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Scientists have discovered that the Neanderthal Shanidar A, buried 75,000 years ago in northern Iraq, was both long cared for and likely deliberately killed with a spear, providing new insights into the life and death of Neanderthals. #Neanderthalers #Archeologie #Wetenschap (translated)

Sander Sassen wrote that Rob Jetten's call for all possible support for Ukraine amounted, in his view, to prolonging a war of attrition. He argued that the front line barely moved, that the Russian economy had adapted, and that Western munitions stocks and political support were finite. According to Sassen, diplomatic solutions were wrongly dismissed as a sign of weakness. Sassen referred to Ukrainian estimates of more than 1.5 million Russian dead and wounded and to Western analyses, including those from CSIS, which he claimed spoke of hundreds of thousands of casualties and over one hundred thousand deaths in Ukraine. He argued that the war constituted a demographic disaster for both countries and that further pressure from sanctions and weapons would result in more casualties. Negotiations, according to Sassen, were not capitulation but the way to end the war. He claimed that a full Ukrainian recapture of the borders of 1991 was militarily unrealistic without direct NATO intervention, risking a war with Russia. He advocated for territorial compromises, likely along the current front line, security guarantees for the remaining Ukraine, and an end to mobilization. He noted that Ukrainian men were forcibly taken off the streets in this process. Sassen acknowledged that such compromises would feel unjust and could reward aggression, but argued that they were better than continuing the current bloodshed. He accused Jetten and like-minded individuals of blocking serious diplomacy and urged the Prime Minister to immediately pursue a diplomatic solution. #Oorlog #Diplomatie #Vrede (translated)

The drug suspect Jan G. from Overasselt has been extradited from Germany to the Netherlands after his arrest on suspicion of attempting to import nearly 4000 kilograms of cocaine, amidst an explosion of violence in which two officers were injured and his bodyguard was killed. #drugscriminaliteit #geweld #Overasselt (translated)

Mariana wrote that Eden Yerushalmi was held captive by Hamas for eleven months, where she was allegedly tortured and starved according to her, before she was killed. Yerushalmi was supposed to celebrate her 27th birthday that day, wrote Mariana, who urged to commemorate her. https://t.co/W4951U1hCl #EdenYerushalmi #herinnering #gevangenschap (translated)

Marieke Hoogwout wrote that there were also flags of the Iranian regime visible and claimed that the regime had killed 40,000 demonstrators in three days this year. She stated that the movement, in her opinion, had nothing to do with freedom, humanity, or peace, and said that people who thought differently should seek help before it was too late. #Iran #Demonstraties #Vrijheid (translated)

Hans van Tellingen wrote that, according to him, Israelis not only lost their lives but were murdered in a horrific and unprecedented manner. Of the total 70,000 dead, about 60,000 were said to be Hamas members, figures he claimed were sourced from Hamas itself. He stated that approximately 10,000 people were not affiliated with Hamas, although he believed some of them were. He wrote that the remaining people were deliberately used as human shields. Van Tellingen advocated for a free Palestine from Hamas and held the movement responsible for all death and destruction. #Misinformatie #VrijPalestina #Hamas (translated)

Mona Keijzer wrote that Hamas had raped, tortured, burned, and murdered 1,200 civilians three years earlier and had taken over 200 people hostage. She said she was thinking of the victims and their relatives and expressed her support for them. https://t.co/lI6YM0Gowd #Hamas #herinnering #steun (translated)

Chris Stoffer wrote that October 7, 2023, was a day he would never forget. He stated that more than 1,200 innocent people had been murdered and more than 250 had been kidnapped. Stoffer said that that day was a moment of remembrance for the victims and their loved ones, in solidarity with the Jewish people in Israel and the Netherlands. https://t.co/qD9mFq9yOU #Israël #herdenking #verbondenheid (translated)

The author wrote that October 7 three years earlier had been the darkest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. According to the author, terror aimed at further destabilizing the Middle East had cost twelve hundred people their lives. The author stated that the terrorists made no distinctions and killed young people. #JoodsHerinnering #Terreur #MiddenOosten #IL #PS (translated)

Vala van den Boomen criticized the distinction between people who lost their lives and those who were murdered. She pointed out that Palestinians were also described as killed in the following paragraph and asked why different wording was used for that. Additionally, she asked whether it could only be discussed in the context of that day. According to her, the text should have remained with the first paragraph. #Verlies #Onrecht #Vrede (translated)

Ruben Brekelmans wrote that he remembered the victims of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, three years earlier. According to him, families and relatives of the innocent people who had been raped and murdered felt that sorrow every day. He stated that he condemned the actions unreservedly and would continue to fight evil. He also noted that Jews in the Netherlands and worldwide were being intimidated and threatened. He said he was committed to combating anti-Semitism and ensuring the safety of the Jewish community. #antismeitisme #herdenken #veiligheid (translated)

The SGP wrote that three years after the attack on October 7, 2023, it commemorated the more than 1,200 people who it said were murdered by Hamas, as well as the 251 hostages. The party stated that the grief remained palpable every day and that the attack had left deep scars and should never be forgotten. https://t.co/uB9BUtz1ba #herdenken #terrorisme #vrede (translated)

Sander Sassen reflected on the legacy of October 7. He wrote that three years earlier he had watched livestreams filled with rage and disgust in which, according to him, Palestinians were killing Jewish civilians while the Palestinian population celebrated the murders. Sassen stated that he commemorated the victims and argued that Israel was still being attacked from all sides and that Jews worldwide had to fear for their lives. According to him, October 7 had shown that civilization was an illusion for many and that antisemitism had returned in 2026. He said that his support for Israel and the Jewish people remained unwavering and called for speaking out against antisemitism, which, according to him, had also reached institutions, governments, politicians, and policymakers. Sassen referred to antisemitism as a "canary in the coal mine" and a measure of the tolerance and freedom of a society. In the Netherlands, he claimed that things had been declining over the past three years: propaganda was dominant, antisemitism had once again become socially acceptable, dialogue was often made impossible, and ideology drove many Dutch people. He wrote that the Netherlands had completely ignored the warning of the "deceased" canary. #antisemitisme #Israël #solidariteit (translated)

CIDI wrote that on Saturday, October 7, 2023, 1,200 Israelis were killed and 251 people were taken hostage by Hamas. The organization described the victims as murdered, mutilated, raped, and abducted, and stated that the suffering of that day was still felt in Israel and among Jewish communities worldwide. CIDI commemorated the victims. #Herinnering #Israël #Vrede (translated)