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Rikko Voorberg retweeted
We are so proud of Jennifer Teege, HOPE80 peace delegate, amazing human being, and winner of the Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Peace Activism. Congratulations!
#flameofhope #hope80 #changetheworld #happiness #peace #seasonofpeace
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
הם לא יפחידו אותנו. חובה להביע עמדה, חובה להתנגד, חובה לא לעמוד מנגד. ההרג, הטבח, ההשמדה וההפקרה- זה קורה עכשיו. העמדות שלנו נגד המלחמה הן העמדות של הרוב. מעצר וכלא, גם של 3 ימים, זה לא מה שיעצור את המאבק שלנו.
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
In deze nieuwe editie van Kerkcontouren spreken we pionier @RikkoVb over kerk-zijn anno 2025. Wat motiveert hem in zijn pionierswerk?
📖 Lees verder:
➡️ theologie.nl/kerkcontouren-e…
#RikkoVoorberg #kerkpionier #pioniersplek #GracelandFestival #PopUpWerk
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
@IAvneri, a member of Standing Together’s national leadership, went on the news to talk about what the international community should know about picking a side in Israel-Palestine (hint: it’s not Israelis vs. Palestinians), and how we can all help end this catastrophic war. (1/2)
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
Palestinian, and Palestinian Christians in particular, have lost a dear friend today. Pope Francis was beloved in Palestine. He conveyed true compassion to Palestinians, most notably to those in Gaza during this genocide. His pastoral heart was evident in his insistence on calling the Christian community besieged in Gaza on a constant basis, even from his hospital.
Some years ago, Pope Francis visited Bethlehem. We all remember the iconic image of him praying at the Wall. This is what I wrote about this incident in my book “The Other Side of the Wall”.
When Pope Francis stopped, touched the wall, and said a prayer, it was truly a monumental moment that made waves in world news. Pope Francis couldn’t help but notice the ugliness of this concrete structure at the heart of Bethlehem. This wall should make us all uncomfortable. To this discomfort, the Pope couldn’t help but react and reach out. By responding in this manner, the Pope touched more than the wall. He touched the ugliness of the occupation and war. He touched the depth of our suffering. With humility and weakness, he looked injustice in the eyes, and challenged it.
What did he say in his prayer? The truth is, I don’t want to know. Some words are better left unspoken. The image of him standing next to the wall and praying will forever be engraved in our memories. For me, this image went everywhere. On my office wall, Facebook page, desktop wallpaper. For us as Palestinian Christians, this image was stored deep into our memory. And when this wall falls one day (not if, when), we might go back to this moment and this prayer as one of the key moments that led to its fall.
At the end of the day, the Pope left, and the occupation and the wall remained. But we were left with a renewed sense of hope—knowing that we are not forgotten. We were left with a mandate to continue lamenting the current situation, to fight against injustice . . . and to pray. (The Other Side of the Wall, pp. 182-183)
The Pope left our world today, and the occupation and the wall remained. Even worse, he left our world while a genocide continues to unfold. Back in November he wrote: “I am thinking above all of those who leave Gaza in the midst of the famine that has struck their Palestinian brothers and sisters given the difficulty of getting food and aid into their territory… According to some experts, what is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of a genocide. It should be carefully investigated to determine whether it fits into the technical definition formulated by jurists and international bodies.”
Today I wonder: Will the millions who will mourn his death these coming days respect this wish of his? Will they care for Gazans and Palestinians the way he did?
May his soul rest in glory with his Savior. Humanity lost a special soul today.
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
🤬UEFA banned a minute of silence before the Euro 2026 futsal qualifying match between 🇺🇦Ukraine and 🇷🇴Romania, but it still took place.
The Ukrainians appealed directly to the Romanians. Instead of holding a minute of silence before the game, they agreed to do it directly during the match — after the opponent's ball was drawn from the center of the field. Both teams together honored the memory of the dead.
A big RESPECT to Romanians. UEFA is MAFIA!
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
Vraag me wel af waar het om gaat, als het om de decibellen gaat, meet en reguleer het, maar als het meer om de gebedsoproep zelf gaat, handen er van af. Godsdienstvrijheid is een groot goed.
'Waarom moet je onvrijwillig geconfronteerd worden met een versterkt gebed?', vraagt @AnnemarieGaal zich af in discussie met @JoramvKlaveren in #nieuwsvandedag. De #SGP wil dit met een wet verbieden. Kijk vanavond opnieuw naar SBS6 om 18:05! #joramvanklaveren
nieuwsvandedag.nl/nieuws/maa…
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
🧵1/This Passover, I’ve been reflecting on the roles we play—victim, oppressor, prophet.
I never saw myself as a victim. Even though my parents were among the first victims of the Hamas attack on October 7th,
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
Every time i read @maozinon i feel a little more trust in humamity - if we manage to spark a little hope in many, we can be that change. The push to peace.
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
Nederlandse Joden zeggen Nee. Tegen de oorlog, tegen het vermoorden en uithongeren van Palestijnen, de gijzeling van Israeli's, de annexatie van Gaza en de Westoever.
Samen met Lodewijk Asscher, Hedy D’Ancona, Rosanne Herzberger en bijna 600 anderen ➡️
jodenzeggennee.nl/
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
That's what leadership looks like: Yes to Macron, Yes to a Palestinian state.
@EmmanuelMacron
🔴 La France pourrait reconnaître l'Etat palestinien "en juin", dit Emmanuel Macron
🔗 i24news.tv/fr/actu/france/ar…
📸 THOMAS SAMSON / AFP
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
Eerst de totale verwoesting, nu de ontvolking. Vorig jaar koos Rutte na lang twijfelen voor opschorting handelsvoordelen.
Morgen debat met @minBZ die eerder aangaf geen rode lijnen te hebben. Dit kan niet zonder gevolgen blijven.
nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/04/09/haa… nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/04/09/haa…
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
אתם סטודנטים שיושבים בכיתה, פתאום נכנסים חיילים חמושים ורעולי פנים של צבא זר. איך אתם מרגישים כבני אדם? איך נראים לכם החיילים האלה? זה מה שקורה עכשיו בירושלים המזרחית! חיילים נכנסים לאוניברסיטת ״אל קודס״ ויורים בתוך מוסד אקדמי. ככה לא נראה ביטחון, ככה נראה דיכוי.
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
Voor dit kabinet is er geen rode lijn in Gaza, zegt Schoof. Dat mag hij dan in de Kamer uitleggen. Je kunt niet zeggen dat oorlogsmisdaden gepleegd worden en er geen consequenties aan verbinden. Dan ben je moreel failliet.
nos.nl/l/2562733
omdat iemand het moet blijven vertellen ook al is het ondragelijk. dank @ABoatReport
Small Children Left Drifting At Sea By The Greek Coast Guard
Just after midnight, on Saturday April 5, Aegean Boat Report was contacted by a group of 24 people, 10 of them small children, and a cat, who a few hours earlier had arrived on the Greek island of Kastellorizo.
The group reported being wet and could and stated “please we need help urgently, it’s dark and we need help, there are many children with us that is freezing, everyone is wet and cold”.
Local police and coast guard on Kastellorizo kidnapped a group of 24 people, forced them back onto a Greek coast guard vessel, took them back out to sea, and left them helplessly drifting.
Full report in link below 👇
aegeanboatreport.com/2025/04…
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
We should be prepared for peace. For too long we prepared for wars.
It's time to change our minds and actions:
An Israeli @maozinon and a Palestinian @AzizAbuSarah are turning their grief and anger towards a path for peace. Is it futile?
theneweuropean.co.uk/matt-ke…
Rikko Voorberg retweeted
While the real criminals goes free, an innocent grieving man in put behind bars
Only hours after the catastrophic shipwreck on Lesvos that claimed 8 lives, 4 of them small children, Greek authorities arrested one of the passengers, a 20 year old Afghan man, and charged him of being a smuggler.
Only hours before, he had seen his wife and one of his children drown in front of him, helplessly watching, without him being able to rescue them, the worst experience imaginable. His other child was one of the survivors.
It’s not enough that this man had lost his wife and child, and the remaining child have lost her mother and sibling, now this child will be an orphan, and end up in a Greek orphanage.
The 20 year old Afghan man explained in the preliminary hearing, that the real smugglers, who had stayed behind on the Turkish shore, as they normally do, had forced them to attempt the perilous crossing.
The real smugglers never travels with the people in these rubber boats, Greek authorities knows this very well. One in the group, normally a man, is tasked to steer the boat towards their destination, he don’t have much choice in the matter, refusing can result in looking down the barrel of a gun.
As deterrence, Greek authorities arrested the person who steers the boat, and he is charged with smuggling, endangering the other passengers lives, and if someone dies, their deaths. The court case is a farce, usually over in 15 minutes, no proper legal representation, many times without translations, so the accused don’t even know what is being said. A judge more worried about what he will have for lunch, adds up the number of people onboard, multiplying it with the going rate of smuggling, and hands out a ridiculous
prison sentences of 60-140 years.
Hundreds of innocent people have been unjustly convicted in Greek courts, a few of the cases have been taken up by real lawyers, their convictions overturned or drastically reduced, but the majority, hundreds of innocent men, will be rotting in Greek prisons for the rest of their lives.
This has nothing to do with justice, it’s cruel and inhumane, and has no place in a modern legal system.
We can only hope that this innocent young Afghan father, will be properly represented by a real lawyer, who actually do care about the outcome, and that this man and his daughter can continue their lives together, even how incredibly painful, they will at least have each other.
