Simon Wolfgang Fuchs
@simonwfuchs.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Islam in South Asia and the Middle East at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem // Author of "In a Pure Muslim Land. Shi'ism between Pakistan and the Middle East" (UNC Press, 2019) // www.simonwolfgangfuchs.com
This is a very concerning development...
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Explosion near Red Fort LIVE: At least 9 dead, several injured in blast; probing all angles, says Amit Shah
Explosion in parked car near Red Fort, Delhi; area cordoned off as authorities respond to the incident.
www.thehindu.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is a very concerning development...
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
(1/5)This evening, I went to the Jerusalem Theater for, as I assumed, a rather innocent purpose, namely, to listen to a performance of classical Indian music. Yet, the lobby of the venue, probably the most prestigious cultural space in the city, also hosted a group exhibition, entitled Adama (land/
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
(1/5)This evening, I went to the Jerusalem Theater for, as I assumed, a rather innocent purpose, namely, to listen to a performance of classical Indian music. Yet, the lobby of the venue, probably the most prestigious cultural space in the city, also hosted a group exhibition, entitled Adama (land/
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"I didn't want to say immediately it was me," fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last." n.pr/3WOLsWT
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
"I didn't want to say immediately it was me," fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last."
n.pr
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
"I didn't want to say immediately it was me," fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last." n.pr/3WOLsWT
Not a reassuring perspective by any means. See below also an image that I took in central Tel Aviv last week - the wounds of the last war are still there:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Not a reassuring perspective by any means. See below also an image that I took in central Tel Aviv last week - the wounds of the last war are still there:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
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UN report on the situation in the West Bank, October 2025 only:
-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
Humanitarian Situation Update #337 | West Bank | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory
October 2025 recorded the highest monthly number of Israeli settler attacks since OCHA began documenting such incidents in 2006, with more than 260 attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or ...
www.ochaopt.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
UN report on the situation in the West Bank, October 2025 only:
-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
-260 settler attacks (average 8 per day), highest number since the UN started recording in 2006
-140 Palestinians injured
-150 attacks on olive harvesting
-4,200 olive trees vandalised in 77 villages
www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...
(1/2) Since we are, supposedly, once again at a crossroads of a "new" Middle East being born, it is worthwhile to reflect on past grand predictions. In the wake of the war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006, Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Quds Force who was assassinated in 2020 by the
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
(1/2) Since we are, supposedly, once again at a crossroads of a "new" Middle East being born, it is worthwhile to reflect on past grand predictions. In the wake of the war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006, Qassem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Quds Force who was assassinated in 2020 by the
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Still utterly enraged over armed men barging into a day care center and kidnapping a teacher in front of toddlers. This has to be punished and never happen again.
Just so we are clear: ICE went into a day care center—a private business—without a judicial warrant, and unlawfully kidnapped a worker in front of parents and children.
VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Still utterly enraged over armed men barging into a day care center and kidnapping a teacher in front of toddlers. This has to be punished and never happen again.
Despite "eternal peace," aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip have been sparse so far due to Israeli objections. The US wants to change this and is now taking control. The fact that Israel has to accept this says a lot about the current power dynamics.
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U.S. steps up presence in Gaza to support fragile ceasefire
The move relegates Israel to a secondary role in determining how and what humanitarian relief can enter Gaza, according to people familiar with the transition.
wapo.st
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Despite "eternal peace," aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip have been sparse so far due to Israeli objections. The US wants to change this and is now taking control. The fact that Israel has to accept this says a lot about the current power dynamics.
wapo.st/49INM9n
wapo.st/49INM9n
Yesterday, we were able to watch "Lyd" at the Hebrew University. A moving testimony to the Nakba and a reflection on the erasure of Palestinian identity in Israel - today, the film was again banned from being screened publicly:
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israel Police prevent, threaten Arab town's budget over historical documentary's screening
After Sakhnin's Mayor Halted a Screening of 'Lyd' – a Film on the Israeli Expulsion of Arabs in Lod – Its Director Petitioned the Courts. According to the Mayor, the Police Cited a Danger to Public Sa...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Yesterday, we were able to watch "Lyd" at the Hebrew University. A moving testimony to the Nakba and a reflection on the erasure of Palestinian identity in Israel - today, the film was again banned from being screened publicly:
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Schöne, neue KI-Welt:
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ki-in...
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ki-in...
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Schöne, neue KI-Welt:
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ki-in...
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ki-in...
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Pathbreaking study of the Cold War's position in Turkish Studies by @cangulornek.bsky.social and Alp Yenen. Also the most important outcome of our pandemic workshop on Turkey's Cold War.
Is the Cold War finally getting hot in Turkey? The ‘Cold War turn’ in Turkish Studies
Turkey has been largely missing in the new global histories of the Cold War. This review essay will argue that Turkish Studies failed to make a proper contribution to Cold War history because of a ...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Pathbreaking study of the Cold War's position in Turkish Studies by @cangulornek.bsky.social and Alp Yenen. Also the most important outcome of our pandemic workshop on Turkey's Cold War.
Following the resignation of the IDF Military Advocate Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi due to a leaked video showing the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners & her alleged suicide attempt yesterday, Israel is already reeling from the next domestic political scandal:
www.ynetnews.com/article/h1pw...
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Israel’s largest labor federation rocked by corruption probe; Histadrut chief among those arrested
Police arrest Histadrut Chairman Arnon Bar-David, his wife, and senior officials in a sweeping bribery and fraud case involving 350 suspects across labor committees, municipalities, and public compani...
www.ynetnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Following the resignation of the IDF Military Advocate Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi due to a leaked video showing the mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners & her alleged suicide attempt yesterday, Israel is already reeling from the next domestic political scandal:
www.ynetnews.com/article/h1pw...
www.ynetnews.com/article/h1pw...
According to al-Jazeera, Hamas is willing to withdraw fighters “stranded” in Israel-controlled territory/behind the yellow line in Gaza with the help of Red Cross vehicles. This would be an important step to significantly stabilize the fragile ceasefire.
www.aljazeera.net/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.net/news/2025/11...
اتصالات لتأمين خروج مقاتلي حماس من خلف الخط الأصفر
أفادت مصادر للجزيرة بأن اتصالات يجريها الوسطاء مع حركة المقاومة الإسلامية (حماس) وإسرائيل لتأمين خروج مقاتلي حماس من المناطق خلف الخط الأصفر.
www.aljazeera.net
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
According to al-Jazeera, Hamas is willing to withdraw fighters “stranded” in Israel-controlled territory/behind the yellow line in Gaza with the help of Red Cross vehicles. This would be an important step to significantly stabilize the fragile ceasefire.
www.aljazeera.net/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.net/news/2025/11...
Afshon Ostovar, in his 2016 book "Vanguard of the Imam", writes about the logo of Iran's Revolutionary Guards (p. 129): "The “la” stands for the Muslim proclamation of faith “la ilaha ilallah …” (“There is no God but God …”)". This can't be right, no? I'm seeing Allah here...
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Afshon Ostovar, in his 2016 book "Vanguard of the Imam", writes about the logo of Iran's Revolutionary Guards (p. 129): "The “la” stands for the Muslim proclamation of faith “la ilaha ilallah …” (“There is no God but God …”)". This can't be right, no? I'm seeing Allah here...
(1/6) Finally, I had a chance to visit the shrine of al-Nabi Musa near Jericho. The complex, dating back to the Mamluks in the 13th century, has been an important local pilgrimage site. From the mid-nineteenth century, the annual festival became an important event for the whole of Palestine. Sufi
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
(1/6) Finally, I had a chance to visit the shrine of al-Nabi Musa near Jericho. The complex, dating back to the Mamluks in the 13th century, has been an important local pilgrimage site. From the mid-nineteenth century, the annual festival became an important event for the whole of Palestine. Sufi
"The classified report explains the protocol for reviewing human rights violations by foreign militaries that receive U.S. assistance[...]. In the case of Israel, it spells out how a bespoke bureaucratic process[...] advantages Israel over other countries" wapo.st/3LCwnFi
Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations
Classified U.S. report finds backlog of ‘hundreds’ of possible Israeli human rights violations, according to officials, further complicating a process to review credible allegations against IDF milita...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"The classified report explains the protocol for reviewing human rights violations by foreign militaries that receive U.S. assistance[...]. In the case of Israel, it spells out how a bespoke bureaucratic process[...] advantages Israel over other countries" wapo.st/3LCwnFi
Heute ist Westjerusalem im Ausnahmezustand, da hunderttausende Anhänger verschiedener ultraorthodoxer Gruppierungen gegen die Festnahme von Wehrdienstverweigerern demonstrieren.
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Heute ist Westjerusalem im Ausnahmezustand, da hunderttausende Anhänger verschiedener ultraorthodoxer Gruppierungen gegen die Festnahme von Wehrdienstverweigerern demonstrieren.
Yesterday, I spoke with Swiss National Public Radio (SRF4 News) about the World Zionist Congress currently taking place in Jerusalem (audio and abridged, transcribed interview here):
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Zionistischer Weltkongress in Jerusalem: Nahostexperte ordnet ein
Das Parlament des jüdischen Volkes tagt in Jerusalem. Worum es da geht, erklärt Simon Fuchs, Experte für Nahoststudien.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday, I spoke with Swiss National Public Radio (SRF4 News) about the World Zionist Congress currently taking place in Jerusalem (audio and abridged, transcribed interview here):
www.srf.ch/news/interna...
www.srf.ch/news/interna...
Mit Welt Fernsehen habe ich über die jüngsten Verletzungen der ohnehin fragilen Waffenruhe in Gaza gesprochen:
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Nahost: Netanjahu ordnet „intensive Angriffe“ im Gaza-Streifen an - Video - WELT
Israels Premier Netanjahu hat sofortige Angriffe auf den Gaza-Streifen angeordnet. Zuvor soll die Hamas in Gaza das Feuer auf israelische Truppen eröffnet haben. Simon Wolfgang Fuchs, Professor für Na...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Mit Welt Fernsehen habe ich über die jüngsten Verletzungen der ohnehin fragilen Waffenruhe in Gaza gesprochen:
www.welt.de/politik/ausl...
www.welt.de/politik/ausl...
While talks about the International Stabilization Force for #Gaza are making little progress, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and some Gulf states still appear to favor the approach of arming militias to take action against #Hamas:
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
Revealed: The plan for a 'New Gaza' - and the four militias Israel is backing to defeat Hamas
Militia leader Hossam al Astal tells Sky News that the groups are part of a joint project to remove Hamas from power, and that they have the backing of several Arab and Western states.
news.sky.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
While talks about the International Stabilization Force for #Gaza are making little progress, Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and some Gulf states still appear to favor the approach of arming militias to take action against #Hamas:
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
news.sky.com/story/reveal...
The beauty of hiking in #Palestine - from the outskirts of Jerusalem through Wadi Qelt all the way to Jericho, with the 5th century Monastery of Saint George of Choziba along the way.
October 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The beauty of hiking in #Palestine - from the outskirts of Jerusalem through Wadi Qelt all the way to Jericho, with the 5th century Monastery of Saint George of Choziba along the way.
Given the nearly daily Israeli strikes in Lebanon, it's very generous to call the current situation a "ceasefire":
www.dw.com/en/lebanon-a...
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Lebanon: Attacks stoke fear of renewed escalation – DW – 10/23/2025
Israel's increased targeting of Lebanese facilities and alleged Hezbollah members could turn into a new war. The other scenario observers are worried about is a low-level, ongoing conflict.
www.dw.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Given the nearly daily Israeli strikes in Lebanon, it's very generous to call the current situation a "ceasefire":
www.dw.com/en/lebanon-a...
www.dw.com/en/lebanon-a...
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India's denial of entry to Prof Francesca Orsini is another marker in the grave threats to academic freedom globally.
Globally Renowned Scholar of Hindi Deported from Delhi Airport Despite Valid Visa
Francesa Orsini is perhaps the fourth foreign scholar with a valid visa to be denied entry in recent years.
thewire.in
October 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
India's denial of entry to Prof Francesca Orsini is another marker in the grave threats to academic freedom globally.
Mit David Vogel (@nzz.ch) konnte ich ausführlich über den Waffenstillstand, unseriöse Aspekte des Trumpplans, israelische Visionen von "Frieden" ohne palästinensische Staatlichkeit, die schleichende Annektierung der Westbank & die Rolle der Türkei & Katars sprechen.
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open.spotify.com/episode/3GCY...
Trumps Gaza-Plan: Kein wahrer Frieden, aber neue Allianzen
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October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Mit David Vogel (@nzz.ch) konnte ich ausführlich über den Waffenstillstand, unseriöse Aspekte des Trumpplans, israelische Visionen von "Frieden" ohne palästinensische Staatlichkeit, die schleichende Annektierung der Westbank & die Rolle der Türkei & Katars sprechen.
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open.spotify.com/episode/3GCY...
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Die humanitäre Lage in #Gaza könnte Trumps Friedensplan auf die Probe stellen. Die Probleme sind groß, viele Antworten unklar – und der Winter naht. Für die humanitären Hilfsorganisationen lautet die Priorität jetzt: Den Menschen im Gazastreifen ein Obdach geben. 🧵
October 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Die humanitäre Lage in #Gaza könnte Trumps Friedensplan auf die Probe stellen. Die Probleme sind groß, viele Antworten unklar – und der Winter naht. Für die humanitären Hilfsorganisationen lautet die Priorität jetzt: Den Menschen im Gazastreifen ein Obdach geben. 🧵