The left is now in need of Jewish-Arab partnership, ethical leadership with a clear vision, and ability on the ground based on practical political experience. The left does not need another general from the boring list of names.
Daily Archives: 1. Dezember 2020
Netanyahu Calls on Gantz to Vote Against Dissolving Knesset
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that his Likud party will vote against a bill put forth by the opposition to dissolve the Israeli parliament, effectively ending the current government. „We will vote against dissolving the Knesset tomorrow, and for unity, I call on Benny Gantz to do the same,“ he said during a visit to the police‘s coronavirus enforcement headquarters.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Assassins & Iran
Any thought of Biden and his people riding into town on white horses to save the nuclear deal is strictly naïve.
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Reckless killing in Iran endangers Biden’s nuclear plan
The assassination ramps up Middle East tensions after months of relative calm, and risks making it far harder for Joe Biden to fulfil his pledge to open negotiations with Iran and rejoin the 2015 nuclear accord if Tehran agrees to return to full compliance with the deal. Mr Trump and Mr Netanyahu both appear bent on doing their best to scupper the US president-elect’s chances before he settles into the White House.
Exclusive: Syrian general accused of war crimes ‚given new life in Europe by Mossad‘
(29.11.2020)
By early 2014 he had made it to France with the help of French agents who may have believed the senior official could be a useful asset in the event of President Assad’s downfall, the senior French judicial source told The Telegraph.
“This was also just a few months before the 2015 terror attacks in Paris and the DGSE was desperate to get their hands on any leads about the Islamic State, which they knew was actively planning strikes,” said the source, who asked their name be withheld.
Auto rast in Fußgängerzone: Tote und Verletzte in Trierer Innenstadt
In Trier ist ein Auto in die Fußgängerzone gerast. Nach ersten Erkenntnissen der Polizei starben dabei mindestens zwei Menschen. Der Fahrer wurde festgenommen. Die Hintergründe sind noch unklar.
AstraZeneca CEO blames trial delays, not manufacturing, for COVID-19 vaccine delivery shortfall
In fact, AZ has already produced a bulk vaccine that’s kept at freezing temperatures.
Delivery timetable for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine slips, UK official says
UK Vaccine Taskforce Chair Kate Bingham said that the vaccine was being made in bulk first, known as „drug substance“, but could not yet be put into vials until more was known on the timing of late-stage trial data.
„We‘ve not yet put them into vials because as soon as you put them into vials you start the clock for the… shelf life, or how quickly you have to use the vaccine,“ she told lawmakers.
Biontech, Pfizer und Moderna beantragten EU-Impfstoffzulassung
Die EMA muss die Anträge nun prüfen. Wie lange das dauert, ist unklar. Sollte die Behörde eine bedingte Zulassung empfehlen, könnte der Impfstoff noch im Dezember eingesetzt werden, teilte Biontech mit. Die endgültige Entscheidung trifft die EU-Kommission, die in der Regel der EMA-Empfehlung folgt.
NATO, Ukraine to strengthen security cooperation in Black Sea
„The Black Sea region is of strategic importance to NATO and to all Allies … We work closely with our valued partners, Georgia and Ukraine. Therefore, NATO maintains a significant presence in the Black Sea region and will work more closely with Ukraine and Georgia,“ Stoltenberg said during a press conference on Monday.
Algeria‘s president leaves German hospital, back home in ‚coming days‘
Elected in December, Tebboune has pushed for a new constitution that limits presidential terms and gives more powers to the parliament and judiciary. It will be put to a referendum on Sunday.
JCPOA to holding meeting in Vienna
The Joint Commission will be chaired on behalf of EU High Representative Josep Borrell by the Secretary-General of the European External Action Service Helga Maria Schmid and will be attended by the representatives of E3+2 countries (China, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom) and Iran.
Logistic support assets of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh arrive in Azerbaijan (PHOTO/VIDEO)
The cargo brought by rail to Azerbaijan was delivered to its destination point, through the designated route.
Australia to begin testing hypersonic missiles within months
The new deal with the United States – known as the Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment (SCIFiRE) – is the culmination of 15 years of research between the two nations on hypersonic scramjets, rocket motors, sensors and advanced manufacturing materials.