Frank Slijper
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Cruciale overwinning: Export F- 35 onderdelen naar Israël blijft verboden - PAX
De Nederlandse regering erkent vandaag eindelijk haar plicht: de export van F-35 onderdelen naar Israël, die bijdragen aan het genocidale geweld in Gaza, blijft verboden. Dit is een bepalend moment vo...
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Export van F-35 onderdelen naar Israël, die bijdragen aan het genocidale geweld in Gaza, blijft verboden, erkent regering nu ook - voor zolang als het duurt.
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U.S. Africa Command over the weekend carried out its 100th airstrike of the year in Somalia, showcasing how a campaign against Islamic militants in east Africa now represents one of its most aggressive operations worldwide
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100th Somalia strike of year shows AFRICOM mission that outpaces even US action in Caribbean
U.S. Africa Command carried out its 100th airstrike of the year in Somalia.
www.stripes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. Africa Command over the weekend carried out its 100th airstrike of the year in Somalia, showcasing how a campaign against Islamic militants in east Africa now represents one of its most aggressive operations worldwide
www.stripes.com/theaters/afr...
www.stripes.com/theaters/afr...
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This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'
Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Exposed: The UK firms supplying Elbit Systems
New documents reveal how British companies have been trading with Israel’s largest arms firm throughout the Gaza genocide
www.declassifieduk.org/exposed-the-...
New documents reveal how British companies have been trading with Israel’s largest arms firm throughout the Gaza genocide
www.declassifieduk.org/exposed-the-...
Exposed: The UK firms supplying Elbit Systems
New documents reveal how British companies have been trading with Israel’s largest arms firm throughout the Gaza genocide
www.declassifieduk.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Exposed: The UK firms supplying Elbit Systems
New documents reveal how British companies have been trading with Israel’s largest arms firm throughout the Gaza genocide
www.declassifieduk.org/exposed-the-...
New documents reveal how British companies have been trading with Israel’s largest arms firm throughout the Gaza genocide
www.declassifieduk.org/exposed-the-...
The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition
An FBI procurement document inquires about AI surveillance on drones, raising concerns about a crackdown on protests.
theintercept.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition by @noahhurowitz.bsky.social
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theintercept.com/2025/11/21/f...
US has approved two arms sales to India worth $92.8m including Javelin anti-tank missiles and Excalibur artillery projectiles
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US approves $93m arms sale to India amid easing trade tensions
It comes after Trump and Modi's meeting in February in which they committed to boost defence ties.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
US has approved two arms sales to India worth $92.8m including Javelin anti-tank missiles and Excalibur artillery projectiles
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel still holds 80 Palestinian medical workers without charge.
www.972mag.com/gazan-doctor...
www.972mag.com/gazan-doctor...
The Gazan doctors still languishing in Israeli prisons
While some were released in the ceasefire, Israel still holds 80 Palestinian medical workers without charge. Their families are demanding their freedom.
www.972mag.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Israel still holds 80 Palestinian medical workers without charge.
www.972mag.com/gazan-doctor...
www.972mag.com/gazan-doctor...
“We have not effectively used our leverage and influence to end the war. Because throughout this conflict, we, the United States, have continued to send weapons to the United Arab Emirates, the UAE, who we know are arming the murderous RSF.”
truthout.org/articles/gop...
truthout.org/articles/gop...
GOP Blocks Bill to Ban Arms Sales to UAE Until It Stops Arming Sudan Genocidaires
Darfur’s governor said this week that 27,000 people were killed in the days following RSF’s el-Fasher siege last month.
truthout.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“We have not effectively used our leverage and influence to end the war. Because throughout this conflict, we, the United States, have continued to send weapons to the United Arab Emirates, the UAE, who we know are arming the murderous RSF.”
truthout.org/articles/gop...
truthout.org/articles/gop...
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Kyndryl is set to acquire Dutch #cloud provider Solvinity , expanding its footprint in secure and sovereign cloud services across Europe.
#platform #Kyndryl #Solvinity
antitrust-intelligence.com/kyndryl-to-a...
#platform #Kyndryl #Solvinity
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Kyndryl to Acquire Dutch Cloud Provider Solvinity in Strategic Expansion
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, has announced an agreement to acquire Solvinity Group B.V., a privately held Dutch company specializing in…
antitrust-intelligence.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Kyndryl is set to acquire Dutch #cloud provider Solvinity , expanding its footprint in secure and sovereign cloud services across Europe.
#platform #Kyndryl #Solvinity
antitrust-intelligence.com/kyndryl-to-a...
#platform #Kyndryl #Solvinity
antitrust-intelligence.com/kyndryl-to-a...
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Same applies to Dutch politicians who allowed, normalized and enabled the genocide. Bring them to justice. The violent Israeli apartheid regime should end. "When one nation is allowed to erase another without consequence, it tells future governments: you can do this too – and get away with it."
Powerful op-ed from Btselem on accountability in Gaza: "Accountability is essential – not for revenge, but because there’s no reckoning without responsibility. Genocide must not be normalized. And a system that carries it out must not go unchallenged." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli Novak
The international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move on
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Same applies to Dutch politicians who allowed, normalized and enabled the genocide. Bring them to justice. The violent Israeli apartheid regime should end. "When one nation is allowed to erase another without consequence, it tells future governments: you can do this too – and get away with it."
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HRW has found that the Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 32,000 people removed have not been permitted to return to their homes www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity
The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said ...
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
HRW has found that the Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The 32,000 people removed have not been permitted to return to their homes www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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Yesterday, Trump administration notified Congress of potential FMS (Foreign Military Sales) to #India for:
* 216 #Excalibur tactical projectiles for $47.1 million
* 100 #Javelin anti-tank rounds for $45.7 million
See updated resource page www.forumarmstrade.org/usindia.html
* 216 #Excalibur tactical projectiles for $47.1 million
* 100 #Javelin anti-tank rounds for $45.7 million
See updated resource page www.forumarmstrade.org/usindia.html
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Yesterday, Trump administration notified Congress of potential FMS (Foreign Military Sales) to #India for:
* 216 #Excalibur tactical projectiles for $47.1 million
* 100 #Javelin anti-tank rounds for $45.7 million
See updated resource page www.forumarmstrade.org/usindia.html
* 216 #Excalibur tactical projectiles for $47.1 million
* 100 #Javelin anti-tank rounds for $45.7 million
See updated resource page www.forumarmstrade.org/usindia.html
Good overview by @politico.eu:
European countries must stop selling arms to the UAE, urges Sudanese ambassador, as probes trace flow of military gear from Abu Dhabi to rebel group.
www.politico.eu/article/suda...
European countries must stop selling arms to the UAE, urges Sudanese ambassador, as probes trace flow of military gear from Abu Dhabi to rebel group.
www.politico.eu/article/suda...
EU-made weapons fuel war crimes in Sudan, envoy says
European countries must stop selling arms to the UAE, urges Sudanese ambassador, as probes trace flow of military gear from Abu Dhabi to rebel group.
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Good overview by @politico.eu:
European countries must stop selling arms to the UAE, urges Sudanese ambassador, as probes trace flow of military gear from Abu Dhabi to rebel group.
www.politico.eu/article/suda...
European countries must stop selling arms to the UAE, urges Sudanese ambassador, as probes trace flow of military gear from Abu Dhabi to rebel group.
www.politico.eu/article/suda...
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‘The settlers want to terrorize us so we leave’
Israeli settlers have unleashed a wave of arson attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks.
Basel Adra reports from the villages of Jaba, Abu Falah, and Khalet Al-Sidra.
www.972mag.com/settlr-arson...
Israeli settlers have unleashed a wave of arson attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks.
Basel Adra reports from the villages of Jaba, Abu Falah, and Khalet Al-Sidra.
www.972mag.com/settlr-arson...
www.972mag.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
‘The settlers want to terrorize us so we leave’
Israeli settlers have unleashed a wave of arson attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks.
Basel Adra reports from the villages of Jaba, Abu Falah, and Khalet Al-Sidra.
www.972mag.com/settlr-arson...
Israeli settlers have unleashed a wave of arson attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in recent weeks.
Basel Adra reports from the villages of Jaba, Abu Falah, and Khalet Al-Sidra.
www.972mag.com/settlr-arson...
Morocco's air force to get 10 Airbus multi-purpose H225M helos
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breakingdefense.com/2025/11/moro...
Morocco to buy 10 Airbus multi-purpose H225M helos - Breaking Defense
The European firm said the H225Ms will replace Rabat's aging Puma helicopters.
breakingdefense.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Morocco's air force to get 10 Airbus multi-purpose H225M helos
breakingdefense.com/2025/11/moro...
breakingdefense.com/2025/11/moro...
Dubai Airshow 2025: UAE's EDGE and Indonesia's Republikorp announce USD 7 billion co-operation to boost military production in Indonesia
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Dubai Airshow 2025: EDGE and Republikorp announce USD 7 billion co-operation to boost defence manufacturing in Indonesia - European Security & Defence
EDGE announced has signed a landmark co-operation agreement with Republikorp: Indonesia's leading defence holding company.
euro-sd.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Dubai Airshow 2025: UAE's EDGE and Indonesia's Republikorp announce USD 7 billion co-operation to boost military production in Indonesia
euro-sd.com/2025/11/majo...
euro-sd.com/2025/11/majo...
Best headline of the year:
'Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
'Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean'
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Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean
In the Oval Office the US president dismissed the murder of the columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying: ‘things happen’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Best headline of the year:
'Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
'Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s $1tn wipes the bloody slate clean'
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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With MBS of #SaudiArabia coming to Washington DC, Seth Binder @mideastdc.org and William Hartung @quincyinst.bsky.social argue "Uncritically continuing to uplift MBS will only embolden the crown prince’s recklessness and repression..." responsiblestatecraft.org/us-trump-sau...
Trump courts Saudi at the risk of US, Middle East security
The Crown Prince will be getting the royal treatment at the White House on Tuesday and we all have to ask, why?
responsiblestatecraft.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
With MBS of #SaudiArabia coming to Washington DC, Seth Binder @mideastdc.org and William Hartung @quincyinst.bsky.social argue "Uncritically continuing to uplift MBS will only embolden the crown prince’s recklessness and repression..." responsiblestatecraft.org/us-trump-sau...
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State-owned Polish company, Nitro-Chem, produced 90% of the TNT that U.S. weapons manufacturers used to make "Mark 80 Series" bombs, countless of which have been used to bomb #Gaza, according to a new report
www.dropsitenews.com/p/polish-com...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/polish-com...
Poland Repurposed a Nazi Factory Site to Make TNT to Drop on Gaza
The state-owned Polish company, Nitro-Chem, produced 90% of the TNT that U.S. weapons manufacturers used to make "Mark Series" bombs, according to a new report.
www.dropsitenews.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
State-owned Polish company, Nitro-Chem, produced 90% of the TNT that U.S. weapons manufacturers used to make "Mark 80 Series" bombs, countless of which have been used to bomb #Gaza, according to a new report
www.dropsitenews.com/p/polish-com...
www.dropsitenews.com/p/polish-com...
US will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, Trump says www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
US will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, Trump says
The president's announcement comes on the eve of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Washington visit.
www.militarytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
US will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, Trump says www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Colombia signs $3.6 billion deal for 17 Gripen fighter jets and a host of equipment and weapons built by Swedish company Saab and will be delivered between 2026 and 2032.
breakingdefense.com/2025/11/colo...
breakingdefense.com/2025/11/colo...
Colombia signs $3.6B deal for Gripen fighters - Breaking Defense
The deal covers 15 Gripen E one-seater aircraft, along with two Gripen F two-seaters and a host of equipment and weapons, the Swedish company announced. Delivery of the jets will take place between 20...
breakingdefense.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Colombia signs $3.6 billion deal for 17 Gripen fighter jets and a host of equipment and weapons built by Swedish company Saab and will be delivered between 2026 and 2032.
breakingdefense.com/2025/11/colo...
breakingdefense.com/2025/11/colo...
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Ukraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France's Dassault
Ukraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France's Dassault
Ukraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France
Ukraine has signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and French President Emmanuel Macron signed the document Monday.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Ukraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France's Dassault
Ukraine signs a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Rafale warplanes from France's Dassault
Export van F-35 onderdelen naar Israël, die bijdragen aan het genocidale geweld in Gaza, blijft verboden, erkent regering nu ook - voor zolang als het duurt.
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Cruciale overwinning: Export F- 35 onderdelen naar Israël blijft verboden - PAX
De Nederlandse regering erkent vandaag eindelijk haar plicht: de export van F-35 onderdelen naar Israël, die bijdragen aan het genocidale geweld in Gaza, blijft verboden. Dit is een bepalend moment vo...
paxvoorvrede.nl
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Export van F-35 onderdelen naar Israël, die bijdragen aan het genocidale geweld in Gaza, blijft verboden, erkent regering nu ook - voor zolang als het duurt.
paxvoorvrede.nl/nieuws/cruci...
paxvoorvrede.nl/nieuws/cruci...
U.S. Air Force calls for concepts of a future "low-cost" anti-air missile of max $500,000
www.twz.com/air/usafs-ne...
www.twz.com/air/usafs-ne...
USAF's New Low-Cost Anti-Air Missile Program Aims For $500K Target Price
The missile will be both ground and air-launched and will leverage lessons from previous 'cheap' cruise missile efforts.
www.twz.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
U.S. Air Force calls for concepts of a future "low-cost" anti-air missile of max $500,000
www.twz.com/air/usafs-ne...
www.twz.com/air/usafs-ne...