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11.01.2025 - 15:30 [ FirstPost.com ]

Sullivan calls Yoon‘s martial law bid ‚shocking,‘ ‚wrong,‘ says alliance still set for success despite turmoil

(January 10,2025)

North Korea has so far been largely silent on the domestic turmoil that took hold of South Korea after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law last year. However, the US is of the view that Pyongyang could exploit this internal chaos

10.01.2025 - 10:41 [ KBS.co.kr ]

Polizei lässt vor neuem Verhaftungsversuch gegen Yoon Kommandeure antreten

Es gab kritische Stimmen, nach denen beim ersten Versuch der Verhaftung von Yoon am 3. Januar zu wenig Personal im Einsatz gewesen sei. Demnach wird damit gerechnet, dass beim zweiten Versuch das Einsatzpersonal stark aufgestockt wird.

07.01.2025 - 13:36 [ diePresse.com ]

SPÖ-Vorsitz: Fußi gescheitert

Eine Neuwahl des SPÖ-Vorsitzenden wollte der PR-Unternehmer Rudi Fußi erzwingen. Dafür wären die Unterstützungserklärungen von zehn Prozent der SPÖ-Mitglieder notwendig gewesen. Diese hat er nicht erreicht, wie er am Dienstag eingestehen musste.

Dabei hatte Fußi vor zwei Wochen noch behauptet, bereits 46.000 Unterschriften, also von rund einem Drittel der Mitglieder zu haben. Die seien aber zum Großteil nicht von SPÖ-Mitgliedern gewesen, sagte er am Dienstag in einer Pressekonferenz vor schütterer Kulisse.

31.12.2024 - 02:28 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Magdeburg-Anschlag: Der Innenausschuss auf Spurensuche

Auch Bundesinnenministerin Nancy Faeser stellte sich den Fragen des Gremiums. Sie sicherte Aufklärung und besseren Schutz der Bevölkerung zu: „Alle Hintergründe müssen gründlich ermittelt werden“, sagte die SPD-Politikerin. Es werde jeder Stein umgedreht. Der Täter habe „unfassbar grausam und brutal gehandelt“. Klar sei, „dass wir unsere Sicherheitsbehörden stärken müssen“.

15.12.2024 - 09:38 [ Antiwar.com ]

Report: Israel Sees Opportunity To Bomb Iran After Downfall of Assad

Israeli officials now say they have total air superiority over Syria due to the lack of air defenses, which could make it easier to launch airstrikes on Iran. Israeli warplanes used to have to avoid air defenses when bombing Syria, but now Israeli officials say they’re able to fly over Damascus without having to worry about getting shot down by Russian-made air defenses.

13.11.2024 - 13:07 [ KhaleejTimes.com ]

Russia asks Israel to avoid air strikes near Syrian base

Russia has asked Israel to avoid launching aerial strikes near one of Moscow‘s bases in Syria, a top official said on Wednesday.

31.10.2024 - 18:16 [ United Nations ]

Israeli laws blocking UNRWA – devastating humanitarian impact for Palestinians?

How has the UN reacted to the adoption of the legislation?

The reaction from the UN system to the bills has been swift and unequivocal. As the news broke on Monday, several of the most senior UN officials, up to and including Secretary-General António Guterres, condemned the decision.

Mr. Guterres stressed
The acting head of the UN aid coordination office, Joyce Msuya, called the decision…
UNRWA’s Mr. Lazzarini said that…
OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence declaring that…
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calling the development…
UNICEF chief Catherine Russell also reminded that…
while James Elder, a UNICEF staffer in the region, denounced the decision, saying

What happens next?

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Mr. Guterres informed the President of the General Assembly that he had written a letter to the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on his government

21.10.2024 - 19:20 [ Antiwar.com ]

Iran Denies Any Role in Drone Attack on Netanyahu’s House

Iran’s mission said Hezbollah was behind the attack, but so far, the Lebanese group has not taken responsibility.

19.10.2024 - 23:30 [ CNN ]

Leaked documents show US intelligence on Israel’s plans to attack Iran, sources say

Another US official said that “these two documents are bad, but not horrible. The concern is if there are more.”

It is not clear how the documents became public, nor whether they were hacked or deliberately leaked.

11.10.2024 - 17:52 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Libanon: Israel beschießt erneut UN-Friedenstruppe

Das libanesische Außenministerium warf Israel einen „absichtlichen und systematischen Beschuss der Blauhelmtruppe“ vor.

UNIFIL bestätigte auf der Plattform X, dass es zwei Explosionen nahe einem Wachturm in Nakura gab. Zwei Soldaten seien verletzt worden. Den Grund der Explosionen nannte die UN-Mission nicht.

27.09.2024 - 04:45 [ CNN ]

Israel’s initial dismissal of US’ ‘breakthrough’ Lebanon ceasefire deal creates confusion

Israel’s initial response was clearly not the reaction the White House had anticipated, and it raised immediate question of why, if Israel was on board with the proposal, its leader appeared so eager to dismiss it.

“We are shocked,” said one US official, underscoring deep frustration after they had hoped Israel would accept the proposal.

“Not a complete surprise, but also not helpful,” a second US official said.

07.09.2024 - 15:16 [ Middle East Eye ]

CIA and MI6 say agencies are ‚working tirelessly‘ towards ceasefire

In an opinion piece for the Financial Times, CIA director Bill Burns and MI6 chief Richard Moore said…

03.09.2024 - 14:02 [ MDR ]

Analyse: Wo wir beim Wasserstoff-Import stehen

(31. August 2024)

In den vergangenen Tagen ist viel über Wasserstoff geredet worden – sowohl auf Bundesebene als auch auf regionaler Ebene. Die Planung der für den Einsatz notwendigen Infrastruktur ist ein kleines Stück weiter vorangeschritten: Die Fernnetzbetreiber haben der Bundesnetzagentur ihre Ausbaupläne für ein sogenanntes Wasserstoffkernnetz von 9.666 Kilometern Länge vorgelegt.

Die Investitionskosten beziffert die Behörde mit knapp 20 Milliarden Euro. Geld, das sowohl über Netzentgelte als auch über eine staatliche Zwischenförderung aufgebracht

27.08.2024 - 09:50 [ Middle East Eye ]

Putin played double game with Israel over Syria, Trump‘s former national security advisor says

In one case, McMaster recalls sidelining Netanyahu about his close relationship with Putin at the Munich Security Conference in 2018, where he voiced frustration at Netanyahu over his “hedging approach” to Russia.

“Prime Minister, you know that Putin is using a bait and switch – baiting you with the promise to curtail Iran’s presence and influence in Syria while actually enabling Iran’s proxies on your borders,” McMaster said he told Netanyahu, who sat next to him to confer about a speech he would give mentioning Hezbollah.

“Netanyahu smiled and said he had better return to his seat,” McMaster wrote.

09.05.2024 - 08:55 [ theNationalNews.com ]

UN General Assembly to vote on resolution for Palestine membership

„What we‘re concerned about is the precedent it sets. It‘s clearly outlined in the UN Charter, the procedure, the process for obtaining full membership in the United Nations, and any kind of a process that goes around that, to us is very concerning,“ Robert Wood, US deputy ambassador to the UN, told reporters in New York on Tuesday.

„What they [Palestinians] should be doing is sitting down with Israel at the appropriate point,…

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 - 16:42 [ New York Times ]

A Way to Rejoin The World Court

(19.07.1986)

The imprudence of this acceptance was demonstrated by the Nicaraguan case, in which the Court ruled that the United States is using force illegally in Central America. That case should not – and need not – have gone to the Court. To make sure the United States retains sovereign discretion to defend itself and its allies, any new American acceptance of the Court‘s compulsory jurisdiction should emulate the good sense of others like India and Kenya by excluding disputes involving armed conflict. America -acting alone or with its allies – still needs the freedom to protect freedom. The finger on the trigger cannot be that of the global judiciary.

30.03.2024 - 19:45 [ Times of Israel ]

In surprise close call, Lapid holds on to party leadership by a mere 29 votes

Opposition Leader Yair Lapid beat out opponent MK Ram Ben Barak by the skin of his teeth in Thursday afternoon’s Yesh Atid primary, the party’s first leadership contest since it was founded by Lapid in 2012. (…)

Ben Barak had not presented a strong challenge to the longtime leader, stating repeatedly that he does not differ materially in his policy outlook from Lapid and is mainly running in order to promote the “democratization” of the party, which has been under the same leadership for over a decade.

14.03.2024 - 15:30 [ Times of Israel ]

US would support limited, pinpoint IDF op against high-value targets in Rafah — report

Two Israeli officials told Politico that the Israel Defense Forces is still developing a plan for protecting the civilians.

But unnamed US officials told Politico that in private meetings, top administration officials have told the Israelis that the US would back a strategy for “counterterrorism operations” in Rafah rather than the full-scale war waged elsewhere in Gaza.

28.02.2024 - 20:57 [ diePresse.com ]

Bericht: Deutsche Fregatte schoss im Roten Meer irrtümlich auf US-Drohne

Die amerikanische Drohne sei nicht im Rahmen der US-Mission „Prosperity Guardian“, die gegen Angriffe der Houthi-Rebellen im Roten Meer patrouilliert, im Einsatz gewesen. Denn die Besatzung der „Hessen“ sei nach Sichtung der unbekannten Drohne mit Mitgliedern von „Prosperity Guardian“ in Kontakt gewesen. Doch auch diese wussten nicht Bescheid vom Einsatz des Flugobjekts. Diese sei vermutlich für eine andere US-Mission in der Region unterwegs gewesen.

Nach Absprache mit den US-Kollegen habe der Kommandeur der „Hessen“ den Befehl zum Abschuss der Drohne gegeben, die in Richtung des deutschen Schiffes flog. Erst nach dem gescheiterten Manöver sei bekannt geworden, dass es sich um eine US-Drohne gehandelt habe, schreibt der „Spiegel“.

01.02.2024 - 19:05 [ CBS News ]

Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack

Weather will be a major factor in the timing of the strikes, the U.S. officials told CBS News, as the U.S. has the capability to carry out strikes in bad weather but prefers to have better visibility of selected targets…

29.01.2024 - 10:05 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Global ammunition shortage forces Israel to limit bombings

A surge in ammunition usage during the wars in Gaza and Ukraine has triggered an unprecedented global shortage across all types of ammunition. And while the IDF avoids public discussion of the issue, Major General Eliezer Toledano acknowledged last month a reduction in air attacks, underscoring the imperative to „manage the economy of armaments“ in anticipation of a protracted war.

29.01.2024 - 09:02 [ Tehran Times ]

Iran Navy to establish base in South Pole

Rear Admiral Shahram Irani emphasized that the operational decisions of the Iranian Navy are guided by the precise vision of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

He announced the establishment of strategic commands in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans, with plans for a permanent deployment in these crucial regions in the near future.

27.01.2024 - 08:08 [ US Außenministerium / US State Department ]

Statement on UNRWA Allegations

The Department of State has temporarily paused additional funding for UNRWA while we review these allegations and the steps the United Nations is taking to address them.

(…)

The United States has reached out to the Government of Israel to seek more information about these allegations, and we have briefed Members of Congress.

09.01.2024 - 15:57 [ ZDFheute Nachrichten / Youtube ]

Die Wut der Bauern | ZDF spezial

Seit Montag protestieren die Bauern im Rahmen ihrer Aktionswoche gegen die geplanten Kürzungen der Ampelregierung. Deutschlandweit ziehen sich Traktorenkonvois durch Städte.

Sicherheitsbehörden warnen derweil …

05.01.2024 - 16:20 [ Middle East Eye ]

US State Dept offering $10 million for information on Hamas financial networks

According to the statement, „rewards may be provided for information leading to the identification and disruption of any source of revenue for Hamas or its key financial facilitation mechanisms; major Hamas donors or financial facilitators; financial institutions or exchange houses facilitating Hamas transactions.”

02.01.2024 - 18:48 [ ArabNews.com ]

Lebanese PM urges UK for ‘maximum pressure’ on Israel

(28.12.2023)

Lebanon’s Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged the UK to place “maximum pressure” on Israel to end its campaign on Gaza and the Lebanese border.

In a meeting with UK Foreign Minister David Cameron on Thursday, Mikati warned that the “Israeli provocations in southern Lebanon could lead to deteriorating conditions and a full-scale war in the region as a whole.”

19.12.2023 - 22:55 [ UN News / Twitter ]

According to the latest information, the anticipated Security Council meeting scheduled to take place today to vote on a new draft resolution on the crisis in Gaza, has been postponed

19.12.2023 - 22:50 [ Washington Post ]

Security Council searching for a Gaza vote that U.S. won’t veto

A morning meeting ended without a vote as negotiations continued over a new draft, seen by The Washington Post, that eliminated the word “ceasefire,” contained in an earlier version offered Monday. Instead, it demands an “urgent suspension of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and for urgent steps towards a sustainable cessation of hostilities.”

09.12.2023 - 12:50 [ Vanity Fair ]

A Batshit Number of Young Swing State Voters Think RFK Jr. Should Be President

As you’ve probably heard by now, a very scary poll released on Sunday shows Joe Biden losing the 2024 election to the four-time indicted insurrection enthusiast Donald Trump in five out of six major battleground states. That’s obviously a wildly disturbing prospect; it would be like asking someone if they’d like to catch a movie after work or have a rusty crowbar shoved up their ass, and then seeing them choosing the latter. But possibly even more surprising? How popular anti-vaxxer candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is among voters.

07.12.2023 - 09:38 [ Associated Press ]

FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal and says it’d be ‘devastating’ if it lapsed

Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, said that during his 13 years on the committee, he’d pressed multiple FBI directors about civil liberties violations associated with the surveillance program and had repeatedly been given false reassurances about the reforms being put in place.

“Every darn one of them has told me the same thing: ‘Don’t worry about it, we’ve got this taken care of, we’ve got new procedures, it’s going to be different now,’” Lee said. “It’s never different. You haven’t changed.”

22.11.2023 - 05:42 [ Reuters ]

BRICS countries discuss Gaza conflict but don‘t agree joint declaration

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told Tuesday‘s talks that diplomats did not have sufficient time to draft a declaration.

06.11.2023 - 02:42 [ Fox News ]

CNN panelists sound alarm on ‚really scary‘ poll showing Biden trailing Trump in key states

„It’s really scary for me,“ she said. „Because here is deal. Perception is reality. And so when you look at the data provided in this poll, it takes about how people feel. And when people decide whether their going to the poll or not going to the poll, it is all about how you feel in that moment. And so while the facts may not align with their feelings, they’re feelings are dictating their reality, their reality is that they feel better or felt better when Trump was in office.“

She said Democrats were trying to push back and argued that it was an issue of „perception.“ Crockett also said people didn‘t understand civics in this country.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett

03.11.2023 - 18:54 [ Times of Israel ]

Projectile flying horizontally hits French news agency’s Gaza bureau, causes damage

(Today, 6:48 pm)

Asking a question at Secretary of State Blinken’s press conference earlier today, AFP’s Leon Bruneau described the incident as “apparently a missile strike.”

30.10.2023 - 20:49 [ Times of Israel ]

Biden sends Treasury official to Saudi Arabia, Qatar to discuss Gaza aid, counterterrorism

In Riyadh, Nelson co-chaired a meeting of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center.

In Doha, Nelson met with Qatar Central Bank governor Bandar al Thani, Attorney General Issa bin Saad al Nuaimi and leaders of the National Counterterrorism Committee.

06.10.2023 - 14:51 [ Alon Pinkas / Haaretz ]

A Saudi Deal Could Set the Mideast Nuclear Domino Effect in Motion

(Oct 5, 2023)

For many years, the United States, Israel, Middle East analysts and nuclear experts have all warned that the region could be on the brink of a nuclear domino effect.

29.09.2023 - 04:52 [ CNN ]

France will end its military presence in Niger by the end of 2023, Macron says

(September 25, 2023)

“We are putting an end to our military cooperation with the de facto authorities of Niger because they don’t want to fight terrorism anymore,” Macron said regarding the military leaders who took over rule of the northwest African country.

25.09.2023 - 22:51 [ Nikkei.com ]

Solomon Islands PM Sogavare skips Biden-led summit

Sogavare‘s no-show at the two-day summit, which will run through Tuesday, represents a significant blow to the Biden administration‘s efforts to rebuild influence in the Pacific region.

17.09.2023 - 03:30 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Saudi nuclear program can be secretly managed – top Israeli sources

(September 14, 2023)

Top Israeli sources have told the Jerusalem Post that there are secret technological ways to ensure that the Saudis do not misuse civilian nuclear items, which the US may give them as part of a three-way normalization deal, for military purposes.

Although there are no guarantees, because the issue is highly technical and there are issues to address regarding the Palestinians and highly complex politics, these technological fixes could be key to locking in a normalization deal between Riyadh and Jerusalem, under Washington’s auspices.

11.09.2023 - 18:43 [ LA Times ]

Previously classified documents released by U.S. show knowledge of 1973 Chile coup

(Aug. 29, 2023)

Every once in a while, the voices of ghosts emerge to reveal dark chapters in U.S. political history.

The State Department with the CIA last week declassified two 50-year-old documents that had been withheld from public view that shed new light on the military coup in Chile that overthrew the country’s elected president.

(…)

The full extent of the role of the CIA and other U.S. players in the Chile coup has long been debated. While the Nixon administration was not thought to have had a direct hand in executing the coup, it appeared to fit the pattern of numerous so-called regime changes the U.S. clandestinely engineered over the decades in Latin America, Iran and beyond.

04.09.2023 - 20:23 [ Mullvad.net ]

EU chat control law will ban open source operating systems

(1 February 2023)

The proposed Chat control EU law will not only seize totalitarian control of all private communication. It will also ban open source operating systems as an unintended consequence.

22.08.2023 - 18:00 [ Times of Israel ]

High Court rejects government request to delay hearing on ‘reasonableness’ law

Religious Zionism MK Simcha Rothman, chair of the Knesset’s Consitution, Law and Justice Committee and a key architect of the judicial overhaul, said the court’s refusal to grant an extension was another example of why its powers need to be curbed.

“The High Court has no limits,” he tweeted. “I wanted with all my heart to believe the High Court is not deliberately striving to create a constitutional crisis as part of its war to preserve its excessive power, and at the cost of dragging the State of Israel into dysfunction.”

09.08.2023 - 10:55 [ Times of Israel ]

FM: Saudi deal with US defense pact would make Gulf nuclear ambitions ‘unnecessary’

Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Tuesday that if the United States were to agree to a defense pact with Riyadh as part of a potential normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it would reassure Gulf nations that they are protected from Iranian aggression, rendering their nuclear ambitions “unnecessary.”

22.07.2023 - 13:34 [ RT.com ]

Moscow lists seven conditions for grain deal resumption

Listing Russia’s conditions, Polyansky insisted that sanctions on the country’s grain and fertilizer exports to global markets should be lifted “in practical terms rather than just in words” while all obstacles to Russian financial institutions involved in the sector must also be removed, including their reconnection to the SWIFT payment system.

01.07.2023 - 12:36 [ Variety.com/ ]

Twitter Blocking Access to Users Who Aren’t Logged In as an ‘Emergency Measure,’ Elon Musk Says

Many people were confused about the change, wondering whether it was a glitch or a purposeful move on the part of Twitter, which is under the control of mega-billionaire Elon Musk. Previously, you could search Twitter and view tweets without needing a registered account. But now, visiting any Twitter page displays a log-in prompt instead.

Musk, in a post Friday afternoon, claimed that Twitter took the step to improve performance on the platform after third-party companies were “scraping” data and overloading its systems.

25.06.2023 - 12:06 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

Netanyahu arrives, almost an hour late, to Jerusalem courtroom. Milchan, via Zoom link, greets him „Shalom Bibi!“

25.06.2023 - 11:48 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

Israeli protests outside the The Old Ship Hotel in Brighton

20.06.2023 - 16:43 [ Times of Israel ]

US says overhaul consensus crucial as Netanyahu coalition unilaterally restarts push

White House reiterates importance of ‘broadest possible base of popular support’ for judicial reforms as bill shackling court on ‘reasonableness’ doctrine heads to committee

19.05.2023 - 23:14 [ CNN ]

US signals to allies it won’t block their export of F-16 jets to Ukraine

(Fri May 19, 2023)

Administration officials are not aware, however, of any formal requests by any allies to export F-16s, and State Department officials who would normally be tasked with the paperwork to approve such third-party transfers have not been told to get to work, officials said.

19.05.2023 - 23:11 [ Sun5 / Nitter ]

Germany and UK say US must decide on fighter jets to Ukraine

(May 17, 2023)

16.05.2023 - 16:20 [ Jewish News Syndicate - jns.org ]

Who wants to destroy Israel? You might be surprised.

For the first time in Israel’s short history, a large-scale movement has been launched using undemocratic means to overthrow a democratically elected government.

01.04.2023 - 06:22 [ i24news.tv ]

‘We want to be heard:’ Israelis backing judicial overhaul take to the streets

Waving flags of Netanyahu’s Likud party, some 20,000 protestors marched through Tel Aviv, the site of the largest anti-government protests over the last few months. “The nation demands legal reform!” chanted some of the demonstrators in the counter-protest.

The right-wing Im Tirtzu group organized the “March for Freedom” with the aim of “being freed from the restraints of the High Court,” declaring that the people “have chosen judicial reform.”

28.03.2023 - 07:20 [ CNN ]

White House scales up ‘concern’ rhetoric, marking rare involvement in Israeli domestic affairs

The statement, which also repeatedly urged “compromise” in the judicial reform, also marked a rare moment of the US weighing in on the domestic affairs of another country – let alone those of a close ally like Israel. But heavy opposition to the proposed reforms among US-based pro-Israel groups has given the White House more leeway to insert itself into the debate.

27.03.2023 - 17:42 [ Fox News ]

Netanyahu tells Piers Morgan democracy is safe in Israel despite his moves to wrest control of ‘too powerful’

n a world exclusive interview with me for my show „Piers Morgan Uncensored“ (airing on Fox Nation tomorrow, Monday) Netanyahu said: „There is one other thing that characterizes the judiciary in Israel and that is that the judges veto the appointment of judges, they effectively select themselves and that doesn’t exist in any democracy. The reform that we’re dealing with right now corrects that.“

27.03.2023 - 14:01 [ David Rothkopf / Nitter ]

While I am a strong supporter of the Biden Admin on many things, they have been too timid with their criticism of Bibi Netanyahu and the threat he represents not only to Israel but to US interests in the Middle East. This is no time for the „compromise“ the US has called for.

22.03.2023 - 18:42 [ Haaretz ]

Does Netanyahu Hate Israel? It Seems So

In 2020, in an interview with Haaretz’s Yossi Melman, Kimhi said that his findings stand. He said that Netanyahu is a “narcissist” and an “alarmist … whose management style ignores predetermined managers and policies, and this creates noticeable flaws that are manifested in contradictory messages from those who work for him.”

Similar profiles are said to have been written by both the CIA and German intelligence years ago.

16.03.2023 - 14:02 [ Times of Israel ]

A last, desperate, long-shot plea: Prime Minister Netanyahu, stop this madness

Some say you’ve unleashed this revolution to evade your trial. That makes no sense. You could drag it on for years or subvert it with less drastic legislative initiatives.

Others posit that you are intimidated by the extremists — those you have empowered politically, and the toxic commentators on TV, radio and social media, including some very close to home.

I hear that some people who know you well think you have convinced yourself that you are truly King Bibi, a great, historic national figure, wiser and more capable than all.

22.02.2023 - 08:49 [ Kreml ]

Presidential Address to Federal Assembly

Launch new projects, earn money, work hard for Russia, invest in enterprises and jobs, and help schools and universities, science and healthcare, culture and sports. In this way, you will increase your wealth and will also win the respect and gratitude of the people for a generation ahead. The state and society will certainly support you.

Let us consider this as a message for your business: get moving in the right direction.

To be continued.

21.02.2023 - 12:04 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Sahra Wagenknecht im NachDenkSeiten-Interview: „Natürlich ist auf unserer Kundgebung in Berlin jeder willkommen“

Die wohl unangenehmste Frage für Sie haben wir uns in alter Tradition für den Schluss aufgehoben. Wie bereits erwähnt, hatten wir im Vorfeld des Interviews unseren Lesern angeboten, uns Fragen an Sie zuzuschicken. Die Reaktion war geradezu überwältigend, uns erreichten über 350 Fragen. 84 davon, also 24 Prozent der eingegangenen Zuschriften, hatten folgendes Thema in unterschiedlichen Frage-Formulierungen zum Inhalt: „Wann gründen Sie endlich Ihre eigene Partei?“, „Warum haben Sie noch keine eigene Partei gegründet?“, „Was hindert Sie daran, eine neue Partei zu gründen?“, „Wird zu den Europawahlen eine neue Bewegung/Partei unter Mitwirkung von Ihnen antreten, die sich kompromisslos gegen Waffenlieferungen und Sanktionen stellt, oder bleibt es beim Schaulaufen?“.

Das ist eine wichtige Frage, über die ich natürlich, wie viele andere, nachdenke.

18.02.2023 - 12:00 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Bundeswehr schult zu Verschwörungsmythen und Propaganda

„Von Verschwörungstheorien und Desinformationen – zum Beispiel aus Russland – können große Gefahren ausgehen“, sagte der Kommandeur des Zentrums Innere Führung in Koblenz, Markus Kurczyk, der Nachrichtenagentur dpa. Man müsse „in diese Themen rein, wir müssen hier die Soldatinnen und Soldaten sensibilisieren“, so der 58 Jahre alte Generalmajor. „Wir erleben auch bei ihnen das Risiko, in falschen Informationsblasen des Internets gefangen zu sein.“

05.02.2023 - 22:38 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Unabhängiger Kontrollrat: Wer überwacht die Überwacher?

Die ehemaligen Richterinnen und Richter vom Unabhängigen Kontrollrat (UK-Rat), einer neuen Obersten Bundesbehörde, überprüfen seit Anfang 2022 die technischen Überwachungsmaßnahmen des BND, also, wie der Auslandsgeheimdienst die weltweite Telefon-, Internet- oder Satellitenkommunikation durchsucht…

Wahrscheinlich gibt es keine so mächtige und gleichzeitig kaum bekannte Behörde…

Die Diskussion trifft auf eine Behörde, die sich noch immer in einem provisorischen Zustand befindet…

Deshalb finden die streng geheimen Sitzungen momentan noch auf dem BND-Gelände im Berliner Südwesten statt…

04.02.2023 - 10:02 [ securityweek.com ]

Data Protection Cyber Insights 2023 | Quantum Computing and the Coming Cryptopocalypse

(February 2, 2023)

The one thing we can say with certainty is that it definitely won’t happen in 2023 – probably. That probably comes from not knowing for certain what stage in the journey to quantum computing has been achieved by foreign nations or their intelligence agencies – and they’re not likely to tell us. Nevertheless, it is assumed that nobody yet has a quantum computer powerful enough to run Shor’s algorithm and crack PKI encryption in a meaningful timeframe.

20.01.2023 - 20:56 [ ZDF ]

Leopard 2 an Abrams gekoppelt? : Pistorius: Kein Junktim mit den USA

(20.01.2023 11:03 Uhr)

Dass Deutschland die Lieferung von Leopard-Panzern an die Entsendung von US-Kampfpanzern vom Typ Abrams koppele, verneinte Pistorius dabei. „Das habe ich weder gesagt noch gemeint.“ Denen, die ein solches Junktim diskutierten, müsse er umgekehrt unterstellen, „dass das vielleicht nicht ganz reinen Gewissens passiert, denn jeder weiß, dass das nicht der Fall ist“.

15.01.2023 - 14:14 [ Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz ]

The Tel Aviv Protest Was a Success, but It’s Only the First Test in a Long Struggle

But this protest still has no leader. The official leader of the opposition, Yair Lapid, wasn’t even there and the smaller opposition figures were greeted with politeness at best, but with no great excitement. There were even some angry shouts towards Labor leader Merav Michaeli.

13.01.2023 - 12:44 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Ab 2. Februar: Bund setzt Maskenpflicht im Fernverkehr aus

Bundesgesundheitsminister Lauterbach hat eine Lockerung der Corona-Schutzmaßnahmen angekündigt. Die bundesweite Maskenpflicht im Fernverkehr, insbesondere in den Fernzügen, werde zum 2. Februar ausgesetzt.

09.01.2023 - 21:08 [ Spectator.co.uk ]

Why did Facebook reject The Spectator’s Joe Biden cover?

Why was The Spectator being hauled up under a technical FB rule applying to political adverts? As a news organisation, we thought we were exempt from such rules.

16.12.2022 - 23:00 [ Haaretz ]

‚Existential Threat‘: Hi-tech Execs Warn Netanyahu Against Undermining Israel‘s Justice System

„However, harming the court‘s status, as well as harming the rights of minorities based on religion, race, gender or sexual orientation, will constitute a real existential threat to the glorious high-tech industry that has been built in Israel with great effort over the past three decades.“

The authors later noted the large amounts of money coming to the industry from the U.S. and Europe: „These investors are of course looking for financial returns on their investment, but they also share significant fundamental values with the countries and industries in which they invest.

01.12.2022 - 19:40 [ White House ]

Statement from President Joe Biden on House Action to Avert Rail Shutdown

(30.11.2022)

This overwhelming bipartisan vote in the House of Representatives makes clear that Democrats and Republicans agree that a rail shutdown would be devastating to our economy and families across the country. The Senate must now act urgently. Without the certainty of a final vote to avoid a shutdown this week, railroads will begin to halt the movement of critical materials like chemicals to clean our drinking water as soon as this weekend.

28.11.2022 - 05:35 [ World Socialist Website ]

The disastrous implications of lifting Zero-COVID in China

(18.11.2022)

Despite the immense significance of China’s Zero-COVID policy, which for over two years has saved millions of lives and proven that elimination is possible, the nationalist basis of this policy has always rendered it unviable in the long term. Just as “socialism with Chinese characteristics” is a nationalist delusion, maintaining Zero-COVID in a single country is impossible. By lifting this policy, Chinese society now directly confronts “COVID with imperialist characteristics.”

For more than two years, US imperialism has exerted unrelenting pressure on China to lift its Zero-COVID policy, as part of its broader efforts to militarily encircle and subjugate the country. Countless columns have been published denouncing China’s public health policies for their impact on corporate profits, demanding they be scrapped no matter what the cost in human lives.

25.11.2022 - 08:40 [ CNBC ]

Canceled sailings from China and ‚radical‘ vessel cuts hit U.S. ability to reach export market

(11.11.2022)

But as of now, for weeks 51 and 52, carriers have scheduled no blank sailings on the Asia-North America West Coast route, which Murphy says is a reflection of the carriers‘ indecision as to how to approach the potential pre-Chinese New Year rush.

„It appears more to be a wait-and-see approach, in terms of whether there will be a seasonal demand spike,“ he added.

03.11.2022 - 02:58 [ Siemtje Möller / AtlanticCouncil.org ]

German defense state secretary: What ‘Zeitenwende’ really means

I am a child of the post-Cold War order. Peace and prosperity in a united Europe were my reality, but those certainties no longer exist. A radical rethinking has begun, as we realize that there is no natural law protecting freedom. Europe’s systemic rivals will openly challenge the rules-based international order and our ways of life.

In Germany, we coined a term for these strategic challenges of the future that concern us all: Zeitenwende—a turning point. As I travel to Washington this week to meet with US defense officials and others, here’s what the United States should know about this term and this pivotal moment in time for Germany.

21.10.2022 - 23:03 [ Tagesschau.de ]

China-Strategie der EU: Unabhängiger werden – aber ohne Streit

Relevant ist die Verständigung Europas auf eine China-Linie auch deshalb, weil im Dezember in Brüssel der Asien-Europa-Gipfel ASEM stattfinden soll. Dann wird auch eine chinesische Delegation erwartet.

07.09.2022 - 10:01 [ IranIntl.com ]

US Ready To Return To Nuclear Deal If Iran Is Ready – White House

In response to a question about the Israel’s efforts to dissuade Washington from reviving the nuclear deal in a news briefing on Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, „The US and its allies are equally preparing for scenarios with or without mutual return to full implementation of the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action).”

“The US president will only conclude a deal that he determines is in the national security interests of the US,“ she noted, adding that the ultimate goal is to make sure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons.

27.07.2022 - 15:06 [ theHill.com ]

Warren returns to campaign spotlight

The liberal lawmaker has kept a relatively low profile since suspending her presidential bid to endorse Joe Biden. Vowing to be a trusted ally to his administration, she’s quietly lent a hand on policy and personnel decisions and sponsored bills to advance progressives’ top concerns.

But increasingly, Warren is also resurfacing nationally, adopting a front-facing role as a campaign surrogate for progressive candidates in swing states.

26.07.2022 - 16:54 [ Tagesschau.de ]

EU-Minister einigen sich auf Gas-Sparplan

Diese Einsparungen sollen jedoch auf freiwilliger Basis erfolgen. Auch wie und wo das passieren soll, ist nicht festgelegt. Wenn sich jedoch alle daran hielten, käme die EU gut durch den Winter.

16.05.2022 - 18:10 [ Wikipedia ]

Allegations of CIA drug trafficking

Several conspiracy theories assert that the CIA used Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport to smuggle weapons and ammunition to the Contras in Nicaragua, and drugs back into the United States.[19][20] Some theories even invoke the involvement of political figures, including Oliver North and former presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.[20][21]

The CIA‘s self-investigation, overseen by the CIA‘s inspector general, stated that the CIA had no involvement in or knowledge of any illegal activities that may have occurred in Mena.

03.03.2022 - 15:43 [ Gewerkschaft der Polizei - GDP.de ]

Entwicklung in den letzten Wochen sorgt für Umdenken: GdP Berlin nimmt Abstand von berufsbezogener Impfpflicht

(28.02.2022)

„Die Positionen unserer GdP werden immer an die aktuelle Entwicklung und in dem Fall an die momentane wissenschaftliche Einschätzung angepasst. Wir haben im November des letzten Jahres eine andere Situation gehabt, die uns zu unserer damaligen Forderung einer Impfpflicht für Polizei und AOD der Bezirke bewogen hat. Die Lage aber hat sich wesentlich verändert. Die aktuellen Impfstoffe verhindern keine Transmission der omnipräsenten Omikron-Variante“, so GdP-Landeschef Norbert Cioma am Montagmorgen.

17.02.2022 - 06:03 [ Prof. Karl Lauterbach / Twitter ]

Diese Daten aus Israel sprechen eher gegen 4. Impfung für alle.

17.02.2022 - 05:59 [ SPD-Fraktion RLP / Twitter ]

„Wir leben in einer Mediengesellschaft; die Irrläufer aus anderen Republik-Teilen entfalten auch hier Wirkung. Daher ist das Agieren der Union völlig verantwortungslos. Diese CDU-Zocker müssen zur Besinnung kommen“, verdeutlicht @Sabine_Baetzing die Folgen auch für #RLP. (3/6)

14.01.2022 - 12:05 [ DailyMail.co.uk ]

England ‚WILL scrap Covid passes and WFH at the end of the month’ because they are ‚hard to justify‘ now that Omicron is subsiding — with masks on trains and in shops the only curb left

Currently, people in England need to show proof of vaccination or a negative lateral flow to enter large events and nightclubs.

A Whitehall source told the newspaper: ‚There was always a very high threshold for the policy and it looks increasingly likely in a couple of weeks that threshold won‘t be met. The way cases are going it will be hard to justify renewing.‘

06.01.2022 - 14:26 [ Hans Moritz / Twitter ]

#Montagsspaziergang in #Erding: Viele derer, die die Grundrechte bemühen, kennen sie offensichtlich gar nicht. Mein #Kommentar im #ErdingerAnzeiger.

27.12.2021 - 08:02 [ Marketwatch.com ]

White House lifting omicron travel ban on South Africa and seven other southern African countries

(24.12.2021)

White House spokesman Kevin Munoz said on Twitter that the decision was recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Munoz said the temporary travel bans bought scientists necessary time to study the new virus variant and conclude that the current vaccinations are effective in blunting its impact.