BORIS JOHNSON has come under scrutiny for how he has handled the coronavirus pandemic with some backbench MPs warning he must end the lockdown or face a party revolt.
Daily Archives: 6. Februar 2021
Boris Johnson under pressure after eighteen Tory MPs back call to open schools in England by Feb 22
Among the 18 Tories who signed the pledge that „All schools should open full-time to all pupils from Feb 22 to March 8 are former Cabinet minister Esther McVey, ex-ministers Steve Baker, Tim Loughton and Harriet Baldwin, and chairman of the 1922 committee of backbench Conservative MPs Sir Graham Brady.
Channel 13 Poll: Likud 30, Yesh Atid 17, New Hope 13, Yamina 11, Joint List 7
Current Knesset seats in [brackets]
30 [36] Likud + Gesher (Netanyahu)
17 [16] Yesh Atid (Lapid)
13 [03] New Hope (Saar)
11 [03] Yamina (Bennett)
07 [11] The Joint List (Odeh)
07 [09] Shas (Deri)
07 [02] Labor (Michaeli)
06 [07] United Torah Judaism (Gafni)
05 [07] Yisrael Beitenu (Lieberman)
05 [02] Religious Zionist + Otzma + Noam (Smotrich)
04 [12] Blue & White/Israel Resilience (Gantz)
04 [04] Meretz (Horovitz)
04 [04] Ra’am (Abbas)
Abbas‘ new Arab party may become kingmaker in Israel
The Joint List, an alliance of four Arab parties that won a record 15 seats in elections held last year, finalized the break up overnight in which three will run together and the United Arab List, a party led by parliament member Mansour Abbas, will strike out on its own.
One of the main points of the division was Abbas‘ openness to working with Netanyahu or other Israeli leaders to address longstanding issues like crime and housing in Israel‘s Arab community, which makes up around 20% of its population.
Israel Election: At Netanyahu‘s Urging, Kahanist Party Joins Forces With Far-right Slate
The far-right Kahanist party, Otzma Yehudit, announced on Wednesday that it will run on a joint slate with the National Union Party in Israel‘s March election.
National Union said that they are still in talks with the far-right Habayit Hayehudi party and welcome a merger.
We support steps from the international community that will hold the Israeli government accountable for violating Palestinian human rights.
Blinken holds first phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister
After Farhan congratulated Blkinken on his senior administration appointment, Riyadh said it was eager to work with Washington to face their „common challenges,“ specifying that the Islamic Kingdom was ready to promote „security and stability“ in the Middle East.
The two men also discussed „historical and strategic relations“ between their countries, SPA added.
State Dept.: US ‚objects‘ to ICC‘s decision on Palestinian situation
The United States announced Friday night that it objects to the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to probe into alleged war crimes perpetrated by Israel and Hamas on Palestinian territories.
State Department spokesman Ned Price tweeted that “Israel is not a State Party to the Rome Statute. We will continue to uphold [US] President [Joe] Biden’s strong commitment to Israel and its security, including opposing actions that seek to target Israel unfairly.”
We are Na‘amod
We are a movement of British Jews seeking to end our community’s support for the occupation, and to mobilise it in the struggle for freedom, equality and justice for all Palestinians and Israelis.
About Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran soldiers who have served in the Israeli military since the start of the Second Intifada and have taken it upon themselves to expose the Israeli public to the reality of everyday life in the Occupied Territories. We endeavor to stimulate public debate about the price paid for a reality in which young soldiers face a civilian population on a daily basis, and are engaged in the control of that population’s everyday life. Our work aims to bring an end to the occupation.
On Friday, the International Criminal Court ruled that it has jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories. Netanyahu has already tried to label the ICC investigation as antisemitic – it isn‘t.
Last October, Israelis were rightly horrified to hear that ~400 acres of forest burned down as a direct result of an IDF training exercise carried out in a nature reserve,despite warnings. Now look at what happened when the IDF insisted on training in a Palestinian village today:
(03.02.2021)
.@BtSIsrael is the org of IDF veterans telling the horrific truth abt what really happens under Occupation. Their work is critical. They are under attack by an extreme right-wing group now & need support.
(04.02.2021)
Somalia leaders fail to reach deal on elections
Emergency talks between Somalia‘s divided political leaders have ended without agreement on how to proceed with elections, a government minister has announced just days before the president‘s mandate expires.
Chad police clash with protesters after Deby nominated for sixth term
During his rule, Deby has been accused of appointing relatives and cronies to key positions and failing to address the poverty that afflicts many of Chad‘s 13 million people despite oil wealth.
How ExxonMobil Uses Divide and Rule to Get Its Way in South America
Tensions rise between neighboring Guyana and Venezuela over a piece of land that has been disputed since at least 1835.
Leserbriefe und Hinweise zum Artikel „Künstler und Corona-Kritik: Wo seid ihr alle hin?“
In diesem Beitrag hat Tobias Riegel gefragt, warum sich manche prominente deutsche Künstler, die sich sonst gerne zur Weltlage äußern, seit Corona sehr bedeckt halten. Die Frage war mit dem Aufruf verbunden, uns Hinweise auf Künstler-Beiträge zu schicken, die sich kritisch mit der Corona-Politik auseinandersetzen. Viele Leser sind dem nachgekommen und wir veröffentlichen hier eine Auswahl der Briefe und der Hinweise. Vorläufiges Fazit: Auch in Zeiten der scharfen Diffamierung Andersdenkender gibt es sie noch, die kritische Kunst.
Ihr Lieben, auf meinen Konzerten wird es auch weiterhin keine Zweiklassengesellschaft geben. Ihr seid immer alle willkommen!
Ob du dich impfen lässt oder nicht, ist ganz allein DEINE Entscheidung und muss von jedem respektiert werden.
Liebe und Licht ?
NENA
#freiheit #eigenverantwortung
Corona-Gesetze: „So etwas in sieben Jahren Bundestag nicht erlebt“
Das IfSG ist der zentrale Baustein im Corona-Recht. Es ermächtigt den Bundesgesundheitsminister zu weitgehenden Verordnungen auch ohne die Beteiligung des Bundesrats. Auf dem IfSG fußen die Corona-Verordnungen der Länder. Dass ein Gesetz, das mit einfacher Mehrheit beschlossen wurde, Grundrechte außer Kraft setzen kann, die eigentlich nur mit einer Zwei-Drittel-Mehrheit geändert werden können, ist bemerkenswert.
Erste AstraZeneca-Impfdosen werden geliefert
Einer Liste des Gesundheitsministeriums zufolge erhalten die Bundesländer insgesamt knapp 350.000 Impfdosen von dem britisch-schwedischen Hersteller. Für die kommende Woche ist eine weitere Lieferung von 390.000 Dosen des jüngst zugelassenen Wirkstoffs angekündigt.
„Impfdiplomatie“: Vakzine als Pfand im Rennen um Einfluss
Chinas Zusage an Covax wird als Reaktion auf Indien gewertet, das in der Verteilung von Impfstoffen an andere Staaten inzwischen eine Führungsrolle übernommen hat. Zuletzt unterstützte Indien das schwer von der Pandemie getroffene Südafrika mit einer Million Covishield-Dosen, weitere 500.000 sollen bis Ende Februar folgen. Zuvor hatte Indien bereits zugesagt, rund 20 Mio. Dosen an Nepal, Bangladesch, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, die Seychellen und Mauritius zu verkaufen oder zu spenden.
Blinken holds first call with Chinese counterpart
Blinken had a phone call with Chinese Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi to extend his best wishes for a happy lunar new year, according to a readout of the call from the State Department. The secretary of State pushed Yang on reports of human rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang and the crackdown of civil rights in Tibet and Hong Kong, among other security-related issues.
China‘s Space Probe Sends Back Its First Image Of Mars
The black-and-white photo released late Friday by the China National Space Administration showed geological features including the Schiaparelli crater and the Valles Marineris, a vast stretch of canyons on the Martian surface.