Im Zuge des letzten Regimewechsels während des Arabischen Frühlings wurde der Militärdiktator Abdullah Saleh ersetzt durch den Militärdiktator Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, der „gewählt“ wurde in einer von der UNO angeordneten Wahl, in der niemand außer ihm kandidieren durfte.
Daily Archives: 16. Februar 2015
Yanis Varoufakis: No Time for Games in Europe
Game theorists analyze negotiations as if they were split-a-pie games involving selfish players. Because I spent many years during my previous life as an academic researching game theory, some commentators rushed to presume that as Greece’s new finance minister I was busily devising bluffs, stratagems and outside options, struggling to improve upon a weak hand.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Greek prosecutor issues arrest warrant against alleged CIA agent over wiretapping scandal
A Greek prosecutor issued an arrest warrant against an American citizen, allegedly a CIA agent over the wiretapping scandal in 2004-2005, where some 100 mobile phones of members of the Greek government, then Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis included, were tapped by foreign intelligence services. According to Greek media, the identity of the person is to be published in the next days, and that the suspect was allegedly member of the operational team of CIA in Athens since the middle of the 1990’s, while he worked at the US-Embassy in Athens
Greece rejects Eurogroup draft, which is “tougher” than last week (full text)
Greece has rejected a draft proposal submitted by Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem at the meeting in Brussels on Monday, stressing that the draft was “away from what it had been agreed so far.” Under these circumstances, Athens sees no way that “there could be an agreement tonight.”
President had a phone conversation with UK Prime Minister
David Cameron has assured Petro Poroshenko that the UK was ready to further stand for the unity of the European Union regarding the sanctions against Russia in case the Minsk agreements wouldn‘t be fulfilled.
Die Waffen müssen schweigen
Kanzlerin Merkel begrüße, dass „generell gesprochen die Waffenruhe eingehalten wird“. Das sagte Regierungssprecher Seibert in Berlin. Die Kämpfe, insbesondere um Debalzewe, bereiteten Sorgen. Auf eine Einhaltung der Waffenruhe kann man nur „aufs Dringlichste hinwirken“, so Seibert.
Telephone conversation with Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Petro Poroshenko
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of the French Republic Francois Hollande and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
In accordance with a prior agreement, the four leaders continued their discussion of the Measures to Implement the Minsk Agreements, adopted by the Contact Group to facilitate peaceful settlement in southeastern Ukraine. Particular emphasis was placed on the need for strict observance by the parties to the conflict of the comprehensive ceasefire, which has already entered into force, and beginning the withdrawal of heavy weapons.
Leaders reject Netanyahus calls for Jewish mass migration to Israel
Denmark’s chief rabbi, Jair Melchior, said he was disappointed by Netanyahu’s remarks. He said on Sunday: “Terror is not a reason to move to Israel.
“People from Denmark move to Israel because they love Israel, because of Zionism but not because of terrorism. If the way we deal with terror is to run somewhere else, we should all run to a deserted island.”
Was tut man, wenn das Image so richtig doll verbrannt ist? Ihr wisst schon, so Blackwater-verbrannt? Na klar! Umbenennen! Die Troika heißt jetzt „Institutionen“.
Dann ist es nicht mehr die fiese, menschenverachtende, abscheuliche Troika, die die Griechen am ausgestreckten Arm verhungern lassen will, sondern es sind „die Institutionen“. Ja spitze!
A martian stumper….
(20.3.2012) Here’s a stumper for any Mars experts. While processing my Mars images from last night, I found a strange feature over Acidalia (top right of the animation below). I made this 5-frame animation of the green-light images. The feature appears in all the channels, but is most visible in blue and green and least visible in IR. Also, it moves with the planet (ruling out dust motes on the sensor) and seems to rise over the limb. Fog rolled in after this, so there is no additional data later than this. If anyone caught Mars after 2:15UT last night, please check your images… particularly after 2:51UT.
Frauenenquete *Selbstbestimmt statt fremdbeherrscht*
Die SPÖ-Frauen und andere Teilorganisationen der SPÖ laden traditionell einmal im Jahr zur Frauenenquete. Heuer war sie erstmals Johanna Dohnal gewidmet, die am 14. Februar ihren 76. Geburtstag gefeiert hätte. Dass dieser Tag, ausgehend von Eve Ensler („Vagina-Monologe“) und anderen Frauen in den USA der One Billion Rising Day zum Zeichen des Widerstandes gegen Gewalt wurde, hat Dohnal nicht mehr erlebt. An diesem 14. Februar gab es parallel die Veranstaltung von One Billion Rising in Wien vor dem Parlament und Workshops im Frauenzentrum ega, die sich mit den Themen 40 Fristenregelung, Rerevolution (gemeint: gibt es wieder eine sexuelle Revolution?), Queer Theory, Gender Medizin, Sexualpädagogik und Sexuelle Belästigung befasssten.
Riesige Mars-Wolken geben Rätsel auf
Ein internationales Forscherteam hat die hohen Marswolken genau vermessen und sucht nun Erklärungen dafür.
Massive clouds erupted 260km into Martian atmosphere – and no one knows why
These “mystery clouds” came as a surprise, in particular when considering they were first spotted by a string of amateur astronomers in 2012.
One Billion Rising in Wien
Am Samstag versammelten sich zahlreiche Frauen und Männer vor dem Parlament, um gegen Gewalt an Frauen und Mädchen zu demonstrieren. Seit ein paar Jahren kommen Menschen in vielen Städten der Welt zusammen, um am Valentinstag zu protestieren, zu singen und zu tanzen.
Report: Netanyahu may have leaked US secrets to hurt Iran negotiations
It is important to note that Ignatius does not detail his sources for the story, and has no official confirmation from either the Israeli or American governments. The columnist is known as a non-partisan reporter with a strong track record and close links in US intelligence agencies, so his report is so far being taken seriously.
Is Obama an enemy of Netanyahu‘s Israel? Are you?
Netanyahu makes a campaign promise he can keep: The next four years will be worse than the last. And they‘ve already started.
The integrity of Israel‘s intellectual elite, evaporating in the face of occupation
That is Israel in the 21st century: the glory of creative endeavor within, and on its doorstep terrible, no-holds-barred oppression.
The real reason young Israelis are leaving the country
(23.10.2014) It’s not just the cost of living that attracts Tel Aviv’s young, educated and secular elite to the idea, if not the reality, of living abroad – but a broader sense of political and social claustrophobia.
Israelis: In #Neukölln wohnen die Menschen in Frieden … Hier kann ich einfach mit einem Palästinenser reden #Berlin
(4.12.2014)
Berlin – Die Rückkehr der Israelis
(28.11.2014) Das Phänomen überrascht: seit ein paar Jahren erlebt Berlin eine steigende Immigration von Israelis. Sie sind jung, oft Künstler und werden von den billigen Lebenshaltungskosten und der Freiheit, die die deutsche Hauptstadt bietet angezogen. In Israel beobachtet man diese Entwicklung sehr kritisch.
Zahl der israelischen Start-ups in Berlin wächst
(15.12.2014)
Merkel möchte Juden in Deutschland halten
Die Kanzlerin widerspricht dem israelischen Ministerpräsidenten: Netanjahu hatte Juden nach den Anschlägen in Kopenhagen erneut zur Ausreise nach Israel aufgefordert.
Danish Jews turn down Netanyahu call to immigrate to Israel
„We‘re very grateful for Netanyahu‘s concern but having said that, we are Danish – we‘re Danish Jews but we‘re Danish – and it won‘t be terror that makes us go to Israel,“ said a spokesman for the Jewish Community in Denmark, Jeppe Juhl.
French PM repeats plea for France‘s Jews to stay
„My message to French Jews is the following: France is wounded with you and France does not want you to leave,“ Valls said. „I regret Benjamin Netanyahu‘s remarks …. The place for French Jews is France.“
“Der Ewige Jude”: Israelischer Kolonistenverband veröffentlicht Propaganda-Video gegen Linke und Bürgerrechtler
Der von der israelischen Regierung über die Kolonialverwaltung des besetzten Palästinas finanzierte “Siedlerrat von Samaria” hat ein Video unter dem Namen “Der Ewige Jude” veröffentlicht. Im Video werden Symbole linker und / oder pazifistischer israelischer Gruppen und Organisationen verwendet und neben dem Bild eines Juden gezeigt, der sich auf Geheiß einer Figur namens “Stürmer”, der eine Zeitung namens “Die Linke” (“Hasmol”) liest, selbst erhängt hat, nachdem er vorher für Euros Medienhetze gegen Israel betrieben hat.
Im Begleittext des auf Youtube veröffentlichten Videos heißt es:
“Dutzende von radikalen linken Organisationen bekommen Millionen von Euros aus Europa”
Leftists accuse Netanyahu, settlers of brewing ‘another assassination’ with ads
Meretz, Peace Now ask AG to order police investigation of the Samaria Settlers Committee for alleged incitement with its new video comparing Europeans to Nazis and left-wing groups as their Jewish collaborators.
Fearing leaks, U.S. ‚limiting‘ information it shares with Israel on Iran nuke talks
As a result of the recent tension between the United States and Israel, the White House has begun to limit the scope, quality and depth of the information it shares with Jerusalem about the progress of the talks with Iran about its nuclear program, senior Israeli officials involved in the issue have told Haaretz.
Zum erneuten Landraub in Palästina
Mit scharfen Worten verurteilte das Außenministerium Palästinas die erneute israelische Eskalation, darunter die militärischen Operationen und Razzien in Hebron, Jerusalem und Jenin sowie die Beschlagnahme von 2.000 dunum palästinensischen Landes.
MP Filis: “They are afraid, the SYRIZA ‘virus’ may spread across Europe”
Anti-austerity rallies in solidarity with Greece do scare “the European dominant forces” because the SYRIZA ‘virus’ can spread in their communities ,” Nikos Filis, parliamentary group spokesman of Syriza, said in an interview on Monday.
Grillo says Mattarella, not Renzi, to decide on Libya
Beppe Grillo, the leader of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), said Monday that it would be up to President Sergio Mattarella to decide whether Italy conducts a military intervention in Libya, not Premier Matteo Renzi.
Renzi rules out Libya intervention for now
„It‘s not the time for a military intervention,“ Renzi told Mediaset television Monday.
Alfano calls security meeting on Libya: Cancels plans for event in Naples to focus on terror threat
Concerns are growing amid advances made by Islamist extremists in the North African country separated from Italy only by a narrow strip of sea.
While it‘s indeed the case that thousands of Jews leave France every year, it‘s also true that as many as 20K Israelis have moved to BERLIN.
(…)