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14.10.2024 - 17:44 [ Japan Times ]

Israeli envoy criticizes Japanese atomic survivor‘s Gaza comparison

Nagasaki decided not to invite Cohen to mark this year‘s 79th anniversary of the bombing, citing security reasons to avoid possible protests.

That decision prompted the ambassadors of the United States, Britain and the European Union, among others, to skip the ceremony and send lower-level officials instead.

27.09.2024 - 22:06 [ Common Dreams ]

Mass Walkout as ‚Global Pariah‘ Netanyahu Addresses UN General Assembly

Journalists and critics of the „global pariah“ shared photos and videos of people filing out of the hall before Netanyahu‘s address—which came just a day after 25 anti-genocide protesters were arrested for blocking his motorcade in Manhattan.

While there was some audience applause from the sparsely populated room on Friday, Al Jazeera Arabic‘s Rami Ayari explained that „the people you hear cheering the PM during the speech are in the gallery who he brought for that purpose.“

27.09.2024 - 20:25 [ AFP News Agency / Youtube ]

Large number of delegates leave UN General Assembly as Netanyahu speaks | AFP

Benjamin Netanyahu‘s highly anticipated speech at the UN, during which he repeatedly denounced the global organization as anti-Israel, was met with jeers by some delegates who walked out, but cheers and applause from his backers.

08.04.2024 - 18:49 [ Junge Welt ]

Akademischer Boykott

(06.04.2024)

Wegen ihrer Unterschrift unter eine Solidaritätserklärung mit Palästina ist die US-Philosophin Nancy Fraser eine Gastprofessur los. Die Universität zu Köln teilte am Freitag mit, alle Veranstaltungen der Albertus-Magnus-Professur 2024 abzusagen. Fraser habe im November 2023 den offenen Brief »Philosophy for Palestine« unterzeichnet, in dem »das Existenzrecht Israels als ›ethno-suprematistischer Staat‹ seit seiner Gründung 1948 faktisch in Frage gestellt« und der Terrorangriff palästinensischer Militanter vom 7. Oktober 2023 »relativiert« werde.

18.02.2024 - 12:30 [ Arctic Views / Twitter ]

OPEC Could end the war in Gaza almost immediately by cutting oil exports to Europe and the US.

01.02.2024 - 08:31 [ Haaretz.com / Twitter ]

Standing Together is a fast-growing grassroots movement in Israel bringing Jews and Arabs together. It confronts the occupation, it protests against the war, it visits the families of hostages. And now a key BDS group is calling to boycott it

18.12.2023 - 19:31 [ Change.org ]

Declaration of Conscience and Concern of Global Intellectuals on Gaza Genocide

Under these circumstances, this Declaration calls not only for the denunciation of Israel’s genocidal assault but also for taking effective action to permanently prevent its repetition. We come together due to the urgency of the moment, which obliges global intellectuals to stand against the ongoing horrific ordeal of the Palestinian people and, most of all, to implore action by those who have the power, and hence the responsibility, to do so. Israel’s continuing rejection of a permanent ceasefire intensifies our concerns.

Many weeks of cruel devastation caused by Israel’s grossly disproportionate response to the October 7 attack, continues to exhibit Israel’s vengeful fury. That fury can in no way be excused by the horrendous violence of Hamas against civilians in Israel or inapplicable claims of self-defense against an occupied population.

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In addition, Israel has been greenlighting settler-led violence and escalating ethnic cleansing efforts in the West Bank. Given these developments we urge national governments to embargo and halt all shipments of weapons to Israel, especially the United States and the United Kingdom, which should also withdraw their provocative naval presences from the Eastern Mediterranean; we urge the UN Security Council and General Assembly to so decree without delay.

11.11.2023 - 02:45 [ Mir Aminul Islam / Twitter ]

Arab League, OIC and all generous people of the world should stand beside the innocent people of Palestine. OPEC should stop selling of oil to USA, Israel, UK and all other countries, who have been supporting Israeli Genocide in Gaza.

07.11.2023 - 19:12 [ DailyMaverick.co.za ]

SA recalls diplomats in Tel Aviv over ‘untenable’ situation with Israeli ambassador

Ntshavheni said the position of Israel’s ambassador to South Africa, Eliav Belotserkovsky, “is becoming very untenable”, after Cabinet noted his continued “disparaging remarks… about those who are opposing the atrocities and the genocide of the Israeli government”.

“This is despite the condemnation of the previous ambassadors of Israel to South Africa, who were clear that the acts of the Israeli government are a repeat of apartheid and no different to the apartheid antics,” she said.

07.11.2023 - 19:04 [ APnews.com ]

South Africa recalls ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel and accuses it of genocide in Gaza

South Africa’s government has recalled Monday its ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel in condemnation of the bombardment of the Gaza Strip, calling it a “genocide.”

The government also threatened action against the Israeli ambassador to South Africa over his recent remarks on the African country’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war. No further details were given about the remarks.

04.11.2023 - 18:02 [ France24.com ]

Turkey recalls envoy to Israel, ‚writes off‘ Netanyahu

Palestinian ally Turkey had been mending torn relations with Israel until last month‘s start of the Israel-Hamas war.

But its tone hardened against both Israel and its Western supporters — particularly the United States — as the fighting escalated and the death toll among Palestinian civilians soared.

04.11.2023 - 18:01 [ Washington Post ]

Honduras recalls ambassador to Israel as it condemns civilian Palestinian toll in war

(November 3, 2023)

Bolivia’s government severed diplomatic relations with Israel on Tuesday, accusing it of carrying out “crimes against humanity” in Gaza. Chile and Colombia also recalled their own ambassadors to Israel as they criticized the Israeli offensive against Hamas militants.

04.11.2023 - 18:00 [ Al Jazeera ]

Bahrain recalls ambassador from Israel amid escalating assault on Gaza

(November 2, 2023)

The statement from the government in Manama made no mention of cutting economic relations, although it did say that flights between the two countries were temporarily suspended.

02.11.2023 - 14:45 [ Al-Monitor.com ]

Chile, Colombia, Jordan recall Israel ambassadors after Bolivia cuts ties

Chile, Colombia and Jordan announced Wednesday that they are recalling their respective ambassadors to Israel for consultations over Israel‘s bombardment of the Gaza Strip. These decisions come one day after the Bolivian government announced it was severing diplomatic ties with Israel, making it the first country to take such a step since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that killed 1,400 Israelis.

17.10.2023 - 23:10 [ Al Jazeera English / Youtube ]

Arab-Israeli normalisation should end after hospital attack: Palestinian party head

Mustafa Barghouti, the leader of the Palestinian National Initiative Party (PNI), has said that the attack on al-Ahli Arab hospital should make Arab countries rethink normalisations with Israel, which have been brokered by the US.

“I think it is absolutely shameful for any Arab government now to have an Israeli ambassador in their country,” said Barghouti, who co-founded the PNI as an alternative to the dominant Fatah and Hamas Palestinian political parties. “All the acts of normalization between Arab governments and Israel must be eliminated and canceled. This is the least they can do.”

“But also they should tell the United States that enough is enough,” he added.

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.

20.09.2023 - 22:38 [ Electronic Frontier Foundation ]

Today The UK Parliament Undermined The Privacy, Security, And Freedom Of All Internet Users

(19.09.2023)

The bill could empower the government to undermine not just the privacy and security of U.K. residents, but internet users worldwide.

A clause of the bill allows Ofcom, the British telecom regulator, to serve a notice requiring tech companies to scan their users–all of them–for child abuse content.This would affect even messages and files that are end-to-end encrypted to protect user privacy. As enacted, the OSB allows the government to force companies to build technology that can scan regardless of encryption–in other words, build a backdoor.

20.09.2023 - 21:48 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Britisches Parlament beschließt Online Safety Bill

Das rund sechs Jahre lang verhandelte Gesetz ist inzwischen auf gut 300 Seiten angewachsen und trifft nicht nur große Online-Dienste wie Facebook oder Google. Schätzungen der konservativen Regierung zufolge sind rund 20.000 kleinere und nicht-kommerzielle Anbieter wie die Wikipedia betroffen. Viele davon machen sind nun Sorgen, ob sie die Vorgaben überhaupt umsetzen können, für manche kommt sogar ein Rückzug aus dem Internet für britische Nutzer:innen in Frage.

18.07.2023 - 10:04 [ New York Times ]

In Congress, Democrats’ Rift Over Israel Flares on Eve of Herzog Visit

The divisions were already expected to be on vivid display this week, as a group of left-wing Democrats plans to boycott an address to a joint session of Congress by President Isaac Herzog of Israel in protest of Israel’s policies, and in the wake of President Biden’s invitation on Monday for Mr. Netanyahu to visit the United States.

But they have escalated in the run-up to Mr. Herzog’s arrival and following Ms. Jayapal’s comment. The top four House Democratic leaders rushed on Sunday to issue a public statement declaring that “Israel is not a racist state.”

17.07.2023 - 17:14 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Despite ‚Squad‘ boycotts, bipartisan support for Herzog‘s US visit

US Reps. Cori Bush, Jamal Bowman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have all made statements confirming they will not be attending Herzog’s speech.

29.04.2023 - 07:44 [ LondonWorld.com ]

Wikipedia may no longer be available in UK because of online safety bill

Lucy Crompton-Reid, the chief executive of Wikimedia UK, said it was “definitely possible that one of the most visited websites in the world – and a vital source of freely accessible knowledge and information for millions of people – won’t be accessible to UK readers (let alone UK-based contributors)”.

29.04.2023 - 07:29 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

Wikipedia could be taken offline in the UK

Lucy Crompton-Reid, chief executive of Wikimedia UK, warned the text of the bill could compel the website to introduce age verification.

The Wikimedia Foundation, which supports the free encyclopaedia, said it would refuse to verify the age of UK readers.

Failure to properly comply with the Online Safety Bill could create a situation where the site is fined, or even blocked for UK users entirely.

27.04.2023 - 18:25 [ CPO Magazine ]

Citing Privacy Concerns, WhatsApp, Signal Wage Media Campaign Against UK Online Safety Bill

(April 25, 2023)

WhatsApp and Signal, two of the largest privacy-focused messaging apps, have joined forces to petition against the United Kingdom’s proposed Online Safety Bill due to privacy concerns. They are accompanied in this effort by several other smaller privacy apps, such as Viber and Wire, who have signed on to an open letter directed to UK legislators.

22.04.2023 - 13:09 [ BBC ]

WhatsApp and other messaging apps oppose ‚surveillance‘

(19.04.2023)

Mr Hodgson, of UK company Element, called the proposals a „spectacular violation of privacy… equivalent to putting a CCTV camera in everyone‘s bedroom“.

Mr Cathcart has told BBC News WhatsApp would rather be blocked in the UK than weaken the privacy of encrypted messaging.

Ms Whittaker has said the same – Signal „would absolutely, 100% walk“ should encryption be undermined.

22.04.2023 - 12:44 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Online Safety Bill: Große Messenger stemmen sich gemeinsam gegen britische Chatkontrolle

(18.04.2023)

Es könne kein „britisches Internet“ oder eine Version der Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung geben, die speziell auf das Vereinigte Königreich zugeschnitten ist. Die britische Regierung müsse das Gesetz deswegen dringend überarbeiten.

Der offene Brief enthält keine Ankündigung, was die Messenger machen würden, sollte die britische Regierung den Forderungen nicht nachkommen. In der Vergangenheit hatten aber einzelne Messenger-Anbieter aufgezeigt, in welche Richtung ihre Reaktion gehen würde. So will Threema es auf einen Rausschmiss ankommen lassen, und WhatsApp hatte einen Rückzug aus Großbritannien ins Spiel gebracht.

28.02.2023 - 20:37 [ BBC ]

Signal would ‚walk‘ from UK if Online Safety Bill undermined encryption

(24.02.2023)

Critics say companies could be required by Ofcom to scan messages on encrypted apps for child sexual abuse material or terrorism content under the new law.

This has worried firms whose business is enabling private, secure communication.

Element, a UK company whose customers include the Ministry of Defence, told the BBC the plan would cost it clients.

28.02.2023 - 20:18 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Online Safety Bill in Großbritannien: Threema lässt es auf Rausschmiss ankommen

Der Messenger Threema beteiligt sich nicht am von WhatsApp und Signal angekündigten „Walk-Out“ aus Großbritannien wegen des geplanten Überwachungsgesetzes. Den Anforderungen des „Online Safety Bills“ wird das Schweizer Unternehmen allerdings auch nicht nachkommen.

14.12.2022 - 13:26 [ Indy100.com ]

WhatsApp is close to disappearing in the UK

WhatsApp is the most popular mobile messenger app in the world, with more than 2 billion users, including around 40 million in the UK.

14.12.2022 - 13:05 [ Telegraph.co.uk ]

WhatsApp raises threat of UK shutdown in encryption row

(10.12.2022)

WhatsApp is threatened with a shut down in Britain as ministers press ahead with plans to require easier access to messages for police and MI5, the messaging app has warned.

Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp at Meta, which also owns Facebook and Instagram, told The Telegraph he was prepared to see the app blocked for British smartphone users rather than weaken its security.

13.12.2022 - 19:36 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Online Safety Bill: WhatsApp bringt wegen Überwachungsgesetz Rückzug aus Großbritannien ins Spiel

Großbritannien plant unabhängig von der EU ein ähnliches Gesetz wie die Chatkontrolle. Sollte der jetzige Entwurf mit seinen Bestimmungen durchkommen, erwägt der weltweit größte Messenger einen Rückzug von der Insel.

21.06.2022 - 08:22 [ ORF.at ]

Erste Konferenz des Atomwaffenverbotsvertrags in Wien

Die Atommächte boykottieren die UNO-Konferenz.

05.04.2022 - 20:51 [ Seán Kelly MEP, MEP Ireland South | Leader @FineGael in EP / Twitter ]

Images of the massacre of civilians in #Bucha and the Russian war crimes in Ukraine are truly heartbreaking. Along with 207 MEPs, the @FineGael Delegation is calling for an embargo on Russian energy imports, exclusion of ALL Russian banks from SWIFT + ban Russia from EU ports.

03.04.2022 - 17:56 [ Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine / Twitter ]

Bucha massacre was deliberate. Russians aim to eliminate as many Ukrainians as they can. We must stop them and kick them out. I demand new devastating G7 sanctions NOW: -Oil, gas, coal embargo -Close all ports to Russian vessels and goods -Disconnect all Russian banks from SWIFT

09.03.2022 - 15:22 [ Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan,15.3M Followers / Twitter ]

Earlier today I spoke with EU Council President @CharlesMichel about the Ukraine situation. Shared concern over continued military conflict, highlighted its adverse economic impact on developing countries, stressed urgent need for ceasefire & de-escalation.

(07.03.2022)

09.03.2022 - 15:14 [ Asia Times ]

Khan duels with EU on Russia-Ukraine ‘neutrality’

Many analysts attribute Pakistan’s “neutrality” in the Ukrainian crisis to the country’s growing military and economic dependence on China, which is an ally of Russia. Beijing has refused to refer to Russia’s intervention in Ukraine as an “invasion” and blamed the US and West for precipitating the crisis.

08.03.2022 - 19:54 [ CNN ]

Biden announces ban on Russian energy imports

„Today I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia‘s economy. We‘re banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy,“ Biden said in remarks from the White House. „That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at US ports and the American people will deal another powerful blow to Putin‘s war machine.“

07.02.2022 - 17:10 [ BMedia / Twitter ]

Italy – Turin [Feb 6, 2022] Boycott of restaurants that require a vax passport! People bringing their own food to the streets.

#NoVaccinePassports #NoGreenPass #NoAlPaseSanitario #NonAuPassVaccinal #NaoAoPassaporteSanitario #NeinzurImpfpflicht #Freedomrally #onverdeeldopen