Summary
Illegal Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem and the rest of the Occupied Palestinian Territory – Item 5
Archiv: Gratulation / congratulations
The UN General Assembly demands Israel end its occupation of Palestinian land within 12 months
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding the end of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land within 12 months.
The resolution urges Israel to promptly comply with its legal obligations under international law, including those set by the International Court of Justice.
The resolution passes: – 124 in favour – 14 against – 43 abstentions
State of Palestine takes a seat in the UN General Assembly
This significant moment follows a decision by the General Assembly in May, where a majority of members voted in favor of granting Palestine full membership rights. This resolution came after the United States used its veto power in the Security Council to block Palestine‘s bid for full UN membership. (…)
To be granted full UN membership, a state must receive a two-thirds majority vote from the General Assembly following a positive recommendation from the Security Council.
The U.S. vetoed this recommendation on April 18, preventing Palestine from achieving full membership.
Galloway Back in Parliament, Declaring Duopoly Defeated
“We crushed Labour by ten thousand votes,” he told supporters back at headquarters. “The second place candidate was not the Conservatives,” but an independent. “This is the first time in British political history that in a by-election both of the major parties were completely crushed,” he said.
“We changed politics in Britain for good,” James Giles, Galloway’s campaign manager, told supporters back at campaign headquarters. “Maybe we have changed politics in the world for good.
Rechter: Nederland moet uitvoer F-35-onderdelen naar Israël stoppen
De Nederlandse regering moet de export van onderdelen van F-35-gevechtsvliegtuigen naar Israël binnen zeven dagen stoppen. Dat bepaalt het Gerechtshof Den Haag. De uitspraak is conform de eis van Oxfam Novib, PAX en The Rights Forum.
BREAKING: Months of organizing result in a victorious vote for a ceasefire in Chicago! Chicago is the largest U.S. city to vote in favor of a ceasefire resolution
World BEYOND War Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Cautious optimism from @samhusseini, who has been relentlessly calling on states to invoke the Genocide Convention since October and raising public awareness. Thank you for all of your work on this, Sam.
One of his past articles: https://consortiumnews.com/2023/11/21/invoking-the-genocide-convention-against-israel/
Well would you look at that. Kudos to @samhusseini who has been leading the charge on invoking the genocide convention for weeks now.
US Opens Diplomatic Ties With Cook Islands in Bid to Woo Pacific
“The United States is committed to ensuring an Indo-Pacific region that is free, open, prosperous and secure. We’re committed to working with all the nations around this table to achieve that goal,” Biden said Monday at the Pacific Islands Forum Summit at the White House.
Five Americans freed in Iran prisoner swap land in US
The five Iranians released as part of the deal were mostly imprisoned in the US on charges that they violated US sanctions.
In a statement on Monday, US President Joe Biden welcomed the prisoner swap and said that the Americans would be reunited with their loved one „after enduring years of agony, uncertainty, and suffering“.
When I opposed this Amazon project coming to New York bc it was a scam of public funds, the whole power establishment came after us. Billboards went up in Times Sq denouncing me. Powerful pols promised revenge. Op-Eds & CEOs insulted my intelligence. In the end, we were right.
1. Thread: THE TWITTER FILES
(03.12.2022)
2. What you’re about to read is the first installment in a series, based upon thousands of internal documents obtained by sources at Twitter.
3. The “Twitter Files” tell an incredible story from inside one of the world’s largest and most influential social media platforms. It is a Frankensteinian tale of a human-built mechanism grown out the control of its designer.
Note to Readers
(Dec 2, 2022)
Those of you who’ve been here for years know how seriously I take my obligation to this site’s subscribers. On this one occasion, I’m going to have to simply ask you to trust me. As it happens, there may be a few more big surprises coming, and those will be here on Substack. And there will be room here to to discuss this, too, in time. In any case, thanks for your support and your patience, and please hold me to a promise to make all this up to you, and then som
Beharrlicher, ehrlicher Journalismus führte zur Wiederholung der Berlin-Wahl
Der ehemalige Berliner Abgeordnete Marcel Luthe, der maßgeblich mit TE zusammenarbeitete, um das ganze Ausmaß des Wahldebakels aufzudecken, betonte gegenüber TE, dass die Entscheidung der Lohn für 14 Monate „intensiver Arbeit“ des gesamten Teams sei. Allein aus den unvollständigen, falschen, teils gar manipulierten Niederschriften der Wahllokale ergebe sich die Ungültigkeit der Wahlen. Das Gericht betonte dabei, dass in diese Niederschriften nur einer reingesehen habe, nämlich Luthe selbst.
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General – on the Black Sea Grain Initiative
The Secretary-General warmly welcomes the announcement from the Russian Federation on its resumed participation in the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative to facilitate the safe navigation for exports of grain, foodstuffs and fertilizer from Ukraine. He is grateful for the diplomatic efforts of Türkiye, and thanks the UN Coordinator, Amir Abdulla, and his team for their work to keep this vital food supply line open.
The Secretary-General continues his engagement with all actors towards the renewal and full implementation of the Initiative, and he also remains committed to removing the remaining obstacles to the exports of Russian food and fertilizer.
UN chief warmly welcomes Russia decision to end suspension from Ukraine grain deal
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday issued a statement warmly welcoming Russia’s decision to resume its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has allowed nearly ten million metric tonnes of vital foodstuffs to be shipped from Ukraine.
Wahlwiederholung Mitte Februar erwartet – Berlin-Wahl: Am 16. November entscheidet das Gericht
Das Berliner Verfassungsgericht wird am 16. November die Entscheidung zur Wiederholung der Abgeordnetenhauswahl 2021 verkünden. Das teilte das Gericht am Donnerstag mit. Die Wahl war von zahlreichen Irregularitäten, Pannen und Manipulationen überschattet gewesen. TE hatte mit einem eigenen Team und in Zusammenarbeit mit dem ehemaligen Berliner Abgeordneten Marcel Luthe den Skandal um die Berlin-Wahl aufgeklärt.
Großer Erfolg für TE – Verfassungsgericht tendiert zur vollständigen Wiederholung der Berlin-Wahl
Über eine mögliche Wiederholung der Bundestagswahl in Berlin entscheidet ein eigenes Gremium des Bundestags. Fraglich bleibt, wie der Bundestag eine gültige Bundestagswahl in einer Stadt rechtfertigen will, in der eine solche Vielzahl von Irregularitäten vorliegt, dass dort die gleichzeitig stattgefundene Bezirks- und Abgeordnetenhauswahl auf der Kippe steht. Wie das Gericht beschrieben hat: sollten die Fehler nicht zur Wiederholung führen, so würde das Vertrauen in die Demokratie dauerhaft und schwerwiegend beschädigt.
Kolumbiens Linke feiert Wahlsieg
In Kolumbien haben im ganzen Land vom Nachmittag des Wahlsonntags bis Montagabend zahllose spontane Umzüge auf den Straßen stattgefunden, tausende Menschen jubelten stundenlang vor den Wahlkampfzentralen und tanzten die ganze Nacht hindurch. Menschen fielen sich in die Arme, gratulierten sich, ganze Familien feierten den Wahlsieg gemeinsam.
In 2016, I took legal action against the UK with @privacyint over surveillance & information sharing with the US – given my work as lawyer for #Assange & @wikileaks UK admits violation of Art 8 & Art 10 (confidential journalistic material)
(09.06.2022)
Robinson v UK
Freedom at last
At the stroke of midnight, England became the freest country in Europe. From today, there’s no more mandatory masks, no more Covid passports and no more government guidance to work from home. The ‘Plan B’ restrictions have been allowed to expire.
That’s worth savouring for a moment.
YouTube verliert erneut gegen die Achse des Guten
Da sind wir wieder. Das heißt fast. Denn selbst wenn man eine positive Gerichtsentscheidung erwirkt, die sofort zu beachten ist, muss man weitere vier bis sechs Wochen auf deren Umsetzung warten, weil der Gesetzgeber seit einem halben Jahrzehnt schläft.
Yesterday, I sued the Biden Admin over its unlawful OSHA vax mandate. WE WON. Just this morning, citing “grave statutory and constitutional issues,” the 5th Circuit stayed the mandate. The fight is not over and I will never stop resisting this Admin’s unconstitutional overreach!
Blinken congratulates Peru‘s president-elect
“We look forward to the successful transfer of power to the new administration on July 28, 2021 – Peru’s Bicentennial – a fitting occasion to celebrate Peru’s independence. Together we can ensure that democracy delivers greater opportunities to our countries’ citizens,” he concluded.
Judge tosses frivolous lawsuit by heiress Sulome Anderson seeking to destroy The Grayzone
The District of Columbia Superior Court has rejected a frivolous, million-dollar lawsuit claiming libel, defamation, and tortious conspiracy filed by writer Sulome Anderson against The Grayzone’s editor Max Blumenthal and assistant editor Ben Norton.
Judge William M. Jackson’s June 16, 2021 decision put an end to the entitled heiress’ three-year-long campaign to smear and bankrupt The Grayzone with the help of a powerful DC lawyer closely linked to the Israel lobby.
Vaccine passports: It‘s all over! Cabinet agrees it‘s time to ‚live with Covid‘… and you WON‘T have to show proof of vaccination to attend mass gatherings
– Ministers are set to shelve plans for the mandatory use of ‚Covid certification‘
– Plans for pubs and restaurants had already been put on the backburner
– The Mail can now reveal that ministers have also dropped the idea of imposing them on mass events
BREAKING: My bill to repeal the 2002 Iraq AUMF passed the House. After nearly 20 years of fighting for this, we’re finally one step closer to ending forever wars.
Liberman equates Israeli upheaval to French revolution
„Capturing the Prime Minister‘s Residence on Balfour Street was for us like capturing the Bastille“ prison in France, Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman told his Yisrael Beytenu faction in the Knesset on Monday.
Statement by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on the New Government of the State of Israel
On behalf of the American people, I congratulate Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, and all the members of the new Israeli cabinet. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Bennett to strengthen all aspects of the close and enduring relationship between our two nations.
Israeli Knesset voted 60:59 for the Bennett-Lapid government
Moments of announcement #Israel36gov
Yesh Atid‘s Mickey Levy is elected Speaker of the Knesset, replacing Yair Levin, with immediate effect.
Acht-Parteien-Bündnis in Israel: Lapid gelingt Koalitionsbildung
Der 57-Jährige habe den israelischen Präsident Reuven Rivlin über die Regierungsbildung informiert, hieß es in einer Erklärung. Mit Vereidigung einer solchen Regierung im Parlament wäre die Ära von Netanyahu als Premierminister vorerst beendet.
Lapid Announces: I Have Succeeded in Forming a Government
Yesh Atid‘s leader Yair Lapid announced Wednesday night that he has managed to form a coalition after a series of back-to-back meetings with the leaders of the anti-Netanyahu camp in the Knesset.
Travel news latest: Spain to allow British holidaymakers with no PCR test from Monday
Spain will allow British travellers to enter the country without a negative PCR test from May 24, it has been announced today.
This will mean restriction-free entry from Monday even for unvaccinated Britons; though with Spain on the UK‘s amber list, travellers will have to self-isolate upon their return.
Así está ahora mismo la Puerta del Sol. Gente saltando, abrazándose, unos haciendo la conga… No tengo palabras.
Spanien: Tausende feiern Notstand-Ende
In Spanien haben Zigtausende in der Nacht zum Sonntag nach sechs Monaten euphorisch das Ende des Corona-Notstands gefeiert. Im Herzen der Hauptstadt Madrid war der Platz Puerta del Sol auch um 02.00 Uhr morgen noch voller Menschen.
Die meisten dachten noch gar nicht daran, ins Bett zu gehen.
Outdoor parties erupt across Spain as state of alarm ends
The first night without the state of alarm saw an atmosphere of partying in many parts of Spain on Saturday night, as revelers took to the street from midnight onward when the emergency measures that had been in place for six months in a bid to control the spread of the coronavirus expired. The festivities took place on the streets of the country despite the fact that the epidemiological data is far from good.