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12.01.2025 - 18:43 [ Heise.de ]

Kritische Infrastruktur: Bundeswehr soll Drohnen im Inland abschießen dürfen

(January 10, 2025)

Das Luftsicherheitsgesetz gestattet es der Bundeswehr bisher nur, recht milde Mittel einzusetzen. So dürfen die Streitkräfte im Luftraum fliegende Objekte abdrängen, zur Landung zwingen, den Einsatz von Waffengewalt androhen oder Warnschüsse abgeben. Abschüsse zur Ergänzung polizeilicher Aktionen sollen nun vor allem infrage kommen, wenn ein katastrophaler Schaden oder Gefahr für Leib und Leben droht. Als Beispiele werden ein Flugzeug- oder Eisenbahnunglück, der Ausfall des Stromnetzes oder ein drohender Terroranschlag genannt

30.12.2024 - 09:31 [ Antiwar.com ]

Syria’s De Facto Leader Says It Will Take Four Years To Hold Elections

“The process of writing the constitution may take about three years, and we look forward to a constitution that lasts for the longest possible period, and this is a difficult and lengthy task,” Julani, the former leader of al-Qaeda in Syria, told Al-Arabiya. “Organizing elections may take four years; any valid elections will require a comprehensive population census.”

Julani and his group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which is an offshoot of al-Qaeda, took over Syria after former President Bashar al-Assad fled on December 8. Julani has appointed HTS officials to senior positions in the new “transitional government,” including Anas Hassan Khattab, another former al-Qaeda commander who was named Syria’s intelligence chief.

13.12.2024 - 18:52 [ Jordan Times ]

Syria‘s new govt says to suspend constitution, parliament for three months

„A judicial and human rights committee will be established to examine the constitution and then introduce amendments,“ Obaida Arnaout told AFP.

The current constitution dates back to 2012 and does not specify Islam as the state religion.

Rebels led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seized the capital Damascus on Sunday, sending Assad fleeing into exile.

13.12.2024 - 16:51 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israeli forces to occupy Mount Hermon peaks in Syria, says foreign minister

Israeli Defence Minister Yisrael Katz has confirmed that the peaks of Mount Hermon in Syria have been fully occupied.

In a statement, Katz described the moment as „a touching historical moment,“ recalling a visit to the Golan Heights with Prime Minister Netanyahu, where they observed the occupied peaks of Syrian Mount Hermon.

13.12.2024 - 16:43 [ Times of Israel ]

IDF: Troops will stay in Syria buffer zone and strategic Mount Hermon as long as needed

(December 9, 2024)

After the Israel Defense Forces on Sunday captured the Syrian side of the strategic Mount Hermon, along with a buffer zone that has existed between the countries since the 1970s, the military stressed that the move was temporary, but also acknowledged that troops would likely remain inside Syrian territory for the foreseeable future.

10.12.2024 - 01:26 [ News.az ]

UNSC consultations on Syria, requested by Russia, will take place on December 9, according to the mission

„In light of the current developments in Syria, the impact of which on this country and the entire region is yet to be realized, Russia has requested urgent closed-door consultations of the UN Security Council. In particular, it is important to know what is going on in this environment around the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) in the Golan Heights. We expect that these consultations will ne held in the second half of the day on Monday, December 9,“ he wrote on his Telegram channel.

21.11.2024 - 21:37 [ Middle East Eye ]

UK refuses to say if Netanyahu would be arrested on British soil following ICC warrant

The UK‘s International Criminal Court Act, signed in 2001, enforces compliance with the court

21.11.2024 - 21:25 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

Starmer backs ICC over arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Sir Keir Starmer has backed the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister.

When asked about the issue, Sir Keir’s official spokesman said the Government respected the independence of the court.

He declined to say whether Mr Netanyahu would be arrested if he arrived in the UK.

13.11.2024 - 17:26 [ Dawn.com ]

A summit to nowhere

After silently watching Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza for the past one year, the leaders of the Arab and Muslim countries have once more met in Riyadh to discuss the escalating conflict.

The so-called international alliance conceived by Saudi Arabia, with its aim of pressing for the establishment of a Palestinian state, failed to formulate a concrete plan of action to stop the Israeli invasion that has been extended to Lebanon.

12.11.2024 - 18:30 [ Government of Saudi Arabia ]

Resolution Issued by the Extraordinary Arab and Islamic Summit

18- To start working to mobilize international support to suspend Israel‘s participation in the United Nations General Assembly and all its affiliated entities, in preparation for submitting a joint draft resolution to the General Assembly – the tenth special session (Uniting for Peace), on the basis of its violations of the United Nations Charter, its threat to international peace and security, and its failure to fulfill its membership in the United Nations and based on the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice on July 19, 2024.

19- To call on all countries to ban the export or transfer of weapons and ammunition to Israel; urging countries to join the initiative proposed by the Republic of Turkey and the core group consisting of (18) countries, which was signed by (52) countries, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the League of Arab States, and to send a joint letter to the UN Security Council, the President of the UN General Assembly and the UN Secretary-General to halt the provision of arms to Israel, and to invite all countries to sign it.

12.11.2024 - 18:00 [ Palestine Chronicle ]

Riyadh Summit Denounces Israel’s Genocide, Calls for Global Arms Embargo to Israel

Central to the statement was a call on the United Nations Security Council to enact (..)

Arab and Islamic leaders also demanded a global embargo on arms exports and transfers to Israel, (…)

Highlighting Saudi Arabia’s leadership role in uniting Arab and Muslim voices, the statement also called for broader international protection and support for the Palestinian people and the State of Palestine.

20.10.2024 - 11:01 [ CNN ]

Israeli road splitting Gaza in two has reached the Mediterranean coast, satellite imagery shows

(March 8, 2024)

“The residents of the Gaza Strip should not be allowed to return to the north at least until the demolition of all the underground infrastructure and the complete demobilization of the area,” they said in the proposal. It also included a second corridor further south that he called the Sufa Corridor. The plan has not been adopted by the IDF, but it includes elements that are coming into existence, including the Netzarim Corridor.

15.10.2024 - 20:50 [ 9news.com.au ]

US suggests military aid to Israel is at risk in letter demanding more aid for Gaza

The Sunday letter, jointly written by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, is addressed to Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer.

15.10.2024 - 20:00 [ Washington Post ]

Netanyahu tells U.S. that Israel will strike Iranian military, not nuclear or oil, targets, officials say

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Biden administration he is willing to strike military rather than oil or nuclear facilities in Iran, according to two officials familiar with the matter, suggesting a more limited counterstrike aimed at preventing a full-scale war.

15.10.2024 - 19:17 [ United Nations ]

Lebanon: Security Council offers ‘unanimous support’ to UNIFIL peacekeepers

The head of UN Peace Operations on Monday said ambassadors in the Security Council had given a “unanimous expression of support” to peacekeepers in Lebanon remaining in position along the Blue Line that separates south Lebanon from Israel, despite coming under fire, with five “Blue Helmets” sustaining injuries following attacks by Israeli forces.

Jean Pierre Lacroix was speaking to the media at UN Headquarters in New York after emerging from a closed door meeting on peacekeeping mission UNIFIL, amidst Israeli calls for the force to vacate the area and move further north.

01.10.2024 - 11:10 [ CNN ]

Israel begins ground incursion in southern Lebanon

Israel’s military says it has begun “a limited ground operation” in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. There will be “no long-term occupation” of Lebanon, Israeli officials said, but declined to provide a timeline.

23.09.2024 - 22:19 [ CNN ]

Netanyahu considering plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza to besiege Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, in order to lay siege to Hamas and force the release of hostages.

23.09.2024 - 21:55 [ New York Times ]

Pentagon to Send More U.S. Troops to Middle East as Tensions Rise

The troops will number in the dozens, one official said, and will head to the region to help protect the thousands of Americans who are stationed there.

(…)

About 40,000 American troops are stationed in the region on bases in Iraq, in Syria and in the Persian Gulf countries. The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln is in the Gulf of Oman, and a second aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman, left Norfolk, Va., on Monday for the Mediterranean as part of a regularly scheduled deployment.

21.09.2024 - 01:41 [ APNews.com ]

Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others

The Israeli military’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said the strike on Beirut’s southern Dahiya district killed Ibrahim Akil, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, as well as 10 other Hezbollah operatives.

“We will continue pursuing our enemies in order to defend our citizens, even in Dahiya, in Beirut,” said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, describing the Israeli strike that targeted Akil as part of “a new phase of war.”

19.09.2024 - 21:15 [ ardmediathek.de ]

tagesschau 20:00 Uhr, 19.09.2024

Hisbollah-Chef Nasrallah droht nach Explosionsserien im Libanon mit Vergeltung, Explosionsserien im Libanon laut Experten wohl aus israelischen Geheimdienst Mossad zurückzuführen, …

19.09.2024 - 20:30 [ theNationalnews.com ]

Fourteen countries oppose UN resolution to end Israel‘s occupation of Palestine

The resolution urged Israel to „comply with international law and withdraw its military forces, immediately cease all new settlement activity, evacuate all settlers from occupied land, and dismantle parts of the separation wall it constructed inside the occupied West Bank“. It also demanded Israel return land and other assets it has seized since 1967.

Apart from the US, Argentina, Hungary and Paraguay also voted against the resolution. Other opposers were: Oceania‘s Palau, Micronesia, Nauru, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu and Papua New Guinea, East Africa‘s Malawi and Europe‘s Czechia.

19.09.2024 - 19:42 [ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic - Gov.cz ]

Czechia’s Explanation of Vote on the UN resolution – 18th of September

Czechia’s Explanation of Vote on the UN resolution regarding the advisory opinion of the ICJ on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in OPT, including East Jerusalem, and from the illegality of Israel’s continued presence in OPT. Stated by Ambassador to the United Nations, Jakub Kulhánek, on September 18, 2024

Mr. President,

Allow me to begin by reiterating Czechia‘s unwavering support for the people of the West Bank and Gaza in their pursuit of political aspirations for their own future statehood.

My country also stands ready to support any meaningful efforts to end violence in the region.

However, for these efforts to succeed, they must be the result of direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, as this offers the only viable path to lasting security and peace for all.

19.09.2024 - 19:31 [ Middle East Monitor ]

Germany defends sitting out vote on UN resolution for Israel to end Occupation of Palestine Territories within a year

“It sets an unrealistic deadline for ending the Occupation and disregards the fact that direct negotiations between the parties are required in order to achieve a sustainable solution,” it said.

The resolution does not sufficiently take into account Israel’s right to self-defence as it does not mention its legitimate security interests, it added.

11.09.2024 - 13:45 [ ABC News ]

Obama: `This War, Like All Wars, Must End`

(23. Mai 2013)

Now, the speech:

The president who dramatically expanded the CIA secret drone war, ordered a troop surge in Afghanistan and aggressively prosecuted leakers made a forceful defense of his actions and an even more forceful case for winding down the war on terrorism.

The key line: „This war, like all wars, must end. That‘s what history advises. That‘s what our democracy demands.“

03.09.2024 - 02:58 [ Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt / X.com ]

The widespread devastation and massacres of the Israeli army in #Jenin and other parts of occupied northern West Bank, where Hamas is not ruling, are a powerful reminder that Hamas is just the last excuse for the State of #Israel to wreak the Palestinian territory havoc.

Everywhere for 57 years Israel has made life impossible for Palestinians under a brutal military occupation, seeking to realize a “#GreaterIsrael”.
In agreement with the Palestinians in the oPt, an int‘l #ProtectionPresence must be immediately deployed to stop the massacres, wanton destruction and forced displacement.

01.09.2024 - 01:39 [ Caitlin Johnstone ]

Washington’s Israel Policy Is Just Feigning Ignorance Of Israeli Depravity

A war zone is a collapse in law and order where might makes right and whoever has the guns makes the rules. People who normally wouldn’t risk imprisonment for acting out their fantasies of torture and murder have the opportunity during wartime to become one of the people with the guns who make the rules. They have a helpless population at their fingertips to whom they can do anything they like.

War is the worst thing in the world. It’s the most insane thing humans do. So, so much of the trauma and dysfunction of our species are the lingering reverberations from wars which ended decades ago, passed down from generation to generation by soldiers returning home and by civilians who’ve been subjected to unfathomable abuse by those who found themselves free to do anything they want to them.

28.08.2024 - 13:03 [ Legal Tribune Online ]

Rat der EU: Abstim­mung über Chat­kon­trolle ver­tagt

(20.06.2024)

Die Verhandlungen zwischen den EU-Staaten über die umstrittene Chatkontrolle sind nun unter anderem wegen der deutschen Bedenken vorerst gescheitert. Eine Abstimmung im Rat, die am Donnerstag angesetzt war, wurde vertragt. Es habe sich abgezeichnet, dass keine ausreichende Mehrheit erreicht werden würde, hieß es am Donnerstag von der belgischen Ratspräsidentschaft. Der Vorsitz beschloss daher, den Punkt von der Tagesordnung zu nehmen.

28.08.2024 - 12:40 [ Anadolu ]

UK’s Online Safety Bill to be fully enforced next year

(20.08.2024)

The UK‘s new Online Safety Bill, which is set to take effect next year and aims to curb speculative news and online hate speech, has gained renewed attention after far-right groups used social media to incite violence.

28.08.2024 - 12:00 [ CNN ]

Multiple Palestinians killed as Israel launches major operation in occupied West Bank

“The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) has been operating since tonight with great force in the refugee camps of Jenin and Tul Karm to thwart Islamic-Iranian terror infrastructures installed there,” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X.

08.05.2024 - 19:34 [ CBS News ]

White House pauses shipment of some weapons to Israel

The White House last week paused a shipment of weapons to Israel, as Israeli leaders closed in on a decision to launch an operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior administration official said Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Wednesday in testimony to Congress that „we paused one shipment of high payload munitions.„

03.05.2024 - 04:43 [ Daily Bruin ]

Chancellor Block claims unsafe university conditions led to encampment closure

Chancellor Gene Block released a statement Thursday afternoon claiming that the Palestine solidarity encampment had been shut down because it led to unsafe university conditions and interfered with UCLA’s educational mission.

Block confirmed that more than 200 people were arrested, with more than 300 leaving voluntarily Thursday morning following a police sweep of the encampment. The dispersal followed an outbreak of violence on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, during which counter-protesters attacked the encampment using fireworks, tear gas and by throwing projectiles.

24.04.2024 - 03:08 [ Bloomberg ]

Blinken Denies US Human Rights ‘Double Standard’ for Israel

“Do we have a double standard? The answer is no,” Blinken said in response to questions about the Biden administration’s handling of allegations of abuses by Israeli forces in Gaza, compared with those attributed to Hamas.
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24.04.2024 - 03:00 [ Newsweek ]

US Speaks Out About ‚Mass Grave‘ Found in Gaza

„I‘ve seen those reports and we are inquiring about it with the government of Israel,“ Miller said.

When asked in a follow-up question if the U.S. will „press the Israelis to find out more about this issue,“ Miller replied: „that‘s exactly what we are doing.“

Newsweek has also contacted the State Department for further comment.

18.04.2024 - 17:25 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Deutschrussen in Untersuchungshaft: „Agententätigkeit für Putins Verbrecher-Regime“

Kiesewetter sprach sich auch dafür aus, „extremistische Bereiche“ in den Blick zu nehmen. Konkret nannte er „AfD-Sympathisanten, die sich Russland freiwillig andienen“ sowie deutsche Kämpfer bei russischen Söldner-Truppen oder anderen russischen Kampftruppen, die nach Deutschland zurückkehrten.

16.04.2024 - 17:10 [ Tehran Times ]

10 Questions and answers about Iran‘s retaliatory attack on Israel

2- What was the legal basis for Iran‘s attack?

Article 51 of the UN Charter states that „nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.“ This article recognizes the right of countries to defend themselves against armed attacks.

3- Is Iran‘s attack on Israel the beginning of a war?

In its attack, Iran used its less advanced weaponry in relatively low quantity. It also made sure that no infrastructure or civilian sites were hit during the operation. Iranian military leaders have explicitly explained that they are not looking for a war and that the attack was meant to send a message to Israel.

09.04.2024 - 17:15 [ International Court of Justice / Internationaler Gerichtshof ]

Public sitting held on Tuesday 9 April 2024, at 10 a.m., at the Peace Palace, President Salam presiding, in the case concerning Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany)

he PRESIDENT: Please be seated. The sitting is open.

The Court meets this morning to hear the single round of oral argument of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Republic of Nicaragua in the case concerning Alleged Breaches of Certain International Obligations in respect of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Nicaragua v. Germany).

I now give the floor to the Agent of Germany, Ms Tania von Uslar-Gleichen. You have the floor, Madam.

Ms VON USLAR-GLEICHEN:

OPENING STATEMENT

1. Members of the Court, it is an honour to address you today and to open the oral proceedings for the Federal Republic of Germany.

2. Monsieur le Président, Madame la Vice-Présidente, permettez-moi au début de vous féliciter chaleureusement pour votre élection.

3. Germany comes to these proceedings as a friend of the Court and a firm believer in the peaceful settlement of international disputes. Proceedings before this Court are rightly noted for their deep and serious engagement with the law and the facts.

4. Respect for, as well as the promotion of, international law are cornerstones of Germany’s constitution and of its foreign policy. Germany has always been an advocate for the promotion and strengthening of international humanitarian law and humanitarian principles…

09.04.2024 - 16:31 [ Reuters ]

Germany denies accusation of aiding a genocide in Gaza at World Court

(today)

Germany and other Western nations have faced street protests, various legal cases, and accusations of hypocrisy from campaign groups who say Israel has killed too many Palestinian civilians in its six-month military assault.

But Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, legal adviser for the German Foreign Ministry, told the International Court of Justice judges that Nicaragua‘s case was rushed, based on flimsy evidence and should be thrown out due to lack of jurisdiction.

06.04.2024 - 17:25 [ New York Times ]

Israel and U.S. Are on Alert for Iran to Strike Back at Israel

U.S. officials in Washington and the Middle East said on Friday that they were bracing for possible Iranian retaliation for the Israeli airstrike on Monday in Damascus, Syria. U.S. military forces in the region have been placed on heightened alert.