Daily Archives: 1. März 2024


01.03.2024 - 22:35 [ International Court of Justice ]

The Republic of Nicaragua institutes proceedings against the Federal Republic of Germany and requests the Court to indicate provisional measures

THE HAGUE, 1 March 2024. Nicaragua today filed an Application instituting proceedings against Germany before the International Court of Justice for alleged violations by Germany of its obligations deriving from the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”), the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, “intransgressible principles of international humanitarian law” and other norms of general international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly the Gaza Strip.

The Applicant states that “[e]ach and every Contracting Party to the Genocide Convention has a duty under the Convention to do everything possible to prevent the commission of genocide” and that, since October 2023, there has been “a recognised risk of genocide against the Palestinian people, directed first of all against the population of the Gaza Strip”. Nicaragua argues that by providing political, financial and military support to Israel and by defunding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), “Germany is facilitating the commission of genocide and, in any case has failed in its obligation to do everything possible to prevent the commission of genocide”.

01.03.2024 - 22:22 [ Straits Times ]

Nicaragua files case at World Court against Germany for aiding Israel

Nicaragua has filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Germany for giving financial and military aid to Israel and for defunding the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the U.N.‘s top court said on Friday.

Nicaragua asked the ICJ, also known as the World Court, to issue emergency measures requiring Berlin to stop its military aid to Israel and reverse its decision to stop funding UNRWA.

01.03.2024 - 22:03 [ Mediaite.com ]

‘Little Rishi Sunak’: George Galloway Fires Back After Prime Minister Calls Win ‘Alarming’

Galloway turned the question around: “We had this conversation last night. Why are you reheating it?”

Coates repeated: “Because in the light of the Prime Minister’s…”

“Don’t keep telling me about the Prime Minister as if he was Moses!” the MP interrupted.

“Do you not respect the Prime Minister?” Coates asked.

“Do I respect the Prime Minister? I despise the Prime Minister,” Galloway said.

01.03.2024 - 21:24 [ Yahoo.com ]

Rishi Sunak calls George Galloway win ‚very alarming‘ in Downing Street statement

“What started as protests on our streets have descended into intimidation, threats and planned acts of violence.

“Jewish children fearful to wear their school uniform lest it reveals their identity. Muslim women abused in the street for the actions of a terrorist group they have no connection with.

“Now our democracy itself is a target. Council meetings and local events have been stormed. MPs do not feel safe in their homes. Long-standing parliamentary conventions have been upended because of safety concerns.

“And it’s beyond alarming that last night, the Rochdale by-election …

01.03.2024 - 21:15 [ New York Times ]

‘This Is for Gaza’: George Galloway, Leftist Firebrand, Wins U.K. Seat

As he celebrated victory early Friday after winning a parliamentary election, George Galloway, a veteran left-wing firebrand, directed his attack squarely at the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party.

“Keir Starmer, this is for Gaza,” Mr. Galloway said, wearing the fedora hat that has become his trademark. “You have paid, and you will pay, a high price for the role you have played in enabling, encouraging and covering for the catastrophe presently going on.”

01.03.2024 - 21:00 [ Associated Press ]

Veteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza

George Galloway’s victory was described as “beyond alarming” by Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who used a Friday evening address to the nation to warn that British democracy was being targeted by extremists.

Galloway, 69, swept to victory in Thursday’s contest, winning almost 40% of the vote in the parliamentary seat of Rochdale.

01.03.2024 - 20:46 [ Consortium News ]

Galloway Back in Parliament, Declaring Duopoly Defeated

“We crushed Labour by ten thousand votes,” he told supporters back at headquarters. “The second place candidate was not the Conservatives,” but an independent. “This is the first time in British political history that in a by-election both of the major parties were completely crushed,” he said.

“We changed politics in Britain for good,” James Giles, Galloway’s campaign manager, told supporters back at campaign headquarters. “Maybe we have changed politics in the world for good.

01.03.2024 - 20:33 [ filesforprogress.org ]

From February 22 to 26, 2024, Data for Progress conducted a survey of 1,232 U.S. likely voters nationally using web panel respondents.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling his job as president?

Strongly approve 18
Somewhat approve 21
Somewhat disapprove 16
Strongly disapprove 43

2. Some members of Congress recently proposed the Stop Politicians Profiting from War Act. This bill would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and dependents from trading stocks or having any financial interests in companies that have contracts with the Department of Defense.
Do you support or oppose this proposal?

Strongly support 61
Somewhat support 21
Somewhat oppose 7
Strongly oppose 3
Don‘t know 8

(…)

5. Do you support or oppose the U.S. calling for a permanent ceasefire and a de-escalation of violence in Gaza?

Strongly support 37
Somewhat support 30
Somewhat oppose 12
Strongly oppose 10
Don‘t know 11

01.03.2024 - 20:26 [ DataforProgress.org ]

Voters Support the U.S. Calling for Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza and Conditioning Military Aid to Israel

(27.02.2024)

A new survey from Data for Progress asked likely U.S. voters about various foreign policy issues, particularly related to the ongoing war in Gaza.

When asked if they approve or disapprove of the way Joe Biden is handling the Israel-Palestine conflict, voters disapprove by a -21-point margin, with 57% disapproving and 36% approving. This margin has increased since Data for Progress started polling this question in early November, with approval highest in late November after the last temporary ceasefire began.

01.03.2024 - 19:33 [ theCradle.co ]

Washington blocks UNSC statement condemning Israel for ‚Flour Massacre‘

“We don’t have all the facts on the ground – that’s the problem,” US deputy ambassador to the UN Robert Wood told reporters on Thursday.

He then claimed there are “contradictory reports” about the Israeli army‘s latest massacre and highlighted that Washington was focused on finding “some language that everyone can agree on.”

01.03.2024 - 19:28 [ Times of Israel ]

US blocks UN Security Council statement blaming Israel for deadly Gaza aid stampede

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN ambassador, tells reporters after an emergency closed council meeting on the deaths, that 14 of the 15 council members supported the statement put forward by Algeria, the Arab representative on the body.

The United States did not support the statement and US deputy ambassador Robert Wood tells a reporter who questions why, “We don’t have all the facts on the ground – that’s the problem.”

01.03.2024 - 07:00 [ Middle East Eye ]

Ben Gvir says Israeli troops ‚acted excellently‘, calls for halt in aid to Gaza

After the Palestinian health ministry reported that Israeli troops killed more than 100 people waiting for food aid in northern Gaza on Thursday, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Israeli forces „acted excellently against a Gazan mob that tried to harm them“.

He further called on Israel to stop transferring aid to Gaza.

01.03.2024 - 06:56 [ Middle East Eye ]

Pentagon chief says over 25,000 Palestinian women and children killed by Israel in Gaza

At a congressional hearing on Thursday, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said more than 25,000 Palestinian women and children had been killed by Israel since 7 October.

The remarks were in response to a question posed by Congressman Ro Khanna. The figure appears to be significantly higher than the death toll provided by the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza.

01.03.2024 - 06:35 [ Medical Aid for Palestinians / Twitter ]

„This is the fastest decline in a population‘s nutrition status ever recorded. That means children are being starved at the fastest rate the world has ever seen.“ @melanie_ward speaks with @IsaCNN about the catastrophic levels of hunger that Israel‘s blockade is causing in Gaza

01.03.2024 - 05:39 [ Drop Bear / theblower.au / Mastodon ]

„Reporting from the scene, Al Jazeera’s Ismail al-Ghoul said that after opening fire, Israeli tanks advanced and ran over many of the dead and injured bodies. “It is a massacre, on top of the starvation threatening citizens in Gaza,” he said.“ #Palestine #israel #gaza #IsraelPalestineConflict #genocide #occupation

01.03.2024 - 05:35 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Entsetzen und Kritik nach Vorfall in Gaza-Stadt

Nach Angaben des Weißen Hauses telefonierte US-Präsident Joe Biden auch mit dem ägyptischen Präsidenten Abdel Fattah al-Sisi und dem katarischen Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. In den Telefonaten hätten alle Beteiligten den Verlust von Menschenleben unter der Zivilbevölkerung bedauert, so das Weiße Haus. Es handle sich um einen „tragischen und alarmierenden Vorfall“. Man sei sich einig, dass dieser Vorfall die Dringlichkeit unterstreiche, die Verhandlungen so bald wie möglich abzuschließen und die humanitäre Hilfe für den Gazastreifen auszuweiten.

01.03.2024 - 05:15 [ Al Jazeera / Youtube ]

‘Cold-blooded massacre’: Israeli forces kill over 104 aid seekers in Gaza

The Israeli military has killed at least 104 Palestinians in Gaza City. Nearly 700 people have also been injured – dozens of them in critical condition. Thursday‘s attack has been described as a massacre of civilians. Hundreds of starving Palestinians had gathered to collect food aid, when they were attacked. Israel‘s army says its soldiers were forced to open fire because they felt threatened by the large crowds.

01.03.2024 - 05:10 [ LiveNOW from FOX / Youtube ]

Israel-Hamas war: Deadly shooting, stampede over Gaza aid kills 100+ Palestinians | LiveNOW from FOX

The Israeli military released aerial video showing an incident Thursday in Gaza City, where the Hamas-run Health Ministry reports more than 100 people were killed. The Health Ministry said Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid. Israel said the video shows there was a stampede, as Palestinians in desperate need of aid rushed to the trucks that were carrying food. As some residents moved toward Israeli troops, Israel said the troops fired warning shots and struck some residents in their legs.

01.03.2024 - 05:04 [ NBC News / Youtube ]

Israeli troops open fire on Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza, health ministry says

Health authorities in Gaza said that Israeli fire on people waiting for aid near Gaza City had killed over 100 Palestinians and wounded hundreds more. The Israeli military later said dozens of people were hurt as a result of trampling when the aid trucks arrived and that troops opened fire at „several people“ in the crowd who posed a threat to them.

01.03.2024 - 04:45 [ Middle East Eye ]

War on Gaza: Israeli ‚massacre‘ kills over 100 Palestinians seeking food in Gaza City

At least 104 Palestinians were killed and hundreds more wounded when Israeli forces fired on people at an aid convoy in Gaza City’s al-Rasheed Street on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, calling the incident a „massacre“.

Residents of Gaza City had gathered seeking food, with the area completely cut off from aid by Israeli forces. NGOs and UN experts have voiced fears of famine in northern Gaza and there have been reports of people, including babies, dying of hunger.