Daily Archives: 12. September 2020


12.09.2020 - 21:13 [ Haaretz ]

Anti-Netanyahu Protesters Warn of ‚Anti-democratic‘ Coronavirus Lockdown Ahead of Vote

Thousands have been gathering near the prime minister‘s residence in Jerusalem every week, slamming the government for mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis and Netanyahu for preoccupation with his ongoing trial in three criminal cases.

Demonstrations are also taking place near Netanyahu‘s private residence in Caesarea and at major intersections and bridges across the country.

12.09.2020 - 20:25 [ CNN ]

26 people have been killed and dozens more are missing as fires ravage the West Coast

Nintety-seven large fires were burning Saturday in the West overall, including 12 in Idaho and nine in Montana, the National Interagency Fire Center said.

12.09.2020 - 20:20 [ The Oregonian / Youtube ]

Oregon town of Blue River reduced to ash, rubble by Holiday Farm firef

Sandi Elwood grew up in Detroit, Oregon and went back on Wednesday, September 9, the day after a destructive wildfire nearly leveled the town where her mom stills lives. Her mother escaped before the flames burned her entire home. „It didn‘t sink in to anyone that it was really happening,“ Elwood said of the wildfire which took out most of her hometown.

12.09.2020 - 19:32 [ The Sydney Morning Herald ]

Raising dam wall risks Indigenous sites in ‚Sydney‘s Juukan Gorge‘

Raising the Warragamba Dam wall will inundate thousands of Indigenous sites, including ancient rock art, creating an impact on heritage akin to the destruction of the Juukan Gorge, traditional owners say.

12.09.2020 - 18:10 [ @JessicaMontell / Twitter ]

Today is apparently the last Saturday night anti-Netanyahu, pro-democracy demonstration before they lock the whole country down. So I expect it to be big.

6pm at bridges & junctions around the country
8pm at Prime Minister‘s Residence in Jerusalem

12.09.2020 - 18:06 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu’s Deceitful Lockdown

Netanyahu is pursuing two tracks simultaneously. The first is that of the attorney general. It involves ceaselessly attacking Avichai Mendelblit to get him to break and resign, thereby enabling Netanyahu to appoint an attorney general after his own heart who will cancel his trial due to “lack of public interest.”

The second track is the general lockdown he intends to impose later this month to stop the demonstrations outside his official residence on Jerusalem’s Balfour Street.

12.09.2020 - 17:56 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu‘s Cynical Crusade Against Law Enforcement Will Cost Israel Dearly

Senior police officers have been charged with sex crimes against their subordinates. They have consorted with famous rabbis, ministers and mafia bosses. One was offered a bribe that he did not report. Another served as a mole for a tycoon who was the target of a police intelligence operation.

One officer, considered a rising star, worked with a famous lawyer to trade sensitive information from undercover investigations for cash-filled envelopes. …

12.09.2020 - 17:38 [ Coordination gegen BAYER-Gefahren e.V. (CBG) ]

Jahrestagung 2020: Pestizide, Umwelt, Menschenleben.

Mit der Jahrestagung 2020 geht es nicht nur um die Bedeu­tung von BAYER auf dem tödlichen Pestizidmarkt, sondern auch um die Wurzel aller Pestizid-Verbrechen: Die Profitlogik.

T e r m i n

Samstag, 10.10.2020,
09.30 Uhr bis ca. 18.00 Uhr
Ort: Stadtteilzentrum Bilk, Bachstraße 143, 40217 Düsseldorf

12.09.2020 - 16:55 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu Used Doctored Video of Abbas to Influence Trump‘s Policy, Woodward Reveals

The incident occurred on May 22, 2017, at a time when Trump was beginning to have doubts about Netanyahu and wondering aloud if the Israeli prime minister might be the real obstacle to peace with the Palestinians, Woodward wrote, according to excerpts from the book published by U.S. media.

12.09.2020 - 16:40 [ Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom / Twitter ]

Let’s make the EU take their threats off the table. And let’s get this Bill through, back up our negotiators, and protect our country

12.09.2020 - 16:33 [ Downing No 10 ]

Prime Minister‘s article in the Telegraph: 12 September 2020

We decided in the Withdrawal Agreement to create a Joint Committee, in which we would thrash out the details of these new arrangements. It is here that things risk coming unstuck. We are now hearing that unless we agree to the EU’s terms, the EU will use an extreme interpretation of the Northern Ireland protocol to impose a full-scale trade border down the Irish sea. We are being told that the EU will not only impose tariffs on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, but that they might actually stop the transport of food products from GB to NI.

I have to say that we never seriously believed that the EU would be willing to use a Treaty, negotiated in good faith, to blockade one part of the UK, to cut it off; or that they would actually threaten to destroy the economic and territorial integrity of the UK. This was for the very good reason that any such barrier, any such tariffs or division would be completely contrary to the letter and the spirit of the Good Friday agreement. By actively undermining the Union of our country, such an interpretation would seriously endanger peace and stability in Northern Ireland. This interpretation cannot have been the real intention of those who framed the protocol (it certainly wasn’t ours) – and it is therefore vital that we close that option down.

12.09.2020 - 16:32 [ Jason Ditz / Antiwar.com ]

Japan PM Wants First-Strike Capabilities

Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has taken the Japanese defenses policy away from its post-war pacifism to a growing military with an increasingly loose sense of self-defense. A week before stepping down, he’s talking taking it a step farther.

12.09.2020 - 16:07 [ Jason Ditz / Antiwar.com ]

Biden Says Stay in Mideast, Increase Military Spending

Biden said the ongoing US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria are so complicated he can’t promise a withdrawal. He also suggested he may increase military spending even beyond its current record levels as he shifts focus to what he believes should be the military’s priorities.

12.09.2020 - 14:50 [ ORF ]

Libanon verweigert Maschine nach Flug über Israel Landung

Der Direktor des Rafik-Hariri-Flughafens in Beirut, Fadi al-Hassan, sagte, es habe sich um einen Fehler auf türkischer Seite gehandelt. Das libanesische Gesetz verbiete Flüge über Israel.

12.09.2020 - 13:29 [ teleSUR ]

Chile: September 11 Protesters Clash with Police All Over Chile

Chileans took to the streets to pay homage to former president Salvador Allende, in the 47th anniversary of his death, and to condemn the coup d‘etat which brought about the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

12.09.2020 - 13:20 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Zwei Jahre Duque: Soziale Organisationen in Kolumbien ziehen verheerende Bilanz

Die wichtigsten Schlussfolgerungen des Berichts sind, dass die Misswirtschaft in Kolumbien nicht verringert wurde und die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Ungleichheiten sich verschärft haben.

12.09.2020 - 12:21 [ inews.co.uk ]

Boris Johnson accuses EU of seizing ‘power to carve up our country’ as he defends controversial Internal Market Bill

He wrote: “We are now hearing that, unless we agree to the EU’s terms, the EU will use an extreme interpretation of the Northern Ireland protocol to impose a full-scale trade border down the Irish Sea.

“We are being told that the EU will not only impose tariffs on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, but that they might actually stop the transport of food products from GB to NI.

12.09.2020 - 12:17 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

Boris Johnson: EU a threat to integrity of the UK

PM defends decision to alter Brexit divorce deal, saying he cannot hand Brussels the ‚power to carve up our country‘

12.09.2020 - 12:12 [ Politicshome.com ]

Boris Johnson Tried To Get His MPs To Back Him Over Brexit On A Zoom Call. It Didn‘t Quite Go To Plan

But when the Zoom call attended by 256 MPs suddenly broke off after twenty minutes, the online forum descended into chaos as MP Michael Fabricant started singing Rule Britannia, clutching a piece of paper with the words already printed out.

12.09.2020 - 11:46 [ WIkipedia ]

Shanghaier Organisation für Zusammenarbeit

Die Shanghaier Organisation für Zusammenarbeit (SOZ), englisch Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO ist eine Internationale Organisation mit Sitz in Peking (China). Sie wurde 2001 gegründet und ging aus der 1996 gegründeten Shanghai Five hervor. Ihr gehören die Volksrepublik China, Indien, Kasachstan, Kirgisistan, Pakistan, Russland, Tadschikistan und Usbekistan an.

12.09.2020 - 11:32 [ AstanaTimes.com ]

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Reaffirms Commitment To Strengthen Regional and International Security, Stability

The foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries have reaffirmed their commitment to the fight against international terrorism, drug trafficking, cross-border organized crime, and cybercrime during a Sept. 9-10 regular SCO Council meeting in Moscow.

12.09.2020 - 11:26 [ GlobalTimes.cn ]

Chinese-Indian foreign ministers reach consensus beyond expectations; peace depends on India keeping promise: expert

The consensus involves maintaining communication through meetings by the Special Representatives of India and China and expediting the completion of new measures to build mutual trust, marking an important step since the conflicts first took place, he added.

12.09.2020 - 11:15 [ TheIndianExpress.com ]

From China to the Arab world, India is playing its geo-strategic cards effectively

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi’s proactive diplomacy with the countries in the Arab world has led to the 57-nation Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) shedding its anti-India rhetoric. A virtual split seems imminent in the OIC between the Arab and non-Arab countries. The Arab world is led by Saudi Arabia, while Turkey and Pakistan are playing an active role in mobilising non-Arab Muslim states.

12.09.2020 - 11:06 [ BBC ]

How India and China bought peace – for now

After months of worsening tensions on their contested Himalayan border, India and China surprised many by announcing that troops are to quickly disengage.
The joint announcement followed a marathon meeting between Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Moscow.

12.09.2020 - 09:53 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Trump verkündet Abkommen: Auch Bahrain einigt sich mit Israel

Nach Angaben der US-Regierung will nun auch das Königreich Bahrain diplomatische Beziehungen zu Israel aufnehmen und damit den jüdischen Staat anerkennen. „Ein weiterer historischer Durchbruch“, schrieb US-Präsident Donald Trump auf Twitter. „Unsere beiden großartigen Freunde Israel und das Königreich Bahrain einigen sich auf ein Friedensabkommen.“

12.09.2020 - 09:47 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Friedensgespräche für Afghanistan begonnen

Fast zwei Jahrzehnte nach der US-geführten Militärinvasion in Afghanistan haben in Katar innerafghanische Friedensgespräche begonnen. Delegationen der Taliban und der Regierung Afghanistans kamen in Doha für eine Eröffnungszeremonie zusammen.

12.09.2020 - 09:29 [ eturbonews.com ]

Israel and Bahrain agree to sign peace treaty, establishing diplomatic ties

The joint statement, which was presented by U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter, said that leaders of the United States, Israel and Bahrain held a phone conversation earlier in the day and agreed to the “establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain.”

12.09.2020 - 09:18 [ New York Times ]

Afghanistan Peace Talks Open in Qatar, Seeking End to Decades of War

If realized, a peace deal would be the first time in generations that a new form of Afghan government was not being established at the point of a gun: The current model was ushered in by the American invasion that toppled the Taliban’s harsh Islamic regime in 2001, and each previous one back to the 1979 Soviet invasion was set off by coup, collapse or conquest.

12.09.2020 - 09:13 [ DailyMail.co.uk ]

America remembers: Annual Tribute in Light is beamed over Lower Manhattan for the 19th anniversary of 9/11 and the 2,977 people who died

– Tribute in Light shines once again as a memorial to the victims of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001
– It is a welcome sight after the memorial was almost cancelled in August due to the coronavirus pandemic
– The 9/11 Memorial and Museum originally announced that the lights would not shine this year
– The Tribute in Light started up at dusk on Friday, and will light up the sky overnight until dawn on Saturday