British investigative reporter in the Middle East. Ex-Tbilisi for @WashingtonPost . Ex-Africa correspondent @TRF_Stories @Reuters. @TheOrwellPrize finalist
International election observers (OSCE/ODIHR, PACE, NATO, EP) will hold a press conference at 15:00 to present their findings following the parliamentary elections in Georgia. Before that, NDI and IRI will present their findings. This is now the most important aspect of these elections.
“For two decades, the love affair between Georgia and the West had been a passionate one,” @joshuakucera writes. “But these days, the romance is on the rocks.”
Read: https://t.co/X8Y6woBm3C
Georgia swells with protests under the boot of a billionaire - good to see this @InnaLaz report on the country's massive mood of resistance to Russia, given under-reporting in Western media of these significant events https://t.co/lrDgI4PpBO
My quote:
“Georgia is in the middle of a tug of war between the West and Russia for geopolitical gains. Ivanishvili threw himself into a geopolitical battle that is much bigger than him, and it will crush him no matter what happens. He put himself in a corner with two giant dragons opposing him — and now he is in deep shit.”
With 90% of the vote counted, it's clear the democratic opposition in Poland just defeated the national-conservative autocratic ruling party.
I know that there are a lot of terrible things happening right now, but this, finally, is actual good news:
https://t.co/U6qospJPTA
💥Netanyahu turned down Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request to make a solidarity visit in the wake of the Hamas attack on the grounds that "the time is not right."
🧵Last night a right wing mob attacked the house of Israeli journalist @freyisrael1, calling him a “traitor” for his messages against killing of civilians of both sides and against the war. Frey was besieged in his home with his family for hours, with people trying to break in
The critical mistakes that have weakened Israel’s Binyamin Netanyahu - how Israel's 'Mr Security' failed to stop Hamas killers: with top team @AnshelPfeffer and @InnaLaz https://t.co/baaT6cusey
🚨Gaza hospitals are struggling to cope with the influx of casualties.
@WHOoPt has delivered trauma & surgical supplies to treat 500 severely injured people.
More supplies are urgently needed. @WHO calls for a humanitarian corridor to maintain provision of essential health care.
"We are now facing some of the worst attacks we've seen in the past 50 years. The mood on the streets of Tel Aviv is still very, very sombre."
Journalist Inna Lazareva reports on the mood in Tel Aviv.
@jkyleofficial | @InnaLaz