Archiv: Respekt / respect


24.01.2025 - 00:34 [ White House ]

DECLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS CONCERNING THE ASSASSINATIONS OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY, SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY, AND THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

I have now determined that the continued redaction and withholding of information from records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is not consistent with the public interest and the release of these records is long overdue. And although no Act of Congress directs the release of information pertaining to the assassinations of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I have determined that the release of all records in the Federal Government’s possession pertaining to each of those assassinations is also in the public interest.

23.01.2025 - 23:40 [ Donald J. Trump / Social Truth ]

I’m not looking to hurt Russia. I love the Russian people, and always had a very good relationship with President Putin – and this despite the Radical Left’s Russia, Russia, Russia HOAX. We must never forget that Russia helped us win the Second World War, losing almost 60,000,000 lives in the process.

All of that being said, I’m going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE. If we don’t make a “deal,” and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries. Let’s get this war, which never would have started if I were President, over with! We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better. It’s time to “MAKE A DEAL.” NO MORE LIVES SHOULD BE LOST!!!

23.01.2025 - 23:35 [ theHill.com ]

Trump urges Putin to ‘make a deal’ to end the war in Ukraine

He also said he hoped China can help end the war, and Trump reiterated later on Thursday that he thinks China has power over Russia.

“It’s a very big trading partner. But, Russia supplies a lot of energy to China and China pays them a lot of money for that, and I think they have a lot of power over Russia. So. I think Russia should want to make a deal. Maybe they want to make a deal. I think, from what I hear, Putin would like to see me meet as soon as we can. I’d meet immediately,” he said in the Oval Office.

23.01.2025 - 23:24 [ Times of Israel ]

Trump administration unwilling to grant extension for IDF withdrawal from Lebanon, wants it done by Sunday — report

The Trump administration expects the IDF to fully withdraw from southern Lebanon by Sunday, per the terms of the ceasefire agreement with the Hezbollah terror group, Army Radio reports.

The position of the new administration under US President Donald Trump, Army Radio says, differs from that of the Biden administration, which was said to be considering granting Israel an additional 30 days beyond the 60-day withdrawal period stipulated in the truce agreement

11.01.2025 - 14:44 [ Guardian News / Youtube ]

How the South Korean president‘s martial law declaration unfolded

(December 3, 2024)

After South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in the country, thousands of protesters took to the streets alongside the leading opposition Democratic party, urging MPs to head to the national assembly and vote it down.

Following a dramatic night in which soldiers attempted to block MPs from entering parliament, lawmakers unanimously adopted a bill rejecting the martial law declaration, prompting the president to backtrack. Here is how the night unfolded in Seoul

11.01.2025 - 14:20 [ Korean Joong Ang Daily ]

Who’s the traitor here?

(January 8, 2025)

Eighteen People Power Party (PPP) lawmakers who broke through police barricades to vote in favor of repealing martial law have since been labeled traitors. So too have the 12 alleged lawmakers who supported President Yoon‘s impeachment. Recently, acting President Choi Sang-mok faced similar accusations after appointing two Constitutional Court justices. But this raises a critical question: Who is betraying whom?

Without the actions of those 18 lawmakers, the PPP would remain tarnished by its complicity in shielding martial law. Without Choi’s decision, the impeachment trial could have descended into a legal quagmire, leaving the nation paralyzed.

13.12.2024 - 19:23 [ CNN ]

South Korea’s ruling party backs impeachment as president refuses to step down over martial law

The People Power Party (PPP) had initially refused to back impeachment, hoping instead Yoon would resign from office. But its leadership said attempts to persuade him had made no progress.

“We tried to find a better way than impeachment, but that other way is invalid,” party leader Han Dong-hoon said. “Suspending the president from his duties through impeachment is the only way for now, to defend democracy and the republic.”

04.12.2024 - 18:30 [ Business Insider ]

South Korea‘s largest labor union launches an indefinite strike and calls for the president‘s resignation

The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions issued the call in a Facebook post to its 1.1 million members, saying the strike would start Wednesday at 9 a.m. local time and would last until the president‘s „regime“ abolished martial law and the president stepped down.

04.12.2024 - 01:43 [ Korean Broadcasting System ]

Umbrella Labor Union Calls for End of Yoon Administration, Declares General Strike until Then

An umbrella labor union has announced a general strike of indeterminate length, saying the strike will continue until President Yoon Suk Yeol resigns.

The central executive committee of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU) announced the decision Wednesday morning in a press conference at its office in Seoul, saying the labor union will fight alongside the people for the end of the Yoon administration.

04.12.2024 - 01:00 [ ABC News (Australia) / Youtube ]

South Korea’s martial law: How democracy thwarted military rule in hours | ABC News

South Korean politicians and protesters have rallied overnight to block President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock declaration of martial law hours after it was issued. The short-lived military rule marked the first time it was enacted since the country’s military dictatorship during the 1980s. ABC presenter Gemma Veness describes how the night of turmoil unfolded.

21.11.2024 - 20:10 [ International Criminal Court ]

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on the issuance of arrest warrants in the Situation in the State of Palestine

Today, our collective mind and focus should be on the victims of international crimes in Israel and in the State of Palestine. In my own meetings with the victims and families of hostages taken from kibbutzim, and with victims from Gaza who have lost so many loved ones, I have underlined that the law is there for all, that its role is to vindicate the rights of all persons.

13.10.2024 - 18:40 [ VideoFromSpace / Youtube ]

Replay! SpaceX launches Starship on 5th flight, booster catch successful

SpaceX launched Starship for 5th time on Oct. 13, 2024 from Starbase in south Texas. The Super Heavy booster was caught by the launch tower‘s ‚chopsticks‘ shortly after separation from Starship.

13.10.2024 - 18:34 [ CNBC ]

SpaceX’s Starship rocket completes fifth test flight, lands booster in dramatic catch

The company successfully used the arms of its launch tower to catch the rocket’s booster, a major milestone toward SpaceX’s goal of making Starship a fully reusable rocket system.
Starship continued on into space, traveling halfway around the world before splashing down in the Indian Ocean.

11.10.2024 - 01:14 [ Ansa.it ]

Israel attack on UNIFIL could be war crime – Crosetto

„These are extremely serious violations of the norms of international law, not justified by any military reason.
„There is no justification in saying that the Israeli armed forces had warned UNIFIL that some bases had to be vacated.
„I told the ambassador to tell the Israeli government that the United Nations and Italy cannot take orders from the Israeli government“.

04.10.2024 - 14:17 [ theHindu.com ]

Indian troops with United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to stay put in south Lebanon amid Israeli ground incursion

(October 2, 2024)

The Indian contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) will be staying put and performing its duties in the face of Israel’s decision to enter the country amid escalating tensions in the region.

“The (Indian) battalion of more than 900 people is holding its position and everybody is safe,” a UNIFIL source in south Lebanon told PTI over the phone Tuesday (October 1, 2024).

19.09.2024 - 19:23 [ Mission permanente de la France auprès des Nations unies à New York ]

France voted in favour of the draft resolution submitted by Palestine

STATEMENT BY MR NICOLAS DE RIVIERE,
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE TO THE UNITED NATIONS

TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
(TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH)

New York, September 18, 2024

Madam President,

France is committed to the respect of international law. We reaffirm our full support of the International Court of Justice. As the Court indicated in its advisory opinion of July 2024, the settlements in the Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem, constitute a violation of international law.

States have therefore the obligation not to recognise the situation resulting from the illegal presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. France will not recognise the illegal annexation of these territories.

We will ensure compliance with Security Council Resolution 2334, which aims to draw a distinction between the internationally recognised territory of Israel and the territories occupied since 1967.

In that spirit, France voted in favour of the draft resolution submitted by Palestine. We would have preferred it to stick completely to the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion, but we commend the efforts undertaken to improve the initial draft.

France calls on this Assembly to condemn the flagrant violation of international law constituted by the terrorist attacks committed on 7 October 2023. We reiterate our solidarity with the Israeli people and reaffirm our unwavering commitment to Israel’s security.

The continuation of Israeli settlements is a major obstacle to the two-state solution. This is the only way to guarantee a just and lasting peace. It is the only way to guarantee Israel’s long-term security. This entails the establishment of a Palestinian state, as well as a resumption of the peace negotiations.

03.09.2024 - 14:17 [ Wärtsilä ]

Wärtsilä launches world’s first large-scale 100% hydrogen-ready engine power plant

(18 June 2024)

Wärtsilä is addressing this need through its new hydrogen-ready engine power plant, which can be converted to run on 100% hydrogen. The new engine power plant is a significant step beyond existing technology, which can run on natural gas and 25 vol% hydrogen blends.

01.05.2024 - 08:04 [ Columbia Encampment / Telegram ]

We have put up the most glorious fight. We did not allow the movement to end with a false deal from Columbia.

Keep all eyes on your comrades, mobilize to Columbia. If you are free, come to protect the encampment.

30.04.2024 - 10:48 [ @dbattistella@mstdn.ca / Mastodon ]

Student protesters at #UTAustin are being hit with pepper spray as they attempt to push police and state troopers off campus.

c/o Peter Holley, Texas Monthly

27.04.2024 - 08:00 [ Tribune.com.pk ]

Another US official resigns over Gaza policy amid growing protests

United States State Department’s spokesperson for the Middle East and North Africa, Hala Rharrit, has resigned in protest of America’s policy on Gaza — at least the third high-profile resignation from the department, as pro-Palestinian demonstrations at university campuses across the country grow.

27.04.2024 - 03:33 [ Washington Post ]

Secret meetings, social chatter: How Columbia students sparked a nationwide revolt

“We talked about what it was like to recruit people and join, and what it meant to stand in solidarity together, and what it would look like if these camps started popping up everywhere,” said Soph Askanase, 21-year-old junior at Barnard College who was arrested at Columbia.

What followed was the start of what historians now call one of the most consequential student uprisings the nation has seen in recent times.

21.03.2024 - 02:00 [ Times of Israel ]

Schumer defends call for Israel to replace Netanyahu in meet with US Jewish leaders

(20.03.2024)

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer convened a meeting Tuesday with executives from major American Jewish organizations to defend the lightning rod speech he gave last week calling for early elections in Israel to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

“There was a fundamental question of whether he would backpedal or defend himself, and he very clearly defended himself,” said one the executive on the call Schumer held with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

11.03.2024 - 16:46 [ Deadline Hollywood / Youtube ]

„Zone of Interest“ Wins Best Int‘l Feature | Academy Awards 2024

#oscars #academyawards
#oscars #academyawards

11.03.2024 - 16:40 [ Hollywood Reporter ]

‘The Zone of Interest’ Director Makes Gaza Statement in Oscars Speech

“Right now, we stand here as men who refute their Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation, which has led to conflict for so many innocent people — whether the victims of October the 7th in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza — all the victims of this dehumanization… how do we resist?” Glazer asked.

Glazer, who is Jewish, then dedicated the film’s win to Alexandria, a 90-year-old woman he met,while working on the film and who inspired one of the key characters in The Zone of Interest. She had worked for the Polish resistance at the age of 12, leaving apples for prisoners as she cycled through Auschwitz.

28.02.2024 - 23:50 [ Middle East Eye ]

US military veteran calls for end to Gaza killings

I know war. What‘s going on in Palestine right now is not a war,“ Shebaro said.

A number of serving and former members of the US military have publicly expressed their opposition to US support for Israel in recent weeks.

The full clip featuring Shebaro can be viewed here.

13.02.2024 - 19:20 [ Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator for Vermont / Twitter ]

No one in Congress should vote to send $10 billion in military aid to Netanyahu’s war machine when they are responsible for an unprecedented humanitarian disaster.

13.02.2024 - 19:10 [ Senator Jeff Merkley ]

Merkley: Netanyahu’s War Campaign Fails to Reflect American Values

“Here is the challenge: On the one hand, I strongly support aid to Ukraine. We need to sustain the supply of ammunition and weapons the Ukrainians need to stop the Russians. We must find a way to get this done.

“On the other hand, I strongly oppose sending more offensive military aid to Israel at a time when they are using American weapons in what President Biden has called an ‘indiscriminate’ campaign of bombing. I supported Israel going after Hamas following the horrific attack on October 7th. But the indiscriminate bombing and shelling that have killed 28,000 Palestinians and more than 18,000 women and children is unacceptable. Hamas is Israel’s enemy. Palestinian civilians are not the enemy.

“President Biden has repeatedly and urgently called on Prime Minister Netanyahu to adopt a much more targeted campaign against Hamas. Netanyahu has refused. President Biden has repeatedly and urgently called on Netanyahu to provide the dramatically expanded supply of food, water, medicine, and shelter needed to address the catastrophic humanitarian conditions generated by Israel’s campaign. Netanyahu has refused.

“The campaign conducted by the Netanyahu government is at odds with our American values and American law, which requires recipients of American assistance to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid. While I have supported military aid to Israel in the past, and continue to support aid for defensive systems like Iron Dome and David’s Sling, I cannot vote to send more bombs and shells to Israel when they are using them in an indiscriminate manner against Palestinian civilians.

13.02.2024 - 19:02 [ Senator Peter Welch / Twitter ]

Prime Minister Netanyahu‘s military campaign has killed and wounded a shocking number of civilians, and created a massive humanitarian crisis. I cannot in good conscience support sending more taxpayer dollars to support his continued bombardment of Gaza.

20.01.2024 - 05:22 [ Dearbhla Minogue, Lawyer @GLAN_LAW / Twitter ]

Palestinian human rights organisation @alhaq_org has forced the gov’t to answer a legal challenge and tell the Court why it has kept granting weapons licences to Israel. The response shows why it was necessary. We @GLAN_LAW are proud to represent them – the pressure is building.

19.01.2024 - 12:37 [ Regierung von Slowenien / Government of Slovenia ]

Minister Fajon: Slovenia one of the few EU Member States in the ICJ advisory opinion proceedings against Israel

(January 11, 2024)

Slovenia‘s position on the conflict in the Middle East is clear and has been expressed many times: “We strongly condemn the violence of both Hamas in Israel and of Israel in Gaza – civilians must not be targeted. We draw attention to the serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law in Gaza. Since 7 October 2023, 23 thousand Palestinians have been killed, 70% of them women and children. 1.9 million people have been displaced, representing almost 85 per cent of the total population. We also strongly condemn any intention to expel the Palestinian population from Gaza or the West Bank and to reduce the size of the Palestinian territory. Slovenia has consistently called for additional sanctions against Hamas and violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank, as well as for the establishment of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, unrestricted humanitarian access and the early start of a two-state solution peace process, including international recognition of the State of Palestine, with the ultimate goal of peaceful and secure coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians,” added Minister Fajon.

19.01.2024 - 12:30 [ SloveniaTimes.com ]

Slovenia to join UN General Assembly case against Israel

(January 11, 2024)

Meanwhile, Fajon also told reporters that Slovenia was following the proceedings in the genocide case brought by South Africa with interest, but was not able to join the case at this stage.

Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon said Slovenia was one of few EU countries to have decided to actively participate in those proceedings and present its positions. The procedure was initiated by the UN General Assembly based on a December 2022 resolution, which Slovenia supported at the time.

07.01.2024 - 01:48 [ Voices Against War / Twitter ]

„Now, in Jerusalem: the police arrested 2 activists in an anti-war demonstration. We do not hesitate. We must stop this horror. We must plan for life and not live for death. Ceasefire, free the hostages now.“

07.01.2024 - 01:44 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Twitter ]

Fourth arrest at the anti-war rally in Jerusalem‘s Paris Square. „The police have decided that expressing an opinion against the war is illegal and dispersed the demonstration,“ writes Ofran.

11.12.2023 - 15:27 [ Ewa Jasiewicz / Twitter ]

BREAKING.. Activists shut down Elbit suppliers OIP Sensor Systems in Belgium! #StopArmingIsrael

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0s-7FRtVIv/

04.11.2023 - 22:52 [ Robert Carter / Twitter ]

Despite a vile ban on pro-Palestine protests in France, thousands have massed in support of Gaza in Paris.

03.11.2023 - 19:32 [ Tucker Carlson / Twitter ]

Visiting Julian Assange at Belmarsh Prison this morning

(November 2, 2023)

02.11.2023 - 19:23 [ Sarah Wilkinson / Twitter ]

The day that @Pal_action rammed the gate of Leicester’s israeli arms factory & brought israeli drone makers to their knees #ShutElbitDown

(Oct 20, 2023)

13.10.2023 - 17:50 [ Bei-Abriss-Aufstand.de ]

Die 680. Montagsdemo am 16.10.23 auf dem Schlossplatz

Die 680. Montagsdemo findet am 16. Oktober 2023 ab 18 Uhr auf dem Schlossplatz in Stuttgart statt. Ab 18.40 Uhr beginnt der Demozug, ausgehend vom Schlossplatz bis auf den Gehwegbereich vor der Mahnwache, dort endet die Demonstration mit dem Schwabenstreich.

Redner:

Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jörg Jäkel, Aktionsbündnis gegen Stuttgart 21, Ingenieure22; „Stuttgart21 – von Streichholzschachteln zu modernen Schildbürgerstreichen“-
Dr. Norbert Bongartz, Aktionsbündniss gegen Stuttgart 21; „UMSTIEG21, Einladung für Plagiatoren und Umsetzer!“

05.10.2023 - 10:55 [ X News Monitor / Nitter ]

#Germany will not supply Taurus cruise missiles to #Ukraine in the near future. Scholz was asked last week why France and the UK are supplying cruise missiles while Germany continues to refuse. Scholz replied that both countries „can do what we are not allowed to do“ – Bild

05.10.2023 - 10:52 [ Tagesschau ]

Scholz will derzeit keine „Taurus“-Raketen liefern

Trotz Forderungen teils auch aus den Ampelparteien will Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz nach Informationen des ARD-Hauptstadtstudios derzeit keine „Taurus“-Raketen an die Ukraine liefern. Stattdessen wird zwischen Berlin und Kiew über die Verstärkung der Flugabwehr und eine mögliche weitere Lieferung von „Patriot“-Abwehrraketen aus Deutschland gesprochen.

04.10.2023 - 07:54 [ Times of Israel ]

Hanegbi sits with protesters in front of his home who urge him to obey High Court

The Tuesday night protest in the Jerusalem suburb of Mevaseret Zion was made up largely of former defense officials, including senior members of the National Security Council, which Hanegbi now leads.

While protests outside the homes of lawmakers have become the norm over the past year, the decision to target Hanegbi, who is no longer a politician appeared relatively rare — as was his willingness to sit with those demonstrating against him.

28.09.2023 - 15:30 [ Disclose.ngo ]

The mercenaries of the sky

(November 22, 2021)

Laurent Aubigny’s name is well-known to the Sirli operational team, both civilian and military. Between 2016 and 2018, as then deputy director for research at the DRM, he supervised the agents’ mission in the field. It is also him who, since December 2020, presides over CAE Aviation, in what could appear to be a conflict of interest. Under the French defence code, a member of the armed forces does not have the right to join, within a period of three years after leaving their job in the military, “a company which they have been in charge of monitoring or controlling” or “with which they have concluded contracts or given advice upon contracts”.

According to that stipulation, Aubigny was entitled to join CEA Aviation only as of 2021. Contacted by Disclose, the French military’s deontology commission, which is in charge of studying such cases, did not reply to the questions submitted. Similarly, both the management of CEA Aviation, and the DRM, did not respond to questions submitted by Disclose.

28.09.2023 - 14:30 [ Disclose.ngo ]

Operation Sirli

(November 21, 2021)

The documents, kept confidential under France’s national “national defence secrecy” regulations (“le secret de la défense nationale”), originate from the services of the presidential office, the Élysée Palace, the French armed forces ministry, and the French military intelligence services. They show how this military cooperation exercise, kept secret from the public, was diverted from its original mission, that of reconnaissance of terrorist activity, in favour of a campaign of arbitrary executions. It involved state crimes about which the French presidential office was kept constantly informed, but which took no action.

28.09.2023 - 14:15 [ Disclose.ngo ]

Egypt Papers

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Disclose has obtained hundreds of secret documents, circulated at the highest levels of the French state, which reveal the responsibility of France in crimes committed by the dictatorship of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt. Discover “the terror memos” in a week-long series of investigative reports, beginning this Sunday November 21st.

27.09.2023 - 10:33 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Staatstrojaner Pegasus: Wir verklagen das BKA – zum dritten Mal

Pegasus ist der wohl berüchtigtste Staatstrojaner der Welt. Nach den Enthüllungen des Pegasus-Projekts arbeitete das EU-Parlament diverse Skandale in einem eigenen Untersuchungsausschuss auf. Die USA haben den Einsatz von Pegasus verboten und Sanktionen gegen das Unternehmen NSO verhängt, weil ihr Staatstrojaner die nationale Sicherheit und die internationale Ordnung gefährdet. Deutschland belohnt NSO weiter mit Steuergeld.

06.09.2023 - 20:46 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Seven Million Israelis Have Participated in Protests Against Far-Right Govt

Attending an Israeli Bar Association event, Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai reveals the estimated number of total protesters that have gathered at 4,400 locations across the country

Thousands of Israelis stage weekly protests every Saturday to show opposition to the government of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Organizers say that the protests are staged at some 155 locations.

17.08.2023 - 18:59 [ Haaretz ]

Israeli Army Suspends Top Navy Commander From Reserve Duty for Resisting Netanyahu‘s Judicial Coup

‚My values don’t allow me to serve in the army of a dictatorship,‘ Brig. Gen. Ofer Doron had written to the Israeli Navy‘s chief

07.08.2023 - 07:02 [ PunchNG.com ]

Senators in stormy session, reject military invasion of Niger

A source who was privy to the discussions among the senators, who met behind closed doors, said lawmakers from seven northern states, which share border with Niger Republic namely; Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, Yobe and Borno, vehemently rejected the move.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “It was a stormy session with concern on the implications of the war if allowed to start.

07.08.2023 - 06:23 [ PAGE TV NIGERIA / Youtube ]

Nigeria Senate reject Military Invasion of Niger, Condemn Coup

Aug 6, 2023

24.07.2023 - 21:29 [ Times of Israel ]

Israel Medical Association announces 24-hour strike over reasonableness law

The Israel Medical Association has announced it will hold a 24-hour strike starting tomorrow, in response to the passage of the reasonableness law.

24.07.2023 - 11:24 [ Times of Israel ]

Business forum, tech companies to strike ahead of final votes on reasonableness law

The forum, which includes mall chain Big Shopping Centers, Azrieli Group companies and banking institutions, called on other companies and organizations to “join the emergency step that we were compelled to take, to bring the unilateral legislation to a halt, and enter into talks [on a compromise],” according to a statement cited by Hebrew-language media on Sunday night.

21.07.2023 - 16:10 [ Haaretz ]

Over 1,000 Israeli Air Force Personnel to Suspend Reserve Duty if Netanyahu‘s Judicial Coup Continues

(today)

„The [judicial overhaul] legislation, which allows the government to act in an extremely unreasonable manner, will harm the security of the State of Israel, will break the trust and violate our consent to continue risking our lives – and will very sadly leave us with no choice but to refrain from volunteering for reserve duty,“ a letter penned by 1,142 reserve officers read. It was sent to Knesset members, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Herzl Halevi and IAF Commander Tomer Bar.

19.07.2023 - 18:12 [ Haaretz ]

Israel‘s Judicial Coup: Hundreds of Reservists in Israeli Army’s Medical Corps Say They Won’t Report for Duty

The announcement came a day after 161 air force reservists said they would stop reporting for duty in protest of the overhaul. The day before that, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned reservists threatening to end their service.

15.07.2023 - 08:20 [ Patriotic Millionaires ]

It’s the inequality, stupid

(June 15, 2023)

Economic inequality has exploded in the US since Bill Clinton took office. (It started to tick up after Clinton’s predecessor Ronald Reagan came on the scene, but Clinton’s tenure witnessed a continuation of this trend.) Today, there are 735 billionaires in the US, three of whom – Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, and Jeff Bezos – hold wealth more than 1 million times (!) the median American household wealth. Meanwhile, nearly 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, 1/3 of workers make less than $15 an hour, and roughly 38 million Americans live below the poverty line.

18.06.2023 - 14:27 [ @AvigdorLiberman, Chairman of the Yisrael Beytenu party / Twitter ]

ביומיים האחרונים שוחחתי עם שורה של בכירים מאוד בליכוד. התמונה המסתמנת, היא שכל מה שהיה ביום רביעי בכנסת, סביב ההצבעה לוועדה לבחירת שופטים הייתה הצגה אחת גדולה, שמאחוריה היה דיל מרובע בין גנץ ולפיד מצד אחד לנתניהו ודרעי מהצד השני.

(17.06.2023)

ומי שהצביעו עבור קארין אלהרר ופנינה תמנו שטה היו גם חברי הכנסת של ש״ס, בהוראה של דרעי ואולי אף דרעי בעצמו, ובידיעת נתניהו, גנץ ולפיד.

האינטרס של לפיד וגנץ היה להראות ״הישג״ בהצבעה בכנסת, האינטרס של נתניהו היה להקפיא את ההפיכה המשטרית על מנת להגיע לוושינגטון ולמסמס את המחאה, והאינטרס של דרעי היה להמשיך את השיחות בבית הנשיא על מנת לסלול את דרכו לממשלה.

נתניהו ודרעי הבינו שללא נציגת האופוזיציה בוועדה תקום סערה ציבורית והכל יתפוצץ. לכן פעלו כפי שפעלו בתיאום מלא עם גנץ ולפיד.
ולכן גם ההודעה של גנץ ולפיד, שהם משהים את השיחות עד לבחירת נציג הקואליציה לוועדה וכינוסה, גם האמירה הזאת היא עבודה בעיניים, הכל בלוף.

זה פשוט המשך שיתוף פעולה, וחלק מאותה הסכמה של גנץ ולפיד להכשיר את דרעי ולהכניסו לממשלה.

גנץ ולפיד הרימו דגל לבן, ועשו מכירת חיסול של הציבור הליברלי במדינת ישראל.

לצערי זו האמת מאחורי השיחות בבית הנשיא וההצבעה בכנסת ביום רביעי.

18.06.2023 - 14:25 [ Haaretz ]

„One Big Show“: Opposition Lawmaker Says Gantz and Lapid Cut Deal With Netanyahu Over Key Judicial Panel Vote

(17.06.2023)

“The picture that arises is that everything that happened on Wednesday in the Knesset vote for the Judicial Appointments Committee was one big show, behind which there was a four-way deal between [National Unity Party chief Benny] Gantz and [Opposition leader Yair] Lapid on one side and Netanyahu and [Shas leader Arye] Dery on the other,” Lieberman posted on his Twitter account.

“The interest of Lapid and Gantz is to show ‘an achievement’ in the Knesset vote, Netanyahu’s interest is to freeze the [judicial overhaul] so he can go to Washington and soften the protests, and Dery’s interest is to continue the talks at the President’s Residence to pave his path back to the government,” he wrote.

14.06.2023 - 13:12 [ National Aeronautics and Space Administration ]

Pioneer 10

Firsts:

– First spacecraft placed on a trajectory to escape the solar system into interstellar space
– First spacecraft to fly beyond Mars
– First spacecraft to fly through the main asteroid belt
– First spacecraft to fly past Jupiter
– Crossed the orbit of Neptune to become the first human-made object to go beyond Neptune
– First spacecraft to use all-nuclear electrical power

Key Dates:

March 2, 1972: Launch

July 15, 1972: Spacecraft entered the asteroid belt

Dec. 4, 1973: Pioneer 10’s closest approach to Jupiter

Feb. 1976: Pioneer crossed Saturn’s orbit

June 13, 1983: Pioneer 10 crossed the orbit of Neptune

March 31, 1997: Routine contact with spacecraft terminated

Jan. 23, 2003: Pioneer 10‘s last signal is received on Earth

27.05.2023 - 08:10 [ Lula / Twitter ]

Conversei agora por telefone com o presidente da Rússia, Vladimir Putin. Agradeci a um convite para ir ao Fórum Econômico Internacional de São Petersburgo, e respondi que não posso ir a Rússia nesse momento, mas reiterei a disposição do Brasil, junto com a Índia, Indonésia e China, de conversar com ambos os lados do conflito em busca da paz.

27.05.2023 - 08:08 [ ZDF ]

Telefonat mit Putin: Lula lehnt Einladung nach Russland ab

Ein Treffen zwischen Lula und seinem ukrainischen Kollegen Wolodymyr Selenskyj auf dem G7-Gipfel in Japan war vor wenigen Tagen geplatzt. Lula sagte danach, er sehe keinen Sinn darin, Selenskyj momentan zu treffen. Weder Selenskyj noch Putin seien an Frieden interessiert.

14.05.2023 - 20:03 [ עומדים ביחד نقف معًا Standing Together? / Nitter ]

Tonight in Tel-Aviv, chanting against the war on Gaza: „No peace? No security!“ Our purple banners read, in Hebrew and Arabic: „A People That Occupies Another People – Will Never Be Free“ and „No Democracy With Occupation“.

14.05.2023 - 20:00 [ Alon-Lee Green - ألون-لي جرين - אלון-לי גרין, Director of @omdimbeyachad / Nitter ]

HAPPENING NOW. We say no to the war in Gaza.

(13.05.2023)

14.05.2023 - 19:54 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

Haifa, week 19, when the protest was cancelled due to security concerns…

(13.05.2023)

14.05.2023 - 19:46 [ Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي / Nitter ]

Despite the security situation, Israelis continued protesting Netanyahu‘s judicial overhaul tonight, from north to south, for the 19th week in a row.

12.05.2023 - 20:40 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Protests in Israel Oppose Deadly Gaza Escalation

(11.05.2023)

Hundreds, among them Hadash and Communist Party activists, gathered opposite the headquarters of the Israeli army in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday evening, May 10, 2023, to rally against the military escalation in Gaza. (Photo: Zo Haderech)

At the same time, MK Ofer Cassif (Hadash-Ta’al) decried at the Knesset plenum the “massacre in Gaza,” saying that it was aimed solely at “keeping the party of racist filth in the government” — a reference to Ben Gvir and his far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party.

09.05.2023 - 12:00 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Das Original-Grundgesetz von 1949 ist erstmals digital zugänglich

Bremert hatte schon mehrere Jahre versucht, über openJur eine Veröffentlichung zu erwirken. Erfolgreich war schließlich ein Antrag auf Grundlage des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes (IFG): „Zuerst war uns nicht klar, wo die Daten überhaupt liegen, daher mussten wir bei verschiedenen Ministerien und bei der Bundestagsverwaltung IFG-Anträge stellen. Der Antrag bei der Bundestagsverwaltung dauerte dann auch noch einigermaßen lange und man schrieb uns irgendwann, dass man nicht zuständig sei und die Daten nach Ablauf der Aufbewahrungsfrist an das Parlamentsarchiv übergeben wurden.“

Aber Bremert ließ sich nicht abschütteln: „Erst als wir auf einen Bescheid bestanden und darauf hingewiesen haben, dass wir dagegen klagen würden, scheint die ganze Sache in der Bundestagsverwaltung noch einmal geprüft worden zu sein. Danach hat es dann noch einmal mehr als sechs Monate gedauert, bis uns das Digitalisat geschickt wurde.“

07.05.2023 - 19:30 [ Freunde der Verfassung - Verfassungsfreunde.ch ]

Unsere Geschichte

Der Verein wurde im Juli 2020 mit 23 Gründungsmitgliedern in Solothurn ins Leben gerufen.

29.04.2023 - 23:30 [ Haaretz ]

MK Avigdor Lieberman calls to cease negotiations with Netanyahu‘s gov‘t

Member of the opposition Avigdor Lieberman spoke at a demonstration in Be‘er Sheva and called on opposition leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid to „immediately“ cease negotiations with the Netanyahu government.

„Any compromise is a self-goal for the opposition and a reinforcement of Netanyahu‘s messianic government. The continuation of these meetings is tantamount to legitimizing the people who crushed the country within three months and continue to crush it even more intensely every day,“ Lieberman said.

28.03.2023 - 16:30 [ Netzpolitik.org ]

Die Pegasus-Protokolle

Die Geschichte vom Staatstrojaner Pegasus ist einer der größten Überwachungsskandale Europas. Gerade soll ein Untersuchungssauschuss alles aufarbeiten – aber schriftliche Protokolle veröffentlicht er nicht. Deshalb übernehmen wir das. Eine Podcastfolge darüber, warum wir die Arbeit der EU machen.

26.03.2023 - 08:05 [ i24news.tv ]

Dozens of active-duty Israeli soldiers join protest against judicial reform

(25.03.2023)

Dozens of active-duty Israeli soldiers announced on Saturday they were joining the protest against the judicial reform by not reporting to training.

Until now, only reserve officers resorted to such measures.