Step Vaessen

Aljazeera English Correspondent reporting from Europe. Formerly based in Jakarta. Writer of Jihad met Sambal. Any views in my tweets are personal

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Israel faces mounting pressure over its genocide on Gaza as ICC and ICJ cases test whether international law can deliver accountability. An ICC arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu remains unexecuted as Palestinians demand justice.

Al Jazeera’s @stepvaessen reports.

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

The Israel Product Center run by Christians for Israel, a Dutch zionist organization has lost its court case against the Dutch state against a trade ban on products from illegal Israeli settlements. The ban will take effect Sept 22

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

Wow dank voor je mooie woorden @mousmar! Ik had geen idee. I ll carry ‘badass’ met trots

[Mustafa Marghadi @mousmar]

Wat je hier leest is wat veel mensen al van @stepvaessen weten. Dat ze een badass is, en iemand tegen wie ik enorm opkijk. Een geweldig, en vriendelijk voorbeeld van wie ik veel heb mogen leren. https://t.co/PrNw0fuGTa

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Protesters gathered outside a Dutch distribution centre handling Israeli settlement goods, as a trade ban faces a legal challenge ahead of its September 22 start.

Al Jazeera’s @stepvaessen reports from Nijkerk.

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

@fgeerdink Dat is een definitie kwestie dan over wat je onder activisme verstaat :) we hebben het er snel over

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

The Netherlands has the highest fuel prizes in Europe since the war in Iran and care workers and people from low income groups are feeling the brunt. Our report on @AJEnglish

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Record fuel prices are squeezing households across the Netherlands, with essential workers among the hardest hit.

What's behind the surge?

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The Rhine River, one of the world’s busiest inland waterways, has reached record-low levels due to Europe’s heatwaves and reduced Alpine water flow. The decline is disrupting cargo ships and threatening major goods transport routes.

Al Jazeera’s @stepvaessen reports.

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Our @TalktoAlJazeera interview with former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda quoted in Dutch media leading to questions in parliament on why Dutch authorities did not protect her and her work to bring possible Israeli war criminals to justice

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Voormalig ICC-aanklager: Israël intimideerde me, Nederland deed niets https://t.co/bffi71dsGE

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Important interview with Fatou #Bensouda, the second ICC Prosecutor, by @stepvaessen.
Bensouda faced intimidation attempts by the Mossad chief and sanctions under the first Trump administration. She is now calling out ICC States Parties for their inaction.
https://t.co/Gf2g3MuP7w

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Hungary heads to a pivotal election, with more than 8 million voters deciding whether to keep Viktor Orban in power or usher in change after 16 years, amid concerns over electoral fairness, redistricting, and allegations of vote buying that critics say could favour the ruling party.

Al Jazeera's @stepvaessen reports from Budapest.

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

@oornstein Jammer dat de dramatische persco waarbij zowel Halsema en de meeste media blunderden uit de uitzending is gehaald. Wat onbesproken blijft is dat individuele journalisten juist onder druk van een opgelegd narratief zelf de plicht en het lef moeten hebben hier tegenin te gaan

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Canadian ICC Judge Kimberly Prost has told Al Jazeera's @stepvaessen that US sanctions have had a ‘crippling effect’ on her life. She’s one of nine officials sanctioned by the US for trying to prosecute American and Israeli nationals.

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

How is it like to live under US sanctions for doing your job as a judge at the International Criminal Court? Canadian judge Kimberly Prost shared her story with me @AJEnglish https://t.co/6sAhaJGtel via @YouTube

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＞ヨーロッパ各地のミュージシャンが、イスラエルの防衛産業とヨルダン川西岸の被占領地入植地と深い関わりを持つKKR関連のフェスティバルでの公演をキャンセルしている。アルジャジーラの@stepvaessenは、オランダでボイコットに加わったアーティスト数名と会った。

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

Our report from The Hague @AJEnglish Organisers say more than 150 thousand attend ‘red line’ protest in The Hague against Israel’s Gaza war https://t.co/fCSIOaesoV via @YouTube

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

Mahmoud Ajjour, the boy from Gaza who lost his arms during an Israeli strike and whose Image wins 2025 World Press Photo of the Year speaks to @AJEnglish https://t.co/iUMd3i0N1A via @YouTube

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

@gspataf95 @EU_ISS Hi Giuseppe could you please follow me so I can DM you with interview request

[Saul Staniforth @SaulStaniforth]

Yesterday the winner of the Press Photograph of the year 2025 was announced. Its a photo by Palestinian photographer @samarabuelouf and shows 9 year old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both of his arms in an Israeli airstrike.

@stepvaessen reporting.

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

Dutch Christian groups fund illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, also offer to buy weapons with Dutch money. Our report of research done by Investigative Platform Investico and TV program BOOS ... https://t.co/uQ79QJPVdF via @YouTube

[Step Vaessen @stepvaessen]

ONLINE NOW Full Report on violence in Amsterdam around football match Maccabi Tel Aviv. How Israel shaped the narrative and its impact on Dutc... https://t.co/JgtQKvk8Qm via @YouTube