Die Daten von Kommunikationsanbietern sollen ungehindert zwischen Ländern ausgetauscht werden können, so heißt es: Kein Unterzeichner darf einen Diensteanbieter eines anderen Unterzeichners daran hindern, Informationen zu übertragen, auf sie zuzugreifen, sie zu verarbeiten oder zu speichern. Das schließt persönliche Daten mit ein, wenn der Vorgang in Zusammenhang mit der Ausführung der Geschäfte des Diensteanbieters steht.

Regeln gegen die nächste Finanzkrise, Datenschutzvorgaben für Konzerne, Rückkauf von Stromnetzen – all das wird unmöglich mit dem geplanten Dienstleistungsabkommen TISA, dem großen Bruder von TTIP.

Acceptance of the ICC‘s jurisdiction differs from an act of accession to the Rome Statute, the Court‘s founding treaty. The United Nations (UN) Secretary General acts as the depositary of the Rome Statute. On 2 January 2015, Palestine transmitted to the United Nations documents relating to its accession to the Rome Statute as well as other treaties. The UN is reviewing these documents.

The ICC is an independent, permanent court that tries individuals accused of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, namely the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Acceptance of the ICC‘s jurisdiction does not automatically trigger an investigation. It is for the ICC Prosecutor to establish whether the Rome Statute criteria for opening an investigation are met and, where required, to request authorisation from ICC Judges.

The message they‘re modeling? Starve the Palestinians. Let the Gazans drown in sewage. Let the town of Hazor Glilit starve, as well. Let Kibbutz Nirim defend itself. Let settlers stone U.S. diplomats. This is our home. No consequences for us.

Sunday‘s political summary: Several voting stations recounted the ballots from the Likud primary that took place last week, following complaints of discrepancies in the tallies and in the management of the polls. One party member said there is serious concern that the discrepancies are not accidental, but rather an attempt to affect the results.

Frankreich wird einem Medienbericht zufolge seinen Flugzeugträger „Charles de Gaulle“ in die Golfregion entsenden, um dort den Kampf gegen die Dschihadistenmiliz Islamischer Staat (IS) zu unterstützen.

„We worked on this resolution believing we could achieve a consensus but it wasn‘t possible,“ he said, indicating that France was likely to back a new Palestinian resolution provided the text remained broadly unchanged.

However, Fabius questioned the wisdom of resubmitting the resolution, adding he would discuss the issue in coming days with Jordan, Egypt and other regional players.

Peace House was Abu el-Hawa’s childhood home. Like his children and grandchildren now, he was reared in the company of foreign travelers. Today, the building in East Jerusalem is a guesthouse to globetrotters on budget trips to the holy land, and Abu el-Hawa is the esteemed manager and tour guide, offering visitor a glimpse into Jerusalem through the affairs of his personal life.

Die 1998 gegründete Hand-in-Hand-Schule, die einzige bilinguale Schule Jerusalems, gilt als Paradebeispiel des respektvollen Miteinanders. Sie liegt zwischen dem jüdischen Viertel Pat und dem arabischen Bezirk Beit Safafa, direkt an der Grünen Linie. 620 Schüler werden hier bis zur 12. Klasse von jüdischen und palästinensischen Lehrern auf Hebräisch und Arabisch unterrichtet, die Jüngsten besuchen den Kindergarten.

Yesterday we saw two glaring double standards in the American official discourse when it comes to Israel and other countries.

First, in yesterday’s New York Times, longtime Israel advocate Dennis Ross called on all those who are pushing for a Palestinian state to offer Israel certain assurances, among them “a resolution of the Palestinian refugee issue that allows Israel to retain its Jewish character.”

Unter Feinsteins Vorsitz hatte der Geheimdienstausschuss des US-Senats im vergangenen Monat die Ergebnisse einer mehrjährigen Untersuchung über die Misshandlung von Terrorverdächtigen nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September 2001 veröffentlicht. Trotz einiger geschwärzter Passagen gibt der Bericht einen detaillierten Einblick, wie die CIA unter Präsident George W. Bush ein weltweites System von Geheimgefängnissen aufbaute.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) last week sent a letter to President Obama proposing a series of recommendations to prevent the future use of torture by the government. The recommendations include proposed legislation and other reforms that do not require legislation.

Full text of the letter follows:

U.S.-amerikanischer Immobilien-Grossunternehmer aus Texas gambischer Herkunft heuert ehemaligen U.S.-Militär, Teilnehmer am Afghanistan-Krieg zu Umsturzversuch in dem westafrikanischen Land an. Letzterer verpflichtet dazu Männer auch aus Deutschland.

U.S.-Regierung stellt den Putsch nach dem Misslingen als Alleingang dar, verurteilt diesen scharf und präsentiert die gut präparierten Opfer.

(28.12.2014) If Congress passes the proposed AUMF, the Obama administration will retain the authority to fight the Taliban, al Qaeda, and al-Qaeda affiliates anywhere in the world, and gain the ability to expand the fight to IS and groups that look like IS. This means that the War on Terror could quickly expand to battlefields in Libya and Egypt where groups have already claimed allegiance to IS.

with the Palestinians announcing their application last week to the International Criminal Court, the decision to investigate becomes all the more pressing: A robust Israeli inquiry into its military‘s actions could be essential in thwarting an embarrassing and potentially incriminating outside probe.

The ministry said that of those killed were 1,802 male and 508 female. 10,626 Palestinians were also injured in the assault, of whom the ministry said 7,275 were male and 3,351 were female. The gender figures include children in both counts, of whom hundreds were killed. The ministry also that in the Gaza Strip 145 families lost three or more members in a single strike, meaning that in some cases entire families were removed from Palestinian civil records.

In an op-ed in the New York Times today, longtime US peace-processor Dennis Ross calls on the world to “Stop Giving Palestinians a Pass” for their refusal to accept three supposed peace deals. Ross hints at punishment for the Palestinians:

New Zealand is about to face its first great test on the UN Security Council.

The country could cast the decisive vote on a resolution to end Israeli occupation of Palestine within three years.

For someone nearing 80, President Mahmoud Abbas still knows how to shake things up. But his decision last week to join the International Criminal Court is a high-risk move that may set back the ultimate goal: an independent Palestinian state.

A year ago at this time, Hamas desperately needed a friend. It found one in Netanyahu. It certainly doesn‘t want to lose him now.

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has criticized Mahmoud Abbas’ plans for resubmitting a bid to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on ending Israeli occupation, Press TV reported.

A spokesman for Hamas on Monday said the plan to re-file a resolution on ending Israeli occupation would be “political foolishness.”