Whatever was going on in Gaza for the past 51 days has finally ended. People can finally breathe, sleep, live! My family and I lived and experienced the worst of times, but we are still alive. We survived.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said on Saturday that the new sanctions imposed by the US on Iran ran counter to the Geneva accord, IRNA reported.

The move also contradicts the current peaceful trend of talks aimed at resolving dispute over Iranˈs nuclear program, she said.

“Syria asserts once again its firm stance that any military operation on the Syrian territories without cooperation with the Syrian government, which represents sovereignty, is considered as an aggression… Syria also went far from this when it affirmed that it will be in the core of any coalition to combat so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Sham ISIS and Jabhat al-Nusra,” Mikdad said in an article published by Lebanese al-Binaa newspaper on Saturday.

He added that Syria, since the outbreak of events, has stressed that anyone who attacks the Syrian state, bombs civilians in their houses and in the markets is a terrorist who should be combated according to the national and international law.

A video we did back in 2004 at GNN for Eminem‘s controversial hit, Mosh.

John Kerry: The Threat of ISIS Demands a Global Coalition

(11. August 2002) Britain appears to be our greatest ally but it must be understood that British geo-strategists are the masters of political manipulation and subversion. Even as the physical British colonial empire was declining in the first half of this century they were already building the framework for a completely global empire based on the legacy of Cecil Rhodes utilizing the resources of the super-capitalists and financiers of New York and London. These elites may be predominantly British and American in nationality, but they reject democracy and the American Constitution and work against the best interests of British, American and international citizens. By studying the history of the Middle East, and the elitist manipulation of it, we can perhaps predict what is to come after this last final push of the American Empire.

(12. Juni) We will all be told to regard the new armed “caliphate” as a “terror nation”. Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, the Isis spokesman, is intelligent, warning against arrogance, talking of an advance on Baghdad when he may be thinking of Damascus. Isis is largely leaving the civilians of Mosul unharmed.

Finally, we will be invited to regard the future as a sectarian war when it will be a war between Muslim sectarians and Muslim non-sectarians. The “terror” bit will be provided by the arms we send to all sides.

(9. Juli) Saudis see Iran‘s meddling and unresolved Syrian crisis as main contributors to the turmoil in Iraq.

(7. Januar 2014) by the time he returned to Riyadh, where he now volunteers in a program to discourage others from going, his government had overcome its own scruples to become the main backer of the Syrian rebels, including many hard-line Islamists who often fight alongside militants loyal to Al Qaeda.

(7. November 2013) Saudi Arabia is preparing to spend millions of dollars to arm and train thousands of Syrian fighters in a new national rebel force to help defeat Bashar al-Assad and act as a counterweight to increasingly powerful jihadi organisations.

„I ask you to convey this message to your leaders… Terrorism at this time is an evil force that must be fought with wisdom and speed,“ said King Abdullah. „And if neglected I‘m sure after a month it will arrive in Europe and a month after that in America.“

The president also praised the country‘s nuclear negotiators for taking on „the important and heavy task“ and urged full support for them.

„Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as well as his colleagues have made good efforts regarding this, and whenever my involvement was necessary, I stepped in to take the responsibility,“ Rouhani added.

Die Mission der Friedenstruppen der United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (U.N.D.O.F.) zum Schutz der Grenze auf den Golanhöhen wird zur Disposition gestellt. Irland ruft alle beteiligten Staaten auf, wegen des syrischen Bürgerkriegs die Mandate für die entmilitarisierte Zone zwischen Syrien und Israel aus Sicherheitsgründen zu überdenken und bei anhaltend gefährlicher Lage zu beenden.

„The United Nations has received assurances from credible sources that the 44 peacekeepers from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) who were taken from their position on the morning of Thursday, 28 August, are safe and in good health,“ the U.N. press office said in a statement.

It added that UNDOF has not had direct contact with them.

Mitte September erscheint bei Haffmans & Tolkemitt der lang vergriffene Sachbuch-Bestseller Die ethnische Säuberung Palästinas von Ilan Pappe.

„In letzter Zeit wird immer weniger darüber gesprochen. Deshalb fragt Russland, warum die Daten der Auswertung der Flugschreiber verschwiegen werden… Das Verteidigungsministerium Russlands drängt seine Kollegen in den USA, der Ukraine und europäischen Ländern zur Lösung des Problems. Man müsste klären, was im Himmel über der Ukraine passiert war. Man müsste alles dafür tun, damit sich derartige Tragödien nie wiederholen.“

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the United States to adhere to international law when it comes to its future steps regarding the situation in Syria, specifically the rules that state that in the absence of authorization from a state to conduct military operations on its territories, then authorization can only come from the Security Council.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry said that Moscow considered over the US announcing its decision to carry out reconnaissance flights over Syrian territories.

Das ist ein Beitrag von Mohssen Massarrat. Wie zu erwarten hat dieser deutsch-iranische-Experte für internationale Beziehungen und den mittleren Osten eine andere als allgemein übliche Sicht der Dinge. Als Anstoß zum Nachdenken auf jeden Fall lesenswert. Das würde auch für den deutschen Außenminister, die Kanzlerin und den Innenminister gelten. Die enthaltenen Anmerkungen zu Israel und Palästina könnte man auch „ausgewogener“ formulieren. Dies richtig einzuordnen überlassen wir unseren Leserinnen und Lesern. Albrecht Müller