The term ‘Zionism’ often carries a negative connotation nowadays, and the definition is often limited to only a small part of the story, Roitman observes. “Zionism is thereby equated with support for Netanyahu’s current policies, while at least half of the Israeli population does not support his choices.” To properly understand Zionism, a brief history […]
PVV leader Geert Wilders visited a demonstration against the arrival of an extra youth asylum center in Helmond on Tuesday evening. He is concerned about the safety of the people of Helmond, but the mayor says that normally there is “no significant nuisance” from asylum seekers. Wilders is on stage for less than ten minutes
The U.S. Department of Defense has paused the delivery of certain air defense missiles and other precision munitions to Ukraine. The decision was made out of concern that U.S. weapon stockpiles have become too low. That is confirmed by sources to news agency Reuters after reporting by news site Politico. Elbridge Colby, policy chief of
Today was the hottest day of the year, which has yielded several Hitterecords. Next night it will remain exceptionally warm. Tomorrow it will be hot again in the east of the country. There the temperature rises above 35 degrees, while in the west it quickly cools to around 20 degrees. In several Italian cities, including
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have had telephone contact for the first time in years. Their last conversation took place in September 2022, more than six months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the French President’s office, the telephone conversation lasted two hours. The two spoke about the
Both in the Netherlands and in Southern Europe, the heat claimed several lives on Tuesday. Various countries are plagued by wildfires and many schools remained closed. Numerous heat records were broken and the temperature exceeded 40 degrees in many areas. That was not the case in the Netherlands, but we were not far from it.
Douwe Bob says he has left the Netherlands on the advice of the police. “To ensure the safety of my family and myself, we have decided to leave for the time being,” the 32-year-old singer writes on Instagram. The singer revealed on Sunday evening that he had received death threats after refusing to perform at
Hello and welcome to this live blog. Here we keep you informed of the tropical temperatures in the Netherlands and the rest of Europe. How are you keeping yourself and others cool today? Send your photos to the editors via [email protected]. Who knows, you might see your photo in this blog. Power outages in Italian
Woensdag liggen de temperaturen in Nederland opvallend ver uit elkaar. Landinwaarts wordt de temperatuur ‘s middags bijna twee keer zo hoog als aan het strand. Meteoroloog Johnny Willemsen van Weeronline legt uit hoe het kwik zo ver uit elkaar kan liggen. Woensdagochtend zijn de verschillen nog te overzien. Langs de kust wordt het rond de
The weather brought many special things on Tuesday. For example, it was a rare ‘very hot day’, there was a regional heatwave and the highest temperature ever on July 1st was measured at all weather stations. Records could also be broken on Wednesday. It will not have escaped anyone’s notice that it has been very