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Yaron Nadbornik criticized Heikki Hiilamo's column published in Yleisradio, stating that it presented a one-sided image connecting the actions of Israel's leadership, Finnish Christian groups, and Minister Antti Häkkänen's visit to the structures of oppression. Nadbornik argued that the column's treatment of Israel and Zionism made Jews collectively responsible and expanded the criticism to also include Israel's supporters and Jews in general. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo's text divided the parties into white and Christian oppressors and non-white and Muslim victims. He said this framing overlooked the Jewish roots, history, and vulnerability in the Middle East, as well as the fact that millions of people from various backgrounds lived in Israel. He also believed that the framework wrongly fit the conflict into a narrative of Western colonialism and racism and presented Israel as a refuge for a people without another homeland. Nadbornik wrote that the prejudices against Jews were based on their otherness. He noted that studies had shown that Jews living in the diaspora were unjustly held accountable for the actions of the state of Israel. He argued that Hiilamo's rhetoric, which connected Christian groups and ministerial visits with the suffering in Gaza, reinforced this framework. Nadbornik recalled the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, describing it as a massacre involving rapes, mutilations, and the abduction of civilians, including babies, festival-goers, and the elderly, into Israel. He called it the largest single act of violence against Jews since the Holocaust. According to Nadbornik, Hiilamo overlooked the fact that Hamas and Hezbollah openly sought the destruction of Israel in connection with Israel's military actions. He believed that framing the terror attack merely as a security threat or comparing it to Russia's invasion of Ukraine ignored the rights of Israeli citizens to exist and be protected. https://t.co/PFvBFdaoiQ #Israel #Juutalaiset #Rasismi (translated)

Recently, U.S. President Donald Trump simply stated "okay" when asked for his response to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's statement, in which he described the U.S. and Russia's diesel deal as a "weak" decision. "He'd better stop," Trump said. #Trump #Putin #Ukraina (translated)

Anne Nevgi wrote that she had read Hiilamo's column and found it full of ideological and anti-Israel interpretations. According to her, the bias of the column was evident in that the facts presented were interpreted in an anti-Israel way and events were framed through colonialism, racism, and whiteness. Nevgi argued that Hamas's brutality was not addressed and the origins of the Gaza conflict were not considered. She stated that the column created a misleading picture and inaccurately equated two different wars. #IsraelinKonflikti #Ideologiat #Propaganda (translated)

The author described the harassment, surveillance, and coercive control discussed in the Helsingin Sanomat article as serious violence, which he deemed unequivocally condemnable. He emphasized that home should be a safe haven and that everyone had the right to privacy and to live without violence or the threat of it. The post ended mid-sentence, beginning with the words "The National Coalition Party advocates." #yksityisyys #väkivalta #turvasatama #FI (translated)

A bronze ring has been found off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, featuring an image of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, and the discovery was made among the ruins of a sunken royal palace during underwater archaeological research. #arkeologia #Aleksandria #maailmanihmeet (translated)

The author described the article as dealing with how the attacker aimed to undermine Finland's defensive capabilities even during peacetime. According to him, the goal of the hostile influence was to prevent Finland from acquiring the necessary amount of David's Sling missile defense launchers from Israel. #Suomi #puolustus #turvallisuus #FI #IL (translated)

Remedy Entertainment announced that it will host a CONTROL Resonant event at Mall of Tripla on October 15 from 6 PM to 9 PM in collaboration with Elisa. According to the company, attendees would be able to try the game and take a photo with the Aberrant hammer. The first 50 buyers of the game would receive a CONTROL Resonant bucket as a bonus. There would also be Mold cotton candy and a limited number of game t-shirts available at the event, and attendees could meet the game creators as well as the actress for Dylan Faden. Vilma Jää would be signing autographs. #CONTROLResonant #CONTROLResonant #pelitapahtuma #MallofTriplan (translated)

CONTROL Resonant announced that it will hold an event at Mall of Tripla on October 15th from 6 PM to 9 PM in collaboration with Elisa. The event was set to include opportunities to try the game, take photos with the Aberrant hammer, and meet the game developers as well as the actor playing Dylan Faden. According to the release, the first 50 purchasers of the game would receive a free CONTROL Resonant bucket as a bonus. There would also be free Mold cotton candy and a limited selection of game-themed t-shirts. It was reported that Vilma Jää would be signing autographs. #CONTROLResonant #CONTROLResonant #TriplanTapahtuma #Peli (translated)

The listener podcast asked its followers for pictures of new buildings that they considered ugly, for an upcoming episode about the ugliness of construction. The podcast mentioned highlighting, among other things, expressionless box buildings and public buildings they described as resembling those in the Hunger Games. Along with the pictures, listeners could optionally mention the architect and other responsible individuals, as well as companies. The podcast also hoped for before-and-after pictures, where the urban planning visual differed from the realized environment. As an example, it mentioned Joutsenpuisto in Tapanila, Helsinki, describing it as horrifying. #rumarakentaminen #arkkitehtuuri #podcast (translated)

Henri Vanhanen warned about Finland's security and wrote that according to Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service PET, Russia had begun sabotage operations against Danish defense companies. According to him, companies supplying weapons and equipment to Ukraine were particularly targeted. Vanhanen stated that PET assessed that Moscow had aimed to reduce European support for Ukraine through intimidation and harassment and was now trying to harm weapons production and supply chains. Vanhanen wrote that perpetrators of the strikes were recruited via social media and were first paid for photographing and gathering intelligence on targets, and later for sabotage. According to him, this allowed operations without the direct involvement of Russian intelligence officers. He warned that Russia aimed to extend the effects of the war to NATO countries and also assessed that Finland's defense industry's production facilities, subcontractors, personnel, and supply chains could be targets. Vanhanen believed that protecting them required cooperation between companies and authorities, and urged NATO to assess when individual sabotage attacks would constitute a systematic campaign against the alliance's defense capability. https://t.co/CgjnDAjDhY #Turvallisuus #Ukraina #Venäjä (translated)

Nine recordings of the Iranian attack on the American base Camp Buehring in Kuwait, exclusively shown by CBS News, reveal the severity of the situation with American forces facing a shortage of ammunition and repeated attacks by drones and missiles during the first days of the war with Iran. #Iran #AmeričkaBaza #VojniNapad (translated)

According to the author, today marks three years since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel and killed hundreds of civilians. He referred to the woman in the picture and her children. The author mentioned that he visited the kibbutz last January, which he claimed suffered the worst blow from the attack. https://t.co/GOzhiqoADU #IsraelinKriisi #Hamas #Siviiliuhrit #IL #PS (translated)