In an opinion piece for the Financial Times, CIA director Bill Burns and MI6 chief Richard Moore said…
Archiv: das gewisse Nichts / nothingburgers WITH steroids
Kamala Harris Had Her Worst Week Since Joe Biden Stepped Aside
T.J. McCormack, a Republican communications specialist, said that after a „stratospheric liftoff“ to her campaign, any „less-than-stellar few days would constitute a bad week“ for the vice president.
„For a coddled candidate the real world can be a terrible thing, especially when that world has several multi-front wars, murdered hostages and polling firms carving up swing states with scalpels,“ McCormack told Newsweek. „Kamala loved the big stage, now she‘s in the trenches.“
Israeli Officials Believe I.C.C. Is Preparing Arrest Warrants Over War
The Israeli officials did not disclose the nature of the information that led them to be concerned about potential I.C.C. action, and the court did not comment on the matter.
Arrest warrants from the court would probably be seen in much of the world as a humbling moral rebuke, particularly to Israel, which for months has faced international backlash over its conduct in Gaza, including from President Biden, who called it “over the top.”
Israel Scrambles as Netanyahu, Gallant and IDF Chief Face ICC Arrest Warrants for War Crimes in Gaza
Warrants could be issued this week against Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and army chief Herzl Halevi. Some legal experts say the attorney general and army lawyers are partly to blame for not doing enough to prevent Israeli violations of international law
Israel, US said working to prevent ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu
According to reports in several Israeli media, the United States is part of a last-ditch diplomatic effort to prevent the International Criminal Court from issuing arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials.
Gaza, no fly zone
(search results)
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.
Security Council hears Gaza famine ‚almost inevitable‘ unless aid is massively scaled up
(27.02.2024)
– A trio of briefers from the key UN aid agencies issued grim warnings to the Council on the situation facing civilians tonight on the ground in Gaza
– “If nothing changes, a famine is imminent in northern Gaza,” warns the World Food Programme (WFP) deputy executive director
– At least 576,000 people are “facing catastrophic levels of deprivation and starvation” across the enclave, according to deputy chief of the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA
– FAO’s deputy director says “essential first steps in eliminating a risk of famine” are a cessation of hostilities and restoration of humanitarian space to deliver lifesaving aid and restored basic services, like water and electricity
– Some Council members proposed action plans to potentially end hostilities beginning with an immediate ceasefire and hostage releases
– Algeria’s ambassador accused Israel of using starvation as a tool of war
Israel treats Palestinians as ‘disposable objects’: Saudi Arabia tells ICJ
– The Kingdom expresses its profound revulsion for the killing of civilians in Gaza and Israel’s protracted impunity
– Israel’s argument that it has a right to self-defence distorts reality. Depriving the Palestinian population of all means of survival is not justified under any circumstances
Enquete-Kommission zu Afghanistan: „Strategisch gescheitert“
Ebenso deutlich wie in der Gesamtbewertung wird die Enquete-Kommission des Bundestags bei der Auflistung der einzelnen Verfehlungen und Versäumnisse:
„Eine fortlaufende, selbstkritische Bestandsaufnahme hinsichtlich der sehr hoch gesetzten Ziele hat nicht ausreichend stattgefunden“, kritisiert das Gremium und nimmt damit sämtliche mit dem Einsatz befasste Bundesregierungen in den Jahren 2001 bis 2021 aufs Korn.
U.S., Arab nations plan for postwar Gaza, timeline for Palestinian state
(14.02.2024)
“The key is the hostage deal,” said one U.S. official among several American and Arab diplomats who discussed the subject on the condition of anonymity to avoid derailing the plan before it is completed.
‚It is killing women and children‘: Brazil‘s Lula slams Israel
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio „Lula“ da Silva said on Thursday that the United Nations has failed to resolve international conflicts and harshly criticised Israeli actions in Gaza.
I am deeply concerned by the reported bombardment and potential ground incursion by Israeli forces in Rafah. My Office has an ongoing and active investigation into the situation in the State of Palestine.
This is being taken forward as a matter of the utmost urgency, with a view to bringing to justice those responsible for Rome Statute crimes.
All wars have rules and the laws applicable to armed conflict cannot be interpreted so as to render them hollow or devoid of meaning. This has been my consistent message, including from Ramallah last year. Since that time, I have not seen any discernible change in conduct by Israel. As I have repeatedly emphasised, those who do not comply with the law should not complain later when my Office takes action pursuant to its mandate.
To all those involved: my Office is actively investigating any crimes allegedly committed. Those who are in breach of the law will be held accountable.
I also continue to call for the immediate release of all hostages. This also represents an important focus of our investigations.
Statt ständig über die AfD zu reden, sollten wir uns fragen, warum viele Menschen in diesem Land so wütend sind. Im Interview mit der Berliner Morgenpost spreche ich …
über den Zuspruch für die neue Partei #BSW und unsere Pläne für eine bessere Politik:
Hello @CIJ_ICJ and @IntlCrimCourt any news on when Israel will be given an injunction, then convicted of genocide and its officials and army at The Hague and then in prison? Hurry up. We’re running out of time and each day you waste cost hundreds of innocent lives
(20.01.2024)
Meine Interpretation dieser Republik: Ein Haufen Schwachsinniger, Lügner und Feiglinge
(20.06.2014 / kein spezifisches Datum)
Ich lebe in einem Land ohne Verteidigung. Weder verteidigt es einen einzigen seiner Menschen, noch sich selbst. Dieses Land ist ein Land der Opfer und der Untertanen. Und als Ausgleich wird ihm regelmäßig irgendetwas gegeben, woran es sich abreagieren kann. Irgendein Nächstschwächerer. Oder so ein Nörgler, wie ich zum Beispiel.
Vertun Sie sich nicht.
Rüstungskooperation zwischen Deutschland und Israel
(September 2003)
Die Abwicklung von Rüstungstransfers über die Auslandsgeheimdienste Mossad und BND verstärkte die Tendenz zu vertraulicher Kooperation. Die entsprechenden Kooperationsstrukturen gewährleisteten Flexibilität bei der Durchführung der Geschäfte und minimierten die Notwendigkeit, eine öffentliche Debatte über die bilaterale Rüstungskooperation zu führen.
Mit der Vereinigung Deutschlands und der Auflösung des Warschauer Paktes veränderten sich auch die sicherheitspolitischen Rahmenbedingungen der deutsch-israelischen Rüstungskooperation. Die neuen militärische Aufgaben und damit verbundene Anforderungen an die Rüstungsindustrie hatten eine Transformation der Rüstungskooperationsbeziehungen zur Folge. Gegenwärtig zeichnen sich drei wesentliche Tendenzen ab: …
BND? Mossad? CIA? Vorwissen vom 7.Oktober? Krieg in Westasien?…. OK, WELCHE ALTLINKE SAU HAT DANACH GESUCHT?!
South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in a U.N. court.
Allegations of war crimes by both Israel and by Palestinian militant groups in territories occupied by Israel in 1967 are already under investigation at the International Criminal Court, which is independent of the U.N. But the impact of that investigation is unclear because Israel is not a member nation of the I.C.C. and does not recognize its jurisdiction.
Israel is, however, a signatory of the Genocide Convention, along with South Africa, which paved the way for the case at the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court.
Diplomatic Sources are now saying there is talk of postponing the #UNSC vote on the #Gaza aid/monitoring draft resolution until tmrw (Dec 19) to allow more time for negotiations on the text.
China presents 5-point proposal at UNSC on Palestine-Israel issue
Only when the two-state solution is truly and comprehensively implemented can peace in the Middle East be achieved, the countries of Palestine and Israel peacefully coexist, and the Arab and Jewish nations develop together, he said.
The Chinese side calls for the convening of a larger scale, broader and more effective international peace conference, and supports Palestine to become a full member of the UN, Wang added.
World must not look away from humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, UN chief tells Security Council
Council members, including many ministers, roundly decried the unfolding humanitarian crisis and commended the ongoing pause in fighting, with some calling for the full implementation of its resolution 2712 on the crisis….
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.
Full translation of Giora Eiland‘s genocidal column in Yediot Ahronot.
(19.11.2023)
I expect all relevant parties to start issuing arrest warrants and writing up prosecution files.
@UNOSAPG @WairimuANderitu @IntlCrimCourt @KarimKhanQC @CIJ_ICJ
@ICJPalestine @theCCR @Gilles_Devers
Virtually any country can invoke the Genocide Convention at the World Court (@CIJ_ICJ — different from the pro Israeli @IntlCrimCourt). Irish Nobel Laureate urges Ireland to do it. What country will it be that does this historic deed? South Africa? Brazil? Bolivia? Who?
Gaza genocide: Arab League splits as 4 countries deny to vote for tough measures against Israel
The 11 Arab countries that proposed and endorsed the plan are: Palestine, Syria, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Libya and Yemen.
However, the organisation has refrained from explicitly disclosing the identities of those who voted against or chose to abstain.
The rejection by four member states underscores the challenges in achieving a unified stance on critical issues.
Warum Israels Opposition Kritik scheut
(10.11.2023)
Jair Lapid ist Oppositionsführer in Israel. Solange der Krieg dauert, will er auf Kritik an der Regierung verzichten, sagt er dem ZDF. Die Militäraktion in Gaza sei richtig.
‚Nowhere and no one is safe‘ in Gaza, WHO chief tells Security Council
The UN Security Council met again on Friday to discuss …
That‘s it from this latest UN Security Council meeting on the Israel-Palestine crisis, where consensus among the body‘s 15 members remains elusive.
The UN Security Council is set to hold a closed-door meeting requested by the UAE and China on the violence in Gaza and Israel on Monday, according to the news site Security Council Report (SCR).
I called EU’s @JosepBorrellF to urge a clear EU stand against Israeli crimes in Gaza, including inhumane attack on Jabalia which caused 100s of more civilian casualties. #UNSC is paralyzed in the face of these violations of Int’l law. It must work peace. That is its mandate.
(October 31, 2023)
„Present UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire,“ activists, PL MEPs urge Malta
Pursuant to this obligation, Frazier announced Malta’s initiative to coordinate an E10 draft resolution on the humanitarian situation in the Middle East.
„Since then, Malta has been working tirelessly to arrive at a consensual text, agreeable to both the elected and permanent members, which we hope the Security Council will be able to action in the coming days.
Women and newborns bearing the brunt of the conflict in Gaza, UN agencies warn
Women, children and newborns in Gaza are disproportionately bearing the burden of the escalation of hostilities in the occupied Palestinian territory, both as casualties and in reduced access to health services, warn the United Nations Children‘s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
As of 3 November, according to Ministry of Health data, 2326 women and 3760 children have been killed in the Gaza strip, representing 67% of all casualties, while thousands more have been injured.
Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising
(November 2, 2023)
OCHA stressed that as Israeli ground operations and bombardments in northern Gaza continued, “among the deadliest incidents” were heavy airstrikes hitting Jabalia Refugee Camp on Wednesday “for the second day in a row and within less than 24 hours”. The strikes reportedly destroyed multiple residential buildings and killed “dozens”, OCHA said.
The UN human rights office OHCHR noted on Wednesday that given the high number of civilian deaths and injuries in Gaza “and the scale of the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp, we have serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes.“
Was soll jemand wählen, der sich eine vernünftige Wirtschafts- und #Energiepolitik wünscht, mehr soziale #Gerechtigkeit und eine Rückkehr zur #Entspannungspolitik? In der Berliner Zeitung begründe ich…
(30.10.2023)
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Wir sehen nicht länger zu, wie man uns in #Kriege verwickelt und unsere Industrie aufs Spiel gesetzt wird. Im Kommentar für die taz begründe ich…
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UN security council, ceasefire
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„The Israeli military has told Palestinians in the north of Gaza to flee south…. But the continued strikes throughout southern Gaza have underscored for Gazans that nowhere is safe.“ Four homes in Rafah were struck on Monday, reporting killing 29.
2,055 Palestinian children killed in Gaza, more than 800 missing
(today)
Ramallah, October 23, 2023—More than 2,000 Palestinian children are confirmed killed during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip since October 7.
At least 182 Palestinian children were killed in the last 24 hours of Israeli bombardment, which many Palestinians in Gaza described as the heaviest day of bombing since Israel launched a large-scale military operation dubbed Operation Iron Swords on October 7.
Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution
(18.10.2023)
The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on the Israel-Gaza crisis followed the rejection of a Russian-backed draft on Monday evening.
US vetoes Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza
(18.10.2023)
Favor: 12 (Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland,UAE)
Against: 1 (US)
Abstain: 2 Russia, UK
Till now the aids don‘t arrive Gaza,rafah crossing is still closed , only the volunteers have set up tents and waiting for crossing
(today)
A senior Egyptian official, in response to Netanyahu‘s statements about keeping the Rafah crossing closed, informed AlQahera News Channel that Egypt will not permit the evacuation of foreigners from the Gaza Strip.
Benjamin Netanyahu told Biden that he would never allow Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing and allow the aid to come in Gaza.
President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israel and Egypt to open a humanitarian corridor out of the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing for French nationals, his office said Saturday.
(14.10.2023)
„Can the Prime Minister please give his personal assurance that every single step is being taken to open the Rafah Crossing for both humanitarian aid and for UK nationals to flee?” The Prime Minister must do all he can to ensure that the border is opened.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Deepening concern for civilians, as UN school is hit
The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini, has reported that at least six people were killed on Monday afternoon local time, when an UNRWA school being used as a shelter, was hit in the al-Maghazi camp in the middle region of the embattled Gaza Strip.
Dozens were injured (including UNRWA staff) and severe structural damage was caused to the school“, he said. „The numbers are likely to be higher. This is outrageous, and it again shows a flagrant disregard for the lives of civilians.“
At least 6 people were killed this afternoon when an @UNRWA school was hit in al-Maghazi refugee camp. This is outrageous & it again shows a flagrant disregard for the lives of civilians. No place is safe in #Gaza anymore, not even @UN facilities.
Natürlich will Wagenknecht keine neue Partei
(15. Januar 2018)
Diese Heuchelei, dieser Zirkus, diese Vorstellung namens “die Linke” wird solange weiter gehen, wie sie durch ihre Wählerinnen und Wähler qua Wahlkampfkostenerstattung weiter finanziert wird.
Und eines sollte allen nach einem jahrzehntelangen Plünderungsfeldzug über den Kontinent, jahrzehntelangem Krieg in Asien, Afrika, bis hin zum anvisierten Expansionsterritorium der “Europäischen Union” auf dem Kontinent (s. ex-Yugoslawien, Ukraine) klar geworden sein:
eine Partei, die nichts gegen all diese Entwicklungen erreicht hat, die dem Terrorkrieg immer zu gearbeitet und dessen Logik nie in Frage gestellt hat, die ein extremes internationales kapitalistisches Finanz- und Währungssystem mit Zähnen und Klauen verteidigt, im Gegensatz zu der Souveränität der durch dieses System permanent angegriffenen europäischen Demokratien, so eine Partei ist keine linke Partei.
D.h., es geht nicht darum die Linke zu spalten; diese war und ist immer gespalten, sobald auch nur Einer wagt dem Kader zu widerprechen. Eine Demokratie ist keine gespaltene Persönlichkeit, sondern besteht immer aus den Parteikörper spaltenden Menschen, die alle über eine eigene Individualität, Identität, einen eigenen Willen und Charakter verfügen, selbst wenn dieser abscheulich ist und sie gewillt sind sich lieber zu unterwerfen statt zu wählen und ihre eigenen Entscheidungen zu treffen.
Es geht auch nicht darum eine zweite linke Partei zu gründen. Es geht darum die erste zu gründen, so man den politischen Begriff “links” positiv begreift.
Mit web.de spreche ich darüber, weshalb die Ampel die schlechteste Regierung ist, die die Bundesrepublik je hatte, was andere Länder besser machen & wie dringend eine Partei gebraucht wird, die sich für die Interessen der Menschen einsetzt
(12.09.2023)
Remarks on “Chat Control”
(March 23, 2023)
I am a professor of computer science and a researcher in the field of applied cryptography. On a day-to-day basis this means that I work on the design of encryption systems. Most of what I do involves building things: I design new encryption systems and try to make existing encryption technologies more useful.
Sometimes I and my colleagues also break encryption systems. I wish I could tell you this didn’t happen often, but it happens much more frequently than you’d imagine, and often in systems that have billions of users and that are very hard to fix. Encryption is a very exciting area to work in, but it’s also a young area. We don’t know all the ways we can get things wrong, and we’re still learning.