Step Vaessen
@stepvaessen
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Aljazeera English Correspondent reporting from Europe. Formerly based in Jakarta. Writer of Jihad met Sambal. Any views in my tweets are personal
Berlin, Germany
Joined August 2009
Canadian ICC Judge Kimberly Prost has told Al Jazeera's @stepvaessen that US sanctions have had a ‘crippling effect’ on her life. She’s one of nine officials sanctioned by the US for trying to prosecute American and Israeli nationals.
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How is it like to live under US sanctions for doing your job as a judge at the International Criminal Court? Canadian judge Kimberly Prost shared her story with me @AJEnglish
https://t.co/6sAhaJGtel via @YouTube
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＞ヨーロッパ各地のミュージシャンが、イスラエルの防衛産業とヨルダン川西岸の被占領地入植地と深い関わりを持つKKR関連のフェスティバルでの公演をキャンセルしている。アルジャジーラの@stepvaessenは、オランダでボイコットに加わったアーティスト数名と会った。
Musicians across Europe are cancelling shows at festivals linked to KKR, a firm tied to Israel’s defence industry and occupied West Bank settlements. Al Jazeera's @stepvaessen met some of the acts in the Netherlands who have joined the boycott.
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Our report from The Hague @AJEnglish Organisers say more than 150 thousand attend ‘red line’ protest in The Hague against Israel’s Gaza war https://t.co/fCSIOaesoV via @YouTube
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Mahmoud Ajjour, the boy from Gaza who lost his arms during an Israeli strike and whose Image wins 2025 World Press Photo of the Year speaks to @AJEnglish
https://t.co/iUMd3i0N1A via @YouTube
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Yesterday the winner of the Press Photograph of the year 2025 was announced. Its a photo by Palestinian photographer @samarabuelouf and shows 9 year old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both of his arms in an Israeli airstrike. @stepvaessen reporting.
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Dutch Christian groups fund illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, also offer to buy weapons with Dutch money. Our report of research done by Investigative Platform Investico and TV program BOOS ... https://t.co/uQ79QJPVdF via @YouTube
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ONLINE NOW Full Report on violence in Amsterdam around football match Maccabi Tel Aviv. How Israel shaped the narrative and its impact on Dutc... https://t.co/JgtQKvk8Qm via @YouTube
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Zodra de uitzending van The Full Report: Amsterdam, Maccabi and Hooligans online staat deel ik de link. Je kunt ook nog live kijken op zaterdag om 530 (voor de vroege vogels) en zondag 1730
@ginnymooy Hopelijk wil @stepvaessen de link naar de gehele reportage met ons delen. Is nogal een issue
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Coming on Aljazeera soon! The Full Report: Amsterdam... Maccabi and Hooligans https://t.co/5O1PrXCODZ via @YouTube. Air times in GMT at 15 JAN WED 2030G (premier) / THU 0630G / FRI 0030G / FRI 1230G / SAT 0430 / SUN 1630G
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People injured in Amsterdam after police disbursed a banned Palestinian solidarity rally. Protest also about one sided framing of riots last Thursday calling them anti semitic and a pogrom against Jews leaving out violent behavior by Israeli Maccabi hooligans @AJEnglish
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An important eye witness of what really happened in Amsterdam compared to the narrative created by authorities and sadly most Dutch media. Footage shows that Maccabi hooligans armed with iron poles and sticks attacked people and property in Amsterdam also after the match
Confirmation of my story / footage thanks to Bender! Very happy with this man. Watch the video. https://t.co/Eha3oJQpAV Maccabi supporters were agressive and attacked the Amsterdam citizens in front of Central Station. I will sue you @EYakoby if you don’t delete your post of
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Confirmation of my story / footage thanks to Bender! Very happy with this man. Watch the video. https://t.co/Eha3oJQpAV Maccabi supporters were agressive and attacked the Amsterdam citizens in front of Central Station. I will sue you @EYakoby if you don’t delete your post of
@Kahlissee Politicians should see this before they say something, including Halsema. https://t.co/Ki1Qlt0WGG
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Thanks Nour! It was good to share the screen today
News doesn’t happen out of the blue. There is context and lead up. @stepvaessen - as always - provides both.
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De @nvj en @freepressunltd doen een beroep op de Israëlische regering, op hun plicht om journalisten te beschermen. Samen met @Royaards, @Sakina_Kay, @folkertjensma, @stepvaessen, Rowan Blijd, Mark Baanders, @hellahueck, Jos van Noord, @RuthKronenburg ➡️ https://t.co/AJ6iYb9CGh
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Net als in Ukraine en andere oorlogen zijn militaire posities geen onderdeel van de verslaggeving. Anders ben je als journalist onderdeel van het conflict
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Journalists in Gaza are under attack. At least 128 have been killed by Israel. They were doing their jobs just like us. They have a right to report and a right to protection. Journalism is not a crime!
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Please share this urgent appeal to the Israeli government! Our colleagues are under attack also from @AJEnglish
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Shireen Abu Akleh was shot by an Israeli sniper in May, 2022. Spoiler alert: no one was held accountable. TODAY.. Israeli forces ripped up this poster of hers at Al Jazeera’s offices located on the Shireen Abu Akleh street. She remains in people’s hearts and minds ♥️
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My thoughts are with our colleagues in Ramallah. Another serious attack on press freedom
Our colleagues gather outside the closed bureau after an Israeli military order shut down Al-Jazeera offices in the occupied West Bank early on Sunday.
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