Christine Binzel
@christinebinzel.bsky.social
Professor of Economics @UniFAU | development economics, economic history, political economy, causal inference, Middle East | All opinions personal. sites.google.com/site/cbinzel/
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Haftbefehl gegen Netanjahu, Deutschlands Rolle & das Völkerrecht | BPK 29. November 2024
YouTube video by Jung & Naiv
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Bundespressekonferenz zu den IStGH Haftbefehlen und Deutschlands Rolle:
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Zusammen mit Prof. Michael Barenboim (Barenboim-Said Akademie), Prof. Hanna Kienzler (King's College London) und Wolfgang Kaleck (ECCHR)
Danke @tilojung.bsky.social für die Aufzeichnung!
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Zusammen mit Prof. Michael Barenboim (Barenboim-Said Akademie), Prof. Hanna Kienzler (King's College London) und Wolfgang Kaleck (ECCHR)
Danke @tilojung.bsky.social für die Aufzeichnung!
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1/ In case you missed it: on Sunday evening, Jason Stanley was invited to speak at the Jewish Community of Frankfurt to commemorate the November Pogrom of 1938 (referred to as 'Kristallnacht' in English). His talk was cut short after members of the audience shouted him down. German interview below:
Streit um Gedenken zum 9. November: „Leute im Publikum haben mich angeschrien“
Der US-Philosoph Jason Stanley sollte in der Jüdischen Gemeinde Frankfurt eine Rede halten. Sie wurde abgebrochen. Stanely ist schockiert.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
1/ In case you missed it: on Sunday evening, Jason Stanley was invited to speak at the Jewish Community of Frankfurt to commemorate the November Pogrom of 1938 (referred to as 'Kristallnacht' in English). His talk was cut short after members of the audience shouted him down. German interview below:
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Eine Rede, die geschrieben, aber nur zu zwei Dritteln gehalten werden konnte: Abdruck in der Dienstagsausgabe der F.A.Z.
Jason Stanley sollte in der Jüdischen Gemeinde Frankfurt eine Rede zum 9. November halten. Sie wurde abgebrochen. Der jüdische Philosoph ist schockiert 👉
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Streit um Gedenken zum 9. November: „Leute im Publikum haben mich angeschrien“
Der US-Philosoph Jason Stanley sollte in der Jüdischen Gemeinde Frankfurt eine Rede halten. Sie wurde abgebrochen. Stanely ist schockiert.
taz.de
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Eine Rede, die geschrieben, aber nur zu zwei Dritteln gehalten werden konnte: Abdruck in der Dienstagsausgabe der F.A.Z.
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Mamdani’s victory means so much — including the repudiation of Islamophobic attacks and weaponization of antisemitism.
They Tried to Smear Zohran Mamdani as an Antisemite. Voters Saw Right Through It.
Mamdani’s mayoral victory in New York City means so much — including the repudiation of Islamophobic attacks and weaponization of antisemitism.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Mamdani’s victory means so much — including the repudiation of Islamophobic attacks and weaponization of antisemitism.
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Exklusiv | In der Fördergeldaffäre um Ahmad Mansour springt ihm nun die Ethnologin Susanne Schröter publizistisch zur Seite. Sie gibt die neutrale Beobachterin.
Interne Dokumente zeigen jedoch: Auch sie sollte von den rund 9 Millionen Euro für Mansours Projekt profitieren. 1/x
Interne Dokumente zeigen jedoch: Auch sie sollte von den rund 9 Millionen Euro für Mansours Projekt profitieren. 1/x
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Exklusiv | In der Fördergeldaffäre um Ahmad Mansour springt ihm nun die Ethnologin Susanne Schröter publizistisch zur Seite. Sie gibt die neutrale Beobachterin.
Interne Dokumente zeigen jedoch: Auch sie sollte von den rund 9 Millionen Euro für Mansours Projekt profitieren. 1/x
Interne Dokumente zeigen jedoch: Auch sie sollte von den rund 9 Millionen Euro für Mansours Projekt profitieren. 1/x
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Link to the full conversation:
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Holocaust Historian Omer Bartov: How Germany Enabled the Genocide in Gaza
YouTube video by Nullpunkt – mit Hanno Hauenstein
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November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Link to the full conversation:
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My conversation with @omerbartov.bsky.social is out now - watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My conversation with @omerbartov.bsky.social is out now - watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Freie Fahrt für die Propaganda eines Staates, der wegen Genozid vor Gericht steht. Zeitungen der Mediengruppen Rheinische Post und Funke druckten gestern diese Anzeigen: "Mit Israel für Frieden – gegen Terrorismus", heißt es dort. Diese Medien erreichen täglich mehrere Millionen Leser*innen. 1/5
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Freie Fahrt für die Propaganda eines Staates, der wegen Genozid vor Gericht steht. Zeitungen der Mediengruppen Rheinische Post und Funke druckten gestern diese Anzeigen: "Mit Israel für Frieden – gegen Terrorismus", heißt es dort. Diese Medien erreichen täglich mehrere Millionen Leser*innen. 1/5
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Opinion piece in @szde.bsky.social on why the 20-point-plan, like earlier initiatives, denies Palestinians basic human rights, including self determination, and how States like Germany are, and have been, untrustworthy actors in the question of Palestine.
www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/pala...
www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/pala...
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Opinion piece in @szde.bsky.social on why the 20-point-plan, like earlier initiatives, denies Palestinians basic human rights, including self determination, and how States like Germany are, and have been, untrustworthy actors in the question of Palestine.
www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/pala...
www.sueddeutsche.de/meinung/pala...
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The BBC visits an IDF outpost on the eastern edge of Gaza City:
“The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still for 180 degrees…there's almost nothing left to orient you here or identify the neighbourhoods.”
“The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still for 180 degrees…there's almost nothing left to orient you here or identify the neighbourhoods.”
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The BBC visits an IDF outpost on the eastern edge of Gaza City:
“The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still for 180 degrees…there's almost nothing left to orient you here or identify the neighbourhoods.”
“The Gaza of maps and memories is gone, replaced by a monochrome landscape of rubble stretching flat and still for 180 degrees…there's almost nothing left to orient you here or identify the neighbourhoods.”
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🔴 BREAKING: Israel Launches New Wave of Strikes Across Southern Lebanon
The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...
More details: ⬇️ 🧵
The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...
More details: ⬇️ 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Israel Launches New Wave of Strikes Across Southern Lebanon
The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...
More details: ⬇️ 🧵
The Israeli military has unleashed heavy airstrikes across various parts of...Lebanon in what Al Jazeera described as the most serious escalation since the ceasefire that ended the 2024 war with Hezbollah...
More details: ⬇️ 🧵
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Eine Umfrage unter Teilnehmenden der Gaza-Großproteste in Berlin belegt: Die palästinasolidarische Bewegung setzt nicht auf Gewalt und Hass, wie ihre Gegner stets behaupten, sondern auf zivilen Protest und universelle Menschenrechte.
Die Linke braucht die Palästinasolidarität nicht zu fürchten
Eine Umfrage unter Teilnehmenden der Gaza-Großproteste in Berlin belegt: Die palästinasolidarische Bewegung setzt nicht auf Gewalt und Hass, wie ihre Gegner stets behaupten, sondern auf zivilen Protest und universelle Menschenrechte.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Eine Umfrage unter Teilnehmenden der Gaza-Großproteste in Berlin belegt: Die palästinasolidarische Bewegung setzt nicht auf Gewalt und Hass, wie ihre Gegner stets behaupten, sondern auf zivilen Protest und universelle Menschenrechte.
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The Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network invites you to an online panel: "Denying Genocide: Comparative Reflections from Armenia, Bosnia, the Holocaust, and Palestine."
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Genocide and Holocaust Studies Crisis Network invites you to an online panel: "Denying Genocide: Comparative Reflections from Armenia, Bosnia, the Holocaust, and Palestine."
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for this November 17 event here: wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🚨Exclusive from Drop Site: Germany Coordinated ICJ Testimony on Arms Exports With Israel
As Germany faces accusations of "complicity in genocide" at the Int'l Court of Justice, docs from its own defense ministry suggest Berlin may have provided incomplete testimony.
By Karim Natour
Link in reply
As Germany faces accusations of "complicity in genocide" at the Int'l Court of Justice, docs from its own defense ministry suggest Berlin may have provided incomplete testimony.
By Karim Natour
Link in reply
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🚨Exclusive from Drop Site: Germany Coordinated ICJ Testimony on Arms Exports With Israel
As Germany faces accusations of "complicity in genocide" at the Int'l Court of Justice, docs from its own defense ministry suggest Berlin may have provided incomplete testimony.
By Karim Natour
Link in reply
As Germany faces accusations of "complicity in genocide" at the Int'l Court of Justice, docs from its own defense ministry suggest Berlin may have provided incomplete testimony.
By Karim Natour
Link in reply
Helpful summary of the new report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
#Gaza #Genocide #Germancomplicity
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#Gaza #Genocide #Germancomplicity
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Summary of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime || Third State Complicity in Enabling and Sustaining the Gaza Genocide - Law for Palestine
Summary of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime Third State Complicity in Enabling and Sustaining the Gaza Genocide Prepared by: Yaman Midani, Polona Florijancic, an...
law4palestine.org
October 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Helpful summary of the new report by UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
#Gaza #Genocide #Germancomplicity
law4palestine.org/summary-of-t...
#Gaza #Genocide #Germancomplicity
law4palestine.org/summary-of-t...
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This is a US citizen and father who served in our armed forces.
He was tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, pinned to the ground, then imprisoned naked for three days with no explanation—during or since.
No crime. No charges. No conviction. No phone calls. No appeal.
He was tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, pinned to the ground, then imprisoned naked for three days with no explanation—during or since.
No crime. No charges. No conviction. No phone calls. No appeal.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is a US citizen and father who served in our armed forces.
He was tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, pinned to the ground, then imprisoned naked for three days with no explanation—during or since.
No crime. No charges. No conviction. No phone calls. No appeal.
He was tear-gassed, pepper-sprayed, pinned to the ground, then imprisoned naked for three days with no explanation—during or since.
No crime. No charges. No conviction. No phone calls. No appeal.
Genocide is not a matter of opinion
MORE THAN 300 WRITERS, scholars, and public figures — including almost 150 past New York Times contributors — have committed to refusing to write for the paper’s Opinion section until our three demands are met.
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MORE THAN 300 WRITERS, scholars, and public figures — including almost 150 past New York Times contributors — have committed to refusing to write for the paper’s Opinion section until our three demands are met.
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No Opinion — The New York Times: Boycott, Divest, Unsubscribe
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October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Genocide is not a matter of opinion
MORE THAN 300 WRITERS, scholars, and public figures — including almost 150 past New York Times contributors — have committed to refusing to write for the paper’s Opinion section until our three demands are met.
www.boycottdivestunsubscribe.com/opinion-boyc...
MORE THAN 300 WRITERS, scholars, and public figures — including almost 150 past New York Times contributors — have committed to refusing to write for the paper’s Opinion section until our three demands are met.
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Israel still fires on Lebanon almost a year after a ceasefire. Some predict the same for Gaza
My look at the Lebanon "lessfire" model, with interactive map courtesy of the @apnews.com graphics team
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My look at the Lebanon "lessfire" model, with interactive map courtesy of the @apnews.com graphics team
apnews.com/article/leba...
Israel still fires on Lebanon almost a year after a ceasefire. Some predict the same for Gaza
Israel continues to launch near-daily strikes in neighboring Lebanon. That's despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war nearly a year ago.
apnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Israel still fires on Lebanon almost a year after a ceasefire. Some predict the same for Gaza
My look at the Lebanon "lessfire" model, with interactive map courtesy of the @apnews.com graphics team
apnews.com/article/leba...
My look at the Lebanon "lessfire" model, with interactive map courtesy of the @apnews.com graphics team
apnews.com/article/leba...
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In Gaza, mass graves keep being discovered.
Families are unable to identify the victims because of the state of the bodies.
Families are unable to identify the victims because of the state of the bodies.
October 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In Gaza, mass graves keep being discovered.
Families are unable to identify the victims because of the state of the bodies.
Families are unable to identify the victims because of the state of the bodies.
KI und Genozid: "Die KI gab dieser Tötungsmaschine den Anschein von Legalität und Zielgenauigkeit."
www.medico.de/blog/wird-sc...
www.medico.de/blog/wird-sc...
Interview - Wird schon stimmen - medico international
In Israels Krieg gegen Gaza errechnet Künstliche Intelligenz die Ziele. Die Folge: ein nur vermeintlich präziser Massenmord. Interview mit dem israelischen Informatiker Sebastian Ben-Daniel
www.medico.de
October 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
KI und Genozid: "Die KI gab dieser Tötungsmaschine den Anschein von Legalität und Zielgenauigkeit."
www.medico.de/blog/wird-sc...
www.medico.de/blog/wird-sc...
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The UN committee responsible for the rights of the Palestinian people said Thursday that the Gaza Strip is at a “turning point,” urging immediate steps to protect civilians, ensure humanitarian access and end the Israeli blockade.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251023-un-...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251023-un-...
October 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The UN committee responsible for the rights of the Palestinian people said Thursday that the Gaza Strip is at a “turning point,” urging immediate steps to protect civilians, ensure humanitarian access and end the Israeli blockade.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251023-un-...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251023-un-...
Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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#BREAKING | One million of Gaza's 1.1 million olive trees have been destroyed
“We Estimate That Nearly One Million of Gaza’s 1.1 Million Olive Trees Have Been Destroyed”
Gaza’s olive groves have been bulldozed by the Israeli military, dried up from lack of water, or remain inaccessible, leaving Palestinian farmers with little to harvest.
www.dropsitenews.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#BREAKING | One million of Gaza's 1.1 million olive trees have been destroyed