Joel D. Parker 🤟
@j-d-parker.bsky.social
Academic. Syrian history and ME conflicts. Liberal. Lived almost half my life in Tel Aviv. Also US, France, and Scotland. Audiophile, and hobby guitarist. Dem for now. Anti-racist and pro-Palestinians. Jewish.
A fresh performance of these amazing symphonies. Recommended.
www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue...
www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue...
DVOŘÁK Symphonies Nos. 7 - 9 / Dudamel | Deutsche Grammophon
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Music & Artistic Director amplifies the turbulent emotions of each work and plunges deep into their often-dark inner worlds, on Deutsche Grammophon. Listen and buy now.
www.deutschegrammophon.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
A fresh performance of these amazing symphonies. Recommended.
www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue...
www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue...
I have a side project right now of trying to figure out who's able to help Gaza with interim infrastructure aid, like solar power (or other renewable sources) and hydroplanes, or atmospheric water generators. Until there's a new grid, I think some creative solutions might help. Anyone interested?
September 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I have a side project right now of trying to figure out who's able to help Gaza with interim infrastructure aid, like solar power (or other renewable sources) and hydroplanes, or atmospheric water generators. Until there's a new grid, I think some creative solutions might help. Anyone interested?
Are people still here and not "over there"? I feel like X is horrible, and probably getting worse, not better, but I don't see much here that goes beyond the headlines. So I'm stuck "over there".
August 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Are people still here and not "over there"? I feel like X is horrible, and probably getting worse, not better, but I don't see much here that goes beyond the headlines. So I'm stuck "over there".
One of the founding members of this group of academics is Taner Akcam, a highly respected historian of the Armenian Genocide who has been targeted by Turkish authorities for his research. These people are serious and they are calling for an end to the genocide. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taner_A...
July 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
One of the founding members of this group of academics is Taner Akcam, a highly respected historian of the Armenian Genocide who has been targeted by Turkish authorities for his research. These people are serious and they are calling for an end to the genocide. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taner_A...
It's crazy that Israel hasn't let fuel into Gaza for over 120 days. Some Israeli analysts think the goal is to run down the reserves until Hamas can no longer ventilate their tunnels and will be forced above ground. But it's hitting the hospitals now and water supplies will be hit very soon.
July 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It's crazy that Israel hasn't let fuel into Gaza for over 120 days. Some Israeli analysts think the goal is to run down the reserves until Hamas can no longer ventilate their tunnels and will be forced above ground. But it's hitting the hospitals now and water supplies will be hit very soon.
This is a great book if you are new to Syria, and also for people who think they know a lot already. It's very easy to read and full of information I haven't seen anywhere else.
July 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is a great book if you are new to Syria, and also for people who think they know a lot already. It's very easy to read and full of information I haven't seen anywhere else.
Help me out BlueSky folks. Is is okay to justify the killing of journalists (and their families as collateral damage)? This weekend at least three journalists were killed along with their spouses and children. Avi knows this. I brought it to his attention. Yet he doubles down on this line:
May 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Help me out BlueSky folks. Is is okay to justify the killing of journalists (and their families as collateral damage)? This weekend at least three journalists were killed along with their spouses and children. Avi knows this. I brought it to his attention. Yet he doubles down on this line:
It's worth re-reading the April 25 article on Khalil al-Hayya, one of the last few senior Hamas political figures who still has an impact on the situation. He implied that Hamas could disarm and be part of a Palestinian state (w/right of return of Palestinian refugees).
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Top Hamas official says group would agree to truce if independent Palestinian state established along pre-1967 borders
A top Hamas political official has told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a five-year truce with Israel and that it will lay down its weapons and convert into a po...
www.pbs.org
May 18, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's worth re-reading the April 25 article on Khalil al-Hayya, one of the last few senior Hamas political figures who still has an impact on the situation. He implied that Hamas could disarm and be part of a Palestinian state (w/right of return of Palestinian refugees).
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Hamas has a range of opinions from hardline to pragmatic, with hardline refusing to end the fighting just like the far-right in Israel. It's possible that the "endless war" groups on both sides will simply exhaust themselves eventually and pragmatic actors can then start dealing with the situation.
May 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Hamas has a range of opinions from hardline to pragmatic, with hardline refusing to end the fighting just like the far-right in Israel. It's possible that the "endless war" groups on both sides will simply exhaust themselves eventually and pragmatic actors can then start dealing with the situation.
If you need to explain Gaza to a 5 year old:
May 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If you need to explain Gaza to a 5 year old:
Norway's labor union pushed the national SWF to divest from Israeli companies. A hotel owner claimed that this includes a full boycott of Israeli tourists from any service!
I'd be shocked if Norway's laws allow individual discrimination by nationality, but maybe:
www.israelhayom.com/2025/05/12/n...
I'd be shocked if Norway's laws allow individual discrimination by nationality, but maybe:
www.israelhayom.com/2025/05/12/n...
Norwegian hotel emails Israeli tourists: We have to boycott you
The hotel owner said booking could not be processed pending consultation with his employees whose union has decided to ban Israeli travelers. "As a Jew who
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May 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Norway's labor union pushed the national SWF to divest from Israeli companies. A hotel owner claimed that this includes a full boycott of Israeli tourists from any service!
I'd be shocked if Norway's laws allow individual discrimination by nationality, but maybe:
www.israelhayom.com/2025/05/12/n...
I'd be shocked if Norway's laws allow individual discrimination by nationality, but maybe:
www.israelhayom.com/2025/05/12/n...
Top Israeli reporter Barak Ravid based in DC writes, "The US claims they didn't have direct talks with Hamas to release Edan Alexander."
Top Ha'aretz reporter responds: "Yeah, that's like saying I went to a whore but put on two condoms."
Top Ha'aretz reporter responds: "Yeah, that's like saying I went to a whore but put on two condoms."
May 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Top Israeli reporter Barak Ravid based in DC writes, "The US claims they didn't have direct talks with Hamas to release Edan Alexander."
Top Ha'aretz reporter responds: "Yeah, that's like saying I went to a whore but put on two condoms."
Top Ha'aretz reporter responds: "Yeah, that's like saying I went to a whore but put on two condoms."
This article in Turkescope by Gülistan Gürbey based in Berlin, provides important context to the situation. She notes that the Turkish government will need to release Ocalan soon so he can formally manage the dissolution of the organization. dayan.org/content/ocal...
May 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This article in Turkescope by Gülistan Gürbey based in Berlin, provides important context to the situation. She notes that the Turkish government will need to release Ocalan soon so he can formally manage the dissolution of the organization. dayan.org/content/ocal...
Israelis are waking up to this reality.
May 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Israelis are waking up to this reality.
Bombing Yemen's airport isn't going to stop Yemen's rockets or reassure international airlines. In fact, the one thing that is certain is that Israel is going to overreact to any attacks, especially when Israel makes a defensive mistake, like failing to shoot down a ballistic missile.
May 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Bombing Yemen's airport isn't going to stop Yemen's rockets or reassure international airlines. In fact, the one thing that is certain is that Israel is going to overreact to any attacks, especially when Israel makes a defensive mistake, like failing to shoot down a ballistic missile.
I don't have as many tools to troll over here. But just so you know, this is the quality of content you're missing.
April 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I don't have as many tools to troll over here. But just so you know, this is the quality of content you're missing.
Breaking: Pope Francis has passed away according to the Vatican.
He will likely be remembered as one of the greatest in modern times, and indeed, oversaw a global congregation of many millions.
He drew on the light of the Global South and for that I felt his presence was a welcome break.
He will likely be remembered as one of the greatest in modern times, and indeed, oversaw a global congregation of many millions.
He drew on the light of the Global South and for that I felt his presence was a welcome break.
April 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Breaking: Pope Francis has passed away according to the Vatican.
He will likely be remembered as one of the greatest in modern times, and indeed, oversaw a global congregation of many millions.
He drew on the light of the Global South and for that I felt his presence was a welcome break.
He will likely be remembered as one of the greatest in modern times, and indeed, oversaw a global congregation of many millions.
He drew on the light of the Global South and for that I felt his presence was a welcome break.
Enjoying beer and a hot dog with my homemade Aiolli sauce using my new pestle and mortar.
April 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Enjoying beer and a hot dog with my homemade Aiolli sauce using my new pestle and mortar.
Reposted by Joel D. Parker 🤟
‘They were chanting as they killed people in their homes’: survivors describe attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp
‘They were chanting as they killed people in their homes’: survivors describe attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp
On 11 April Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries attacked the country’s largest displacement camp. The extent of the brutality remains unclear, but some accounts are now emerging
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:03 AM
‘They were chanting as they killed people in their homes’: survivors describe attack on Sudan’s Zamzam camp
Whenever we have a few days off my sons are punching the left and my wife and daughter are hitting the right.
April 14, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Whenever we have a few days off my sons are punching the left and my wife and daughter are hitting the right.
A piece I wrote just came out in Ha'aretz.
In theory, there are ways Israel could help Syria's electricity problem in the near future, and there are even better ways Israel could help Syria go towards green tech.
Cooperation is the future.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
In theory, there are ways Israel could help Syria's electricity problem in the near future, and there are even better ways Israel could help Syria go towards green tech.
Cooperation is the future.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Syria's relentless blackouts could be an opportunity for Israeli technology | Opinion
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www.haaretz.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
A piece I wrote just came out in Ha'aretz.
In theory, there are ways Israel could help Syria's electricity problem in the near future, and there are even better ways Israel could help Syria go towards green tech.
Cooperation is the future.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
In theory, there are ways Israel could help Syria's electricity problem in the near future, and there are even better ways Israel could help Syria go towards green tech.
Cooperation is the future.
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...
Beautiful. Eid Mubarak. It shows that if you keep your faith, and keep your dignity, you will win in the end.
While I believe there were serious crimes committed on Oct. 7, and 100% oppose kidnapping civilians, I believe the people of Gaza deserve to live free in health and safety. Let's hope.
While I believe there were serious crimes committed on Oct. 7, and 100% oppose kidnapping civilians, I believe the people of Gaza deserve to live free in health and safety. Let's hope.
A beautiful image from Idlib of the unadulterated joy of children feeling safe, with good tidings flowing from above instead of the bombs our most vulnerable endured in Syria for nearly 15 years. May the children of Gaza soon be free too of terror from the skies.
March 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Beautiful. Eid Mubarak. It shows that if you keep your faith, and keep your dignity, you will win in the end.
While I believe there were serious crimes committed on Oct. 7, and 100% oppose kidnapping civilians, I believe the people of Gaza deserve to live free in health and safety. Let's hope.
While I believe there were serious crimes committed on Oct. 7, and 100% oppose kidnapping civilians, I believe the people of Gaza deserve to live free in health and safety. Let's hope.
SANA is reporting that two oil tankers have arrived at the Baniyas port to deliver oil to Syria. It seems that they have Russian-originated oil, but that isn't mentioned. A red ship has the Turkish shipping company Palmali on its side. That suggests a Black Sea shipment. sana.sy?p=2201718
وصول باخرتين محملتين بالنفط الخام والبنزين لمصب الشركة السورية للنفط في بانياس - S A N A
طرطوس-سانا وصلت باخرتان محملتان بالنفط الخام والبنزين إلى مصب الشركة السورية للنفط في مدينة بانياس.
sana.sy
March 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
SANA is reporting that two oil tankers have arrived at the Baniyas port to deliver oil to Syria. It seems that they have Russian-originated oil, but that isn't mentioned. A red ship has the Turkish shipping company Palmali on its side. That suggests a Black Sea shipment. sana.sy?p=2201718
Reposted by Joel D. Parker 🤟
The Internal Security Directorate seized weapons and ammunition hidden inside a well in the town of Al-Madabaa in the eastern #Homs countryside.
March 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The Internal Security Directorate seized weapons and ammunition hidden inside a well in the town of Al-Madabaa in the eastern #Homs countryside.
But, I don't want a humanoid robot. Not now, and not in 5 years. www.reuters.com/technology/n...
March 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
But, I don't want a humanoid robot. Not now, and not in 5 years. www.reuters.com/technology/n...