Hundreds of Swedish soldiers and officers are preparing for a mission in Poland to protect NATO's eastern border, while the security situation is tightening due to an increased risk of Russian sabotage attacks. #Sverige #Nato #Polen (translated)
Sweden's reserve of soldiers is rapidly decreasing, which threatens the country's defense capability, and the government plans to eliminate the ten-year limit to retain more soldiers in the reserve. #Försvarsmakten #Värnplikt #Repetitionsutbildning (translated)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns of low voter turnout and is applying to extend polling station opening hours while an increase in voter participation is observed, especially among soldiers. #Israel #Netanyahu #Valet (translated)
Ukrainian soldiers are using drones to evacuate pets from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, where a humanitarian disaster is ongoing. #Ukraina #drönare #husdjur (translated)
Israel is closing all border crossings to the West Bank on Election Day due to a military offensive after two Israeli soldiers were shot dead. #Israel #Västbanken #Val2026 (translated)
Israel has launched a military offensive in the West Bank in response to the fatal shooting of two Israeli soldiers, which has led to the arrest of dozens of people and hundreds of families being forced to leave their homes. #Västbanken #Israel #Palestina (translated)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a large-scale military offensive in the West Bank after two Israeli soldiers were killed in a shooting, which includes a lockdown of the area and raids on Palestinian communities. #Västbanken #Israel #Palestina (translated)
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested in Ukraine, suspected of helping Russia poison Ukrainian soldiers by sending drugs via Telegram. #Ukraina #giftmord #ryskaSäkerhetstjänsten (translated)
Two thousand people, including soldiers and civilians, are participating in the first cross-border total defense exercise between Sweden and Norway since Sweden's NATO membership, where they are practicing managing injuries and securing areas at the border. #Totalförsvar #SverigeNorge #GränsöverskridandeÖvning (translated)
Dr. Tallinger described a conversation between Emmanuel Macron and Benjamin Netanyahu on October 7, 2023, as epic contemporary history. According to him, Macron wanted to see diplomacy, while Netanyahu warned that Macron would face people on the streets of France whom he described with a dehumanizing term if he did not fight back. Dr. Tallinger claimed that Macron had later supported Hamas/Palestine by recognizing Palestine and allowing demonstrations calling for the globalization of the intifada. He wrote that Macron had encountered demonstrators on the streets of France the day before, and that the police had then lost control and France was on fire. He called the events Netanyahu's legacy and described him as a strong, clear-sighted, and principled leader with no equivalent in European politics. Dr. Tallinger also rejected the description of Netanyahu as far-right. He claimed that if far-right forces had been in control of Israel on October 7, 2023, thousands of Israeli soldiers would not have been sacrificed to conduct a humane war with extremely low civilian casualties among the population of Gaza. #Frankrike #Politik #Mellanöstern (translated)
Nadja Natalie Isaksen wrote that several demonstrations were held over the weekend, where the Dannebrog was raised in one and burned in the other. She also mentioned that a demonstrator stuffed the burned flag into their underwear. Isaksen wrote that she saw the Dannebrog as a symbol of Denmark's history, Christian cultural heritage, and community, and that it pained her to see the flag being burned and mocked. She believed that it should be punishable to burn flags from all countries. According to her, it was not punishable to burn the Dannebrog, while burning flags of other countries and tearing a page out of the Quran could be punished with up to two years in prison. She stated that she had posed questions to the Minister of Justice and urged him to make it punishable to burn or mock the Dannebrog. #Dannebrog #Danmark #flag (translated)
https://bjarnekimpedersen.blogspot.com/2026/10/19102026-tesla-brand.html 19.10.2026 TESLA BRAND I må selvfølgelig ikke brænde Teslaer selv om Musk støtter Verdens største terrorist. Kan I huske dengang NATOs artikel fem blev aktiveret vi gik i krig for jer amerikanere vi ofrede vores soldater i kampen sammen med jer. Det var også før Tesla blev et brand for en fremtidsverden men forestil jer Musk stå sammen med Bin Laden. Jeg ser nu Musk stå sammen med Putin og hans terrorister. Han støtter de folk der begik krigsforbrydelserne i Bucha i Irpin i Izium i Mariupol og nu forhindrer han Ukrainerne i at vinde krigen og stoppe terroren hans brand er nu terror støtte, krigsforbryderstøtte.
Students at Linköping University have welded about 30 stoves that will be sent to Ukraine to help both civilians and soldiers in need of warmth. #LinköpingsUniversitet #Ukraina #svetsning (translated)
https://bjarnekimpedersen.blogspot.com/2026/10/13102026-mor-og-barn-drbt.html 13.10.2026 MOR OG BARN DRÆBT 10. oktober ville min far være fyldt 101 år. Han lærte mig 'aldrig igen' overgreb mod menneskers ret til at være frie og selvbestemmende skal vi kæmpe for. 'Kæmp for alt hvad du har kært dø om så det gælder' så er livet værd at leve. Han var selv aktiv som finskytte i hjemmeværnet resten af livet efter hans soldater tid; jeg sad og holdt ham i hånden da han sov ind som 89 årig, det er sådan det helst skal være. Det er nu vi også skal kæmpe for Ukraine. Billedet af den Ukrainske mor der holder sit barn i hånden. Dræbt af russisk terror og gravet ud af ruinerne af deres boligblok i Zaporizjzja. Det er folkemord fra verdens terrorist nummer 1. Putin. Han skal bekæmpes den eneste olieaftale han skal have er Kaboom sanktion. Alle andre aftaler er medskyld i de russiske krigsforbrydelser.
The shining light travels from the carport to the front in Ukraine and sheds light on the challenges that the soldiers face in the conflict. (translated)
The lack of soldiers in Ukraine has become acute with an estimated 200,000 deserters and a decreasing recruitment base, which seriously affects the country's military capabilities in the ongoing war. #Ukraina #soldatbrist #krig (translated)
The review echoed a testimony from a woman who, according to her account, had been raped while another attacker cut off her breasts with a knife. The assaults continued before she was killed, the review stated. The author described the massacre on October 7 as a deep trauma for Israeli society and wrote that this year's memorial ceremony was particularly significant because all surviving hostages had returned from Gaza and the remains of the murdered had been brought home. The review believed the day should have focused on the victims, the survivors, and the relatives. The review criticized Sveriges Radio for instead directing attention towards employee Sami Abu Salem in Gaza. The author also questioned why SVT Rapport, after a segment from the memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv, had presented Gilda Hamidi-Nia's documentary "The World's Most Hated?", which according to the review had been published three days before the anniversary and dealt with how Israeli soldiers were mapped on social media and accused of suspected war crimes in Gaza. The review stated that SVT's live broadcast from the ceremony repeatedly shifted the focus from the victims and their relatives to Israel's warfare, genocide allegations against Israel and the IDF, as well as the war in Gaza. The author argued that the coverage showed a lack of judgment, proportion, and respect, and asked why the victims were not allowed to be at the center of the memorial day. https://t.co/unFDFBluFH #Hamas #Israel #minnesdag (translated)
Christoffer Jonsson wrote that the Social Democrats, the Left Party, and to some extent the Green Party prioritized freezing the EU's trade agreement with Israel and questioning Swedish-Israeli IDF soldiers who fought in Gaza over countering Islamist infiltration in Europe, including from the Muslim Brotherhood. He argued that this demonstrated the parties' priorities. #EU #Israel #politik (translated)
Lithuania is considering sending soldiers to its border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad after troubling events at the border with Belarus. #Litauen #Ukraina #Gränssäkerhet (translated)
Jotam Confino wrote that the other day he had photographed a father and daughter in Tel Aviv, as they looked at pictures of the victims of the massacre on October 7 and fallen soldiers. The image made him think about how difficult it must be for a parent to explain to their daughter what had happened that day, and what he described as the subsequent wave of antisemitism. Confino wrote that the massacre had been celebrated by millions around the world, including in Denmark, and that civilians had been executed, kidnapped, tortured, raped, burned, and beheaded. He claimed that the event had triggered the largest wave of hatred against Jews since World War II, and that Hamas was planning attacks against Jews in Europe, while Islamists and the extreme left demonstrated with Hamas flags, including in Copenhagen. He further wrote that Western professors praised the massacre, and that educators at Copenhagen University wished for the destruction of Israel's military. He described Israel as the safest place for a girl of Jewish background to grow up, despite wars and terrorist attacks, and wrote that one day she would have to serve mandatory military service. He also mentioned that Jews were being killed in Sydney, that synagogues were attacked and subjected to demonstrations, and that it had become common to declare oneself anti-Zionist. According to Confino, memorial services for the victims required extensive police protection due to demonstrators. In conclusion, he wrote that he had great respect for parents who could explain to children how cruel the world could be without taking away their hope. He was not sure that he himself would be able to handle that task. #Israel #Antisemitisme #Fremtid (translated)
