It found the experience of anti-Semitism is often bound up with perceptions of the political and military decisions of the Israeli government. Publication of the survey has coincided with the Israel Defense Forces’ air and ground assault of the Gaza Strip, which has drawn tens of thousands of protestors onto the streets worldwide.
Daily Archives: 22. Juli 2014
UK to ‚decriminalize‘ file-sharing
The new scheme, named the ‚Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme (VCAP),‘ came after years of talks between internet service providers (ISPs), politicians, and the music and film industries.
Netanyahu’s Wikipedia Page Replaced With Palestinian Flag
Wikipedia works through consensus editing — Nearly anyone can make a change to a Wikipedia page, but records of each change are kept and pages can be quickly re-edited or reverted to an earlier version if enough Wikipedia editors or users see fit to do so.
UN: Palestinian children tortured, used as human shields by Israel
New UN human rights agency report claims Israeli forces arbitrarily arrest Palestinian children in Gaza and West Bank, subject them to degrading treatment, exploit them to scope out potentially dangerous buildings and use them as shields to deter stone throwers.
U.S. Officials: No Evidence Of Direct Russian Link To Malaysia Plane Crash
Senior U.S. intelligence officials say they have no evidence of direct Russian government involvement in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Families search for a place of safety from the violence, but the frontline is everywhere in Gaza
The Shamali family has been subjected to military strikes three times, in different locations, on three consecutive days
Israel-Gaza conflict: The myth of Hamas’s human shields
What used to be a three-storey house had been turned into debris sunk into a deep crater with twisted steel rods jutting out. Twenty-six people were killed in the mostly deadly air-strike so far in this bloody conflict. Twenty-four of them were from one family, the Abu Jamaa.
Legalized Bribery Has Allowed Sheldon Adelson to Buy and Sell Politicians
And as the wealthy elite and corporations are profiting off of their investments in Washington, the rest of us are living in a very different America than we had just a generation ago. It‘s now an America that, despite its great wealth, looks more and more like a third-world country each day.
Our entire infrastructure, from our roads and bridges, to our electric grids and transportation systems, is stuck in the 19th century. Our intellectual infrastructure – our students – are failing and a trillion dollars in debt.
Neue Spendenaktion für Flüchtlinge
Hilfe für syrische Kinder – Die Caritas verteilt in der Saure-Gurken-Zeit Gläser mit Gurken, um zur Spendensammlung im Bekanntenkreis und im Büro anzuregen. Man kann entweder die Gläser leeren und dann verwenden oder ein bereits vorhandenes Glas mit einem Aufkleber versehen und zu sammeln beginnen.
Israeli professor‘s ‚rape as terror deterrent‘ statement draws ire
“The only thing that can deter terrorists, like those who kidnapped the children and killed them, is the knowledge that their sister or their mother will be raped.” This assertion was made by Middle East scholar Dr. Mordechai Kedar of Bar-Ilan University about three weeks ago on an Israel Radio program. “It sounds very bad, but that’s the Middle East,” added Kedar, of Bar-Ilan’s Department…
Hundreds protest against Gaza op in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv
Several hundred people converged on Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for a protest against IDF military action in Gaza. The protesters yelled, „No to violence in every direction.“
@AmmounAAY @activestills v Artists Against the War: „There is an opposition in #Israel. The occupation of the Palestinian people must end.“
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Photos: Now in #telaviv hundreds of israeli artists gather to protest against attack on #gaza #GazaUnderAttack
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Emergency Action: Artists Against the War – rally at Rabin Square, Tel Aviv, Tue. July 22,2014
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Fact sheet: The case for a military embargo on Israel
– Israel uses military force to maintain an unlawful regime of occupation, colonialism and apartheid. This system is put in place in order to control as much land with as few indigenous Palestinians on it as possible, and to prevent the Palestinian people from exercising its inalienable right to self-determination.
– Between 2000 and 2010 alone, Israeli armed forces injured tens of thousands and killed more than 7,000 Palestinians.
Lufthansa streicht alle Flüge nach Tel Aviv
Die Entscheidung gelte für alle Flüge von Lufthansa, Germanwings, Austrian Airlines und Swiss, hieß es weiter. Die Fluglinien des Konzerns fliegen aus Frankfurt, Berlin, München, Zürich und Wien – abhängig vom Wochentag – zwischen sieben und zehn Mal pro Tag nach Tel Aviv.
Readout of the Chief of Staff’s Meetings in Berlin, Germany
In follow up to the telephone conversation between President Obama and Chancellor Merkel, the respective Chiefs of Staff, Denis McDonough (US) and Peter Altmaier (Germany), accompanied by Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, and Günter Heiss, Head of Directorate-General 6 (Federal Intelligence Service, Coordination of Federal Intelligence Services), Federal Chancellery, met on Tuesday in Berlin for intensive talks on the state of bilateral relations and future cooperation.
The full range of issues was addressed, including intelligence and security matters.
Mr. McDonough and Mr. Altmaier agreed to set up a Structured Dialogue to address concerns of both sides and establish guiding principles as the basis for continued and future cooperation. The Structured Dialogue will be overseen by the Chiefs of Staff.
U.S. Delta airlines cancel all flights to Israel indefinitely
Airlines and passengers are growing more anxious about safety since last week, when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
Death toll: 620 dead and 3752 injuries now in #Gaza since the #genocide started. #GazaUnderAttack
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EU expands sanctions on Syria
European Union foreign ministers agreed Tuesday to expand sanctions on Syria over the government‘s „violent repression“ of its civilian population, AFP reported.
The Soaring Profits of the Military – Industrial Complex And the Soaring Costs of Military Casualties
There are two major beneficiaries of the two major wars launched by the US government: one domestic and one foreign. The three major domestic arms manufacturers, Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOG) and Raytheon (RTN) have delivered record-shattering returns to their investors, CEOs and investment banks during the past decade and a half.
German Government Tries To Censor Publication Of Its List Of Censored Websites
A few weeks ago, an anonymous internet user was able to acquire and subsequently extract a website blacklist used by Germany‘s Federal Department of Media Harmful to Young Children (Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien [BPjM]). This un-hashed list was posted to the user‘s Neocities blog, along with some analysis of the blacklist‘s contents and a rundown on the minimal protective efforts used for the list.
Parlamentarier und NGOs gehen gegen Notstands-Überwachungsgesetz in Großbritannien vor (Update)
Letzte Woche wurde im Eilverfahren der Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIP) in Großbritannien verabschiedet. Mittlerweile wollen mehrere NGOs und Parlamentarier gegen das Notstandsgesetz vorgehen, dass nicht nur wie behauptet die Vorratsdatenspeicherung weiter aufrecht erhalten soll, sondern außerdem die Überwachungsbefugnisse Großbritanniens massiv ausweitet. Eine der Organisationen ist Liberty, die David Davis und Tom Watson dabei vertreten, eine richterliche Nachprüfung zu beantragen. Sie berufen sich auf das Recht auf Privatsphäre in der EU-Menschenrechtskonvention und der Grundrechtecharta. Libertys juristischer Vorstand James Welch begründet:
Jamming of signals prevented Iran from forecasting recent dust storm
Signals which are aired for jamming purposes prevented Iran Meteorology Organization from forecasting the recent dust storm inTehran in June.
Media follow Israeli line on captured soldier
First, Oron Shaul’s capture was treated as a non-story by the western media as long as it was only Hamas saying it. Now Israel agrees he is missing, his disappearance will be much commented on. When will we see our media treating Hamas claims with the same seriousness – let alone, credulousness – we do Israeli claims?
Second, the western media are echoing the Israeli media line – meaning the Israeli government line – that Shaul is “missing”. What can that possibly mean in Gaza at the moment apart from that he or his body is in Hamas’ possession? Given that Hamas had already both announced his capture and named him, the western media ought to stop slavishly following Israeli propaganda.
Third, if it becomes clear Shaul is alive, see how many western media outlets refuse to adopt Israel’s view that he has been “kidnapped”.
Thai junta leader to meet king over interim constitution
The military seized power on May 22 and tore up the old constitution. The interim charter will set out how the country will be governed in the run-up to a general election that the junta has said could be held towards the end of next year.
Mafia wiretapped slain judge Borsellino
Borsellino was killed by a car bomb near his mother‘s house along with five members of his security escort in July 1992.
Das Verfahren zu Josef S ist vorbei. Josef S wurde schuldig gesprochen, in allen Anklagepunkten.
Das Urteil fußte auf den Aussagen eines einzelnen, sich bei Nachfragen mehrfach selbst widersprechenden, Polizeibeamten. Wieso würde der sich wahllos einen Unschuldigen aus der Menge picken, fragt der Richter. Irgendwas wird schon dran sein.
Turkey‘s Erdogan says wants to see more power in hands of president
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted to see the powers of the presidency boosted, adding that he expected his ruling AK Party to propose a new constitution after parliamentary polls in 2015.
Bloody clashes break out in Libya‘s Benghazi
Sixteen people, most of them soldiers, were killed and 81 others were injured in clashes between the Libyan army and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical and military sources said Tuesday, according to AFP.
Israel attacks Al-Jazeera office in Gaza
Al-Jazeera reporter Wael Dahdouh said that the channel‘s office was evacuated after being attacked by what he described as intentional, heavy Israeli gunfire.
The Israeli army confirmed the attack, according to Al-Jazeera, calling it „warning gunfire.“
What are UNICEF and other aid agencies doing to protect families in Gaza?
Pernille Ironside, chief of UNICEF‘s field office in Gaza discusses the role aid groups play in Israel-Gaza conflict
In Gaza, whatever the target, children often the victims
‚Children should be protected from the violence, and they should not be the victims of a conflict for which they have no responsibility,‘ says UNICEF‘s Catherine Weibel
Palestinian Children Tortured, Used As Shields By Israel, UN Says
Israeli soldiers had used Palestinian children to enter potentially dangerous buildings before them and to stand in front of military vehicles to deter stone-throwing, it said.
Flaggenwechsel: Weisse statt U.S.-Fahnen auf der Brooklyn Bridge
Über die Hintermänner der Aktion mit ihrer Aussage wird intensiv spekuliert wie hier auf dem Twitter-Account des Stadtrats Mark S. Weprin, der die Frage stellte “Why are there white flags on top of the Brooklyn Bridge?”
UNICEF: 121 Palestinian children killed, 904 injured in Gaza by Israeli strikes
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Tuesday that 107 thousand children are in need of specialised psychological and social assistance
Saudi Hires “Israel Friendly” Security Firm to Overlook Hajj, Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca
This is not the first time that the Saudi government has hired the private security firm, which has recruited a staggering 700,000 to provide hajj-related services this year, according to exclusive information obtained by Al-Akhbar. Most of the leaked reports indicate that security for the hajj season since 2010 has been entrusted to al-Majal G4S, an affiliate of the parent company G4S.
Israeli bombs kill nearly 600 Palestinians. Gaza death toll doubles in four days
Israeli tanks fired on a hospital in central Gaza Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 60, half of them medical staff. Twelve shells hit the Al Aqsa hospital, smashing into the administration building, the intensive care unit and the surgery department, according to Palestinian health officials.
Palestinian Government Says Shujaeya’s Massacre is a War Crime
In a statement Monday, the government renewed “its demand for the international community to immediately intervene to stop the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people,” while it also called on “all international relief organizations to intervene and save our people in the Gaza Strip.”
U.S.-Kongress lässt Kriegsvollmacht in Kraft: Fast 13-jähriger Terrorkrieg geht weiter
U.a. bekommt das U.S.-Militär dann für jede Kriegszone bzw erobertes Gebiet in Asien und Afrika jeweils einen Obolus extra, sowie für Internet-Spionage über seinen Geheimdienst “National Security Agency”, usw. Seit Beginn des Terrorkrieges in 2001 bekommt das U.S.-Militär so vom Kongress jährlich insgesamt rund eine Billion Dollar Steuergelder, welches die U.S.-Regierung und das Pentagon dann u.a. in der ganzen Welt an “Alliierte”, Söldner, spionage-technologische Konsortien, Milizen, etc, zu deren Verfügung weiterreicht und diese im Windschatten des eigenen Imperiums gewähren lässt.
Für die Debatte nahm sich das Repräsentantenhaus großzügige 10 Minuten Zeit. Die eine Minute Redezeit für Barbara Lee bekam sie von Adam Schiff.
EPILOG
Eintrag 22. Juni 2014, 12 Jahre, neun Monate und 11 Tage nach Ausbruch des Krieges:
Keine besonderen Vorkommnisse. Im Westen nichts Neues.
Bibi now saying Hamas is like Isis, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram.
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Worte der Woche
(10. November 1995) „Ich war 27 Jahre lang ein Mann des Militärs. Ich habe Krieg geführt, solange es keine Chance auf Frieden gab. Ich glaube, jetzt gibt es diese Chance, und wir müssen sie ausnutzen.“
Jitzhak Rabin in seiner letzten Rede
Wenn Haß zu Terror wird
(17. November 1995) Der Mord an Jitzhak Rabin ruft ein anderes politisches Attentat in Erinnerung, das auf den deutschen Außenminister Walther Rathenau im Juni 1922. Beide Männer wurden bei der Suche nach Frieden ermordet. Sie starben durch die Hand von Kriminellen, deren mörderische Absichten von haßerfüllten Agitatoren angefacht worden waren, die Verrat geschrien hatten, als ihre verfassungsmäßig gewählten Führer Frieden und Aussöhnung suchten.
Rabin‘s grandson to Netanyahu: You owe us peace
(12. Oktober 2013) 18 years after Israel‘s Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered, the official memorial rally in his honor was held Saturday in Tel Aviv‘s Rabin square, named after the late prime minister, who was assassinated at the square in 1995. According to initial estimates, some 35,000 people attended the rally.
Rabin‘s grandson, Yonatan Ben Artzi, addressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his speech, saying: „My grandfather was murdered over peace, and you owe us peace“
Bibi to Ban: Hamas doesn‘t want peace. Doesn‘t want a 2 state solution. Thus Israel has no option but to defend itself.
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Ban did not mention Palestinian or Israeli casualty numbers.
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No viable alternative to a 2 state solution, says Ban ki Moon, after noting that he understands people are tired of talking about peace.
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Israeli citizens: take pictures of yourselves denouncing Gaza massacre.
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More destruction in Gaza today
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Was meint Ihr – hätte der Rest der Familie weiter Urlaub gemacht?
#unaussprechlicheVerachtung
Nehmen wir mal an, diese sieben ermordeten Deutschen wären Mitglieder des, hm, Bundestages gewesen…
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Offensive im Gazastreifen: Auswärtiges Amt bestätigt Tod deutscher Familie
Es handelt sich um einen 53-Jährigen aus Beit Lahia im nördlichen Teil des Palästinensergebiets sowie seine 47-jährige Frau und ihre fünf Kinder im Alter von vier bis zwölf Jahren.
Jewish Voice for Peace & CODEPINK Hold Israel Accountable for Gaza Deaths: Disrupt Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer at Christians United for Israel (CUFI) “Night to Honor Israel” in Washington DC
Tonight activists from Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and CODEPINK spoke out during Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer’s speech to the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) annual conference to protest Israel’s war of destruction in Gaza and call on all Americans to stand against Israel‘s brutal occupation and assault against the people of Palestine. CUFI is the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States and is led by controversial Christian evangelist Pastor John Hagee who among other things, claims that Hitler was part of a lineage of „accursed, genocidally murderous half-breed Jews.“
Boston Jews stand with #Gaza, and call for Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions. We are everywhere.
@JVBoston # BDS
Slaughtering the men, women and children you illegally occupy and daily humiliate…It’s the new ‘self defence’
Britain’s newly-minted foreign secretary Philip Hammond has lost his shine already. A few days ago he warmly welcomed Egypt’s bogus ceasefire proposal which hadn’t even been shown to Hamas.
Yesterday he was asked three times on the the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show whether Israel’s military operations in Gaza were a proportionate response and he ducked the question every time .
However he did say: “We will be looking very carefully at what is happening on the ground to make sure that it is proportionate, that civilian lives are being protected in a proper way.”