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11.05.2025 - 19:20 [ Jacobin.de ]

Droht die Establish­mentisierung der Linken?

Die Argumente das gemeinsame Agieren mit der Union sind vielfältig: Es gehe nur ein formales Vorgehen, hieß es etwa. Intern scheint auch der anstehende Parteitag in Chemnitz eine Rolle gespielt zu haben: Eine Wahl von Friedrich Merz am Freitag hätte den Verlauf des Parteitags erheblich gestört. Außerdem heißt es, man hätte die Wahl höchstens um ein paar Tage verzögert, Friedrich Merz wäre so oder so gewählt worden. Das mag stimmen. Oder auch nicht.

Die drei Tage, die laut Geschäftsordnung zwischen erstem und zweitem Wahlgang hätten liegen müssen, wären für Merz womöglich die längsten seines politischen Lebens geworden. Internen Druck hätte es sicherlich gegeben, vielleicht hätte er die Tage politisch nicht überlebt.

09.05.2025 - 16:01 [ mysanantonio.com ]

The EU will hold talks later this month on reviewing ties with Israel as concern mounts over Gaza

(May 8, 2025)

Ties between the EU and Israel — which are major trading partners — are governed by a so-called Association Agreement. It stipulates that their ties “shall be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles.”

The Dutch government has said that it intends to block the agreement pending an EU review into whether the Israel government is complying with the pact, which entered force in 2000. Kallas said the ministers would discuss this on May 20.

30.04.2025 - 15:31 [ Hindustan Times ]

‘No country has foolproof intelligence’: Shashi Tharoor defends govt on Pahalgam attack, cites Israel‘s example

(April 27, 2025)

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday appeared to dismiss criticisms of the government‘s intelligence services in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and stated that no country had foolproof intelligence, citing an example of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

#Shashi Tharoor said there are operations that are successful but we only get to know about the terror attacks that the agencies failed to thwart.

“No country can ever have a foolproof 100 per cent intelligence. We will never know about the various terror attacks that were successfully thwarted.

30.04.2025 - 14:59 [ San Antonio Express-News ]

UK military launches airstrikes with US targeting Yemen‘s Houthi rebels

“This action was taken in response to a persistent threat from the Houthis to freedom of navigation,” U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said. “A 55% drop in shipping through the Red Sea has already cost billions, fueling regional instability and risking economic security for families in the U.K.”

30.04.2025 - 14:54 [ Saba.ye ]

Massacre in Furat Al-Shu‘abi neighborhood & market… Another testament to American brutality

[Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:24:19 +0300]

Sana‘a – Saba:
Civilians—women and children—along with densely populated homes and neighborhoods, bustling markets, commercial shops, cemeteries, and civilian facilities and properties.

This is the target bank of the American enemy since the beginning of its brutal aggression against the Yemeni people, which escalated last Sunday evening with an attack on the crowded residential area and market of Fura in the capital‘s municipality.

30.04.2025 - 14:52 [ New York Times ]

Britain Joins U.S. in Strike Against Houthis in Yemen

There was no immediate comment from the American military about the operation, which the British Defense Ministry said early Wednesday was carried out overnight “to degrade Houthi capabilities and prevent further attacks against U.K. and international shipping.”

Typhoon jets using precision guided bombs took part in the mission, the ministry said in a statement. The target was “a cluster of buildings, used by the Houthis to manufacture drones of the type used to attack ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, located some 15 miles south of Sana,” the statement added, referring to the Yemeni capital.

20.04.2025 - 21:13 [ BBC ]

‚Operational misunderstanding‘ led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says

Fourteen emergency workers and a UN worker were killed on 23 March after a convoy of Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances, a UN car and a fire truck came under fire by the Israeli military.

In a statement, the IDF said its troops opened fire believing they were facing a threat from enemy forces.

The IDF said its investigation found six of the casualties were Hamas members, and rejected that there had been summary executions.
(…)
It blamed „poor night visibility“, which the IDF said meant the commander did not identify the vehicles as ambulances.

16.04.2025 - 05:34 [ Times of San Diego ]

San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson arrives in Mideast, launches airstrikes against Houthi rebels

The San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson has arrived in Mideast waters and is launching air strikes on Houthi rebels ahead of the next round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

The Associated Press cited satellite photos taken Monday by the European Union’s Copernicus program showing the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier operating northeast of Socotra, an island off Yemen that sits near the mouth of the Gulf of Aden.

16.04.2025 - 05:30 [ Associated Press ]

Another US aircraft carrier in Mideast waters ahead of second round of Iran-US nuclear talks

The operation of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group in the Arabian Sea comes as suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded parts of Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels overnight into Tuesday. American officials repeatedly have linked the monthlong U.S. campaign against the Houthis under President Donald Trump as a means to pressure Iran in the negotiations.

30.03.2025 - 15:30 [ Associated Press ]

Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Danish FM scolds his administration

Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen made the remarks in a video posted to social media after U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s visit to the strategic island. Later Saturday, though, U.S. President Donald Trump maintained an aggressive tone, telling NBC News that “I never take military force off the table” in regards to acquiring Greenland.

21.03.2025 - 18:11 [ Times of Israel ]

‘There will be no civil war,’ Netanyahu tweets; insists gov’t decides who heads the Shin Bet

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweets, “There will be no civil war!” hours after Israel’s most revered jurist, former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak, expressed his fear that the country is heading in that direction due to the government’s recent efforts to fire the head of the Shin Bet security agency and the attorney general.

“The State of Israel is a country of law and according to the law, the Israeli government decides who will be the head of the Shin Bet,” Netanyahu tweets, before adding, “Shabbat Shalom.”

19.03.2025 - 16:11 [ Reuters ]

One killed in strike on UN site in Gaza, Israeli army denies attack

The Israeli military, which has resumed its bombardments in Gaza and issued new orders for residents to evacuate combat zones, denied in a statement that it had struck a U.N. compound in Deir al-Balah.

15.03.2025 - 11:51 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

EU-Sicherheitsstrategie könnte „Einfallstor für globale Überwachung“ werden

In den vergangenen Jahren hat die Endlosdebatte um Verschlüsselung merklich Fahrt aufgenommen. So diskutiert die EU derzeit etwa, ob im Rahmen der sogenannten Chatkontrolle Inhalte vor der Verschlüsselung durchleuchtet werden sollen, während eine eigens eingerichtete EU-Arbeitsgruppe im Herbst konkrete Vorschläge zum „Going-Dark“-Phänomen unterbreitet hat.

Anfang April will die EU-Digitalkommissarin Henna Virkkunen eine neue europäische Strategie der inneren Sicherheit vorstellen. Details sind noch unklar, den Digitalbereich wird die Strategie jedoch anfassen – und sich dabei wohl von den laufenden Debatten beeinflussen lassen. In einer derzeit laufenden Konsultation dazu weist die Kommission etwa darauf hin, dass „die bestehenden Maßnahmen der Mitgliedstaaten und der EU“ nicht ausreichen würden, um mit den neuen Bedrohungen von Außen wie von Innen zurechtzukommen.

09.03.2025 - 03:43 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Beobachtungsstelle meldet mehr als 1.000 Tote in Syrien

Die neuen Machthaber erklärten, sie hätten auf Angriffe von Überresten der Assad-Truppen reagiert und machten „individuelle Aktionen“ für die ausufernde Gewalt verantwortlich.

Laut anderen Berichten sind bewaffnete Unterstützer der Übergangsregierung dafür verantwortlich. Sie sollen sich Befehlen aus Damaskus widersetzt haben. Das syrische Staatsfernsehen berichtete dagegen, Unbekannte hätten sich mit Uniformen der Regierungstruppen verkleidet und die Taten begangen, um einen Bürgerkrieg anzustiften.

02.03.2025 - 22:00 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Merz-Einladung für Netanjahu nach Deutschland: Rechtsbeugung und Eingriff in die Gewaltenteilung?

Auszug aus dem Wortprotokoll der Regierungspressekonferenz vom 26. Februar 2025

Frage Jessen
Ich will ein Thema aufrufen, das vorhin in den Wartesaal verschoben wurde, Stichwort: Haftbefehl gegen Netanjahu.

Herr Kall, sind deutsche Polizeibehörden gehalten, internationale Haftbefehle umzusetzen, wenn die betreffende Person in den Geltungsbereich deutschen Rechts gerät?

Kall (BMI)
Was den IStGH und Haftbefehle des IStGH angeht, ist das eine völkerstrafrechtliche Frage und damit eine Frage an das BMJ oder das AA.

Dr. Strauß (BMJ)
Ich kann gern für das BMJ ergänzen. Die Zusammenarbeit Deutschlands mit dem Internationalen Strafgerichtshof folgt gesetzlichen Regeln. Sie sind im Einzelnen komplex. Sie können sie insbesondere im Gesetz über die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Internationalen Strafgerichtshof nachlesen….

14.02.2025 - 21:23 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Mehrheit der EU-Staaten beharrt auf verpflichtender Chatkontrolle

(February 12, 2025)

Die Kommission will Internet-Dienste verpflichten, die Inhalte ihrer Nutzer auf Straftaten zu durchsuchen und diese bei Verdacht an Behörden zu schicken. (….)

Um das zu legalisieren, gibt es eine vorübergehende Ausnahme der Vertraulichkeit der Kommunikation . Die wurde vor vier Jahren beschlossen und letztes Jahr verlängert. Sie soll nächstes Jahr auslaufen.

12.02.2025 - 12:29 [ Le Monde ]

Gaza: Trump forces King Abdullah II of Jordan into diplomatic contortions

There was something painful about watching Jordanian King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday, February 11, his eyes nervously twitching as he tried not to upset his host, Donald Trump. Journalists asked him, several times over: Was his country, Jordan, ready to receive a part of the Gazan population on its soil, as the American president wants to remove them from Palestinian territory?

The king refused to answer. In his impeccable English, he cautiously took refuge behind Egypt‘s broader international stature.

12.02.2025 - 12:14 [ Middle East Eye ]

Jordan‘s King Abdullah avoids contradicting Trump‘s claim to authority over Gaza

“I think we have to keep in mind that there is a plan from Egypt and the Arab countries,” Abdullah said when prompted to speak by the president.

“We‘re being invited by [Crown Prince] Mohammed bin Salman to discussions in Riyadh..“

12.02.2025 - 12:10 [ Jordan Times ]

King, US president hold talks in White House

His Majesty King Abdullah reiterated during talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, that he will put Jordan’s interests above all else.

Speaking to journalists before bilateral talks with the US president, His Majesty stressed that achieving stability, peace and prosperity in the region is a collective responsibility.

The King said Egypt and Arab countries will present a plan on Gaza, noting that it is important to find a solution that takes everyone’s interests into consideration, including peoples in the region and especially the Jordanian people, according to a Royal Court statement.

04.02.2025 - 17:34 [ Rudaw.net ]

President Barzani, anti-ISIS coalition commander discuss ISIS ‘dangers’

When ISIS seized swathes of Iraqi land in 2014, Peshmerga played a key role in driving the extremist group out of the areas disputed between Erbil and Baghdad, especially Kirkuk. The US-led global coalition provided Peshmerga and Iraqi forces with military assistance to defeat ISIS territorially, which was completed in 2017.

Barzani and Leahy also discussed the latest developments in Syria and their impact on neighboring countries.

29.01.2025 - 23:15 [ Associated Press ]

While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he’ll send ‘worst’ criminal migrants to Guantanamo

“Some of them are so bad that we don’t even trust the countries to hold them because we don’t want them coming back, so we’re gonna send ’em out to Guantanamo,” Trump said. He said that he would soon sign an executive order directing federal officials to get facilities in Cuba ready to receive migrant criminals.

28.01.2025 - 12:55 [ BreakingtheNews.net ]

Israel tells southern Lebanon civilians to await return clearance

This warning comes after South Lebanon residents, accompanied by the army, attempted to return to their villages on Monday, following Israeli fire that killed over 20 people. The ceasefire, extended until February 18, allows Israel more time to withdraw, as confirmed by the White House and Lebanon‘s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

27.01.2025 - 19:02 [ White House ]

White House Statement on Agreement Extension Between Lebanon and Israel

(January 26, 2025)

The arrangement between Lebanon and Israel, monitored by the United States, will continue to be in effect until February 18, 2025.

The Government of Lebanon, the Government of Israel, and the Government of the United States will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners captured after October 7, 2023.

26.01.2025 - 05:49 [ LBCI Lebanon ]

France‘s Macron informs President Joseph Aoun of ongoing efforts to maintain ceasefire agreement

President Macron explained that he is in contact with various parties to maintain the ceasefire and ensure the full implementation of the agreement.

25.01.2025 - 13:55 [ LBCI Lebanon ]

Lebanese army stresses adherence to directives, vows readiness for full deployment in border zones

The army is also implementing an operational plan to enhance its deployment south of the Litani River, as mandated by the cabinet, starting from the first day the ceasefire agreement took effect.

This is being executed in successive and specific phases in coordination with the five-nation committee overseeing the agreement‘s implementation and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

„Delays in some phases have occurred due to Israeli procrastination in withdrawing, complicating the army‘s deployment mission. Nonetheless, the army remains ready to complete its deployment as soon as the Israeli army withdraws,“ the statement said.

25.01.2025 - 13:51 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Israel procrastinating in northern border withdrawal, Lebanese army claims

Lebanon‘s army accused Israel of procrastinating in withdrawing troops from south Lebanon as required under a ceasefire that ended the war with Hezbollah, a day after Israel said its forces would remain beyond a Sunday deadline for their departure.

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.