Toggle Menu
Join our Community
Support ToI and remove
all
ads
Learn more
English
Français
עברית
Get The Daily Edition
Account
Sign In
Sign in
Join our Community
Open Search form
Toggle Menu
Open Search form
Toggle Menu
search
Input search
Clear search input
English
Français
עברית
Latest Articles
Latest Alerts
Israel & the Region
Jewish Times
Israel Inside
Tech Israel
Real Estate
Israel
The Blogs
Podcasts
Video
Newsletters
The Daily Edition
What Matters Most Today
Tech Israel
Updates from Silicon Wadi
Real Estate Israel
Monthly Update
The Weekend Edition
The Best Reads of the Week
Weekly Highlights
Choice Voices From The Blogs
Partners
Atlanta
Atlanta Jewish Times
North New Jersey
The Jewish Standard
Pittsburgh
Jewish Chronicle
United Kingdom
The Jewish News
Australia
The Australian Jewish News
For Publishers
Become a Partner
Community
Join our community
Sign in
About The Times of Israel
Advertise on The Times of Israel
Contact us
Download our App
For IOS users
For Android users
Get the Daily Edition
submit
Follow us
© 2026 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved
Terms and conditions
Privacy policy
Input search
Clear search input
The Blogs
Domicela Heijmeriks
Middle East specialist focusing on conflict, human rights, and media narratives.
Follow
You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your
profile page
You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your
profile page
Twitter
Linkedin
Website
RSS
The Blogs
Home
Featured
Latest
Popular
Terms of Use
About Me
Contact Me
Apply for a Blog
Jun 6, 2026, 9:40 PM
From Genocide to ‘Virtually Everyone’
How a handful of videos became evidence for millions of people I spent some time opening the links in a recent essay by Dutch blogger Chris Klomp. There were quite a few of them. Amnesty International was there, as were genocide...
May 18, 2026, 5:10 AM
Trust Me, I Have Sources
Crowdfunding, conflict journalism and the performance of insider access For more than a decade, the disappearance of Austin Tice has remained one of the most haunting unresolved stories to emerge from the Syrian war. Governments searched for him, intelligence agencies...
Oct 19, 2025, 5:46 PM
Free Palestine – Just Not Right Now
In the past week, Hamas executed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza. International media reported the events in detail, yet in Dutch activist and academic circles, the silence was deafening. The movement that for months claimed to speak for the...
Jun 8, 2025, 5:37 PM
Not All Reflections Are Harmless
What a journalist's ‘mirror’ tweet really says about antisemitism and double standards This article responds to a disturbing trend on Dutch social media, where increasingly extreme statements are shared, and even celebrated, under the guise of being "mirrors" or "provocations"....
May 28, 2025, 10:32 PM
Selective Grief at a Dutch University
When only some grief is acknowledged, academic neutrality becomes moral theatre. As a Middle East specialist based in the Netherlands, I've often analyzed how media and institutions frame violence, suffering and blame, and how language doesn’t just reflect a message...
May 25, 2025, 6:12 AM
When Terror Is Framed as Resistance
In a recent article for Dutch opinion platform Joop.nl, Tijani Boulaouali argues that Hamas should not be seen as a terrorist organization, but as a legitimate resistance movement. Here’s why that argument is not only flawed, but dangerous. In his...
May 19, 2025, 5:02 PM
The Red Line in The Hague Ignored One Side
Let me be clear from the start: I do not support the way Israel’s government has conducted this war. Netanyahu’s policies have been morally indefensible, from obstructing aid to the destruction of entire neighborhoods. But that’s exactly why I...
Load more
About Me
X
Linkedin
Website
Rss
Domicela Heijmeriks is a Dutch Middle East specialist and independent journalist, specialising in women’s rights and media framing. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from Leiden University.
Contact Me
Your Name
Your Email
Subject
Your Message
close popup
Sign in or Register
Email address
*
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Continue
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the
terms and conditions
Send me The Times of Israel Daily Edition
back
close popup
Register to continue
Email address
*
Change
REGISTER
Or Continue with
back
close popup
Log in to continue
Email address
*
Something went wrong.
Please try again in a few minutes..
Continue
back
close popup
Sign in or Register
Email address
*
Password
*
Incorrect password. Please try again or choose an option below.
Continue
I forgot my password
/
Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
close popup
Check your email
We sent an email to you at
.
It has a link that will sign you in.
Click the link in that email to complete registration so you can comment.