Since 'retiring' from De Volkskrant a few years ago, Rob Vreeken has been the paper's Istanbul correspondent. After the Oct. 7 attacks, he also reported from Israel and the West Bank. Sharing his first piece for Sapan News.
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Chomsky on aggression: It has two consequences: first, it deters negotiations; second, it makes the dissidents and reformers within the society more vulnerable, as regimes under attack tend to become harsher.