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10.11.2024 - 12:00 [ Middle East Eye ]

Instead of looking inwards, white liberals are blaming Arab Americans for Trump‘s victory

(November 8, 2024)

Democrats actually benefitted from Trump‘s rise, which presented an opportunity for them to win votes freely by positioning themselves as the only alternative to outright fascism.

Yet, instead of looking inwards for answers on why Harris lost to a candidate as problematic as Trump, these liberal Democrats chose to reprimand minorities. Signalling a sense of superiority, they could not hide their racism, implying that it was incumbent upon these minority communities to vote within the guidelines provided by their liberal saviours.

By this logic, Arabs, Muslims and Latinos must vote for a Democrat no matter what.

14.10.2024 - 18:08 [ Middle East Eye ]

Germany‘s Holocaust guilt does not justify support for Israeli fascism

The heavy historical burden has compelled Germany to support Israel unconditionally in all international forums. While such support might be understandable in the context of historical relations, using it as a pretext to overlook Israel’s ongoing human rights violations in Gaza is both ethically and politically unjustifiable.

29.09.2024 - 19:46 [ Akademie der Künste ]

Zur geplanten Resolution zum Schutz jüdischen Lebens in Deutschland – Ein Appell

Die öffentlich gewordene Fassung der geplanten Resolution „Nie wieder ist jetzt: Jüdisches Leben in Deutschland schützen, bewahren und stärken“ erfüllt uns jedoch mit großer Sorge. Nach ersten juristischen Einschätzungen kollidiert sie mit dem Grundgesetz, bringt eine mannigfaltige Rechtsunsicherheit, zweifelhafte Praktikabilität und die Gefahr der Diskriminierung mit sich. Durch die autoritative Verwendung der sehr weitreichenden und gleichzeitig unscharfen IHRA-Arbeitsdefinition als Regulierungsinstrument, sowie durch die unklare Frage faktischer Bindung einer Bundestags-Resolution, droht sie enorme Verunsicherung mit sich zu bringen und zum Verstummen jener Stimmen zu führen, die durch entsprechende Ansätze geschützt werden sollen. Ein immenser Schaden für unsere Demokratie wäre die Folge. Doch der Bekämpfung von Antisemitismus gebührt eine Resolution, die mit der demokratisch freiheitlichen Grundordnung in Einklang steht.

29.09.2024 - 19:30 [ Dorthe Engelcke / Middle East Eye ]

Germany‘s weaponised fight against antisemitism is eroding democracy

Civil society groups, artists and academics, myself included, have criticised the draft resolution in an open letter. We are particularly worried about the threat it presents to freedom of speech, alongside academic and artistic freedoms, while failing to achieve the goal it rightly sets itself.

The draft resolution recommends adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of antisemitism as the standard for evaluating state funding requests and determining whether a project is antisemitic.

08.09.2024 - 18:00 [ Nobelprize.org ]

Harold Pinter – Nobelvorlesung: Kunst, Wahrheit & Politik

(7. Dezember 2005)

Blicken wir in einen Spiegel, dann halten wir das Bild, das uns daraus entgegensieht, für akkurat. Aber bewegt man sich nur einen Millimeter, verändert sich das Bild. Wir sehen im Grunde eine endlose Reihe von Spiegelungen. Aber manchmal muss ein Schriftsteller den Spiegel zerschlagen – denn von der anderen Seite dieses Spiegels blickt uns die Wahrheit ins Auge.

Ich glaube, dass den existierenden, kolossalen Widrigkeiten zum Trotz die unerschrockene, unbeirrbare, heftige intellektuelle Entschlossenheit, als Bürger die wirkliche Wahrheit unseres Lebens und unserer Gesellschaften zu bestimmen, eine ausschlaggebende Verpflichtung darstellt, die uns allen zufällt. Sie ist in der Tat zwingend notwendig.

Wenn sich diese Entschlossenheit nicht in unserer politischen Vision verkörpert, bleiben wir bar jeder Hoffnung, das wiederherzustellen, was wir schon fast verloren haben – die Würde des Menschen.

07.09.2024 - 16:12 [ theIntercept.com ]

Israel Just Killed Another American in the West Bank. Will the U.S. Ever Respond?

Earlier this year, two 17-year-old Palestinian Americans were killed in the West Bank: Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, a Louisiana native who was shot in January by an off-duty Israeli officer and a settler, and Mohammad Khdour, a high school senior from Florida who was shot in the head by an Israeli gunman several weeks later. In both cases, the U.S. government decried the killings but have yet to launch investigations.

06.04.2024 - 21:20 [ International Court of Justice ]

Proceedings instituted by Nicaragua against Germany on 1 March 2024 – Request for the indication of provisional measures – Public hearings to be held on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 April 2024

(01.03.2024)

It is recalled that Nicaragua filed an Application instituting proceedings against Germany concerning alleged violations by Germany of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, “intransgressible principles of international humanitarian law” and other norms of general international law in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly the Gaza Strip (see press release 2024/19).

The hearings will be devoted to the request for the indication of provisional measures contained in Nicaragua’s Application. Nicaragua asks the Court to indicate provisional measures as a matter of extreme urgency, pending the Court’s determination on the merits of the case, with respect to Germany’s “participation in the ongoing plausible genocide and serious breaches of international humanitarian law and other peremptory norms of general international law occurring in the Gaza Strip”.

02.03.2024 - 23:00 [ Bloomberg ]

US and EU Back UN Force in Postwar Gaza, Adding Pressure on Israel

(16.11.2023)

The people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations, said US and European officials concede big questions remain about whether such an operation would be workable in Gaza, and recognize that Israel remains highly skeptical of such a plan. But they said even discussing the idea may help push Israel to think more about wrapping up the campaign and consider what might come next.

28.02.2024 - 21:21 [ Ahram.org ]

UPDATED: German navy almost shot down US drone in Red Sea- Reports

The „Hesse“ frigate opened fire after efforts to identify an unknown drone „were unsuccessful“, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said during a visit to the German town of Oberviechtach, adding however that the target was „not hit“.

The drone later turned out to be a „reconnaissance drone“, he said.

According to Der Spiegel weekly, the frigate fired two missiles at the drone but both crashed into the sea because of „a technical defect“.

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“.

28.02.2024 - 05:36 [ Yahoo.com ]

German frigate deployed to Red Sea repels first Houthi attack

This was the German navy‘s first live weapons engagement of the deployment, which began on Friday and is considered one of the German armed forces‘ most dangerous missions in decades.

10.02.2024 - 11:03 [ CNN ]

Biden’s allies can’t agree on how to combat questions about his age and memory

One Democratic member of the House responded to being told of the questions about age and memory raised in the report with a morbid laugh and sullen shake of the head. Another started anxiously asking for a sense of how others were responding, palpably feeling at wit’s end.

30.01.2024 - 07:42 [ NewArab.com ]

Israel says UNRWA intel now ‚based on surveillance‘, after earlier ‚confessions‘ claim

„The dossier said that Israeli intelligence officers had established the movements of six of the men inside Israel on Oct. 7 based on their phones; others had been monitored while making phone calls inside Gaza during which, the Israelis say, they discussed their involvement in the Hamas attack,“ the NYT report says, referring to a dossier reportedly handed to US officials in recent days.

(…)

The NYT report on Sunday, based on the dossier seen by its reports, made no mention of confessions.

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.

22.01.2024 - 11:00 [ Middle East Eye ]

Gaza war: Why did Arab states not join South Africa‘s case against Israel in the ICJ?

All Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have issued many statements condemning Israel‘s assault on Gaza, but they did not take any further action. Saudi Arabia and the Arab League waited for more than a month of onslaught in Gaza to hold a summit in Riyadh to discuss the issue.

The summit decided to break the siege and blockade, but Arab countries never turned this resolution into action. Instead, Egypt obeyed Israeli commands and refused to give access to move injured civilians for treatment outside of Gaza unless Israel approved their names.

19.01.2024 - 12:55 [ Democracy Now! / Twitter ]

Palestinian artist Emily Jacir recently had a talk canceled in Berlin. She says the climate of repression in Germany is especially bad for Palestinians and allies, who face rampant harassment, smear campaigns and cancellations. „It‘s very much part of a coordinated movement.“

03.01.2024 - 08:55 [ Middle East Eye ]

War on Gaza: OIC and Arab League must back South Africa‘s ICJ case on Israel

Beyond material progress and architectural marvels that rival ancient wonders, a truly progressive state is marked by its commitment to accountability and justice – a domain where some established democracies have faltered.

After enduring a harrowing 85 days of bombardment resulting in nearly 22,000 killed, including more than 8,000 children and 6,000 women, 1.9 million displaced and the collapse of the health infrastructure, South Africa, a signatory of the Genocide Convention has finally called upon the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to examine the crisis.

This long-awaited step reflects a crucial recognition of the international community‘s role in conflict resolution and human rights protection.

28.12.2023 - 15:20 [ David Sheen / Twitter ]

In Hebrew @naftalibennett acknowledges Israeli General Barak Hiram Hannibal’d 13 hostages, burning to death 12-year-old Liel Hatsroni, but in English he still claims “She was murdered just because she’s Jewish” by “Hamas monsters” so “Nobody should ask us to stop” genociding Gaza

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.”

17.12.2023 - 21:00 [ Ibrahim Zabad / Twitter ]

Could it be the nature of the international system that is still dominated by the US and its Western allies and its third world cronies? Could it be that those countries that could invoke the Genocide Convention are scared of the US and the price they might incur? But if so, why wouldn‘t Russia or Venezuela or Iran or….invoke the #genocide convention or the #responsibility to protect? Any explanation?

16.12.2023 - 18:12 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Twitter ]

The Forum of Hostage Families announced a rally outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv at 7:30 pm– and almost immediately after, PM Netanyahu announced he‘d be holding a press conference at the same place– but inside the building– at 8:30 pm. Please look shocked.

16.12.2023 - 17:59 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Twitter ]

No Israeli government rep has called the families. Let that sink in.

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.”

07.12.2023 - 09:32 [ theHill.com ]

FBI director makes plea for 702 reauthorization without a warrant requirement

(05.12.2023)

FBI Director Christopher Wray at a Tuesday hearing gave an impassioned pitch for Congress to reauthorize warrantless surveillance powers for the intelligence community without the need to secure a court’s blessing to review information on Americans swept up in the process.

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire at the end of the year unless it is reauthorized by Congress, threatening to topple a program that allows the U.S. government to monitor the communications of foreign nationals located abroad.

07.12.2023 - 09:26 [ CNN ]

FBI director warns senators he sees ‘blinking lights everywhere’ on threats against the US

(December 6, 2023)

The FBI director is pushing senators on reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which is set to expire at the end of this year. The law enables the US government to obtain intelligence by targeting non-Americans overseas who are using US-based communications services.

30.11.2023 - 13:25 [ United Nations ]

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….

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.”

01.11.2023 - 16:30 [ Google News Deutschland ]

Bundesregierung, Palästina, anerkennen

01.11.2023 - 15:41 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Neues Gesetz: Geheimdienst soll Bürger im privaten Umfeld anschwärzen dürfen

Die Pläne würden in einem Gesetzentwurf des Bundesinnenministeriums für eine Reform des Bundesverfassungsschutzgesetzes stehen, den das Kabinett bereits gebilligt habe, so die SZ. Im November soll er im Bundestag zur Abstimmung kommen. Der Gesetzentwurf würde es dem Inlandsgeheimdienst nach Ansicht von Fachleuten ermöglichen, sich weitaus stärker in der Gesellschaft einzumischen: Auch Lehrer oder Sporttrainer sollen die Agenten demnach ansprechen und diskret auf einen Verdacht gegen einen Menschen hinweisen dürfen – solange es irgendwie der „Deradikalisierung“ diene, oder auch, solange es irgendwie helfe, „das Gefährdungspotenzial zu reduzieren“.

19.10.2023 - 08:41 [ Ynetnews.com ]

Perception played central role in Gaza war before first shot fired

(16.10.2023)

In the IDF‘s command bunker, experts from various units of the IDF‘s Psychological Operations (PsyOps) are working around the clock. They closely monitor the prevailing mood and public discourse and react accordingly to raise awareness and, most importantly, to influence the worldviews of millions of people. Sometimes it succeeds, and sometimes it doesn‘t. But the insight in the Israeli security establishment is that this arena cannot be left without a response and without proper, continuous handling.

19.10.2023 - 08:32 [ Yousef Munayyer / Twitter ]

„In the IDF‘s command bunker, experts from various units of the IDF‘s Psychological Operations (PsyOps) are working around the clock..to influence the worldviews of millions of people.“

06.10.2023 - 15:00 [ Haaretz ]

‚Sensitive‘ Israeli Intelligence on Iranian Nuke Program Shifting the Tide, Israeli Official Says

(12.09.2022)

According to a diplomatic source, Prime Minister Yair Lapid presented the Germans with intelligence that ‚proves the Iranians are cheating as we speak,‘ claiming the Americans‘ hardened their stance in response to the information

21.09.2023 - 09:55 [ Reuters ]

UK urges Meta not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Messenger and Instagram

A Meta spokesperson said: „The overwhelming majority of Brits already rely on apps that use encryption to keep them safe from hackers, fraudsters and criminals.
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„We don‘t think people want us reading their private messages so have spent the last five years developing robust safety measures to prevent, detect and combat abuse while maintaining online security.“

21.09.2023 - 09:45 [ techcrunch.com ]

Meta targeted for fresh UK gov’t warning against E2E encryption for Messenger, Instagram

Although friction from policymakers has clearly made the “pivot to privacy” which founder Mark Zuckerberg announced all the way back in 2019, when he said the company would universally apply E2EE on its services, slow going.

Finally, though, this August, Meta announced it would enable E2EE by default for Messenger by the end of the year.

04.09.2023 - 20:00 [ Freiheitsrechte.org ]

Chat control: incompatible with fundamental rights

Authorities can impose so-called „detection orders“ against providers of interpersonal communications services. This means that authorities can, for example, oblige messenger services to monitor the communications of all their users. It is sufficient that the authority has identified a significant risk that the service in question is being used for the dissemination of depictions of sexual violence against children. Detection orders do not have to be limited to monitoring the communications of specific users who are under suspicion. Instead, authorities can order that the content of all communications of all users of the service be monitored preventively.

28.08.2023 - 17:07 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Entwurf für eine Neue, Klassische Linke

(27.11.2012)

Verfassungsorientiert, demokratisch, säkular, sozial, international solidarisch, nichtinterventionistisch und für die Freiheit für den Menschen.

Das fehlt. Hier und anderswo.

19.08.2023 - 21:39 [ Times of Israel ]

Halutz slams opposition MKs amid talk of unity government with Netanyahu

Halutz then slams President Isaac Herzog for contributing “to the creation of the illusion that there is a possibility of resolving this crisis.”

“We are at the core of an unprecedented crisis of distrust between the majority of Israeli citizens and the leadership that governs us. Benjamin Netanyahu is not the solution, he is the problem,” Halutz adds.

18.08.2023 - 17:25 [ DasFestival.eu ]

Das Festival: Frei heraus

Wie unter einem Vergrößerungsglas

… haben die letzten Jahre die Belanglosigkeit der Kultur zum Vorschein gebracht: Bis auf wenige Ausnahmen reihten sich die Kulturschaffenden in die Phalanx der keimfreien Solidarität ein, ertrugen klaglos die Absage von Veranstaltungen oder machten sich zu Werbefiguren des staatstragenden Ideologiemarketings. Was aber weitgehend unterblieb, war eine künstlerische Reflexion der Zeitumstände. Dies ist ein Armutszeugnis und verweist über die Tagespolitik hinaus auf eine Tiefenkrise der Kultur, scheinen doch viele Künstler ihr Zutrauen in die sinnstiftende Kraft der Kunst anlässlich der Verführung durch die Macht und den Markt verloren zu haben.

DAS FESTIVAL in Weimar tritt den lebendigen Gegenbeweis an: Es feiert die widerständige Sinnquelle der Kunst und die Freiheit der Rede und bringt uns dadurch wieder in Kontakt mit den Wurzeln der Menschlichkeit, diesseits des Konformitätsdrucks, der nicht zuletzt durch staatliche Kulturförderung erzeugt wird.