Die öffentliche Reaktion in Syrien und im Mittleren Osten sagt im Wesentlichen, dass die nicht bindende Resolution der „Freunde Syriens“ in der UNO-Generalversammlung der Realität im Land widerspricht, den Terrorismus in Syrien unterstützt und internationale Bemühungen behindert, eine politische Lösung der Krise in diesem Land zu erreichen.

“We welcome the Russian-US rapprochement and hope that an international meeting will take place to help the Syrians overcome the crisis ,” he said. “But we don’t think that a lot of Western nations really want to see a solution in Syria. And we don’t think that those many forces that help the terrorists want a solution to the crisis.”

1. Die gewalttätige Konfrontation, die im Oktober 2000 ausbrach und die „Al-Aqsa-Intifada genannt wurde, ist nur ein weiteres Stadium des historischen Konfliktes, der mit der Gründung der zionistischen Bewegung Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts begann.
2. Eine fünfte Generation von Israelis und Palästinensern sind schon in diesen Konflikt hineingeboren worden. Die gesamte psychische und physische Welt dieser Generation wird von diesem Konflikt bestimmt, der alle Bereiche ihres Lebens beherrscht.
3. Im Laufe dieses langen Konfliktes hat sich wie in jedem Krieg eine ungeheure Menge von Mythen, Geschichtsfälschungen, Propagandaslogans und Vorurteile auf beiden Seiten entwickelt.
4. Das Verhalten von jeder der beiden Konfliktseiten wird durch ihr historisches Narrativ, die Art und Weise, wie sie die 120 jährige Geschichte des Konfliktes wahrnehmen, bestimmt. Die zionistische historische Version und die palästinensische Version widersprechen einander völlig – sowohl allgemein, als auch in fast jeder Einzelheit.
5. Seit Beginn des Konfliktes bis zum heutigen Tag hat die zionistische/ israelische Führung in totaler Nichtbeachtung des palästinensischen Narrativ gehandelt. Selbst dann, wenn sie eine Lösung erreichen wollte, waren solche Bemühungen zum Misslingen verurteilt, weil die nationalen Aspirationen, Traumas, Ängste und Hoffnungen des palästinensischen Volkes ignoriert wurden. Etwas Ähnliches geschah auch auf der anderen Seite, auch wenn es keine Symmetrie zwischen beiden Seiten gibt.
6. Die Schlichtung eines solch langen historischen Konfliktes ist nur dann möglich, wenn jede Seite in der Lage ist, die psychisch-politische Welt der anderen Seite zu verstehen und bereit ist, mit der anderen Seite auf gleicher Augenhöhe – ebenbürtig – zu sprechen. Geringschätzige, macht-orientierte, anmaßende, unsensible und ignorante Haltung verhindern eine übereinstimmende Lösung.

(18.08.2006) Some 160 infantry reserve soldiers are accusing their commanders of preventing them from participating in a demonstration against the war in Lebanon, which they called a „debacle.“ The soldiers said they had been used as „sitting ducks.“

(20.08.2006) ‚I`ve been in the army and reserves for 26 years and what happened this time was not merely a fiasco, it was a complete debacle,‘ Avi, one of the soldiers involved, told Ha`aretz. ‚We felt like tin soldiers in a game of Olmert and Peretz`s assistants and spin masters.‘

(09.08.2006) The snipers, between 35 and 40 years old, immigrated to Israel at the beginning of the 90s and in the past few years have been considered excellent fighters.

09.12.2003) Israeli advisers are helping train US special forces in aggressive counter-insurgency operations in Iraq, including the use of assassination squads against guerrilla leaders, US intelligence and military sources said yesterday.

(14.07.2006) Israels UN-Botschafter Dan Gillerman sagte in der offenen Debatte an seinen libanesischen Amtskollegen Nouhad Mahmoud gerichtet: «Sie wissen, dass wir (Israel) richtig handeln. Wenn wir siegen, wird Libanon am Ende der Nutznießer sein.»

(21.09.2006) Unless Israel launches pre-emptive strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon it will never be a place which is safe for Jews to live in.

One of the essential traits of the strategy used in almost all major engagements has been the element of surprise and the flexibility of the Israeli ground and air forces with the common objective of seizing the initiative and depriving the enemy of its capacity to dictate the course and the tempo of its actions.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) Chief Executive Officer Lloyd C. Blankfein told a German newspaper the risk of a euro-region breakup or member country bankruptcy is lower than a year ago as the political will behind the common currency remains intact.

Since his election on 6 May 2012, Hollande’s approval rating has fallen faster than any other president’s

French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government for the euro zone with its own budget, the right to borrow, a harmonized tax system and a full-time president.

France is in talks with the United States and Israel to buy intelligence-gathering drones to build up a modern fleet, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday.

(24.06.2012) Erst Seehofer, jetzt Schäuble und Steinbrück: Immer mehr deutsche Spitzenpolitiker rütteln an einem Tabu – indem sie mit nationalen Volksabstimmungen liebäugeln. Und zwar in der Frage, ob weitreichende Kompetenzen an die EU abgegeben werden sollen.

French President Francois Hollande has vowed to launch an initiative to end Europe‘s „lethargy“ and promised closer political union within the bloc in two years.

(16.05.) „France was behind the initiative for the conference,“ Hollande told journalists in a press conference at the Elysee Palace.

Jabhat al-Nusra, which is affiliated to al-Qaida, consolidates position as scramble for control over wells accelerates

“Intelligente graue Zellen” (Intelligence sources) sagten, dass ein intaktes, aber geschwächtes Assad-Regime für das Land und die ganze Krisenregion vorzuziehen wäre, nachdem der israelische Ministerpräsident Netanjahu am Dienstag Präsident Wladimir Putin in Russland überfallen hat, der C.I.A.-Direktor John Brennan am Freitag nach Jerusalem zum israelischen Verteidigungsminister Mosche Jaalon eilte und ebenfalls am Freitag am frühen Morgen in Limassol russische Kriegsschiffe (der Zerstörer “Admiral Pantelejew”, der Tanker “Petschenga” und das Versorgungsschiff “Fotij Krylow”) Anker an der Küste von Zypern warfen.

(18.05.) Intelligence sources in Israel spoke to the London-based „The Times“ and said that an intact, but weakened, Assad regime would be preferable for Israel and the entire region.

(29.04.) One of these agencies said they must focus on the Iranian nuclear program, and in the event that the al-Assad regime falls, the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah axis would be dealt a harsh blow that would serve the purpose of dealing with the Iranian nuclear program.

The predictions made by another intelligence agency called for the focusing of more attention on the borders between Syria and Israel, and less on the Iranian strategic threat.

„Israel is directly supporting the terrorist groups in two ways, firstly it gives them logistical support and it also tells them what sites to attack and how to attack them. For example, they attacked a radar station that is part of our anti-aircraft defenses, which can detect any plane coming from overseas, especially from Israel.“

The Guardian publishes Argentine newspaper‘s interview with Syrian president, in which he warns U.S., Russia that talks with rebels will prove fruitless.

Syrian president hits out at Israel in interview; says Israel is helping rebels target important sites.

“We do not believe that many Western countries really want a solution in Syria,” Mr. Assad told Argentina’s Clarín newspaper in an interview published online on Saturday, blaming those countries for supporting “terrorists” fighting his government.

“We support and applaud the efforts, but we must be realistic,”

The Conservative party, not for the first time, is tearing itself apart over Europe. Eurosceptics have become more vocal and the PM seems unable to deal with the growing rebellion. Daniel Boffey looks at the challenge to David Cameron and talks to a leading Tory advocating a Europe exit

Howe, Thatcher‘s longest-serving cabinet minister, whose resignation speech in 1990 is widely considered to have precipitated the then prime minister‘s downfall, writes: „Sadly, by making it clear in January that he opposes the current terms of UK membership of the EU, the prime minister has opened a Pandora‘s box politically and seems to be losing control of his party in the process.“

Meanwhile Ukip has surged to 20% in the new poll, with the Liberal Democrats on 7% and the Tories on 27%. Ed Miliband‘s Labour party has a 10% lead on 37%.

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Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties.

Earlier, the police had said that she was ambushed by two bikers who were lying in wait around the corner.

„The assailants opened fire on Zahra, 60, as soon as reached the gate of her residence. Apparently they were there to target her only“, a police official told Geo News.

However, minutes later, SSP Nasir Aftab, claimed that according to what investigators had learned from Zahra‘s daughter and driver, the eyewitnesses, it was a street crime related murder.

The shooting happened on the eve of a highly-contested vote.
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan‘s PTI party, has blamed one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI vice-president Zahra Shadid Hussain.