The event is led by several major peace and human rights organizations, among them: Partnership for Peace, Hadash, Combatants for Peace, the Israeli-Palestinian Bereaved Families for Peace, Forum, Zazim, Women Wage Peace, Standing Together, Peace Now, Ir Amim, Peace Now, Mehazkim, Abraham Initiatives, Rabbis for Human Rights, Mizrahi Civic Collective, The Faithful Left, Mothers Against Violence, Peace NGOs Forum, Psychoactive, Other Voice, Social Workers for Peace and Welfare, Mothers’ Cry, Kedma for Equality in Education, Academy for Equality, Ir Amim. Itach-Ma’aki – Women Lawyers For Social Justice, The Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality, Breaking the Silence, Kahanism, Racism and Homophobia – Not In Our School, Young Communist League, Machsom Watch, Parents Against Child Detention, Jordan Valley Activists, Social Workers for Democracy ,Yesh Gvul, Torat Tzedek, Isha l’Isha Haifa Feminist Center in Haida, Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights, JStreet Israel, Emek Shaveh, East of Peace, Culture of Solidarity and Democratic Women Movement in Israel.
Daily Archives: 6. Mai 2025
Merz im zweiten Wahlgang zum Kanzler gewählt
Merz hatten zuerst sechs Stimmen zur Mehrheit gefehlt. Im zweiten Wahlgang erhielt er 325 Stimmen, damit votierten neun Abgeordnete mehr für ihn als nötig. Union und SPD stellen im Bundestag 328 Abgeordnete. Merz sagte im Bundestag:
Ich bedanke mich für das Vertrauen, und ich nehme die Wahl an.
Zweiter Wahlgang im Bundestag beschlossen
Der Bundestag hat mit der erforderlichen Zweidrittelmehrheit einen zweiten Wahlgang für die Wahl des Bundeskanzlers noch heute Nachmittag angesetzt. Die Fraktionen von Union, SPD, Grünen und Linken hatten dies nach dem gescheiterten ersten Wahlgang gemeinsam beantragt.
Archiv: The Mutti (ruler of Germany)
(archive entries)
Merz fails to be elected German chancellor in shock first-round vote
In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ‘s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed in the first round of voting in parliament on Tuesday by six votes, a stunning defeat as he had been widely expected to win smoothly.
Grundgesetz
Artikel 63
(1) Der Bundeskanzler wird auf Vorschlag des Bundespräsidenten vom Bundestage ohne Aussprache gewählt.
(2) Gewählt ist, wer die Stimmen der Mehrheit der Mitglieder des Bundestages auf sich vereinigt. Der Gewählte ist vom Bundespräsidenten zu ernennen.
(3) Wird der Vorgeschlagene nicht gewählt, so kann der Bundestag binnen vierzehn Tagen nach dem Wahlgange mit mehr als der Hälfte seiner Mitglieder einen Bundeskanzler wählen.
(4) Kommt eine Wahl innerhalb dieser Frist nicht zustande, so findet unverzüglich ein neuer Wahlgang statt, in dem gewählt ist, wer die meisten Stimmen erhält. Vereinigt der Gewählte die Stimmen der Mehrheit der Mitglieder des Bundestages auf sich, so muß der Bundespräsident ihn binnen sieben Tagen nach der Wahl ernennen. Erreicht der Gewählte diese Mehrheit nicht, so hat der Bundespräsident binnen sieben Tagen entweder ihn zu ernennen oder den Bundestag aufzulösen.
Merz fails to be elected chancellor by German parliament
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday in a first round of voting in an unexpected setback for his new coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats.
Bundestag: Merz scheitert im ersten Wahlgang bei Kanzlerwahl
Es ist ein bisher einmaliger Vorgang in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Noch nie ist nach einer Bundestagswahl und erfolgreichen Koalitionsverhandlungen ein designierter Kanzler bei der Wahl im Bundestag gescheitert.
Die Fraktionen beraten nun, wie sie weiter vorgehen wollen.
If I must DIe – by Refaat Alareer
If I must die,
you must live to tell my story…
Israel plans to occupy and flatten all of Gaza if no deal by Trump‘s trip
Israel‘s Security Cabinet approved a plan Sunday night to gradually reoccupy all of Gaza and hold it indefinitely if no deal is reached by May 15. Plans for the operation call for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to flatten any buildings that remain standing and displace virtually the entire population of 2 million people to a single „humanitarian area.“
We Are Not Numbers
A teenage girl stares at her roof, hoping it won’t collapse over her head. A young student searches the Internet for photos of libraries around the world, hoping he’ll be able to visit them one day. Another walks around the city, taking notes of all the buildings she dreams of repairing.
These are the stories of young people from Gaza, born under Israeli occupation and blockade. They are people who have endured unspeakable struggles and losses, who keep fighting to be recognised not as numbers, but as human beings with hopes, dreams and lives worth living.
We Are Not Numbers was founded in 2014 to give voice to the youth of Gaza. In this collection, vital, urgent and full of heart, spanning over ten years to the present moment, we gain an unparalleled insight into the past, as well as the current and next generation of Palestinian leaders, artists, scientists and scholars and imagine where we might go from here.
We are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza’s Youth
“I want the world to know that Palestine has writers, artists, thinkers and, most importantly, lovers. I want the world to know that we are humans just like you.” So writes Anas Jnena in one of the many poignant stories featured in this important and timely collection.
The voices of Gaza’s youth have been palpably missing in the ongoing war.
They have been reduced to grim statistics by a media overwhelmed by the brutality of the ongoing genocide that has claimed the lives of more than 52,000 Palestinians to date.
Israeli aggression against Gaza: Toll of victims rises to 52,567, 118,610 injured
The toll of victims from the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, since October 7, 2023, has climbed to 52,567 martyrs in addition to 118,610 injured.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that this toll includes 2,459 martyrs and 6,569 injured since the Israeli occupation forces resumed their offensive in the Strip on March 18, following a two-month ceasefire.
29 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
At least 29 Palestinians were killed, and dozens injured on Monday in multiple Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, reported Xinhua, quoting the Palestinian Civil Defense said.
LIVE: Israeli forces attack Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza in one day
Israel has attacked Yemen, Lebanon and Syria, as well as Gaza, where air raids killed at least 54 people on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza’s more than 2 million people “will be moved” in a new ground offensive as Israel’s total blockade on the enclave reaches 65 days.