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[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

Just a reminder: when Hamas is the perpetrator, the outrage disappears.

No headlines. No official statements. No campaigns. No prominent pro-Palestine voices speaking up for this woman.

For many, solidarity seems to end where Hamas’s responsibility begins.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

ANNOUNCEMENT:

This Friday, people across Gaza will take to the streets in what is expected to be one of the largest anti-Hamas protests ever.

In response, Hamas militias have begun targeting activists — including women — threatening them and their families. They have also launched smear campaigns labeling activists as "traitors," creating fears that these accusations could later be used as a pretext to persecute, imprison, or even execute them.

This is a plea to pro-Palestine voices, human rights organizations, journalists, and everyone who genuinely cares about the Palestinian people:

Stand with the brave people of Gaza. Support their right to express their views, speak freely, and protest without fear of violence or retaliation.

We also call on human rights organizations, international observers, and the media to closely monitor these events, as concerns continue to grow over threats against protesters and Hamas militias' promises to crush those who participate in the demonstrations.

The people of Gaza deserve to have their voices heard.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

BREAKING: The first anti-Hamas protests in Gaza have just begun. People are demanding better living conditions — and in these protests, they're asking for something as basic as water.

DOWN WITH HAMAS!

[Renske Leijten @RenskeLeijten]

Een weergaloos verhaal.

https://t.co/Y6t09LQVnh

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

Dit slotstament van Khidija Arib over de noodzaak van waarheidsvinding en verantwoording in de Corona Enquete.
Als voorzitter van de enquetecommissie (ik was toen lid van de commissie) was zij echt bezig daar werk van te maken.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

A 7000 year-old well found in Czechia’s Pardubice region 🇨🇿 in 2018, now display as part of an archaeological exhibition at the Museum of East Bohemia. The wooden well, which has been in the care of restorers for the last few years, is, according to analyses, the oldest wooden man-made object in the world....

The discovery of the Neolithic well on the site of a planned motorway in 2018 caused much excitement, with experts already suggesting then that it may be the oldest wooden structure ever found in Europe. This was confirmed a couple of years later by dendrochronological and radiocarbon dating analyses, which showed that the prehistoric wooden structure was not only the oldest known such object found in Europe, but indeed anywhere in the world, dating back to 5256 or 5255 BC.

The well uses building techniques that archaeologists had previously assumed had only appeared later, during the Bronze Age, and the level of technical skill is impressive, says restorer Karol Bayer.

“What we found interesting was that they only had very simple stone tools to work with, which they nevertheless managed to use very effectively to create precise shapes. And if we look closer at the surface of the wood, we can see the marks of later additions made by sharp stone objects. It’s fascinating to be able to see the traces of handiwork done by a person who lived 7,000 years ago.”

As well as showing that Neolithic people were capable of more sophisticated construction techniques than previously assumed, the well can also provide evidence of what they ate, says archaeologist Tomáš Zavoral.

“We were able to identify various micro-traces of plants and grains. One of the important findings was that we discovered possibly the earliest traces of poppy seed and flax in the Czech Republic.”

The excavation of the oak well was itself logistically and technically demanding, and the subsequent restoration and conservation took years of work by five restorers, one of whom was Karol Bayer, vice-dean of Pardubice University’s Faculty of Restoration, who says they were helped by the fact that the well was found in a relatively good condition.

“It was found in an environment where there was very little oxygen and it was protected from water. So the types of bacteria that feed on organic material didn’t have the right conditions to thrive, which allowed it to be preserved for such a long time.”

After the careful removal of soil residues and treatment with a biocidal agent, the wood was impregnated for 16 months in a sucrose solution, intended to strengthen it and prevent it from shrinking. It was then left to dry for a year.

After this long and careful process, the well was finally moved recently to the depository of the Museum of East Bohemia in Pardubice, where it is now being prepared for an exhibition which should open to the public in early May. Tomáš Libánek, the museum’s director, says the well will be one of several interesting finds on display.

“We discovered a lot of interesting objects and found out lots of fascinating things about this region that we want to showcase. One of the themes of the exhibition will be water, wells, and wooden structures, so this well will obviously be the highlight there.”

#archaeohistories

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

Opinie: Hou DigiD uit Amerikaanse handen nu het nog kan

Betoog ik samen met @PasschierReijer , Jesse Six Dijkstra, Marleen Stikker, Ferd Grapperhaus, Brenno de Winter, en José van Dijck

(Geef de Amerikanen geen mogelijkheid om hele NL samenleving lam te leggen)

https://t.co/q9vCZI5Cp3

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

De overheid gaat naar een Europese cloud: goed idee
Maar waarom verkoop je dan tegelijkertijd de toegangssleutels (DigiD, berichtenbox van de overheid) aan een Amerikaanse partij?
Dan neemt je autonomie niet toe en dat was wel de bedoeling toch?

https://t.co/cRFxrlqj7U

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

Ik moet vaak hieraan denken bij het werk in Den Haag en zeker bij het toeslagenschandaal
Hoe je informatie zo verwerkt en communiceert dat iedereen een excuus heeft:
https://t.co/ShBXWRVfnG

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

En de datakluis is al officieel 9 maanden bekend.
Dat maakt pijnlijk duidelijk dat heel lang besloten is om het niet openbaar te maken, om het niemand te vertellen.

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

Dit is ongehoord en lijkt te duiden op een grote doofpot waar velen van afwisten. Als dit zelfs bij een parlementaire enquete achtergehouden wordt, is er probleem.

Nu begrijpt u hoe we belangrijke dingen niet kregen en jarenlang moesten vechten.
En hoe ouders vermalen konden worden en kapot gemaakt konden worden.

64 miljoen documenten met informatie over ongeveer alle schandalen!

https://t.co/dYZz4UO2jn

[Afshin Ellian @AfshinEllian1]

"The Iranian people will never accept a repackaged version of this regime. Too much blood has been spilled. Too many graves have been dug. The demand is not for a kinder jailer. The demand is for freedom."
Prince Reza Pahlavi Swedish Parliament, April 13, 2026

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

Een nieuwe minister presenteert plannen in de Kamer normaal gesproken

Hier worden heel radicale plannen zonder scherpe vervolgvragen in een buitenlandse krant gepresenteerd.
wat bedoelt ze met douchemuntjes, met niet altijd je apparaten kunnen aanzetten?

https://t.co/3V7L4h2g9c

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

Door mijn amendement uit 2023 krijgen studenten van de pechgeneratie in 2027 een extra tegemoetkoming voor het leenstelsel en het ontbreken van de basisbeurs.

Soms duren dingen lang in Den Haag

en heeft iedereen het uiteindelijk omarmd ....

Zelfs de partijen die het leenstelsel hebben ingevoerd (VVD, PvdA, GroenLinks, D66) zijn nu voorstander geworden van compensatie.

maar ook bij invoering wisten zij dat het stelsel niet deugde.

https://t.co/dT2HICqMdO

[Afshin Ellian @AfshinEllian1]

Unbelievable, what is going on with the UN officials?

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

Veel kinderen uit het toeslagenschandaal worden niet herenigd. Jaren vechten van de ouders (en van sommige Kamerleden) ten spijt.
Het is om je kapot voor te schamen als Nederland

https://t.co/TlLwzFRmcd

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

Bizar:
Belastingdienst moet dwangsom aan slachtoffer toeslagschandaal betalen. Weigert en weigert
Slachtoffer legt dan maar beslag bij belastingdienst
Nu stuurt de belastingdienst de landsadvocaat op haar af (ipv vonnis van de rechter uit te voeren)

https://t.co/by34GtE0aM

[Zihni Özdil @ZihniOzdil]

Als ik op vakantie Duitsers, Scandinaviërs, Spanjaarden enzovoorts tegenkom, probeer ik ons ‘eigen risico’ in de zorg uit te leggen. En dat we in Nederland geen patiënten meer hebben maar ‘healthcare consumers’. https://t.co/W6xtwohLEb

[Pieter Omtzigt @PieterOmtzigt]

@justusbruns @JaapJansen @TJagland We stuurden deze brief aan Jagland.
Hij heeft nig steeds geen antwoord gegeven

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

Yes, I will keep condemning Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and I will keep exposing Israel’s occupation crimes, settler terrorism, and the daily brutality Palestinians endure.

Standing against Israeli settler terrorism and occupation crimes does not mean anyone has to support any other terrorism — including those who claim to act “in the name of Palestine.”

I reject the targeting of civilians consistently, no matter who commits it, whether it’s settlers operating under state protection or armed groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

If your outrage and condemnation depend on who the victim is, then you have shameless double standards.