(02.09.2014)
Israel and Gaza‘s ruling Hamas agreed to an open-ended ceasefire on August 26 after seven weeks of fighting – an uneasy deal that halted the Protective Edge operation, with more than 2,200 killed.
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Uncut Chronicles: Gaza-Israel War. Deadly July 2014
(03.08.2014)
The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) began their current operation against Hamas after three teens were kidnapped and killed. The military op has already claimed over 1,500 civilian lives in Gaza.
ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issues its decision on the Prosecutor’s request related to territorial jurisdiction over Palestine
On this basis, the majority, composed of Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou and Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, found that the Court‘s territorial jurisdiction in the Situation in Palestine extends to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
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Judge Péter Kovács, Presiding Judge, appended a partly dissenting opinion, in which he disagrees on the fact that Palestine qualifies as ‚[t]he State on the territory of which the conduct in question occurred‘ for the purposes of article 12(2)(a) of the Statute, and that the Court‘s territorial jurisdiction in the Situation in Palestine extends – in a quasi-automatic manner and without any restrictions – to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.
ICC Approves Probe Into Possible War Crimes by Israel, Hamas in Palestinian Territories
The judges – Presiding Judge Peter Kovacs of Hungary, Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut of France and Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou of Benin – accepted the findings of Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s preliminary investigation from December of 2019 that there is a basis for investigating the matter further, and ruled that the court does have jurisdiction in the Palestinian territories, rejecting Israel‘s argument that it lacks such authority.
The flu abruptly disappeared in March of 2020. It disappeared at about the exact same time covid-19 testing and detection ramped up. See the timing overlay below
UK Covid cases fall by a THIRD in a week and deaths down almost 20% piling pressure on Boris to show way out of lockdown
Mark Harper — chairman of the Covid Recovery Group of lockdown sceptics, with 70 Tory MPs — said: “Back-of-the-envelope calculations I did based on two million doses a week mean you could get the top nine priority groups, first doses, and the top four groups, second doses, all done by the end of May.
“So it seems to me by the time you get to the end of May, no later than that, you should be in a position to get rid of restrictions completely.
What are the CRG, ERG and NRG? The difference between backbench Tory groups putting pressure on Boris Johnson
The NRG was launched by Tory MPs representing constituencies in Wales, northern regions and the Scottish borders – largely the parts of the country the current Government had promised to support when it was elected.
It has been calling for the Government to set out a specific northern economic recovery plan to help these regions in the wake of economically-damaging lockdowns.
Josep Borrell: Es ist Zeit, mit Russland statt über Russland zu sprechen
Im Gastkommentar spricht sich der EU-Außenbeauftragte Josep Borrell für eine Verbesserung der EU/Russland-Beziehungen aus.
Neue Übergangsregierung für Libyen gewählt
Genf – Die Konfliktparteien in Libyen haben eine neue Übergangsregierung gewählt, die den Weg zu landesweiten Wahlen im Dezember ebnen soll. Die Teilnehmer eines libyschen Dialogforums wählten unter UN-Aufsicht am Freitag in der Schweiz einen neuen Ministerpräsidenten und ein dreiköpfiges Präsidium.
Ursula von der Leyen: UK is Covid vaccine ‚speedboat‘ compared with EU ‚tanker‘
“I am aware that alone a country can be a speedboat, while the EU is more like a tanker,” Von der Leyen said. “Before concluding a contract with a pharmaceutical company, the 27 member states had five full days to say whether they agreed or not.
“This naturally delays the process. Indeed, we must constantly put pressure on ourselves so that each step of the decision-making process is as fast and efficient as possible.
“But I am absolutely convinced that the European approach is the right one. On these vaccines, we worked faster than usual.
Israel Election: Three of Four Joint List Factions Run Together, United Arab List to Go Solo
Three of the four factions of Joint List – Hadash, Ta‘al and Balad – have signed an agreement for a united bid for Israel‘s March election, parting ways with the conservative United Arab List after a prolonged period of disagreements.
Lapid Finally Has His Moment in the Election Ring With Netanyahu. He’ll Have Just One Chance
In 2019, he agreed to merge his Yesh Atid party into Benny Gantz’s Kahol Lavan and accepted Gantz’s leadership.
Israel Election: As Left-wing Mergers Fail, Tel Aviv Mayor and Lapid’s Ex-partner Drop Out of Race
In his announcement, Shelah, who broke from Yair Lapid‘s Yesh Atid party to form his Tnufa party in the runup to the election, cited a desire to make sure he didn‘t draw votes away from other parties in the anti-Netanyahu bloc, which could result in parties failing to cross the threshold required for entering the Knesset.
Explained: How Burma became Myanmar after a military coup three decades ago
The Myanmar military grabbed power in a coup on Monday (February 1) – the third time in the nation’s history since its independence from British rule in 1948.
After the last such takeover in 1988, the armed forces went on to make a decision that would remain controversial for decades: changing the country’s name.
Myanmar coup: Crackdown tightened with Win Htein arrest
Myanmar‘s military is tightening its crackdown on the former civilian government, with the arrest of a senior leader from Aung San Suu Kyi‘s National League for Democracy (NLD) party.
The only hope for these networks is to convince viewers America is on the verge of civil war, an existential threat to democracy. That’s why it’s so vital to call a few hundred people at the Capitol an “insurrection” or “coup”: almost toppled earth’s most militarized country!
Here’s what is starting to happen to them now that he’s done, and why they’re desperately in search of a replacement:
White House Reporters: Biden Team Wanted Our Questions in Advance
According to three sources with knowledge of the matter, as well as written communications reviewed by The Daily Beast, the new president’s communications staff have already on occasion probed reporters to see what questions they plan on asking new White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki when called upon during briefings.
The requests prompted concerns among the White House press corps, whose members, like many reporters, are sensitive to the perception that they are coordinating with political communications staffers.
ARD-DeutschlandTrend: Mehrheit gegen Erleichterungen für Geimpfte
Trotz aller geäußerter Sorgen wird die Notwendigkeit der Corona-Maßnahmen von einer Mehrheit nicht infrage gestellt: 51 Prozent bezeichnen die aktuellen Einschränkungen als angemessen, für 24 Prozent gehen sie nicht weit genug.
Der Weltgeist ist vom Pferd gefallen
Die neuen Oligarchen des Westens kommen lässig und teddybärhaft daher, und das Faszinierende ist: Die progressive Linke liegt diesen Raubtierkapitalisten zu Füßen.
„Ich lasse mir von der Wikipedia nicht meine Identität stehlen“
Wie unseriös die Wikipedia in Teilen arbeitet, zeigt das Beispiel des österreichischen Biologen Clemens Arvay. Nachdem er sich kritisch zur Corona-Impfstoffentwicklung geäußert hat, wurde er Opfer einer regelrechten Rufmordkampagne, die immer absurdere Züge annimmt. Im Gespräch mit den NachDenkSeiten schildert Arvay, wie sein Wikipedia-Eintrag von interessengesteuerten Nutzern manipuliert wurde und wird und warum der Kampf gegen derartige Kampagnen einer Sisyphos-Arbeit gleicht. V