The British public should realise that Muslim scapegoats today, much like the Jewish, Irish or Black scapegoats used by demagogues yesterday, are not their enemies
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UK government targets Muslim groups with new definition of extremism
In an earlier statement, Gove‘s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities said the definition had been updated to respond to an “increased extremist threat since October 7 terror attacks in Israel”, citing an increase in reported antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes.
It said the new definition would be used by government departments and officials to help them decide which groups they should engage with and fund, and to identify “extremist organisations, individuals and behaviours”.
But it said: “This definition is not statutory and has no effect on the existing criminal law – it applies to the operations of Government itself.”
Papst erteilt feierlichen Weihnachts-Segen – Ruf nach Frieden
Eindringlich rief der Papst in seiner Urbi-et-Orbi-Botschaft dazu auf, sich für Frieden einzusetzen. „Er komme bald in Israel und Palästina, wo der Krieg das Leben dieser Völker erschüttert. Ich umarme sie alle, insbesondere die christlichen Gemeinschaften in Gaza und im gesamten Heiligen Land. Ich trauere im Herzen um die Opfer des verabscheuungswürdigen Angriffs vom 7. Oktober und erneuere meinen dringenden Appell für die Freilassung derjenigen, die noch immer als Geiseln festgehalten werden. Ich flehe darum, dass die Militäroperationen mit ihren entsetzlichen Folgen unschuldiger ziviler Opfer eingestellt werden und dass man etwas gegen die verzweifelte humanitäre Situation unternimmt, indem man das Eintreffen der Hilfslieferungen ermöglicht.“
Franziskus richtete den Scheinwerfer aber über das aktuelle Gaza-Drama hinaus auf die Zukunft der Menschen und Völker im Nahen Osten. „Man schüre nicht weiter Gewalt und Hass, sondern führe die palästinensische Frage zu einer Lösung, und zwar durch einen aufrichtigen und beharrlichen Dialog zwischen den Parteien, der von einem starken politischen Willen getragen wird und von der Unterstützung der internationalen Gemeinschaft.“ Der Vatikan wirbt für eine Zwei-Staaten-Lösung Israel/Palästina und für einen international garantierten, freien Zugang zu den Heiligen Stätten.
Pope: May Christmas bring peace to our world and turn sorrow into joy
Following the birth of the Saviour came the slaughter of the innocents, the Pope recalled, and he remembered the innocents, the „little Jesuses“ of today, who are victims „in their mothers’ wombs, in odysseys undertaken in desperation and in search of hope, in the lives of all those little ones whose childhood has been devastated by war.“
We must say „yes“ to peace and „no“ to war the Pope decried, as every war marks „a defeat without victors, an inexcusable folly.“ He also called for a „no“ to weaponry given that with human weakness we can often end up using it for war sooner or later.
Peace is even more difficult, he observed, „when arms production, sales, and trade are on the rise“ and public funds spent on arms can come at the expense of bread for the hungry. He decried „the interests and the profits that move the puppet strings of war.“ And these must be brought to light, „talked about and written about,“ he emphasised, since many have no idea how much of their public funds are being spent on weapons, whereas they should be informed.
Pope condemns attacks on civilians in Gaza: ‘It is war; it is terrorism’
“Some say, ‘This is terrorism. This is war.’ Yes, it is war. It is terrorism,” he said. “That is why the Scripture affirms that ‘God stops wars… breaks the bow, splinters the spear’ (Psalm 46:10). Let us pray to the Lord for peace.”
Pope Francis also recalled people in various parts of the world who are suffering due to war.
“Let us not forget our brothers and sisters suffering from war, in Ukraine, in Palestine and Israel, and in other conflict zones,” he said. “May the approach of Christmas strengthen the commitment to open paths of peace.”
Pope speaks out after IDF sniper kills two women inside Gaza church, per Catholic authorities
Seven others were also shot and wounded in the attack at the complex, where most Gaza’s Christian families have taken refuge since the start of the war, according to the patriarchate, which oversees Catholic Churches across Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.
“No warning was given, no notification was provided,” the statement continued. “They were shot in cold blood inside the premises of the parish, where there are no belligerents.”
Shocked that civilians taking refuge in a church in northern Gaza have been killed & others injured. A further tragedy in Gaza. Israel must abide by IHL. Civilians must be protected. A sustainable ceasefire, leading to sustainable peace, is urgently needed. #ParhwayToPeace
Can any of Israel’s loyal defenders on this website explain why Israel is besieging and attacking a church in Gaza, and killing Christian women inside? Is the position now that Christian churchgoers are also Hamas?
MP Layla Moran’s family trapped inside Catholic church in Gaza City
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This morning Israeli snipers shot and killed my two family friends in an attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza. Nahida (Um Emad Anton) and Samar, mother and daughter, were walking to the Sisters’ Convent to use the only bathroom.
(14 hours ago)
One was killed as she tried to carry the other to safety. Their bodies remain strewn across the church courtyard.
The water tanks and solar panels were also struck. We don’t know if they have enough water to survive.
The Christian community in Gaza is on the verge of extinction.
There are about 800 of us left, some sheltering in the Catholic church, some in the Orthodox church, and a few still in their homes in Gaza City.
There are approximately 530 Christians inside the Holy Family, 60 per cent are women and children.
My family has been sheltered there since St. Porphyrius Orthodox Church was bombed and my cousin was murdered.
This is a targeted death campaign during the Christmas season on the world’s oldest Christian community.
Earlier this morning, an Israeli tank fired on the Convent of the Sisters of Mother Theresa. The convent housed ~54 people with disabilities. The generator was destroyed, taking out electricity. Then two more shells were fired completely destroying the convent. Many of these people are now without the respirators they need to survive.
The Red Cross has submitted a request to the Pope for urgent intervention.
My mother texting with my sister, describing a horrific situation at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza. israeli tanks have surrounded the church, and snipers have taken position around it, shooting at the oldest Christian community in the world.
1. Samuel – Kapitel 18: David gewinnt Jonatan zum Freund
Saul sprach: So sagt zu David: Der König begehrt keine Morgengabe, nur hundert Vorhäute von den Philistern, daß man sich räche an des Königs Feinden. Denn Saul trachtete David zu fällen durch der Philister Hand. 26 Da sagten seine Knechte David an solche Worte, und deuchte David die Sache gut, daß er des Königs Eidam würde. Und die Zeit war noch nicht aus, 27 da machte sich David auf und zog mit seinen Männern und schlug unter den Philistern zweihundert Mann. Und David brachte ihre Vorhäute dem König in voller Zahl, daß er des Königs Eidam würde. Da gab ihm Saul seine Tochter Michal zum Weibe.
28 Und Saul sah und merkte, daß der HERR mit David war.
Today, during a police raid to take down Palestinian flags in the anti-Zionist Jewish neighborhood, Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, the Israeli policemen were recorded attacking residents and knocking residents down on the road, hitting, and punching them in the face.
(01.11.2023)
Police violence against ultra-Orthodox Jews continues constantly, Zionists constantly attack Jews, this must stop.
The only crime of these Jews is that they stand with the Palestinian people and are against Zionism.
Rabbis for Human Rights: Who Are We?
„Happy are those who act justly, who do right at all times.” (Psalm 106.3)
Rabbis for Human Rights (RHR) is an Israeli organization, active in three main areas – work within and about the Occupied Territories; work to promote social and economic justice within Israel; and activities in the fields of education and interreligious dialogue. RHR was founded in 1988 in response to contraventions of human rights taking place in the Occupied Territories. Since its inception, its activities have expanded to include
– To articulate a vision of justice rooted in Jewish tradition, in the spirit of the Rabbinical teaching that all persons are created in God’s image
– To act in order to prevent violations of human rights taking place within Israel and in the Occupied Territories
– To further a vision of Judaism sanctifying life, justice and equality and to increase awareness of this vision within Israeli society
– To further these values on the basis of constant engagement with Jewish tradition
Emek Shaveh: About Us
Emek Shaveh is an Israeli NGO working to defend cultural heritage rights and to protect ancient sites as public assets that belong to members of all communities, faiths and peoples. We object to the fact that the ruins of the past have become a political tool in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and work to challenge those who use archaeological sites to dispossess disenfranchised communities. We view heritage site as resources for building bridges and strengthening bonds between peoples and cultures and believe that archaeological sites cannot constitute proof of precedence or ownership by any one nation, ethnic group or religion over a given place.
Dad of Palestinian Boy Stabbed 26 Times in Chicago Reveals Last Words
Oday, who has been communicating with his wife in the aftermath of the attack, said that his son never yelled out during the stabbing. His last words to his mother, according to the father, were “I’m fine.”
Speaking of when he first learned of the attack, Oday told The Daily Beast that, “The way I found out wasn’t the right way to tell a parent. I got a call from the police department, and they gave me three sentences exactly: ‘Are you Oday El-Fayoume? Are you Wadea’s father? He has been killed.’ That’s how I found out.”
Our Comms Chief explains the Israeli war crimes our team has documented in Gaza over the last 48 hours, including directly targeting ambulances, wiping out 18 entire families, directly destroying civilian infrastructure, damaging UN-run schools & flattening houses of worship.
There have been 5 bomb blasts in Pakistan today, so far. But this is not our 9/11.
(29.09.2023)
Pakistan blasts updates: Twin explosions kill dozens of worshippers
(29.09.2023)
Balochistan’s Police Chief Abdul Khaliq Shaikh says the explosion near the procession of Eid Mawlid an-Nabi in Mastung was a suicide attack.
Shaikh said in a statement that a police official, Nawaz Gishkori, sacrificed his life trying to stop the suicide attacker.
Corona soll offenbar noch einmal zu einem großen Ding gemacht werden
Sie versuchen es allen Ernstes mit genau den gleichen Sätzen und Propagandamethoden noch einmal. Und der Spiegel ist wieder vorne mit dabei. Vielleicht läuft da gerade ein heimlicher Sentinel-Test auf geistige Bevölkerungsgesundheit.
Liebe Mainstream-Journalisten: Wollen Sie wirklich eine Wiederkehr der Corona-Politik?
Es mag im Moment unwahrscheinlich erscheinen, dass es gelingt, die Corona-Politik in der erlebten radikalen Form wiederzubeleben. Wenn aber erst einmal eine neue Paniksituation installiert ist mit den entsprechenden „Sachzwängen“ und den „rasant in die Höhe schnellenden Zahlen“, dann wird es wieder leicht sein, eine Sphäre der angeblichen „Unwissenheit“ zu kreieren, in der auch harte „Maßnahmen“ nicht mehr seriös begründet werden müssen und in der skrupellos mit Emotionen gearbeitet wird. Und dann wird es zu spät sein, um noch rational durchzudringen.
Dieser Zustand muss verhindert werden. Darum erfolgt hier nicht nur der Appell an die lieben Mainstream-Journalisten, sondern auch an verantwortungsvolle Politiker, Gewerkschafter, Kirchenvertreter, Lehrer, Künstler, Ärzte und so weiter: Bitte lassen Sie das nicht noch einmal zu!
British sisters die in West Bank shooting – as Italian tourist killed in Tel Aviv terror attack
A police officer was at a petrol station when they „heard a noise and noticed a car upside down, and several people lying on the floor“, according to a statement.
Officers approached and „neutralized the driver and killed him“ after seeing he was reaching for a weapon.
CCTV footage captures the moment the terror attack in Tel Aviv took place. A tragic night after a terrorist rammed his car into a group of tourists visiting Israel. 1 was killed, 7 injured.
Six Brit and Italian tourists injured and one killed in Tel Aviv suspected attack
Police said a car rammed into a group of people near a popular seaside park before flipping over.
A 30-year-old man from Italy was killed and four other people, including a 17-year-old, are receiving medical treatment for mild to moderate injuries, the rescue service said.
Police said they shot the driver of the car. The driver‘s condition is unknown at the moment.
Two British-Israeli women killed in West Bank shooting
Israeli media also cited Mr Revivi as saying that the sisters‘ father had been driving ahead of them in another car when theirs was attacked. He reportedly turned around and arrived at the scene to find his wife and daughters being treated by paramedics.
The head of the Israeli military‘s Central Command, which oversees the West Bank, called it an „extremely severe terrorist attack“ and promised that its troops knew how to find those responsible.
Biden administration refuses to condemn Israel storming Al-Aqsa mosque, blocks Security Council statement
(06.04.2023)
The Biden administration staunchly took Israel’s side today. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel refused to condemn Israel’s storming of Al-Aqsa mosque during Ramadan, then went on to condemn rocket attacks coming from Gaza and Lebanon.
And the U.S. also stepped in to block a U.N. Security Council statement to the press criticizing Israel for the raids, according to an Israeli official (speaking to an Israeli reporter). Jacob Magid reports that Israeli diplomats coordinated with the U.S.:
US blocks Security Council statement condemning violence after Al Aqsa Mosque raid
A UN official told The National that there was initial widespread agreement among the 15 council members to issue press elements following Israel‘s police raid on Al Aqsa during Ramadan, which this year overlaps with the Jewish holiday of Passover and Western Christian Easter.
However, the US pulled back after 34 rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israel, objecting to the „timing“ of the public press statement.
Israeli warplanes attack targets in Gaza
He said Israeli fighter jets attacked with at least three missiles an outpost in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the southeast of Gaza City, causing destruction and fire as well as material damage to neighboring facilities but no casualties.
Israeli fighter jets also attacked an outpost in the southwest of Gaza City, causing material damage. No casualties were reported.
Hamas has not claimed responsibility for the rockets. Focusing your attack on them instead of the deliberate Israeli provocations that include the brutal assaults on AlAqsa misses the point.
Interceptions happening off screen after a volley of rockets were fired from Gaza toward Sderot.
UNIFIL statement on artillery response to rocket fire, 07 April 2023
Early this morning, the IDF informed UNIFIL that they will begin an artillery response to yesterday’s rocket launches.
Immediately after, UNIFIL personnel heard loud explosions around the city of Tyre.
Israel Prepares Forces ‚On All Borders‘ Amid Lebanon Rocket Attacks, Unrest
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, IDF spokesperson Richard Hecht said that about 34 rockets were launched earlier in the day from Lebanon into Israel, 25 of which were intercepted and six of which fell into Israeli territory. The barrage is one of the largest since the last war between the neighboring rivals fought 15 years ago, and Hecht called the new attack a „very serious event.“
While Hecht said the IDF has not yet identified the perpetrator, he said the launch was believed to have been conducted by a Palestinian group, potentially tied to Hamas or Islamic Jihad, two movements present in the Gaza Strip,
Israeli airstrikes target area in Lebanon‘s Tyre region
The Israeli army also held the Lebanese state responsible for „every directed fire emanating from its territory.“
Al-Mayadeen television said the Israeli attack caused damages to several nearby houses.
The announcement of the strikes came hours after militants from Lebanon fired nearly three dozen rockets at Israel, marking a further escalation in the region following violence at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.
Israeli police raid Al-Aqsa Mosque for a second night
(April 6 2023)
Israeli forces have stormed Islam‘s third holiest site – Al-Aqsa Mosque – for the second night in a row.
Several Palestinian worshippers were injured after Israeli forces fired tear gas and stun grenades.
Al Jazeera‘s Natasha Ghoneim reports from occupied East Jerusalem.
Global condemnation after Israeli riot police attack worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque
Armed police in riot gear stormed the prayer hall of Al-Aqsa mosque before dawn Wednesday, aiming to dislodge „law-breaking youths and masked agitators“ they said had barricaded themselves inside.
U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‚Hiroshima‘ Tactics for ‚Total War‘ on Islam
(May 10, 2012)
The U.S. military taught its future leaders that a „total war“ against the world‘s 1.4 billion Muslims would be necessary to protect America from Islamic terrorists, according to documents obtained by Danger Room. Among the options considered for that conflict: using the lessons of „Hiroshima“ to wipe out whole cities at once, targeting the „civilian population wherever necessary.“
The course, first reported by Danger Room last month and held at the Defense Department‘s Joint Forces Staff College, has since been canceled by the Pentagon brass. It‘s only now, however, that the details of the class have come to light. Danger Room received hundreds of pages of course material and reference documents from a source familiar with the contents of the class.
DER TERRORKRIEG: Lehre vom “Totalen Krieg”
(18.April 2015)
Für die Öffentlichkeit, auch in Deutschland, ist es diesbezüglich ebenso wichtig, nicht nur einen weiteren Aspekt der Denke klandestin vorgehender Gruppen – gerade aus dem Militär und dessen (geheimen) Diensten und Verbänden – zu verstehen, sondern sich selbst: als größtenteils passive, durch Aktive und Willensstarke manipulierbare Masse von “Zivilisten”, auf die als solche herab geschaut wird.
In einem Handbuch für “unkonventionelle Kriegführung” für Sondereinheiten des U.S.-Militärs aus 2010 (hier gespiegelt) wird verdeutlicht, wie eine kleine, gut organisierte (politische oder militärische) Gruppe, Partei oder Einheit, die zunächst in der Minderheit ist, gegen eine passive Mehrheit ein ganzes System stürzen kann.
“Eine passive Bevölkerung ist manchmal alles, was ein gut unterstützter Aufstand (Anm.:”insurgency”, s. oben) braucht um die politische Macht zu erlangen. Wie der Level von Unterstützung für den Aufstand anwächst, wird die passive Mehrheit schrumpfen.”
Dieses Vergleichsbild kann auf jede beliebige Situation im Kleinen wie im Großen angewendet werden, z.B. in einer Gewerkschaft, Partei oder Organisation, egal ob auf lokaler oder landesweiter Ebene. Zumeist gibt es zwei Seiten, die entschlossen und willensstark sind und die Sache untereinander ausfechten. Der Rest verbleibt passiv und richtet sich nach dem Stärkeren aus.
Ein Leitspruch im “Kommando Spezialkräfte” (K.S.K.) der Bundeswehr soll der Öffentlichkeit hierbei nicht verborgen bleiben:
“Der Wille entscheidet”.
Auch im Hinblick auf den Putsch in der Ukraine Anfang 2014 und die ab 2011 als “Bürgerkrieg” verkaufte Invasion Syriens, wird so manches deutlicher und für Außenstehende nachvollziehbarer.
VII – Symbiose im Krieg ohne Sieg
Als Rechtfertigung für ihre Lehre im “Joint Forces Staff College” der “National Defense University” führen die Trainer der Militärkader im 2012 bekannt gewordenen Material durchweg keinerlei Fakten z.B. aus Militäraufklärung, verdeckte Informationsgewinnung durch Spionage, etc an – sondern ausschließlich Aussagen aus öffentlich zugänglichen Publikationen bzw Propaganda genau der Gruppen, die es gilt zu bekämpfen. Ein verheerender Effekt.
Der Kreis der Selbstbeweihräucherung und Selbstbestätigung, von beiden sich angeblich so entschlossen und unerbittlich bekämpfenden Seiten, wird durch folgende Doktrin geschlossen, faktisch ein Rechtfertigungs-Perpetuum mobile von (endlosem) Krieg durch Propaganda:
“Im Krieg, muss `Geheimdienstinformation` (“intelligence”) zuerst mit einer Einschätzung der Schablone der Doktrin des Feindes beginnen – nicht mit dem was wir sagen was sie sind, sondern mit dem was DIE sagen was sie sind.”
(Papier “So what can we do? Counter-Jihad Op Design Model”, Juli 2011, hier gespiegelt, Autor Lt. Col. Matthew A. Dooley)
So verschwinden Fakten. Eigene Mutmaßungen und wilde Behauptungen umgeht man elegant, um sich nicht selbst in den Stallgeruch des selbst geschaffenen Kriegsbegriffs “Verschwörungstheorie” zu begeben, zentralem Schild und Schwert im seit Jahrzehnten strategisch geführten Informationskrieg (Link zur C.I.A., hier ein anderes Dokument, ein auf Cryptome.org veröffentlichtes Handbuch des Army War College über “Information Warfare” aus 1999).
Durch solche, hier im Artikel beleuchteten, Schulungsmaterialien wird die Propaganda das eigenen “Gegners” die selbst anerkannte und akzeptierte Realität. Und solange es Propaganda – ob echte, falsche, “schwarze Propaganda” spielt keine Rolle mehr – kann entsprechend auch der Terrorkrieg nie enden oder gewonnen werden.
Terror (Übersetzung des lateinischen Wortes: Schrecken) und Krieg “gegen den Terror” gehen, nach der eigenen Lehre des Terrorkrieges, eine Symbiose ein.
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)
Putin kündigt 36-stündige Feuerpause an, Ukraine lehnt ab
Putin forderte die Ukraine auf, ebenfalls eine Waffenruhe zu erklären. Die Ukraine lehnte das bereits ab. Selenskyi sprach von einem „Trick“: Moskau wolle damit vorrückende ukrainische Truppen in der Ostukraine aufhalten und mehr eigene Soldaten dorthin bringen.