Speaking on Thursday at a conference organised by the Israeli daily Makor Rishon, Smotrich, who heads the far-right Religious Zionism party, said: „Sovereignty [over the occupied West Bank] is the real test. If Saudi Arabia tells us normalisation in exchange for a Palestinian state, then the answer, my friends, is no thank you – keep riding camels on the desert sands, and we will continue to develop economically and socially, and with all the great things we know how to do.“
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Kamala Harris Thinks Trump Is a “Communist.” That’s Insane.
The contrast between this and the “Fighting Oligarchy” message could hardly be starker. Where Sanders and AOC have been crisscrossing the country promoting the message that Trump should be rejected because he’s a servant of wealthy and powerful “titans of industry,” Harris wants to appeal to the oligarchs themselves to save us from the “communist” Trump.
California governor Gavin Newsom recently took a similar line. In his appearance on the Pivot podcast, Newsom responded to host Kara Swisher’s question about Mamdani by bringing up Trump’s deal with Intel, whereby the government agreed to buy almost 10 percent of the company’s stock.
Mamdani and Trump, the governor suggested, weren’t so different. Newsom said it “sounds like Trump’s been paying a lot of attention to” Mamdani, given Trump’s “desire to socialize great American companies.” Just like Mamdani wants to start a few municipally owned grocery stores in New York, Trump wants to do something similar, Newsom contended, through public ownership of a slice of Intel. According to Newsom, it’s “just perverse” that someone like Mamdani could be “shaping the Democratic Party in the context of the socialist brand” when Democrats should be pointing out every day that Trump “is the leading nationalist and socialist of our time.”
New poll shows who Dems want in 2028 — and it’s not Kamala Harris
The poll, released on May 30 by Atlas Intel, found Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and former transportation secretary in the Biden administration, to be the top pick among Democrats who responded to the survey.
Kamala Harris says Iran is ‘greatest adversary’ of US
In an interview with the CBS television network aired on Monday night, the Democratic presidential candidate said Iran is the “obvious” answer when asked about the country she considers to be the US’s “greatest adversary”.
“Iran has American blood on their hands – this attack on Israel, 200 ballistic missiles,” she said. “What we need to do [is] to ensure that Iran never achieves the ability to be a nuclear power. That is one of my highest priorities.”
WATCH: Biden-Harris Worked ‚Around the Clock‘ for Months on Gaza Ceasefire Deal That‘s Never Going to Happen
(September 20, 2024)
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have claimed for months to be working „around the clock“ on a Gaza ceasefire deal that is „close“ to happening. Spoiler alert: It‘s not going to happen because Hamas, the terrorist organization that massacred Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, doesn‘t want to release their hostages.
Despite their reportedly tireless efforts to negotiate with the terrorists, the Biden-Harris administration has privately conceded that a ceasefire deal won‘t happen before the end of Biden‘s term in January 2025. „No deal is imminent,“ a Biden-Harris official told the Wall Street Journal. „I‘m not sure it ever gets done.“
Biden Condemned for Ahistorical and ‚Politically Suicidal‘ Attack on Campus Protests
„Biden‘s claim that ‚dissent must never lead to disorder‘ defies American history, from the Boston Tea Party to the tactics that civil rights activists, Vietnam War protesters, and anti-apartheid activists used to confront injustice.“
Biden says ‚order must prevail‘ during campus protests over the war in Gaza
President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that „order must prevail“ as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza.
„Dissent is essential for democracy,“ he said at the White House. „But dissent must never lead to disorder.“
Euro-System: Kollektiver Wahn zur Selbstzerstörung erfasst ex-Syriza-Koalition
(17.12.2012)
Griechenland: Die ehemalige “Koalition der Radikalen Linken” Syriza beschließt die unbedingte Beibehaltung des Euro-Finanzsystems und Transformation zur Einheitspartei. Syriza begeht damit Selbstmord. Sie tut dies in einem kollektiven Wahn zur Selbstzerstörung, der große Teile des Kontinents Europa bereits erfasst hat.
Nach Griechenland-Wahl: Tsipras gibt Parteivorsitz ab
Es war die fünfte Wahl in Folge, die Tsipras verlor.
Tsipras kündigte an, dass er als Politiker dabei bleibe. „So paradox es scheint: Das schlechte Wahlergebnis kann für SYRIZA auch ein Neuanfang sein“, sagte er. Die Partei war seit 2012 stark auf ihn zugeschnitten, ein ernsthafter Nachfolger wurde nie aufgebaut.
China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal raises red flags for US
The deal also comes as Saudi Arabia is demanding certain security guarantees, a steady flow of arms shipments and assistance with its civilian nuclear program in order to normalize relations with Israel, a major U.S. ally, the White House confirmed on Friday.
Speaking to reporters, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the U.S. was “informed” about the Saudi Arabia-Iran talks but played no role in them.
Lapid: „Netanyahu briefed that I‘m to blame for the Saudi-Iran deal. Its delusional. During our time in govt we signed the Saudi aviation agreement, the tripartite security deal with Egypt & the accord on direct flights during Hajj. Pres Biden flew directly from Tel Aviv to KSA…
(today)
Archrivals Iran and Saudia Arabia agree to end years of hostilities in deal mediated by China
They also plan to reimplement a security pact signed 22 years ago under which both parties agreed to cooperate on terrorism, drug-smuggling and money-laundering, as well as reviving a trade and technology deal from 1998.
Friday’s announcement is also a diplomatic victory for China in a Gulf region that has long been considered part of the US’ domain of influence. It comes as the Biden administration tries to notch its own win in the Middle East by trying to broker a normalization pact between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Diplomatischer Coup: Teheran und Riad wollen Eiszeit beenden
Nach jahrelanger Eiszeit, die im Nahen Osten die Spannungen gefährlich erhöht hat, wollen der Iran und Saudi-Arabien die diplomatischen Beziehungen wieder aufnehmen. Der Deal kam offenbar unter Vermittlung Chinas zustande. Gelingt die Annäherung, wäre das für Peking ein wichtiger Erfolg als geopolitischer Player vis-a-vis den USA.
Thune: Trump call to terminate Constitution a ‘golden opportunity’ for 2024 rivals
Thune, who was just reelected to a fourth Senate term, noted that federal officeholders take an oath to uphold the Constitution and added that he takes his seriously.
“Of course I disagree with that. I swear an oath to uphold the Constitution, and it is a bedrock principle — it is the principle, the bedrock of our country. So I couldn’t disagree more,” Thune said.
Sorry, Donald: Here are the real takeaways from The Twitter Files
(December 4, 2022)
Hand it to ex-President Donald Trump to present exactly the wrong takeaway to The Twitter Files: “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” he posted Friday night.
No, it doesn’t. In fact, the Constitution was written with full awareness of humanity’s imperfections, including election cheating (which is as old as democracy itself). The Electoral College count is the final word, no matter how messy the process that leads to it.
Trump Reacts To Hunter Biden ‘Twitter Files’: This ‘Allows For The Termination Of All Rules, Regulations, And Articles, Even … In The Constitution’
(Dec 3, 2022)
Former President Donald Trump reacted to the release of “The Twitter Files” on Saturday by saying, “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.”
Iran admits to drone delivery to Russia ‘before the war’
(05.11.2022)
The minister added that Tehran’s ties with Putin are based on neighborliness and common interests, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
The Iranian diplomat maintained that during a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, they agreed that Kyiv would hand over evidence of the use of those Iranian drones in the conflict. “If it is confirmed that Russia used Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine, we will not be indifferent to this issue,” Abdollahian stressed.
Lapid Reiterates Hadash-Ta’al Will Not Sit in His Coalition
However, with four days left, no clear coalition can be created following Tuesday’s election, according to a final poll carried out by Panels Politics on behalf of Maariv. As in a similar poll last Friday, the Netanyahu bloc received 60 seats, the Lapid bloc received 56 seats and Hadash-Ta’al received the remaining four, the survey found. The poll showed Hadash-Ta’al. Meretz, Labor, and Islamist Ra’am passing the electoral threshold of 3.25% of the general vote.
Iran agrees to ship missiles, more drones to Russia
Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters, a move that is likely to infuriate the United States and other Western powers.
A deal was agreed on Oct. 6 when Iran‘s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, two senior officials from Iran‘s powerful Revolutionary Guards and an official from the Supreme National Security Council visited Moscow for talks with Russia about the delivery of the weapons.
Iran‘s MFA spox on Tuesday again denied that Tehran is „sending arms… to Russia to be used in the Ukraine war“. Iran has for months been denying supplying drones to Russia *to use against Ukraine*. That‘s not a denial of arms sales to Russia.
Islamic Republic of Iran – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Israel Election: Balad Chairman Says Joint List Project Must Be Reconsidered
Representatives from the three component parties of the Joint List – Hadash, Balad and Ta’al – were supposed to meet in Nazareth on Wednesday, but Balad’s representatives did not turn up, and the meeting was held without them.
Balad officials told Haaretz on Thursday that the party will run independently if it manages to put together a slate that includes mayors of Arab communities, prominent Arab civil-society activists, a candidate from the Negev and a Jewish candidate.
Iran committing suicide right here, extremely foolish.
(12 March, 2022)
Allegations of white phosphorus munitions being used by Russia and Ukraine emerge: Read if it’s considered a chemical weapon and is illegal to use it during war
WP has not been categorised as an incendiary or chemical weapon by international agencies. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention, has not listed WP in any of the three Schedules of Chemical Weapons. However, United Nations considers it as an incendiary chemical.
Ukraine human rights ombudswoman accuses Russia of using phosphorus munitions
Reuters was not immediately able to verify her statement.
The ombudswoman, Liudmila Denisova, shared a photograph purporting to show the alleged attack, but did not say if Ukraine had concrete evidence.
The JCPOA is dead
Iran committing suicide right here, extremely foolish.
Erbil missile attack: Iran‘s Revolutionary Guard claims responsibility
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, saying it was targeting an Israeli „strategic centre“.
Around a dozen missiles rained down on the city at 1am on Sunday morning.
Gysi: Gefängnis für Impfverweigerer möglich
In den Protesten gegen die Corona-Maßnahmen erkennt der Linken-Politiker eine neue Qualität: Die Demonstranten stritten nicht für eine Sache, „sie stellen sich gegen den Staat an sich“ – ein „richtiges Problem“, warnt Gysi. Weil die Proteste vielfach über Social-Media-Kanäle wie Telegram organisiert und dort auch falsche Impfausweise angeboten würden, spricht er sich für eine schärfere Regulierung aus: „Der Rechtsrahmen muss angepasst werden.“
Eine Partei auf dem Weg zur Selbstzerstörung
Der bisherige Höhepunkt dieser traurigen Entwicklung ist ein Antrag auf ein Parteiausschlussverfahren gegen Sahra Wagenknecht, über das der SPIEGEL gestern berichtete. Man könnte glauben, einige “Genossen” hätten es darauf abgesehen, die Partei unter die 5-Prozent-Hürde zu bringen. Das ist jammerschade, denn mit der Linken verschwindet die einzige politische Kraft, die zumindest mal das Potential hatte, die Zustände in diesem Land nachhaltig zum Besseren zu verändern. Von Jens Berger.
Sachsen-Anhalt und die Fehler von SPD und Linken
Am Ende lässt das Wahlergebnis den kritischen Beobachter deprimiert und ratlos zurück. Es gibt zwar den Wunsch nach Alternativen und einer progressiven Politik, die sich gegen ein Auseinanderdriften der Gesellschaft, für eine fairere Reichtums- und Vermögensverteilung, für gerechte Renten und für eine Entspannungs- und Friedenspolitik stellt. Es gibt jedoch keine größere Partei, der die Wähler diese inhaltliche Ausrichtung abnehmen und in diesem Punkt haben die Wähler ja leider auch recht.
Last tweet of the night. Likud‘s claim it would get more Arab votes is being proven true. Arab turnout is way down from 2020 but the number of Likud votes in Arab areas is up, which means its percentage of the Arab vote is way up. Might be enough to save Bibi.
(7 hours ago)
Leserbriefe und Hinweise zum Artikel „Künstler und Corona-Kritik: Wo seid ihr alle hin?“
In diesem Beitrag hat Tobias Riegel gefragt, warum sich manche prominente deutsche Künstler, die sich sonst gerne zur Weltlage äußern, seit Corona sehr bedeckt halten. Die Frage war mit dem Aufruf verbunden, uns Hinweise auf Künstler-Beiträge zu schicken, die sich kritisch mit der Corona-Politik auseinandersetzen. Viele Leser sind dem nachgekommen und wir veröffentlichen hier eine Auswahl der Briefe und der Hinweise. Vorläufiges Fazit: Auch in Zeiten der scharfen Diffamierung Andersdenkender gibt es sie noch, die kritische Kunst.