“We will sing and dance again!” 🇮🇱🫶 (#Eurovision 2nd Semi-Final)

Why were Queers for Palestine not concerned about Queers in Palestine before the war? Piers Morgan and I debated a Drag Queen and a Gay British activist about their obsession with Israel and their apathy for queer Palestinians being murdered by Hamas.

Anyone lamenting the horrible drama of Palestinians without mentioning the act which triggered the current iteration of the crisis: a murderous, barbarian assault by Hamas bandits against Jews (and in the process, the Palestinians too) is either ignorant or hypocrite. Or both.

If you are around Florence 🇮🇹, do not miss the last chance to register for our MEMOCRACY Project workshop on memory laws in Russia🇷🇺 and Ukraine 🇺🇦 at the European University Institute (jointly History at EUI & The Robert Schuman Centre), on 30 May 2024: eui.eu/events?id=5617… (@RethinkingDisability /MonikaBaar, EUI Law Department, School of Transnational Governance,

Excited to start the presentation of 🇳🇱 MEMOCRACY team report on memory laws and politics in Russia and Ukraine at European University Institute 🇮🇹

Today's MEMOCRACY event is opened by Prof. Monika Baar (European University Institute 🇮🇹 ) and Ulad Belavusau🎗️ (TMC Asser Instituut 🇳🇱)

Thanks for inviting me as a discussant to your excellent workshop, Karolina Kocemba - it was lovely seeing you all!

Many thanks to all the participants & guests of our 昭昭 - MEMOCRACY Project project workshop, on memory laws & politics of history in Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Russia 🇷🇺, held in beautiful Badia Fiesolana yesterday! 🇮🇹eui.eu/events?id=5617…

The Belarus dictator Lukashenka, who came to Mongolia, is an impostor and does not represent the Belarusian people. The actual president, recognized by the international community, is Sviatlana Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. She deserves our full support. Meeting Lukashenka only shamefully

Cover design just out, with publication set for late summer. (Big thanks to Ulad Belavusau🎗️ for helping with preparation.) Media Diversity Institute Jacob Mchangama The Future of Free Speech

A bit of a trivial Twit in my field, I know – but hey, I am also heading to ICON•S in Madrid: speaking on memory laws in a Monday parallel panel 10 (R. 14.03) & chairing a Wednesday panel 10 (R. 03.04) on the role of judges in transitional memory politics. Kudos to

Off to chair the ICON•S panel, on the role of judges in transitional memory politics, at the IE Law School in Madrid 🇪🇸 (at 12:00, Room 03.04!)

For a @Verfassungblog’s symposium on the #NeverAgain theme, I unpack the role of the #Jewish past in constitutional & citizenship law, building on the concept of mnemonic constitutionalism in 🇩🇪, 🇮🇱, 🇪🇸 & 🇵🇹 (in the aftermath of the Hamas massacre and 251 Israeli hostages taken

The Jewish past and the ethics of "never again" have been crucial constitutional foundations in Germany, Israel, and beyond. ULADZISLAU BELAVUSAU (Ulad Belavusau🎗️) shows how “never again” traumas affected citizenship law in Israel, Portugal, and Germany: verfassungsblog.de/jewish-past-mn…

Liberty of the press forever? YANIV ROZNAI (יניב רוזנאי Yaniv Roznai) on ‘never again constitutionalism’ - and one of the most interesting unamendable provisions in the world: the protection of ‘Liberty of the press’ in the Mexican Constitution of 1824. verfassungsblog.de/liberty-of-the…

I've never seen a starker example of how international orgs don't see Jews and Israelis as humans. The mother of Jonathan Samerano, who was murdered and taken hostage by an UNRWA employee, protests the speech of Philippe Lazzarini, the head of UNRWA. He just talks over her to

🆕 New blog post: Ulad Belavusau🎗️ explores the influence of Jewish past for constitutional and #citizenship law in a piece for Verfassungsblog 🔗Read the full article now: asser.nl/about-the-asse… #law #history

How does the Russo-Ukrainian war end? Who – and where – has the right to decide on negotiations towards a settlement? In this collection Politics + Space we analyse the role of geographical storylines in narrating the Russian invasion of #Ukraine - and possibilities for a 'just peace'

Our freshly-published Third MEMOCRACY Newsletter showcases the academic conferences, webinars, study reports, policy briefs, publications, and media appearances of our @memocracy_project members from September 2023 to August 2024. You can view it here: memocracy.eu/static/32867e7…

The second panel of our conference 'Remembrance and Constitutional Identity' is opened by MEMOCRACY 🇳🇱 team PI Ulad Belavusau🎗️ with presentation on mnemonic constitutionalism as an identity meta-narrative and its relationships with the Jewish past. TMC Asser Instituut KFG Universalism and Particularism