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02:35 [ Interfax.com.ua ]

China: the ten thousand li path to a bipolar world begins with the first steps, or what can Ukraine expect from Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow?

The last but not least. The announcement of the so-called “China’s 12-point peace plan for Ukraine” is another step by China in which it tries to be on the same level, at least, diplomatically, as the United States.

This is an attempt to really turn into a powerful world player capable of solving crises of a truly planetary scale. This is another step towards the formation of a new pole of power, at least in the imagination of the Chinese themselves.

The harsh negative reaction of the US and EU to China’s efforts to reach a new mediation level has been palpable. The Western partners of our country are clearly not interested in this.

It is within this framework that the visit of the leader of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, to Moscow, should be viewed.

20.03.2023 - 13:05 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Soziale Kontrolle und Geheimdienste

In der Sicherheitsgesellschaft gilt der gesellschaftliche Durchschnitt als normal. Einzelne müssen sich dabei nicht mehr an einem festen Ideal ausrichten, sondern können unter einer Vielzahl von Verhaltensoptionen wählen. Allerdings dürfen sie dabei bestimmte Toleranzgrenzen nicht überschreiten – sonst werden sie zum Risiko, dass sicherheitsgesellschaftlich verwaltet werden muss.

An die Stelle der Selbstdisziplinierung aus der Disziplinargesellschaft treten in der Sicherheitsgesellschaft die Selbstführungstechniken. Personen passen ihr Verhalten von sich aus und vermeintlich selbstgewollt an antizipierte Standards an.

20.03.2023 - 12:48 [ Patrick-Breyer.de ]

To: député es de l’Assemblée Nationale (French Parliament): Vote to stop a future of biometric mass surveillance in Europe!

Dear Members of the Assemblée Nationale,
We, the undersigned Members of the European Parliament, are writing to you to express our grave concern about Article 7 of the draft law on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We warn that if the law is passed in its current form, France would set a surveillance precedent of the kind never before seen in Europe, using the pretext of the Olympic games. Article 7 of the text will provide a legal basis for the use of cameras equipped with algorithms to detect specific suspicious events in the public space.

20.03.2023 - 12:32 [ Patrick-Breyer.de ]

Gegen KI-Massenüberwachung in Paris 2024: 41 Europaabgeordnete wenden sich an französisches Parlament

Das Gesetzesvorhaben würde Polizeibehörden während Sportveranstaltungen ermächtigen, mithilfe von Überwachungskameras und fehleranfälliger künstlicher Intelligenz vermeintlich „anormales“ oder „verdächtiges“ Verhalten automatisiert melden zu lassen. Die Europaabgeordneten warnen vor der lähmenden Wirkung derartiger in Europa bisher ungekannter Massenüberwachung öffentlicher Räume, die einen Präzedenzfall schaffen würde. Zu den Unterzeichnern des offenen Briefs zählen mehrere Verhandlungsführer des geplanten EU-Gesetzes zu künstlicher Intelligenz („Artificial Intelligence Act“), das biometrische Massenüberwachung verbieten soll, darunter Co-Berichterstatter Brando Benifei (sozialdemokratische Fraktion). Zu den deutschen Unterzeichnern gehören Birgit Sippel (SPD), Cornelia Ernst (Linke) und Dr. Patrick Breyer (Piratenpartei).

20.03.2023 - 12:28 [ Patrick Breyer #JoinMastodon / Nitter ]

40 EU-Abgeordnete fordern das französische Parlament auf, die für morgen geplante europaweit einzigartige Einführung #KI-gestützter #Massenüberwachung unseres Verhaltens in öffentlichen Räumen unter dem Vorwand #Olympia2024 zu stoppen.

19.03.2023 - 19:10 [ WikiLeaks / Nitter ]

Julian Assange’s Father and Brother speak about the new documentary ‚Ithaka‘ and the ‚rising tide of worldwide support‘ for the WikiLeaks publisher facing a 175 year sentence if extradited for publishing @IthakaMovie #FreeAssangeNOW @FoxNews

19.03.2023 - 18:59 [ ]

Julian Assange was punished for publishing without fear or favor: Gabriel Shipton

John and Gabriel Shipton, the father and brother of Julian Assange, speak out about his detainment and share the story behind their documentary ‘Ithaka’ on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’

19.03.2023 - 11:55 [ Wikileaks ]

Collateral Murder

5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad — including two Reuters news staff.

Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

19.03.2023 - 11:54 [ Wikileaks / Nitter ]

20 years ago the Iraq War began: Julian Assange’s commitment to transparency lifted the lid on numerous war crimes and human rights abuses, for which he now faces a 175 year sentence if extradited #FreeAssangeNOW #Journalismisnotacrime

19.03.2023 - 10:56 [ Haaretz ]

Hundreds of Thousands Rally Against Netanyahu’s Judicial Coup for 11th Week

– Protesters block and march on Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv
– 50,000 protest in Haifa, police sources say

18.03.2023 - 14:14 [ Wikileaks / Nitter ]

UPCOMING DATES: 19 March: 20th Anniversary Iraq invasion 24 March-8 April: States of Violence exhibition [London] 5 April: Anniversary Collateral Murder Release 11 April: 4 year Anniversary Julian Assange detained in UK on US extradition request for publishing

18.03.2023 - 14:10 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Britische Justiz nimmt sich die Zeit, die für Julian Assange im Gefängnis quälend langsam vergeht

Bald sind es vier Jahre, seitdem Julian Assange gewaltsam aus der ecuadorianischen Botschaft in London getragen wurde. Seitdem gab es endlos viele Anhörungen bezüglich des Auslieferungsbegehrens der USA, die sich auch durch Corona-Lockdowns in die Länge zogen. In den letzten 6 Monaten scheint gar nichts mehr zu passieren. Ende August hatten Julian Assanges Anwälte Berufung beim Londoner High Court gegen Punkte im Schiedsspruch des Westminster-Bezirksgerichts vom 4. Januar 2021 und gegen die Entscheidung der damaligen britischen Innenministerin Priti Patel vom 17. Juni letzten Jahres eingelegt. Nun liegt die Entscheidung, ob die Berufung zur Verhandlung angenommen wird, bei einem Richter, dessen Name nirgendwo erscheint, und es erscheint genauso unklar, wann mit einer Entscheidung zu rechnen ist. Derweil sitzt Julian Assange von Ungewissheit gequält im Gefängnis.

18.03.2023 - 13:33 [ Haaretz ]

Israel’s High Court Will Strike Down the Coup Legislation, Top Legal Experts Say

The judicial overhaul will destroy democracy, the Knesset isn’t authorized to enact such laws, and their important clauses will be struck down by the High Court: Retired justices, former attorneys general and law professors weigh

18.03.2023 - 02:44 [ Haaretz ]

In Two Weeks, Israel’s Pro-democracy Protest Could Seem Like a Walk in the Park

The joint leaders of the protest movement are constantly trying to synchronize the operations of more than 100 participating organizations. Eran Schwarz, an educator and former Air Force pilot and now the director of these efforts, told Haaretz that the number of communities in which protests were held last Saturday night jumped from 80 to over 100, and that the number of people participating in the demonstrations increasing weekly. (…)

One of the wise decisions made by protest leaders was to stay away from currently serving politicians. Opposition parties are not leading the protest and are only trying to ride the huge wave it is creating in the streets. In the central weekly rally in Tel Aviv, politicians who are currently serving in the Knesset have been barred from speaking. They’ve had to make do with subsidiary locations, in other cities.

16.03.2023 - 17:15 [ Haaretz ]

U.S. Embassy Protesters Demand Biden Pressure Israeli Government to Halt Judicial Overhaul

Protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv are asking the U.S. government to pressure Israel’s coalition into halting a judicial overhaul, with some suggesting concrete penalties such as withholding economic and military support if the legislation passes

16.03.2023 - 17:00 [ Israelis for democracy / Nitter ]

CON-STI-TU-TION!

16.03.2023 - 16:28 [ Israelis for democracy / Nitter ]

Reserve duty soldiers and free sky diving instructors Major Itay Bradshesky and Master Sergeant Gilad Yitzhak; parachute carrying the Israeli Declaration of Independence. “We need to open our parachutes before we crash – democracy has no spare chute”, they said.

16.03.2023 - 14:41 [ Haaretz ]

For Israel’s Leaders, Democracy Is a Foolish Invention of Gentiles

The members of Likud who could stop the carnage but continue to participate in this government will go down in history as far worse than collaborators. Petain, the ruler of Vichy France, at least believed he was saving France. I cannot believe that Nir Barkat, Avi Dichter, Gila Gamliel, Yoav Gallant, Yuli Edelsein think they are saving Israel. They know in their heart of hearts that without legitimacy, they are gambling with the entire future of the country. To you distinguished ministers and members of Knesset, I ask: Will you willingly sacrifice the country you served for the sake of a cabinet position or Knesset seat? Will you silence your conscience for that?

16.03.2023 - 14:28 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

Students in Jerusalem. What you hear is DE MOH KRAT YA.

16.03.2023 - 14:22 [ Elizabeth Tsurkov / Nitter ]

Feminist activists wearing gowns & headdresses from Handmaid’s Tale are blocking Kaplan Street in central Tel Aviv to protest against Netanyahu’s efforts to subjugate Israel’s judiciary

16.03.2023 - 14:15 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

This is not a warning: IDF Special Forces reserve units & Cyber Intel reservists announce they will not show up for duty SUNDAY to protest Netanyahu’s attempted régime change.

16.03.2023 - 08:54 [ Haaretz ]

Israel Protest | Nationwide Demonstrations Underway Against Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul

– Likud lawmaker David Bitan becomes first gov’t MK to call to freeze judicial coup legislation, launch negotiations
– Dozens of protesters block coastal highway in central Israel
– Students erect barbed wire fence at Tel Aviv University: ‚Barrier defending freedom of expression and academic opinion‘
– Hundreds of reservists block an intersection in ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, shouting ‚go to the army‘
– Protesters paint road leading to Supreme Court in Jerusalem, police arrested five suspects
– Israeli navy veterans block transit route to Haifa port with boats
– Protests against judicial overhaul set to begin nationwide

15.03.2023 - 21:00 [ Ran Bar-Zik / Nitter ]

> וודאו שיש לכם TLS 1.3 או TLS 1.2 תחת הסעיף Protocols. עדיף שלא יהיה לכם TLS 1.0\1.1 בכלל. מספר השרתים הפגיעים בישראל: 100,000+ לא פשוט לכתוב אייטם כזה לאנשים לא מקצועיים, אבל הוא חשוב והתפרסם ב @Haaretz

(10 Dec 2019)

אני מודה ל @noamr ו- @GilBahat על ה-peer review

15.03.2023 - 17:44 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

God knows why but FinMin Bezalel Smotrich cut short a planned visit to Panama, Mrs Netanyahu has cancelled her Berlin +1 & the PM has delayed his takeoff „til after 10 pm“ & shortened his trip to only 24 hours due to „talks on judicial reform & a security incident in the north“

15.03.2023 - 17:30 [ @BenCaspit / Nitter ]

פורצי אנטבה (המקוריים), במחאת נתב“ג היום.

15.03.2023 - 17:25 [ Haaretz ]

Entebbe Veterans With ‘Idi Amin Car’ Join Airport Protest as Netanyahu Flies to Berlin

A convoy of Israeli army veterans and former hostages who were involved in the 1976 Entebbe Operation in Uganda arrived on Wednesday to protest at Ben-Gurion Airport ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s departure to Germany for a state visit.

The convoy is part of the protest movement aimed at disrupting Netanyahu’s departure over his constitutional coup.

15.03.2023 - 11:55 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

‘Day of Escalating Resistance’ on Next Thursday

Organizers said they would further ramp up their response if the government doesn’t shelve the fascist legislation, with a planned “day of escalating resistance” declared for next Thursday. This past Thursday saw protesters stage an unprecedented day of protests and disruption, blocking central Israel’s key Ayalon Highway for some two hours and gumming up roads to Ben Gurion Airport alongside rallies, strikes, blockages and other disruptive activities throughout the country.

14.03.2023 - 19:14 [ Haaretz ]

Warning of ‚Theocratic Dictatorship,‘ 1,000 Israeli Cultural Figures Call on U.K., Germany to Cancel Netanyahu Visit

The letter wrote that the racist, homophobic and undemocratic intentions by the government is targeting all Israeli citizens at home and abroad, referring to the ongoing judicial overhaul plans and a host of other proposed laws that will adversely affect the “freedom of authors and artists in Israel.”

The authors wrote that Netanyahu supports current legislation running through the Knesset that would turn the Israeli police into a “political police, a tool that every dictatorship needs in order to enforce state power on citizens.”

14.03.2023 - 19:01 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Israel could learn a thing or two from history of US Constitution – opinion

The constitution is the guiding force behind the US. The president, federal officers and all members of the military swear to defend it.

Though written at the end of the 18th century, many of the lessons from the debate over its adoption are of interest to us in modern-day Israel: namely the maintenance of equality between the three branches of government, the preservation of checks and balances, the need to maintain a strong judiciary but also the need to retain a path to override Supreme Court decisions, the importance of harnessing the talents of high-level visionaries and the need to maintain a broad consensus before initiating reform.

12.03.2023 - 15:26 [ Haaretz ]

‘Biggest in Israeli History‘: Organizers Claim Half a Million Protesters Against Netanyahu’s Constitutional Coup

Israelis took to the streets for the tenth week straight in the largest demonstration in the country’s history on Saturday, with organizers claiming as many as 500,000 pro-democracy protesters in attendence nationwide.

A record 50,000 Israelis rallied in Haifa – according to police estimates –while at least 8,000 demonstrated in the southern city of Be’er Sheva, which is considered a Likud stronghold.

12.03.2023 - 04:50 [ Fañch ar Ruz / Nitter ]

La retraite, c’est comme la galette, on la veut complète ! #NonALaReformeDesRetraites #OnBloqueTout #15mars #greve15mars #manifestation15mars

#ReformeDesRetraites #64ansCestNon #Pontivy #Morbihan #CentreBretagne #Bretagne

12.03.2023 - 04:20 [ La CGT / Nitter ]

Philippe Martinez : « La détermination […] est plus forte suite au courrier que nous a adressé le président de la République, où globalement il nous fait un bras d’honneur » #NonALaReformeDesRetraites #manifestation11mars

12.03.2023 - 04:16 [ France24.com ]

Will strikes force Macron to back down over French pension reforms?

France saw a wave of strikes against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms on Thursday, causing disruption to trains, flights, schools and even hospitals. Polls show a majority of the French oppose the president’s measures – and analysts say maintaining public support of strikes will be crucial to unions’ chances of forcing a U-turn.

12.03.2023 - 03:58 [ Jurist.org ]

France pension protests enter seventh day, affecting multiple economic sectors

Protestors in France Saturday demonstrated for a seventh day against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan, which has been widely disputed across the country since his announcement of the plan in January.

According to the Confederation of Labor (CGT), a national federation of French trade unions, hundreds of thousands of employees, young people, and retirees went on strike and protested in the streets of French cities Friday against Macron’s plan.

11.03.2023 - 16:03 [ Haaretz ]

Israelis Set to Take to the Streets and Protest Netanyahu’s Judicial Coup for 10th Consecutive Week

Protests are also planned to take place at several cities across the globe, including Tokyo, London and Los Angeles.

11.03.2023 - 15:56 [ Ran Bar-Zik / Nitter ]

> וודאו שיש לכם TLS 1.3 או TLS 1.2 תחת הסעיף Protocols. עדיף שלא יהיה לכם TLS 1.0\1.1 בכלל. מספר השרתים הפגיעים בישראל: 100,000+ לא פשוט לכתוב אייטם כזה לאנשים לא מקצועיים, אבל הוא חשוב והתפרסם ב @Haaretz

(10 Dec 2019)

אני מודה ל @noamr ו- @GilBahat על ה-peer review

09.03.2023 - 19:45 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

Tel Aviv mayor, displaying Israeli declaration of independence on City Hall: „In a time of darkness there are things important to illuminate.“

09.03.2023 - 19:36 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

#Breaking: Ben Gvir was infuriated at the police for „disobeying“ him & allowing the Ayalon highway to be blocked fir about 90 minutes. He has gotten rid of Tel Aviv police commissioner by appointing him „head of the training department.“

09.03.2023 - 17:55 [ Esther Solomon / Nitter ]

Netanyahu’s pre-trip interview with La Repubblica contains interesting language before meeting ‚post-fascist‘ Meloni: History ‚favors the strong,‘ he opines, trashing the idea that the far-right is dangerous. The true threat comes from the „extreme left“

09.03.2023 - 17:14 [ Haaretz ]

Israel’s ‘Day of Resisting Dictatorship’: Thousands Block Roads, Airport as Netanyahu Departs to Rome

– Protesters in Tel Aviv march towards city’s busiest highway, recent flash point for confrontations with police
– Protesters block access road to Ben-Gurion Airport as Netanyahu delays Italy visit
– Gantz calls on Attorney General to ban Ben-Gvir from police HQ during demonstrations
– U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to meet with Israel’s defense minister inside airport to avoid nationwide protests
– Ben-Gvir arrives at Ben-Gurion airport: ‚I came to strengthen our forces, we won’t allow anarchy‘
– Protest flotilla of dozens of vessels set out from Haifa
– ‚No academy without democracy‘: Hundreds of students and professors demonstrate at Tel Aviv University
– IDF reservists demonstrate and block the entry to the Kohelet Forum building and offices in Jerusalem
– PM Netanyahu to travel to Italy Thursday in the midst of nation-wide demonstrations

09.03.2023 - 06:12 [ Haaretz ]

The Eight Ways Herzog Is Damaging Israeli Democracy

Ever since the coup against our system of government – and the sweeping opposition to it – began, President Isaac Herzog has been doing damage to Israel’s democracy. Even if his intentions are good, at this point we have to call a spade a spade and urge him to stop.

08.03.2023 - 17:59 [ United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) / Netzpolitik.org ]

Human rights implications of the development, use and transfer of new technologies in the context of counter-terrorism and countering and preventing violent extremism

The present report illuminates the ways in which counter-terrorism and security are frequently used to provide political and legal justifications for the adoption of high-risk and highly intrusive technologies on the basis of exceptional threats and with the promise of strictly limited application. The report demonstrates that such rationales and limitations rarely hold, and that the claim of exceptional use to respond to security crises is a chimera, when the reality is broad and wholesale use which lacks adequate human rights or rule of law restraints. Such technologies, including biometric, surveillance and drone technology, have serious negative impacts on the enjoyment of human rights across the globe. The Special Rapporteur highlights the human rights risks inherent in the development, deployment and transfer of such technologies internationally. She is also deeply concerned about the discriminatory elements built into the development and deployment of such technologies. Negative consequences include direct violations of non-derogable rights, the integrity of which is being undermined by
new technologies lacking any meaningful legal oversight, and impunity for both State and non-State actors whose use and transfer of such technologies involves systemic rights-violative practice.

08.03.2023 - 17:26 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

UN-Bericht prangert an: Kampf gegen Terror nur Vorwand für mehr Überwachung

Die globalen Auswirkungen von Überwachungstechnologien auf die Menschenrechte nennt die Sonderberichterstatterin „verheerend“. Bedroht sind demnach vor allem Privatsphäre, freie Meinungsäußerung, Vereinigungsfreiheit und politische Partizipation.

Es gebe zudem keine internationale Definition von Terrorismus und Extremismus, kritisiert der Bericht. Deshalb könnten Staaten die Begriffe selbst definieren und damit eigene Interessen verfolgen.

08.03.2023 - 16:34 [ Defend Assange Campaign / Nitter ]

All major Free Speech and Human Rights Orgs oppose the extradition of #WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange Reporters Without Borders: ‚This is really the future of Journalism that is at stake – it will not stop with Julian Assange

08.03.2023 - 11:55 [ Haaretz ]

Voices of the Protesters: Meet the Israelis Protecting Democracy Against Netanyahu’s Constitutional Coup

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis from different walks of life – secular and religious, left and right, Jews and Arabs – have taken to the streets to make their voices heard.

The protests themselves have spanned the northernmost tip of the country to Eilat in the far south. They have been constant in the big cities – Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa – but have also extended to isolated kibbutzim and even a couple of West Bank settlements; there are protests in city squares, historical monuments, highway bridges and hi-tech parks.

These Israelis may hail from different places and hold diverse views, if not banners, stickers and placards, but they are all united in their opposition to the government’s plans to trample Israeli democracy.

07.03.2023 - 17:12 [ LaFranceInsoumise.fr ]

Organisée par la France Insoumise, la deuxième édition du #GrevEvent récolte 50 000 € pour soutenir les grévistes

Après la première édition du 12 février, le #GrevEvent de ce week-end est une nouvelle réussite. À l’initiative de la France Insoumise, streamers, blogueurs, syndicalistes et militants associatifs et politiques étaient réunis autour d’une même cause le temps d’un week-end : récolter des dons pour soutenir les caisses de grève en proposant des contenus variés sur les réseaux sociaux.

Résultat : 50 000 € récoltés en quelques heures, qui viennent s’ajouter aux plus de 70 000€ déjà récoltés le 12 février. Depuis le lancement de la caisse de grève insoumise, c’est plus de 250000 euros qui ont été récoltés. L’intégralité de la somme sera redistribuée aux travailleurs mobilisés contre la réforme des retraites .

07.03.2023 - 17:04 [ Linsoumission.fr ]

« L’Union Populaire, entre jeunesse, routiers et Gilets Jaunes » : ce 7 mars, BFMTV cite l’insoumission.fr en direct

Ah : il lit un tweet de l’insoumission.fr en direct, et montre une photo d’un de nos 50 reporters en direct qui dit « tu nous mets 64, on te remet 68 ».

Pour suivre la grève générale, l’insoumission.fr, c’est mieux que BFMTV. Du coup BFMTV… cite l’insoumission.fr. Notre brève.

07.03.2023 - 16:52 [ Nupes-2022.fr ]

Non à la retraite à 64 ans ! – La campagne

Retrouvez ici toutes les infos et ressources concernant la campagne commune de la NUPES contre la réforme de la retraite à 64 ans !

07.03.2023 - 16:14 [ michael pruetz / Nitter ]

Generalstreik in Frankreich beginnt mit voller Wucht. Überall strassenblockaden und Besetzungen wichtiger Betriebe und Universitäten.

07.03.2023 - 16:11 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Widerstand gegen Rentenreform: Streiks bremsen Frankreich aus

In Frankreich geht der Streit um die Rentenreform in die nächste Runde: Massive Streiks führen zu Problemen im Bahn- und Nahverkehr, Flüge fallen aus, auch bei der Müllabfuhr und an Schulen ruht die Arbeit. Die Gewerkschaften wollen das ganze Land lahmlegen.

05.03.2023 - 11:37 [ Haaretz ]

„Good Evening, Anarchists and Terrorists“: Record Number of Israelis Protest Against Netanyahu’s Judicial Coup

Despite the heightened police presence and the force used by officers against protesters earlier in the week, over 180,000 Israelis protested the government’s planned judicial overhaul throughout the country on Saturday night, for the ninth week in a row.

After the demonstration ended, protesters attempted to cross the barricade that blocked off the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv. Police tried to obstruct those who broke through, but several thousand people made their way onto the main road and began marching.

05.03.2023 - 11:35 [ i24news.tv ]

Estimated 250,000 at rallies across Israel against judicial overhaul

According to official estimates cited in local media, some 160 thousand people turned out to the Tel Aviv demo. Many more thousands joined smaller rallies in other Israeli cities, with some citing a grand total as high as 250 thousand.

04.03.2023 - 14:49 [ Swisscows.com ]

Swisscows – Anonymous Search Engine

Why is the private search engine Swisscows against surveillance?

Our vision is that every user can be online without fear of surveillance, annoying advertising and unwanted data storage. We have been working towards this goal for over 20 years. Fortunately, data security has now become a relevant topic and many people have understood what all happens to their data completely without their knowledge.

04.03.2023 - 14:40 [ henrypp.org ]

simplewall

Features

– Simple interface without annoying pop ups
– Rules editor (create your own rules)
– Internal blocklist (block Windows spy / telemetry)

03.03.2023 - 12:40 [ CODEPINK / Nitter ]

BREAKING: The House is holding a special hearing to fearmonger over China, featuring China hawks from the Trump administration like H.R. McMaster. CODEPINK just disrupted them to call for an end to the warmongering – #ChinaIsNotOurEnemy!

(01.03.2023)

03.03.2023 - 01:55 [ Department of State / Nitter ]

.@SecBlinken at #G20India: Every G20 member – and virtually every country – continues to bear the costs of Russia’s war of aggression, a war that President Putin could end tomorrow if he chose to do so.

02.03.2023 - 10:31 [ U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs / Nitter ]

التقى الممثل الخاص عمرو مع الشيخ عزام، مدير الأوقاف الإسلامية، لمناقشة الاستعدادات لشهر رمضان، يكون مفعما بالسلام، ويعكس روح الشهر المبارك، وكذلك تأكيد التزام الولايات المتحدة بالوضع التاريخي القائم.

(28.02.2023)

02.03.2023 - 10:24 [ U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs / Nitter ]

Special Rep. Hady Amr visited with the victims of Sunday’s Huwara attack. He expressed his deepest condolences and condemned the unacceptable widescale, indiscriminate violence by settlers. Extremely concerned by recent escalating violence in the West Bank.

(28.02.2023)

01.03.2023 - 20:31 [ Americans for Peace Now / Nitter ]

Today is the birthday of the late PM Yitzhak Rabin. We’re proud to spend every day working towards a peaceful, just resolution to the conflict as he did during his lifetime.

01.03.2023 - 11:30 [ i24news.tv ]

Thousands of Israelis donate to Palestinian victims of riots

In less than 24 hours, Israelis gave more than $272,750 to help Palestinians whose homes and businesses were destroyed by dozens of rioting settlers in the northern West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday.

A 37-year-old Palestinian man was killed, 300 were wounded – four of them seriously – and dozens of buildings and vehicles were set on fire in the mass riot that followed the killing of two Israeli brothers in a terror shooting in the same town. Labor party member Yaya Fink started an online crowd-funding campaign the morning following the attack.

01.03.2023 - 09:10 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Innenministerium macht wenig Zugeständnisse bei Chatkontrolle

Die Bundesregierung streitet, während das Innenministerium seit neun Monaten in Brüssel verhandelt.

28.02.2023 - 12:10 [ Barbara Lee / actblue.com ]

I’m asking: Will you chip in to help me become California’s next Senator?

From my segregated hometown to the halls of Congress, I’ve never stopped fighting for what’s right. Our country needs bold, progressive solutions to the problems we’re facing, and I’m prepared to deliver them.

But right now, experts say I’m facing a fundraising disadvantage – so I can’t win this race and become the only Black woman in the Senate without your help.

Donate now to send a true progressive to the Senate!

28.02.2023 - 11:38 [ Barbara Lee / LA Times ]

Op-Ed: Three days after 9/11, I was the lone vote in Congress against war

(Sept. 13, 2021)

My vote against the 2001 military force authorization remains the most difficult vote I’ve cast in my career in Congress. But I knew the last thing the country needed was to rush into war after 9/11, or ever, without proper deliberation by the people — represented by Congress — as the Constitution intended.

My father was a retired Army lieutenant colonel who fought in World War II and Korea. He was the first person who called me after that lonely vote. He reminded me that we should never send our troops into harm’s way without a clear plan, objective and exit strategy. Instead, we were asked to approve an authorization that gave the executive branch a blank check to carry out global war in perpetuity.

27.02.2023 - 20:19 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Die Akte Pegasus – Das Buch zum Staatstrojaner-Skandal

„Die Akte Pegasus“ der beiden Forbidden-Stories-Journalist:innen ist spannend wie ein Krimi. Und zugleich ein großartiges Plädoyer für die Kraft des investigativen Journalismus. Detailliert beschreiben sie ihre Herangehensweise an eine Recherche, die zum Schluss dutzende Medien in zahlreichen Staaten zusammenschließt und viele Opfer unter den Telefonnummern identifiziert.

Dabei ist das keine herkömmliche Recherche. Es gibt am Anfang nur Telefonnummern aus vielen Staaten und die Personen dahinter müssen identifiziert werden. Gleichzeitig ist stets zu befürchten, dass die Opfer immer noch über ihre Kommunikationswege überwacht werden. Zum Schluss decken sie auf, dass zahlreiche Politiker:innen unter den Opfern sind, aber noch viel mehr Journalist:innen.

Die beiden Autor:innen geben eindrucksvolle Einblicke in die Schicksale vieler betroffener Medienschaffender und ihre jeweiligen individuellen Situationen in ihren Ländern, wo sie wegen ihrer Arbeit mit Repression zu kämpfen haben und gleichzeitig totalüberwacht werden.

26.02.2023 - 21:00 [ Haaretz ]

Analysis | Netanyahu Is No Longer Israel’s Legitimate Prime Minister

What’s happening to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? The extreme mood swings reflected in both his statements and body language attest to pressure, psychological distress and loss of his senses. He quickly slips into the mindset of paranoid tyrants who live in a bubble, divorced from reality.

26.02.2023 - 20:05 [ Haaretz ]

Raising Fists Against Netanyahu’s ‚Proposed Dictatorship,‘ Israelis Protest Judicial Coup in Record Numbers

Saturday evening saw the largest protest against the far-right government’s judicial overhaul plan thus far, as the demonstrations entered their eighth consecutive week.

In addition to the main protest in Tel Aviv and the demonstration outside the president’s residence in Jerusalem, protests took place at dozens of locations throughout the country, including the Gaza border town of Sderot, the northern town of Rosh Pina, Rehovot, Eilat, Modi’in, Herzliyah, Ra’anana, Hod Hasharon, Hadera, the settlement of Efrat and dozens more bridges and junctions across Israel.

25.02.2023 - 22:58 [ JippyLive / Youtube ]

Friedensdemo Berlin 25.02.2023 Erich Vad Brigadegeneral a.D.

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25.02.2023 - 22:55 [ dokuluka / Youtube ]

Sarah Wagenknecht in Berlin #aufstandfuerfrieden

Berlin, 25.02.2023: Nach Angaben des Veranstaltes versammelten sich 50.000 bei der Kundgebung von Sahra Wagenknecht und Alice Schwarzer vor dem Brandenburger Tor, für eine Beendigung des Krieges in der Ukraine

Das Video zeigt die historische Rede von Sarah Wagenknecht.

25.02.2023 - 22:52 [ Infos Unter ]

13.000 Demonstranten in Berlin – Wagenknecht fordert Stopp von Waffenlieferungen

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24.02.2023 - 20:12 [ Aufstand-fuer-Frieden.de ]

Aufstand für Frieden 25.2. Berlin

Es muss etwas passieren! Jetzt.

Verhandeln heißt nicht kapitulieren. Verhandeln heißt, Kompromisse machen, auf beiden Seiten. Mit dem Ziel, weitere Hunderttausende Tote und Schlimmeres zu verhindern. Das meinen auch wir, meint auch die Hälfte der deutschen Bevölkerung.

24.02.2023 - 18:50 [ ZDF ]

Vize-Außenminister Andrij Melnyk : „Krieg hätte verhindert werden können“

Melnyk: Eine der schlimmsten Lehren dieses Vernichtungskrieges ist, dass die westliche Welt es verpasst hat, die Mittel präventiver Diplomatie einzusetzen. Das bedeutet, man hätte aus ukrainischer Sicht diesen Krieg mit Worten verhindern können, indem man gesagt hätte: Lieber Herr Putin, wir sehen Ihre Kriegsvorbereitungen, wenn Sie das nur wagen, dann müssen Sie damit rechnen, dass die Ukraine sofort massiv bewaffnet wird, dass allerschärfste Sanktionen gegen Russland eingeführt werden, eine komplette Isolation und internationale Ächtung würde kommen.

23.02.2023 - 12:09 [ ORF.at ]

Ironischer Protest bei Putin-Rede: KP-Politiker drohen Probleme

Der kommunistische Abgeordnete Michail Abdalkin aus der Region Samara veröffentlichte nach der Rede vom Dienstag ein Video, das zeigt, wie er vor seinem Computer sitzt und Putin zuhört – an seinen Ohren hängen dabei Spaghetti. Im Russischen gibt es den Ausdruck „Nudeln an die Ohren hängen“, was so viel bedeutet wie: belogen werden.

23.02.2023 - 08:33 [ Haaretz ]

Netanyahu’s Coup for Dummies: Israel’s Constitutional Crisis, Explained

The government’s proposed legislation includes an “override clause” that would allow the smallest possible majority – 61 out of 120 lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament – to overturn rulings by the Supreme Court. Israel does not have a constitution, and the separation between the legislative and executive branches is very weak, since the government almost always holds a majority in the Knesset.

This makes the Supreme Court the only institution with any power to review government actions and legislation passed by a parliamentary majority. Netanyahu’s government wants to strip the court of that power.

21.02.2023 - 17:47 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Quarter Million Protesters Take to the Streets Across Israel

(19.02.2023)

Quarter million protesters tale of the streets across Israel Satudary evening, in the seventh consecutive weekend of demonstrations against the far-right government, ahead of judicial reform bills being placed before the Knesset plenum on Monday. Organizers of the protest movement have declared Monday as a “National Day of Struggle”, which, for the second week in a row, will include a large rally outside the Knesset, as well as demonstrations in various cities and the shuttering of some businesses.

21.02.2023 - 10:25 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

PEGA-Untersuchungsausschuss: EU-Staaten verweigern Aussage vor EU-Parlament

Der Staatstrojaner-Untersuchungsausschuss im Europaparlament wollte am 24. Januar eine Anhörung zum Thema Geheimdienste und Staatstrojaner veranstalten. Allerdings sagten alle für die Sitzung geladenen EU-Staaten ab. Der Ausschuss-Vorsitzende sagte, er hat „langsam die Nase voll von diesem Vorgehen der Mitgliedstaaten“.

20.02.2023 - 17:09 [ Liu Yongfeng, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China / Nitter ]

#China is willing to work together with the int’l community to avoid further deterioration of the #Ukraine situation and to strive persistently for peace, Wang Yi said when meeting with Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian FM, on the sidelines of the 59th #Munich Security Conference.

20.02.2023 - 16:56 [ South China Morning Post ]

China doesn’t want ‘prolonged’ Ukraine war, top diplomat Wang Yi says as crisis nears 1-year mark

According to the Chinese foreign ministry, the position paper will reiterate a number of “important claims” by Chinese President Xi Jinping, including that sovereignty and territorial integrity should be respected and legitimate security concerns should be considered.

19.02.2023 - 09:36 [ courtney / Nitter ]

From an economic standpoint the United States is making a shit ton of money off of this war. In a capitalist economy profit will always mean more in value than human life; American or not. They follow where the money flows and where American corporations benefit in the long run.

19.02.2023 - 09:28 [ Pavel Pashkov / Nitter ]

States and transnational corporations, in the race for profit, play off entire nations, provoke conflicts, try to force us to fight each other, to hate each other. Don’t give in! Be strong.

18.02.2023 - 17:52 [ Haaretz ]

Tens of Thousands Set to Rally Against Judicial Overhaul for Seventh Consecutive Week

Updates

18.02.2023 - 15:57 [ Süddeutsche.de ]

China kündigt Friedensinitiative für Ukraine-Krieg an

„Wir werden etwas vorlegen. Und zwar die chinesische Position zur politischen Beilegung der Ukraine-Krise“, sagte Chinas oberster Außenpolitiker Wang Yi laut offizieller Übersetzung auf der Sicherheitskonferenz in München. „Wir werden auf der Seite des Friedens und des Dialoges standfest stehen.“

Er kritisierte auch Kräfte, die aus seiner Sicht geopolitische Interessen verfolgten und dem Leid der Menschen in der Ukraine weniger Bedeutung gäben.

18.02.2023 - 15:46 [ Reuters ]

China’s Xi plans ‚peace speech‘ on Ukraine invasion anniversary, Italy says

(17.03.2023)

Antonio Tajani told RAI Radio 1 that he used a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Rome on Thursday to urge Beijing to use all its powers to persuade Russia to end the war while ensuring Ukraine’s independence.

18.02.2023 - 12:19 [ Politico.eu ]

‘Ukraine is not going to militarily retake Crimea,’ top Democrat says

Pentagon officials told the House Armed Services Committee in a classified briefing last month that Ukrainian forces are unlikely to be able to recapture Crimea from Russian troops in the near future, an assessment that was surely unwelcome news in Kyiv, where retaking the peninsula is one of the government’s core goals for the war.

A Ukrainian attempt to retake Crimea would also be a red line for Vladimir Putin that could lead to a wider Russian response, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a Zoom call with a group of experts Wednesday.

17.02.2023 - 06:48 [ Adam / Nitter ]

I don’t understand- can’t a F-35 get close enough to take a high res picture- and then do a simple reverse image search to see it was a hobby balloon?

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14.02.2023 - 19:45 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Gegen die Gefahr eines großen Krieges gemeinsam vorgehen! Friedenskundgebung am 25. Februar am Brandenburger Tor

Mit der Petition und einer Kundgebung in Berlin am Samstag, 25. Februar 2023, um 14 Uhr am Brandenburger Tor will das Personenbündnis u.a. dazu beitragen, dass die Hälfte der deutschen Bevölkerung, die für Verhandlungen statt Krieg plädiert, in der Öffentlichkeit endlich Gehör findet. Für Frieden statt Panzer. Es geht ihnen darum, diese Argumente in den Diskurs zu bringen.

14.02.2023 - 19:14 [ Alice Schwarzer und Sahra Wagenknecht / Change.org ]

Manifest für Frieden

Die von Russland brutal überfallene ukrainische Bevölkerung braucht unsere Solidarität. Aber was wäre jetzt solidarisch? Wie lange noch soll auf dem Schlachtfeld Ukraine gekämpft und gestorben werden? Und was ist jetzt, ein Jahr danach, eigentlich das Ziel dieses Krieges? Die deutsche Außenministerin sprach jüngst davon, dass „wir“ einen „Krieg gegen Russland“ führen. Im Ernst?

Präsident Selenskyj macht aus seinem Ziel kein Geheimnis. Nach den zugesagten Panzern fordert er jetzt auch Kampfjets, Langstreckenraketen und Kriegsschiffe – um Russland auf ganzer Linie zu besiegen? Noch versichert der deutsche Kanzler, er wolle weder Kampfjets noch „Bodentruppen“ senden. Doch wie viele „rote Linien“ wurden in den letzten Monaten schon überschritten?

Es ist zu befürchten, dass Putin spätestens bei einem Angriff auf die Krim zu einem maximalen Gegenschlag ausholt. Geraten wir dann unaufhaltsam auf eine Rutschbahn Richtung Weltkrieg und Atomkrieg? Es wäre nicht der erste große Krieg, der so begonnen hat. Aber es wäre vielleicht der letzte.

Die Ukraine kann zwar – unterstützt durch den Westen – einzelne Schlachten gewinnen. Aber sie kann gegen die größte Atommacht der Welt keinen Krieg gewinnen. Das sagt auch der höchste Militär der USA, General Milley. Er spricht von einer Pattsituation, in der keine Seite militärisch siegen und der Krieg nur am Verhandlungstisch beendet werden kann. Warum dann nicht jetzt? Sofort!

14.02.2023 - 06:01 [ JStreet ]

Israel’s Crisis Must Be Our Call to Action

For fifteen years, J Street has been warning of the dire threat posed to the future of Israel — its democracy, its values and its security — by the agenda of far-right ultranationalists and religious zealots.

We have spoken out about these looming threats because we care so deeply about the state and the people of Israel who are our family, our friends and our colleagues.

We’ve centered our work opposing settlements, demolitions and creeping annexation precisely on the point that never-ending occupation will ultimately take a toll on the occupier, not just on the occupied — and will lead to the erosion of Israel’s very democracy itself.

Sadly, the far-right — and the settlement movement at its core — that has single-mindedly pursued permanent control over the West Bank and dominance over the Palestinian people is now firmly in control of the government of Israel.

14.02.2023 - 05:53 [ Haaretz ]

J Street Bashers Back Off: AIPAC Backs America and Israel’s Most Dangerous Right-wingers

AIPAC demands that American Jews leave their consciences and values at the door. But we will no longer automatically back a ‚pro-Israel‘ organization that supports those who subvert democracy – at home and in Israel

13.02.2023 - 17:04 [ Barak Ravid, Diplomatic Correspondent at Walla News / Nitter ]

More than 100K Israelis demonstrated today in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem against Netanyahu’s plan to weaken the Supreme Court & other Democratic institutions. The government still refuses to accept President Herzog’s proposal and suspend the legislation

(Video: Yair Palti)

13.02.2023 - 15:23 [ Haaretz / Nitter ]

LIVE UPDATES: 80,000 Israelis gather in Jerusalem to protest judicial overhaul amid mass strike

13.02.2023 - 15:19 [ Times of Israel ]

Mass protests against judicial overhaul start, thousands flock to Jerusalem

Mass rallies began Monday morning across the country as thousands headed to Jerusalem amid a large-scale strike to protest the government’s plans to impose radical, sweeping changes on the judiciary.

Thousands of parents and students were marching in Tel Aviv, while protesters blockaded the main entrance to the airport as others demonstrated outside the home of a far-right lawmaker.

13.02.2023 - 13:54 [ Michael A. Horowitz / Nitter ]

Picture of the protest in #Jerusalem denouncing Netanyahu’s attempt to curtail the judiciary

13.02.2023 - 12:47 [ Haaretz ]

Black Monday: Anyone Who Cares About Israel Must Strike Today

The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee will begin a legislative blitz on Monday whose goal is to overturn Israel’s system of government. Committee chairman Simcha Rothman will try to secure passage of bills that would bar the Supreme Court from overturning unconstitutional Basic Laws and change the Judicial Appointments Committee’s composition so that representatives of the governing coalition can select the judges.

12.02.2023 - 08:10 [ Haaretz ]

Israelis Decry ‘Dictatorship of Criminals’ in Sixth Week of anti-Netanyahu Gov’t Protests

The anti-occupation bloc was also present, chanting “no apartheid government… from Sheikh Jarrah to Jenin, Palestine will be free.” Members of the group carried Palestinian and LGBTQ pride flags.

„Democracy is not built on the bodies of children. Democracy is not built on house demolitions and evictions,“ they shouted. Later in the evening, a man in the crowd reportedly attacked the bloc’s protesters and was detained by the police.

12.02.2023 - 07:52 [ Ali Winston / Nitter ]

Call for a General Strike in France on March 7, in opposition to Macron’s retirement & pension overhaul

12.02.2023 - 07:49 [ France24.com ]

France against pension reform, unions vow to ramp up strikes

The unions said in a joint statement that they would call for a national strike that would „bring France to a standstill“ on March 7 if the government „remained deaf to the popular mobilisation“.

12.02.2023 - 07:45 [ ORF.at ]

F: Hunderttausende demonstrierten gegen Pensionsreform

Nach Angaben des Innenministeriums beteiligten sich landesweit 963.000 Menschen an den Protesten, die Gewerkschaften sprachen von 2,5 Millionen Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmern.

11.02.2023 - 14:14 [ Amerika21.de ]

Keine Panzermunition für die Ukraine: Brasilien weist deutsches Gesuch zurück

Russland hätte nicht in die Ukraine einmarschieren dürfen, betonte Lula, „aber es ist nicht nur Putin, der schuldig ist. Die USA und die EU tragen ebenfalls Schuld“: Sie hätten der russischen Regierung zusichern müssen, dass die Ukraine nicht der Nato beitreten werde, „das hätte das Problem gelöst“, sagte der PT-Politiker im Gespräch mit dem US-Wochenmagazin „Time“ im Mai 2022. Selenskyj warf er vor, er habe „den Krieg gewollt“, sonst hätte er „mehr verhandelt“ und vorgeschlagen, „über die Nato- und EU-Mitgliedschaft weiter zu diskutieren“.

11.02.2023 - 12:56 [ Haggai Matar, board member at the Union of Journalists in Israel / Nitter ]

Late night session at the Knesset. MK Ofer Cassif is removed from the podium for calling the new government „fascist“ and for calling for „civil rebellion“

(07.02.2023)

11.02.2023 - 12:40 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Communist MK Urges the People to Rise Up against the Far-Right Govt’

(08.02.2023)

A Communist lawmaker on Tuesday urge at the Knesset podium citizens of the nation to civil unrest against the “dictatorship” of the new Netanyahu government. MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash) was quickly removed by Knesset ushers. “In light of the current emergency situation, I call for civil unrest…” Cassif said before being interrupted by Deputy Speaker Nissim Vattori (Likud), who called on Knesset ushers to forcibly remove Cassif from the plenum.

The Hadash lawmakers present at the time then erupted in a shouting match, with Cassif and fellow opposition MKs labeling the coalition members as “fascists.”

11.02.2023 - 11:37 [ France24.com ]

France braces for a fourth day of pension reform protests

The protests are a crucial test both for Macron and his opponents. The government has insisted it’s determined to push through Macron’s election pledge to reform France’s generous pension system. But strong popular resentment will strengthen efforts by labor unions and left-wing legislators to try to block the bill.

11.02.2023 - 11:33 [ ORF.at ]

Frankreich erneut vor Massenprotesten wegen Pensionsreform

Bereits jetzt arbeiten viele Menschen in Frankreich länger als bis zum Alter von 62 Jahren, wenn sie mit Erreichen der Altersgrenze noch nicht lange genug für eine abschlagsfreie Pension eingezahlt haben. In vielen anstrengenden Berufen könnten die Menschen kaum länger arbeiten, meinen die Gegnerinnen und Gegner der Reform.

Macron begründet die Reform mit einem drohenden Defizit in der Pensionskasse.

11.02.2023 - 11:09 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Chatkontrolle: So führt EU-Kommissarin Ylva Johansson die Öffentlichkeit in die Irre

Im Interview mit dem SPIEGEL verteidigt EU-Kommissarin Johansson die von der EU geplante Chatkontrolle. Dabei sagt sie drei Mal die Unwahrheit und verbreitet mindestens sieben Mal irreführende Aussagen. Ein Faktencheck.

11.02.2023 - 05:32 [ Wall Street Journal ]

Biden Turns the U.S. Into a Shadow Member of OPEC

(13.12.2022)

President Biden has urged the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase production of oil and criticized the cartel harshly when it declines to do so—most recently on Dec. 4. But actions speak louder than words. Under the Biden administration, the U.S. has been acting as shadow member of the cartel.

08.02.2023 - 21:37 [ Haaretz ]

Israeli Doctors and Health Professionals to Join General Strike to Protest Judicial Overhaul

In a statement, the healthcare professionals‘ civil organizations said: „Israeli democracy is under brutal attack and we must not stand by. The dangerous changes promoted by the government will fatally harm the physical and mental health of the public, and healthcare in Israel. This is a matter of saving lives, and we do it out of commitment to our patients, and for the future of Israel.“

On Tuesday, protest leaders called for a shutdown of Israel’s economy next Monday in response to the far-right government’s plan to overhaul Israel’s legal system.

08.02.2023 - 06:30 [ Times of Israel ]

Top Bank of Israel official quits, says he can’t remain ‘while democracy in danger’

(23 January 2023)

Hazan, a senior lecturer and an expert on macroeconomics and growth at Tel Aviv University, was a member of the bank’s six-person monetary committee which is tasked with setting the interest rate every six weeks. A replacement for him will be sought.

In Hazan’s letter of resignation, he cited his intent to “become involved in the sociopolitical sphere.”

08.02.2023 - 06:17 [ Times of Israel ]

University chiefs warn judicial reform will spark global academic boycott

(23 January 2023)

“This is liable to manifest itself as a brain drain, and in the fact that faculty members will hesitate to join our ranks; that students, research students, post-doctoral students, and international colleagues will not come to Israel; that our access to international research funds will be limited; that foreign industries will withdraw themselves from cooperating with Israeli academia; and we will be excluded from the international research and educational community,” the Committee of University Heads wrote.

08.02.2023 - 03:45 [ Jerusalem Post ]

Will Israel stay a parliamentary democracy or become a dictatorship? – opinion

If an incumbent majority in an elected legislature that forms the government has absolute power to make any changes to the law it wants, it becomes a parliamentary dictatorship.

08.02.2023 - 03:17 [ Haaretz ]

In Battle Against Judicial Overhaul, Protest Leaders Call for Shutdown of Israeli Economy

The leaders added that they will stage a protest in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem at the same time the government is slated to bring parts of the plan to weaken the judicial system before the Knesset for a first vote.

„The plan to swiftly pass the laws of the dictatorship will face the people of Israel, more determined than ever to maintain their independence,“ the organizers said in a statement.

07.02.2023 - 21:38 [ Dan Arbell / Nitter ]

Breaking: the protests against the Netanyahu govt.’s onslaught on the judicial branch are moving one notch up, as organizers just announced a general strike throughout Israel that’ll be held next Monday (Feb.13)

#defendingdemocracyindaylight

07.02.2023 - 07:32 [ Richard Medhurst, Syrian-British / ]

Iran— itself under sanctions— one of the first to send aid to Syria. Iraq, Tunisia, Algeria, Russia, all developing countries or under sanctions, yet still sending help. That really says it all.

07.02.2023 - 06:33 [ Jeremy Corbyn / Nitter ]

Today is the biggest day of strike action in the history of the NHS. My question to those in positions of leadership: what side of history do you want to be on?

(06.02.2023)

07.02.2023 - 05:24 [ Unison.org.uk ]

Donate to support striking workers

As UNISON members continue to take strike action, the union is asking for donations to its strike fund

07.02.2023 - 05:13 [ WestbridgfordWire.com ]

NHS Strikes: Nottingham NHS staff say ‘enough is enough after 10 years of below-inflation pay’

Nottingham NHS staff taking part in the biggest strike in the history of the service say they are suffering a ‘huge’ impact on their mental health because of their jobs.

Hundreds of nurses, healthcare assistants and clinicians took to picket lines across Nottinghamshire alongside paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other staff working for East Midlands Ambulance Service.

07.02.2023 - 04:56 [ EdinburghLive.co.uk ]

Upcoming strikes in Edinburgh as firefighters and teaching staff take industrial action

Here are the main public service strikes planned for the coming months, and the dates that these unions will be staging industrial action across Edinburgh.

07.02.2023 - 04:52 [ Reuters ]

Workers stage largest strike in history of Britain’s health service

Nurses and ambulance workers have been striking separately since late last year but Monday’s walkout involving both, largely in England, is the biggest in the 75-year history of the NHS.

Nurses will also walk out on Tuesday, ambulance staff on Friday, and physiotherapists Thursday, making the week probably the most disruptive in NHS history, its Medical Director Stephen Powis said.

05.02.2023 - 22:13 [ Haaretz ]

The Battle for Democracy Will Divide Israel for Years

It was a fifth weekend of mass protests in Tel Aviv and other cities, somewhat overshadowed by a bizarre social media post by a retired air force officer. According to Col. Zeev Raz, “If a prime minister stands up and assumes dictatorial powers, he’s a dead man. It’s as simple as that.”

This prime minister, who’s not quite yet a dictator, spent the weekend in Paris after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

05.02.2023 - 11:48 [ TeleGuard.com ]

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– Independent company under Swiss data protection law and GDPR-compliant

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05.02.2023 - 11:30 [ Swisscows.com ]

Swisscows – Anonymous Search Engine

Why is the private search engine Swisscows against surveillance?

Our vision is that every user can be online without fear of surveillance, annoying advertising and unwanted data storage. We have been working towards this goal for over 20 years. Fortunately, data security has now become a relevant topic and many people have understood what all happens to their data completely without their knowledge.

05.02.2023 - 11:26 [ Cisco.com ]

Next Generation Cryptography

he following table can help customers migrate from legacy ciphers to current or more secure ciphers. The table explains each cryptographic algorithm that is available, the operations that each algorithm supports, and whether an algorithm is Cisco’s best recommendation. Customers should pay particular attention to algorithms designated as Avoid or Legacy. The status labels are explained following the table.

03.02.2023 - 20:29 [ Peter Beinart / Nitter ]

There’s a subtext to the @IlhanMN expulsion effort that echoes through US history: From Paul Robeson to Muhammed Ali to Andrew Young. Black public figures who endorse anti-imperial critiques of US foreign policy are almost always punished.

03.02.2023 - 20:12 [ CSPAN / Nitter ]

@RepAOC @AOC defends Rep. @Ilhan Omar: „Don’t tell me this is about consistency. Don’t tell me that this is about a condemnation of anti-Semitic remarks…This is about targeting women of color in the United States of America.“

03.02.2023 - 20:06 [ CNN / Youtube ]

See Omar’s fiery speech as GOP votes to remove her from committee

The Republican-led House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

01.02.2023 - 09:59 [ Sky.com ]

UK strikes: No 10 admits ‚very difficult‘ day ahead as hundreds of thousands of workers walk out

Downing Street has conceded that today’s mass strike action will be „very difficult“ for the public.

The prime minister’s official spokesman said it is „disappointing“ that headteachers do not know fully how many teachers will be available for work until later today.

01.02.2023 - 09:52 [ Independent.co.uk ]

Strikes UK – live: Train drivers and teachers join biggest walkout in decade today

Downing Street said 600 military personnel as well as civil servants and volunteers across government have been trained to fill the gaps in public services.

Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC, said a petition of more than 250,000 signatures opposing new so-called “anti-strike” laws will be delivered to Downing Street.

01.02.2023 - 09:13 [ France24.com ]

France sees bigger crowds on second strike day against Macron pension reforms

French protesters launched a new push Tuesday to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into dropping a pension reform plan, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in bigger crowds than those seen on the previous day of rallies on January 19.

01.02.2023 - 02:55 [ US Supreme Court ]

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES: NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS, ET AL., APPLICANTS 21A244 v. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, ET AL

(13.01.2022)

Administrative agencies are creatures of statute. They accordingly possess only the authority that Congress has provided. The Secretary has ordered 84 million Americans to either obtain a COVID–19 vaccine or undergo weekly medical testing at their own expense. This is no “everyday exercise of federal power.” In re MCP No. 165, 20 F. 4th, at 272 (Sutton, C. J., dissenting). It is instead a significant encroachment into the lives—and health—of a vast number of employees. “We expect Congress to speak clearly when authorizing an agency to exercise powers of vast economic and political significance.” Alabama Assn. of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Servs., 594
U. S. ___, ___ (2021) (per curiam) (slip op., at 6) (internal quotation marks omitted). There can be little doubt that OSHA’s mandate qualifies as an exercise of such authority. The question, then, is whether the Act plainly authorizes the Secretary’s mandate. It does not. The Act empowers the Secretary to set workplace safety standards, not broad public health measures.

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The Solicitor General does not dispute that OSHA is limited to regulating “work-related dangers.” Response Brief for OSHA in No. 21A244 etc., p. 45 (OSHA Response). She instead argues that the risk of contracting COVID–19 qualifies as such a danger. We cannot agree. Although COVID–19 is a risk that occurs in many workplaces, it is not an occupational hazard in most. COVID–19 can and does spread at home, in schools, during sporting events, and everywhere else that people gather. That kind of universal risk is no different from the day-to-day dangers that all face from crime, air pollution, or any number of communicable diseases. Permitting OSHA to regulate the hazards of daily life—simply because most Americans have jobs and face those same risks while on the clock—would significantly expand OSHA’s regulatory authority without clear congressional authorization.

01.02.2023 - 02:44 [ Fox News ]

Supreme Court saves Americans from Biden COVID vaccine mandate—but the fight is not over

(14.01.2022)

As we have stated for months, the federal government doesn’t get to be your nanny, and it shouldn’t get to be your doctor. It has used this COVID-19 emergency to commandeer too many liberties that are solely afforded to sovereign states and free Americans. History has taught us that once a government takes rights from its citizens, they are almost never recovered. States must be vigilant and always ready to challenge a federal government that is growing too fast and too powerful.

31.01.2023 - 14:09 [ France24.com ]

Strikes over pension reform disrupt France for second time in a month

From tiny islands to major cities, demonstrators poured into France’s streets Tuesday in the latest clash of wills with the government over its plans to push back the retirement age. Labor unions aimed to mobilize more than 1 million demonstrators in what one veteran left-wing leader described as a “citizens‘ insurrection.“

28.01.2023 - 20:32 [ Danielle Bett / Nitter ]

Pro-democracy protests across Israel today began with a minutes silence for the victims of terror in Jerusalem. But despite it all – we continue to protest. We must. We can’t allow this government to use terror attacks to stop or silence us. Democracy is needed more than ever.

(today)

27.01.2023 - 18:16 [ Nachdenkseiten ]

Schriftsatz des Bundesverwaltungsgerichts belegt: BND setzt Journalisten als Spitzel ein

Der Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), der Auslandsgeheimdienst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, welcher aus der vom ehemaligen Chef der Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost (FHO) der Wehrmacht, Reinhard Gehlen, gegründeten Organisation gleichen Namens hervorging, setzt nach wie vor Journalisten als Informanten oder wie es im BND-Fachjargon so schön heißt als „nachrichtendienstliche Verbindungen (NDV)“ ein. Dies geht aus einem Schriftsatz des BND an das Bundesverwaltungsgericht (BVerwG) hervor. Pikant dabei: Eigentlich hatte das Bundeskanzleramt, dem der BND direkt untersteht, 2006 nach einem Bespitzelungsskandal mit sofortiger Wirkung verfügt, dass Medienvertreter nicht mehr vom BND als Quellen oder Informanten geführt werden dürfen. Selbst die staatstragende Führung des Deutschen Journalistenverbandes (DJV) spricht von einem Skandal.

26.01.2023 - 16:35 [ Reporter ohne Grenzen ]

Neue Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen BND-Gesetz

Reporter ohne Grenzen (RSF) und die Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF) haben erneut Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen das BND-Gesetz beim Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG) in Karlsruhe eingereicht. Mit Journalistinnen und Menschenrechtsaktivisten wehren sie sich gegen die globale Überwachung des deutschen Auslandsgeheimdienstes.

23.01.2023 - 13:41 [ Colleen Callan / Nitter ]

Lets end lifetime healthcare for Congress and insist they work 5 days 8 hours and get only two weeks vacation. This is outrageous!!!!

(16.01.2023)

22.01.2023 - 14:50 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Deutsch-französische Freundschaft: Paris und Berlin feiern 60 Jahre Élysée-Vertrag

In Paris feiern Deutschland und Frankreich das 60-jährige Bestehen des Élysée-Vertrages. Mit ihm war am 22. Januar 1963 das formale Fundament für die deutsch-französische Freundschaft gelegt worden.

21.01.2023 - 19:15 [ @NTarnopolsky / Twitter ]

Ha’aretz reports Israel Police say over 100,000 protestors are on Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street, a further 10,000 are at HaBima Square– and thousands more are protesting throughout the country.

21.01.2023 - 19:13 [ Partners for Progressive Israel / Twitter ]

If you’re in Israel: Tomorrow, January 21, at 7pm local time on Kaplan Street: „Stopping the regime coup. Fighting for democracy.“

(20.01.2023)

21.01.2023 - 18:54 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Massive Anti-government Protests in Mayor Cities Planned for Saturday Night

he main protest in Tel Aviv will be divided, with one organizer, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel, holding a rally at Habima Square for the second weekend in a row while other most radical organizers will demonstrate less than a kilometer away at the intersection of Kaplan and Begin streets. After skipping the twolast week’s events, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid said Wednesday he would attend this weekend, alongside other members of the opposition.

The Black Flag protest group said it would center its efforts on Kaplan Street and urged opposition politicians to show up. “Following the attack on the judicial system over Deri’s disqualification, and the calls from within the coalition to disobey the ruling, the organizers of the demonstration are calling on the heads of the opposition parties to announce that they will come to the mass demonstration and stand at the head of the protest march,” said Black Flags in a statement.

20.01.2023 - 03:50 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Streik und Proteste in Frankreich: Mehr als eine Million gegen Rentenreform

Für den 31. Januar kündigten die Gewerkschaften einen neuen landesweiten Streik- und Aktionstag an. Bereits am ersten Aktionstag gingen bereits mehr Menschen gegen die geplante Rentenreform der Mitte-Regierung unter Präsident Emmanuel Macron auf die Straße als beim Höhepunkt der Proteste in dessen erster Amtszeit. Damals hatten sich nach wochenlangen Streiks gegen eine Rentenreform Ende 2019 an einem Tag gut 800.000 Menschen beteiligt. 

20.01.2023 - 03:44 [ France24.com ]

More than 1 million protest across France against Macron’s pension reform

– More than a million people took to the streets across France to protest against the Macron government’s plans to reform the pension system, of which a proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is among the most controversial. Macron insists the reform is needed to reform a moribund system – but some of the government’s own experts have said the pension system is in relatively good shape and would likely eventually return to a balanced budget even without reforms. 

– The interior ministry said some 1.2 people protested across France, 80,000 of them in Paris. Union organisers, however, estimated the number at 2 million, with 400,000 protesting in Paris.

20.01.2023 - 03:16 [ Hermann Ploppa / Gesellschaft-und-Visionen.de ]

Ein neuer Mantel für die PDS

(Juli 2005)

Es gibt eine Reihe von Indizien, daß die PDS, zusammen mit Kollaborateuren bei der WASG, die Übernahme schon lange geplant hatte. Vordenker der PDS hatten das Konzept einer westdeutschen Sozialpartei links von der SPD schon ab 2002 in der Schublade. Die PDS-Vordenker taten dieses aus nackter Überlebensnotwendigkeit. Denn die PDS ist hoffnungslos überaltert. Ihre traditionellen Infrastrukturen brechen im Raketentempo weg. Die PDS-Führung leidet unter Relitätsverlust und zieht sich in parlamentarisch-administrative Sphären zurück. Die Strukturkrisen der PDS werden nach der Wahlniederlage bei der Bundestagswahl 2002 offensichtlich. Dies ist der Wendepunkt, wo bei der PDS-eigenen Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung laut nachgedacht wird über Rettungswege.

Eine RLS-Studie von Ende 2002 von André Brie/Michael Brie/Michael Chrapa geht noch von einer inneren Reformfähigkeit der PDS aus, und macht eine Reihe vernünftiger Vorschläge. Jedoch bringt der nachfolgende Geraer Parteitag bei der PDS keine Reformansätze. Der alte Schlendrian geht weiter. Daraufhin verfaßt Michael Brie im Mai 2003 eine Studie mit einem ganz neuen Konzept: PDSPlus. Die PDS soll sich wenigstens als Volkspartei in Ostdeutschland konsolidieren. Das Überleben der PDS ist aber nur denkbar, wenn in Westdeutschland eine neue Sozialpartei gegründet wird, die dem Anschein nach selbständig ist. Ein „personeller Kern“ soll aber tatsächlich die Anbindung an die PDS gewährleisten. Die neue Westpartei soll jene Wähler erreichen, die nicht mehr die Altparteien wählen, aber auch die PDS nicht wählen wollen.

Im Februar verfaßt PDS- und RLS-Mitglied Ralf Krämer auf westdeutscher Seite das Gründungsmanifest dieser neuen Sozialpartei West. Durch eine geschickte Heimlichtuerei wird die Mainstreampresse angelockt, und das Wort von der linkspopulistischen Partei macht die Runde. Gesprächskreise gründen sich in Westdeutschland. Sie bilden den Kern der neuen Sozialpartei. PDS-Strategen wie Joachim Bischoff leiten die spontanen Inititiativen in die richtigen – PDS-kompatiblen – Kanäle.

Diesen Kreisen ist schon lange klar, daß im Falle eines angestrebten gemeinsamen Wahlkampfauftrittes der neuen WASG und der alten PDS nur eine der beiden Parteien ihre Liste beim Wahlleiter anmelden kann…

18.01.2023 - 17:20 [ GMB.org.uk ]

Ambulance workers announce four more national strike dates

Rachel Harrison, GMB National Secretary, said: 

“GMB’s ambulance workers are angry. In their own words ‘they are done’. 

„Our message to the Government is clear – talk pay now.

“Ministers have made things worse by demonising the ambulance workers who provided life and limb cover on strike days – playing political games with their scaremongering.

“The only way to solve this dispute is a proper pay offer. 

18.01.2023 - 16:04 [ Daily Mirror ]

Tearful nurse due to leave job today for £8,000 pay rise U-turned to join strike

Jade McCauley was due to start a completely new job tomorrow which would have bumped her yearly salary up by £8,000.

However, the community nurse at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield had a change of due to her passion for helping patients.

The 34-year-old spoke to the Mirror on the picket line outside the hospital today.

She also raised concerns about patient safety and called on Rishi Sunak to „spend a day in our shoes“.

16.01.2023 - 18:09 [ עומדים ביחד نقف معًا Standing Together / Nitter ]

Huge turnout tonight in Tel-Aviv, against the policies of the Far-Right government. Thousands of our purple placards, in Hebrew and Arabic, were raised in the rally, saying: THIS IS THE HOME OF ALL OF US. We will continue to fight for equality, democracy, justice and peace.

(14.01.2023)

16.01.2023 - 18:01 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

100,000 Rally in Israel to Protest Netanyahu’s Far-right Gov’t

Police in Tel Aviv said around 80,000 protesters had gathered at and around Habima square.

Protests were also taking place in Jerusalem, Haifa and other cities, as center and left-wing parties, including Hadash and the Communist Party of Israel called on Jews and Arabs to reject new government policies. The demonstration marked the second week that opponents of Netanyahu’s government took to the streets.

16.01.2023 - 11:12 [ derStandard.at ]

Landesweite Proteste als „letzte Rettung“ gegen ultrarechte Regierung in Israel

(14.01.2023)

Dutzende Bürgerrechtsplattformen, sämtliche Oppositionsparteien und zahlreiche frühere hohe Offiziere der Armee und des Geheimdienstes haben aufgerufen, sich der Demonstration anzuschließen. Eine der Plattformen, die „Schwarzen Flaggen“, warnen in ihrem Aufruf vor nichts weniger als einem „Putschversuch“ der neuen Regierung.

15.01.2023 - 14:27 [ Standing-Together.org ]

ABOUT US

Currently, the Israeli Left is dominated by professional NGOs, which despite their important work, can never become a political home for the masses. Meanwhile, Israel’s leftist political parties can no longer mobilize wide swaths of the population. Many people want progressive change: they support peace and oppose the occupation, they support equality and oppose racism, they support social justice and oppose rule by wealth. They need a movement to unite them, inspire them to take action, and turn their solidarity into a powerful political force. 

Standing Together is this movement. We are building a shared home for all those who refuse hatred and choose empathy. We won’t erase our differences, but rather believe in a true partnership based on shared interests. This is the meaning of Standing Together.

 

15.01.2023 - 14:20 [ Deborah Achtenberg / Nitter ]

Jew and Arabs together say, „This is the Home of All of Us“ at rallies organized by Standing Together (Omdim Beyachad) including one in Tel Aviv numbering 30,000.

15.01.2023 - 13:20 [ Haarez ]

Journalist Israel Frey: ‘If I Were Palestinian I Would Have Been Arrested and Disappeared’

He was arrested after not reporting for police questioning in the wake of a tweet that he posted. The Israeli right has pegged him as an enemy of the state, for others he’s the hero of the hour. Who is ultra-Orthodox journalist Israel Frey? What drives him – and why doesn’t he regret his actions despite the high price he’s paying?
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15.01.2023 - 12:41 [ theGuardian.com ]

Netanyahu is Israel’s own worst enemy. Why won’t western allies confront him?

A few have issued veiled warnings. None has imposed the sort of sanctions or boycotts levelled in the past on political extremists in other countries.

The coalition’s objectionable plans raise a broader, uncomfortable question for the US and Europe reaching beyond the too-familiar abuses and impunity of military occupation. In short, can Israel still be considered a reliable, law-abiding ally that shares a set of common values and standards with the western democracies? Maybe this is why governments are keeping stumm.

15.01.2023 - 12:27 [ BBC ]

Over 80,000 Israelis protest against Supreme Court reform

More than 80,000 Israeli protesters have rallied in Tel Aviv against plans by the new right-wing coalition government to overhaul the judiciary.

The reforms would make it easier for parliament to overturn Supreme Court rulings, among other things.

14.01.2023 - 20:25 [ Crannofonix / Youtube ]

LIVE | Anti-Government Protests in Tel Aviv – Demonstrations Against Netanyahu and His Government

Live from Tel Aviv on Saturday, January 14, as hundreds are gathering to demonstrate against recently-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.

The protesters are rallying against judicial reforms announced earlier this month by new Justice Minister Yariv Levin, which give lawmakers increased powers over the Supreme Court.

Netanyahu himself has said that the plans give ‚the right balance between the three branches’ of government; the legislative, executive and judiciary.

14.01.2023 - 19:52 [ Uri Weltmann אורי וולטמן أوري فلطمان / Nitter ]

בשבוע שעבר התעקשנו בעומדים ביחד לסיים את הפגנת הענק בעצרת שקרוב למחצית מהנואמים בה היו ערבים-פלסטינים אזרחי ישראל, שרוב גדול מהדוברים בה היו נשים, ושנתנה ביטוי גם למאבק של הקהילה הטרנסית נגד אפליה ודיכוי, לקולות מתוך הציבור החרדי שמתעקשים על שלום ישראלי-פלסטיני ועל שוויון, >

14.01.2023 - 19:38 [ Yonat Friling (Frühling) / Nitter ]

Happening now in Tel Aviv: more than 50,000 people protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, despite the rainy weather. This is the 2nd week. Similar protests in Jerusalem and Haifa.

14.01.2023 - 18:54 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Netanyahu’s Judicial Reform Push Bolsters Opposition and Protests

The far-eight government’s planned judicial reform will “crush” the Israeli judicial system, Supreme Court President Esther Hayut warned at the annual convention of The Israeli Association of Public Law on Thursday evening. “Israel will soon mark 75 years of independence, the 75th year will be remembered as the year in which Israel’s democracy suffered a fatal blow,” said Hayut. “This is an unbridled attack on the judicial system, as if it were an enemy that must be attacked and subdued.”

14.01.2023 - 18:34 [ i24news.tv ]

Police boosts security as major anti-govt rallies staged in Jlem, Tel Aviv

Tens of thousands of Israelis were gathering in central Tel Aviv and in Jerusalem on Saturday to stage twin rallies against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

14.01.2023 - 18:29 [ Haaretz ]

Thousands Protesting Netanyahu’s Far-right Gov’t, Police Boost Forces in Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv District commander Maj. Gen. Amichai Ashad said in a briefing to the police on Saturday that “the policy has not changed,” and added: “We only have one interest: to allow this demonstration to take place, in its full capacity,” he said. Ashad instructed police to be “very, very sensitive, and very, very patient,” and noted that the police would only act against people who commit “vandalism and behave violently.”

12.01.2023 - 19:17 [ Shieldon.io ]

Sheldon – Web Application Firewall

Protecting your websites from bad behavior made easy.

12.01.2023 - 17:58 [ GMB Union ]

Welcome to National Office

GMB Union has reps in thousands of workplaces across the country and offices in every region and nation. GMB’s National Office is based in London, at Mary Turner House, 22 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD. 

If you have a workplace issue, your first port of call is your workplace rep. If you’re not sure who your workplace rep is or there isn’t a rep in your workplace, you can log into MyGMB to find out who to speak to, or click here to contact your GMB Region

12.01.2023 - 17:30 [ GMB Union / Twitter ]

The workforce crisis in the NHS means ambulances are being used as mini hospitals. The public deserve a better service than that, and our members want to deliver it. Time for the government to get serious and make these workers an offer.

12.01.2023 - 16:32 [ Gerhard Papke, Präsident der Deutsch-Ungarischen Gesellschaft in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland / Nitter ]

In #Ungarn würde eine Regierung, die solche Zustände wie in Berlin zu verantworten hat, von den Bürgern bei der nächsten Wahl mit Karacho aus dem Amt gejagt! #Berlinwahl

11.01.2023 - 16:56 [ Standing-Together.org ]

Where There is Struggle There is HOPE

The work we do to bring about foundational change in Israeli society is impossible without the support of people like you. As a grassroots movement, we heavily depend on membership fees and our donor community. By becoming a contributing member of Standing Together you become a partner in our struggle for a more just and equal future. Together we can turn our dreams into reality.

11.01.2023 - 16:45 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Hadash-Ta’al Chair Odeh Accuses Lapid of Constantly Lying

Hadash-Ta’al MK Ayman Odeh accuses liberal opposition leader MK Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) of “constantly lying,” pointing to comments he made earlier today saying the Arab-Jewish list is working together with Likud. “He knows that it doesn’t have a grain of truth, that it’s all lies,” Odeh says Monday at a faction meeting in the Knesset of the Hadash-Ta’al parliamentary faction. “You didn’t succeed in leading your camp in the election, you’re not succeeding in leading the opposition,” Odeh says to Lapid. “You got used to the ‘nice Arab,” therefore it’s hard for you to deal with Arabs with a backbone.”

09.01.2023 - 17:12 [ Ausweiszwang-Nein.ch ]

Persönlicher Unterschriftbogen

Bitte den Bogen schon mit deinen Angaben generieren. Der so personalisierte Unterschriftenbogen geht direkt an deine Gemeinde, das spart uns nicht nur 3-4 Tage Zeit, sondern auch Sortieraufwand, Porto, etc.
Merci!

09.01.2023 - 17:07 [ Ausweiszwang-Nein.ch ]

Das Parlament will, dass wir bald auf vielen Webseiten unseren Ausweis zeigen müssen. Wir sagen NEIN zum Ausweiszwang im Internet

Sieh dir unsere Argumente an

1. Ausweiszwang

Auf YouTube, Twitch oder Pornhub, auf sämtlichen Videoplattformen, soll eine Altersverifikation eingeführt werden. Dies ist der Startschuss zum Ausweiszwang im Internet – alles was du dir ansiehst wird damit nachvollziehbar, dein Grundrecht auf Privatsphäre wird erneut ignoriert.

2. Daten dürfen weiterverwendet werden

Sämtliche Daten die du zur Altersverifikation angeben musst, darf der Anbieter weiterverwenden. Datenkraken wie Google oder Facebook freuen sich dich noch besser kennenzulernen!

3. Handwerklich schlecht

Die Idee wäre gewesen, mit diesem Gesetz Minderjährige bspw. vor Pornografie zu schützen. Doch das funktioniert nicht so einfach, denn: Bilder dürfen weiterhin angeschaut werden. Videos können über P2P-Plattformen oder Chats wie WhatsApp, Telegram weiterhin problemlos ausgetauscht werden. Redaktionelle Plattformen und Werbefilme fallen nicht unters Gesetz. Also liefert das Gesetz trotz vieler Paragrafen Null (0) Mehrwert.

4. Zensur und Eingriff in das freie Internet

n der Konsequenz des Gesetzestextes müssen zur Durchsetzung Netzsperren eingesetzt werden. Dies ist ein tiefgehender Eingriff in die Architektur des Internets mit potentiell grossen Konsequenzen. Ein solches Vorgehen wurde zuvor auch von Bundesrat und Parlament für politisch und gesellschaftlich nicht akzeptabel befunden.

5. Leicht aushebelbar

Wie immer, Geolocation-IP oder Netzsperren lassen sich in 30 Sekunden umgehen, gerade auch von Jugendlichen, die geschützt werden sollen. Zum besseren Schutz der Privatsphäre empfehlen wir generell die Nutzung eines VPN, damit wäre man davon auch nicht betroffen.

08.01.2023 - 13:45 [ Standing-Together.org ]

Where There is Struggle There is HOPE

The work we do to bring about foundational change in Israeli society is impossible without the support of people like you. As a grassroots movement, we heavily depend on membership fees and our donor community. By becoming a contributing member of Standing Together you become a partner in our struggle for a more just and equal future. Together we can turn our dreams into reality.

08.01.2023 - 13:42 [ @Flash_news_ua / Nitter ]

In Israel, 10,000 people came out to protest in Tel Aviv, — The Times of Israel. The protesters are opponents of the new Israeli government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. The action was held in connection with the publication of plans to change the judicial system of Israel

08.01.2023 - 13:41 [ FRANCE 24 / Youtube ]

Israël : manifestation contre le gouvernement Netanyahu à Tel-Aviv • FRANCE 24

Une marche contre le gouvernement de Benjamin Netanyahu a rassemblé samedi soir plusieurs milliers de manifestants à Tel-Aviv. Ces derniers dénoncent la présence d'“extrémistes“ et le danger qu’ils représentent selon eux pour la démocratie.

08.01.2023 - 13:12 [ Haaretz ]

Thousands March in Tel Aviv in Protest of Netanyahu’s Far-right Gov’t, Judicial Overhaul

At the Standing Together rally, Ayman Odeh, chairman of the left-wing Hadash party, said: „With this historic crisis there is also a huge and historic opportunity… The fascists‘ only chance is to separate us, and we won’t let them.“

After his speech, Odeh said that he was attacked by a protester. „After my speech tonight against the fascism I was verbally assaulted by a group of fscist protesters, one of them physically attacked me and was immediately pushed away by protesters around me,“ he said on Twitter.

08.01.2023 - 07:10 [ Rubikon ]

Die Zeitenwende: Mit der Erosion des Glaubens an Autoritäten geht ein Potenzial für Freiheit einher.

Sämtliche Kriege der letzten 120 Jahre sind durch Lügen und Propaganda willentlich herbeigeführt worden, um einer abgehobenen Kapitalklasse zu helfen, die durch Spekulation entstandenen Blasen zum Platzen zu bringen und Werte zu vernichten, um danach zum profitträchtigen Wiederaufbau zu blasen, der einzig dem Kapital dient. In derselben Situation befinden wir uns heute wieder. Doch nie zuvor war es offensichtlicher als heute, dass die Menschen von einer absoluten Scheinrealität umgeben sind und in jeder Hinsicht belogen und von einer korrupten, pseudoelitären Kaste regiert werden, die sich hemmungslos an der Bevölkerung bedient und dabei über Leichen geht.

07.01.2023 - 07:13 [ TKP.at ]

Kriegseskalation: Deutsche Panzer rollen Richtung Osten

Zunächst war es Frankreich, das angekündigt hat, leichte Radpanzer an die Ukraine zu liefern. Dann telefonierten Scholz und Biden – so die offiziellen Angaben – und danach teilte das Weiße Haus mit, dass Deutschland Marder-Panzer sowie eine Patriot-Luftabwehrbatterie liefern werde. Damit stellt sich Scholz einmal mehr kompromisslos hinter die USA.

05.01.2023 - 19:16 [ Verein für Aufklärung ]

Wie funktioniert die Schweiz – Medien, Propaganda und Demokratie

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05.01.2023 - 19:13 [ FDIK.org ]

Film: Wie funktioniert die Schweiz? – Medien, Propaganda und Demokratie

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05.01.2023 - 19:04 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Versammlungsgesetz NRW: Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen Einschränkung der Versammlungsfreiheit eingereicht

Die Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte (GFF) erhebt heute gemeinsam mit dem Bündnis „Versammlungsgesetz NRW stoppen!“ Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen das seit Januar 2022 geltende Versammlungsgesetz in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Das umstrittene Gesetz war trotz schwerwiegender Bedenken von Sachverständigen und monatelanger Proteste auf der Straße fast unverändert von der schwarz-gelben Landesregierung im Jahr 2021 verabschiedet worden. Die schwarz-grüne Nachfolgeregierung hat in ihrem Koalitionsvertrag keine Änderungen am Versammlungsgesetz festgelegt.

05.01.2023 - 18:42 [ Matt Taibbi / Twitter ]

1.THREAD: The Twitter Files How Twitter Let the Intelligence Community In

(03.01.2023)

2.In August 2017, when Facebook decided to suspend 300 accounts with “suspected Russian origin,” Twitter wasn’t worried. Its leaders were sure they didn’t have a Russia problem.

3.“We did not see a big correlation.”
“No larger patterns.”
“FB may take action on hundreds of accounts, and we may take action on ~25.”

04.01.2023 - 06:41 [ Haaretz ]

Team Biden’s Effusiveness to Netanyahu Is Thirty Years Outdated

Israel, Cohen said, will take a more pro-Russian position on the Ukraine war. Israel will not condemn Russia, he added, noting that he will speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday. The Foreign Ministry, he ceremoniously promised, will “prepare a detailed presentation to the security cabinet on the issue.”

That’s quite the statement from a man with less than 24 hours’ foreign policy experience, slated to serve as foreign minister for just a year (later returning for a further year in rotation).