner, because they have given power to Hamas.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Yes, we have no choice but to destroy the Ezzeddine al-Qassam Brigades. But we should totally change our policy in order to create a Palestinian partner. We must say from the outset that our war is not against the Palestinian people. Our war is against the military wing of Hamas. Even before we attack, we should say that we want to create a reality in which we talk with the Palestinians, who accept the peace initiatives and want to discuss with us the reality of two states. But I don't think any Israeli government will agree to do that today. And yet, if we don't, we will see an upsurge in violence. ⚡️⚡️⚡️Even today, Israel refuses to admit that the Palestinians are a nation. Economic development is not enough for them. They want freedom, they want to see an end to the occupation.⚡️⚡️⚡️ QUESTION; Do you think the events of the weekend would have been avoided if the Palestinian question had been resolved with the creation of a Palestinian state? “Yes, of course. Look at our concept of security in Israel. Until the Yom Kippur War 50 years ago, we preferred land to peace, because peace was not important to us. Our goal was security. It wasn't until the shock of the Yom Kippur War that we came to the conclusion that to have security, you need peace. We only made peace with Egypt because of the trauma of Yom Kippur, and we only started negotiating with the Palestinians in Madrid, and then in Oslo, because of the first Intifada. Finally, we left Lebanon only because of Shiite terror and suicide bombings. We withdrew from Gaza only because of the second Intifada. The international community played a major role in all these cases. Today we are living through a tragedy and nobody cares. We can't blame anyone. No one can save us in spite of ourselves.

Some Europeans have set their hopes too high when it comes to what to expect from the EU. The EU is a pragmatic - and ultimately rather effective - system for problem-solving. Of course the EU cannot settle enormous societal and technical problems but it can help the processes

Vanochtend berichtte de @NOS dat het NL energieverbruik per inwoner in 2022 weer terug was op het niveau van 1970. De CO2-emissie per inwoner lag in 2022 zelfs op het niveau van 1962. #grafiekvandedag

"In Israel, successive govts cut quiet deals with Hamas, hoping to keep a form of stability in the Gaza Strip.. but the assault launched by Hamas this weekend has now stripped away any remaining illusions about the group or its intentions." @StevenErlanger nytimes.com/2023/10/09/wor…

The best books to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ft.com/content/0bdab1… via @ft

Netanyahu must go now, not after the Gaza war haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Ambassadeur de France en Israël et aux États-Unis, le diplomate français @GerardAraud est peut-être l’une des personnes les mieux placées pour saisir la complexité de la question ouverte par l’attaque du Hamas samedi. Entretien à lire absolument. legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2023/10/09/…

Terechte opmerking van @mathijsbouman wat Min @karienvangennip met regels komt zonder te weten hoeveel schijnzelfstandigen er zijn. Als ik haar ABC regels volg dat is de impact op @mathijsbouman zelf overigens wel duidelijk. Zijn werk voor het FD moet voortaan in loondienst; zijn lezingen kunnen als zzp'er. 1/2

Golders Green this morning. The heart of the Jewish community in North West London. A 5 minute walk from where I grew up. This is not & never has been about Palestine. This is about trying to make British Jews feel unwelcome and threatened where they live. We need your support.