Jacob Eriksson
@drjeriksson.bsky.social
Lecturer in Post-war Recovery Studies, Dept of Politics & IR, Uni of York @uoypolitics.bsky.social Heavily Anglicised Swede. RTs = hmm, interesting
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International Finance Institutions and the future of Syria - Lessons from Kosovo, Timor-Leste and South Africa
New workshop report by Dr Jacob Eriksson
www.york.ac.uk
Delighted to share a new report, a product of a workshop with colleagues from the Bretton Woods Project, the Democratic Progress Institute, The Corner House, and others, drawing lessons for #Syria from #Kosovo, #TimorLeste, and #SouthAfrica
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Syria cannot be rebuilt by partnering with the architects of past violence in the name of peace. Doing so dishonours victims and weakens the foundations of a just and stable state. Justice isn’t a threat to peace, it’s the path to it. My latest 👇
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Selective justice for peace is a gamble Syria can’t afford
Pardoning those accused of serious crimes, to serve a political purpose, sets a dangerous precedent
en.majalla.com
June 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Syria cannot be rebuilt by partnering with the architects of past violence in the name of peace. Doing so dishonours victims and weakens the foundations of a just and stable state. Justice isn’t a threat to peace, it’s the path to it. My latest 👇
en.majalla.com/node/326023/...
en.majalla.com/node/326023/...
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The lead doctor of one study that HHS cited in its decision to stop recommending Covid shots during pregnancy told us their results were "misinterpreted."
HHS justifies decision to stop recommending Covid shots during pregnancy with studies supporting the shots’ safety
The studies are cited in a document sent to lawmakers.
www.politico.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The lead doctor of one study that HHS cited in its decision to stop recommending Covid shots during pregnancy told us their results were "misinterpreted."
I doubt it, particularly with such a toothless, divided response
🎙️In a podcast for The National @hlovatt.bsky.social comments on whether Europe's shift on Israel's war on Gaza will change anything www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/bey...
Will Europe’s shift on Israel’s war in Gaza change anything? | The National
EU plans to re-evaluate its trade pact with Israel over concerns about human rights violations
www.thenationalnews.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I doubt it, particularly with such a toothless, divided response
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🎙️In a podcast for The National @hlovatt.bsky.social comments on whether Europe's shift on Israel's war on Gaza will change anything www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/bey...
Will Europe’s shift on Israel’s war in Gaza change anything? | The National
EU plans to re-evaluate its trade pact with Israel over concerns about human rights violations
www.thenationalnews.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🎙️In a podcast for The National @hlovatt.bsky.social comments on whether Europe's shift on Israel's war on Gaza will change anything www.thenationalnews.com/podcasts/bey...
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Superb new paper by my colleague Saskia Brechenmacher on
The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values
Heated political struggles over gender playing out in several regions of the world are more than just isolated or temporary reactions to recent progressive reforms: They are a key front in a larger cu...
carnegieendowment.org
June 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Superb new paper by my colleague Saskia Brechenmacher on
The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
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Latest DPI global survey: "Among the select countries rated by respondents from across all countries, Israel stands out as having the most negative global perception, followed closely by Russia and the United States. China, by contrast, receives a slightly positive net score."
June 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Latest DPI global survey: "Among the select countries rated by respondents from across all countries, Israel stands out as having the most negative global perception, followed closely by Russia and the United States. China, by contrast, receives a slightly positive net score."
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"Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has $185bn for ICE, which is more than the annual military budgets of the UK and France combined. Wherever ICE raids trigger protests, Trump can send in the troops." My column.
www.ft.com/content/3d6c...
www.ft.com/content/3d6c...
Trump is coming for the ‘enemy within’
Sending the National Guard into LA is the administration’s clearest step yet towards authoritarianism
www.ft.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has $185bn for ICE, which is more than the annual military budgets of the UK and France combined. Wherever ICE raids trigger protests, Trump can send in the troops." My column.
www.ft.com/content/3d6c...
www.ft.com/content/3d6c...
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📰 There is evidence that Abu Shabab’s presence is expanding with Israeli support into Khan Younis, says @muhammadshehada.bsky.social in @cnn.com: "Most people in Gaza would never think of joining him for fear of being branded collaborators" edition.cnn.com/2025/06/08/m...
Champion of the people or a traitor? A new force emerges in southern Gaza | CNN
The photo shows a lean, tanned man in a dark helmet. He’s grasping a rifle and UN vehicles move behind him as he waves through traffic.
edition.cnn.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
📰 There is evidence that Abu Shabab’s presence is expanding with Israeli support into Khan Younis, says @muhammadshehada.bsky.social in @cnn.com: "Most people in Gaza would never think of joining him for fear of being branded collaborators" edition.cnn.com/2025/06/08/m...
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On June 8, gunmen attacked an Israeli position in Daraa, prompting a response. No injuries were reported. The incident reinforces what I’ve argued for months: only full Israeli withdrawal & a handover to the transitional authorities can stabilize southern Syria. www.enabbaladi.net/758445/%d8%a...
June 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
On June 8, gunmen attacked an Israeli position in Daraa, prompting a response. No injuries were reported. The incident reinforces what I’ve argued for months: only full Israeli withdrawal & a handover to the transitional authorities can stabilize southern Syria. www.enabbaladi.net/758445/%d8%a...
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For anyone needing more evidence: Israeli envoy to US says "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" was established 'with our friends in Trump administration'. Aim was to justify stopping aid through UN and other legitimate NGOs and advance Israeli military and intelligence objectives.
June 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
For anyone needing more evidence: Israeli envoy to US says "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" was established 'with our friends in Trump administration'. Aim was to justify stopping aid through UN and other legitimate NGOs and advance Israeli military and intelligence objectives.
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Boston Consulting Group defecting from the GHF aid control scheme seems like another indication that people have finally figured out that those involved with it may end up on trial in Europe or elsewhere. Private consultants active in Europe will, of course, present an especially easy target.
@washingtonpost.com’s @catebrown.bsky.social and Karen DeYoung: BCG helped design and run “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” death trap: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. consulting firm quits Gaza humanitarian aid effort amid criticism
Boston Consulting Group, which helped design and run the business operations of the Gaza Humanitarian Fund, withdrew its team from the aid delivery program.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Boston Consulting Group defecting from the GHF aid control scheme seems like another indication that people have finally figured out that those involved with it may end up on trial in Europe or elsewhere. Private consultants active in Europe will, of course, present an especially easy target.
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All alone in the world: The US vetoes a UN Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which was supported by all 14 other Security Council members. news.un.org/en/story/202...
US vetoes Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza
A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto – blocking the initiative backe...
news.un.org
June 4, 2025 at 9:06 PM
All alone in the world: The US vetoes a UN Security Council resolution demanding permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which was supported by all 14 other Security Council members. news.un.org/en/story/202...
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Trump is out golfing, but the silence of Huckabee's immediate boss, Marco Rubio, is deafening.
What one might expect from a far-right Israeli settler: Trump's envoy to Israel, Mike Huckabee, says France can 'carve' Palestinian state out of the Riviera
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US envoy says France can 'carve' Palestinian state out of the Riviera
The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has said that there is 'no such thing as an occupation' when it comes to the Palestinian territories, and that 'If France is really so determined to see a Pal...
www.lemonde.fr
June 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Trump is out golfing, but the silence of Huckabee's immediate boss, Marco Rubio, is deafening.
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When we talk about antisemitism, most of the discussion is about motivations. Let's talk about effects.
The most productive way to think about it is imo in terms of an attack on Jews' civil rights: exclusion, discrimination, violence on the rights to equal access to civic life and public space.
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The most productive way to think about it is imo in terms of an attack on Jews' civil rights: exclusion, discrimination, violence on the rights to equal access to civic life and public space.
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June 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
When we talk about antisemitism, most of the discussion is about motivations. Let's talk about effects.
The most productive way to think about it is imo in terms of an attack on Jews' civil rights: exclusion, discrimination, violence on the rights to equal access to civic life and public space.
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The most productive way to think about it is imo in terms of an attack on Jews' civil rights: exclusion, discrimination, violence on the rights to equal access to civic life and public space.
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“82 percent of respondents supported the expulsion of Gaza's residents, while 56 percent favored expelling Palestinian citizens of Israel. These figures mark a sharp rise from a 2003 survey, in which support for such expulsions stood at 45 percent and 31 percent.”
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Yes to transfer: 82% of Jewish Israelis back expelling Gazans
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www.haaretz.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
“82 percent of respondents supported the expulsion of Gaza's residents, while 56 percent favored expelling Palestinian citizens of Israel. These figures mark a sharp rise from a 2003 survey, in which support for such expulsions stood at 45 percent and 31 percent.”
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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"Binyamin Netanyahu is fuelling three parallel emergencies; a humanitarian one in Gaza, a torching of support among European allies and a constitutional crisis over who controls the security services, army and courts" www.economist.com/middle-east-...
Triple trouble for Israel as its furious allies bail
Netanyahu has a lethal addiction to crises
www.economist.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"Binyamin Netanyahu is fuelling three parallel emergencies; a humanitarian one in Gaza, a torching of support among European allies and a constitutional crisis over who controls the security services, army and courts" www.economist.com/middle-east-...
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They are purging all the transcripts.
May 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
They are purging all the transcripts.
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Trump's Gulf tour made waves: defense deals, AI ambitions, and a surprise Syria pivot. warontherocks.com/20...
Results from Trump’s Visit to the Middle East - War on the Rocks
Last week, President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates — his first major trip abroad during his second term in the
warontherocks.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Trump's Gulf tour made waves: defense deals, AI ambitions, and a surprise Syria pivot. warontherocks.com/20...
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On the one hand, yes, this is Israel's "diplomatic nadir". But even at the nadir it's still getting kid-glove treatment: its Western allies are searching for symbolic measures to show their displeasure, not ways to impose real consequences. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/w...
Trump’s Comments on Gaza Reflect Israel’s Growing Isolation
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
On the one hand, yes, this is Israel's "diplomatic nadir". But even at the nadir it's still getting kid-glove treatment: its Western allies are searching for symbolic measures to show their displeasure, not ways to impose real consequences. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/w...
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EU officials accuse bloc of taking ‘little to no meaningful action’ on Gaza
EU officials accuse bloc of taking ‘little to no meaningful action’ on Gaza
EU Staff for Peace letter accuses institution bosses of failing to exert influence to help Palestinians
A group of EU officials has written to the leaders of the European institutions criticising the bloc for “little or no meaningful action” in response to the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The group EU Staff for Peace said that more than 2,000 officials working for the European Commission, European parliament and EU agencies had signed a letter drafted in May 2024 which accused the EU of apathy to the plight of Palestinians. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:38 AM
EU officials accuse bloc of taking ‘little to no meaningful action’ on Gaza
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Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman, and Patrick Kingsley report on how the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation plan, while fronted by U.S. contractors, originated in and around Israeli military and government circles as a way to capture and weaponize humanitarian aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...
New Gaza Aid Plan, Bypassing U.N. and Billed as Neutral, Originated in Israel
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman, and Patrick Kingsley report on how the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation plan, while fronted by U.S. contractors, originated in and around Israeli military and government circles as a way to capture and weaponize humanitarian aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...
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Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's response to the double murder in DC versus Republican congressman Randy Fine's.
May 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's response to the double murder in DC versus Republican congressman Randy Fine's.
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Watch: Israeli opposition MP, Ayman Odeh forcefully removed from Knesset podium after blasting Israel's actions in Gaza
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Israeli opposition MP forcefully removed from podium after blasting Gaza war
YouTube video by Guardian News
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May 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Watch: Israeli opposition MP, Ayman Odeh forcefully removed from Knesset podium after blasting Israel's actions in Gaza
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Palestinian village Mughyier ad-Dir in the West Bank was ethnically cleansed today by violent settlers who, with the support of the IDF, built an outpost within the village and terrorised residents until they left.
May 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Palestinian village Mughyier ad-Dir in the West Bank was ethnically cleansed today by violent settlers who, with the support of the IDF, built an outpost within the village and terrorised residents until they left.