Zum Euro heißt es im Programmentwurf, Deutschland müsse „den Irrweg der Dauerrettung durch Wiedereinführung einer nationalen Währung beenden“. Zudem heißt es in dem Papier: „Wir halten einen Austritt Deutschlands aus der Europäischen Union und die Gründung einer neuen europäischen Gemeinschaft für notwendig.“
Archiv: Wendepunkte / Turning Points
U.S., Europe are root cause of regional conflicts: Leader
(today)
„The only way to end the conflicts and wars in the region is to reduce the harmful influence of these countries,“ he added.
Ayatollah Khamenei reiterated that the presence of the U.S. and certain European countries is the primary cause of conflicts and wars in the region. „These countries falsely speak of peace, but if their harmful influence is diminished, the region will see the end of its conflicts. The nations here are capable of managing their own affairs and coexisting in peace.“
Khamenei concluded, „We hope, with God‘s grace and the determination of the Iranian nation, to work with other nations and reduce the influence of our enemies in this region.“
Actually, We Absolutely Do Need to Escalate in Iran
…a theological explanation for why Israel had come into existence..
…“The Jews will gather from all parts of the world…
…the Antichrist and the end of the world but rather that Allah… final and decisive battle,,,“
…for killing all Jews…
…What if one of those missiles had been tipped with a nuclear warhead…
…Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that Iran was within a week or two of being able to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb…
Kunst und Kultur gegen den Strom
Einige Künstler lassen sich nicht einschüchtern. Sie machen das, was man von ihnen erwartet. Sie passen sich nicht an, sie üben Kritik an den Missständen und erheben ihre Stimme, so laut, dass sie in der Öffentlichkeit trotz Cancel Culture nachhallt.
In den letzten vier Jahren hat sich eine pulsierende Kulturszene herausgebildet. Der Journalist Eugen Zentner stellt sie in seinem Buch vor. Entlang der Bereiche Kabarett, Musik, Kunst und Literatur zeigt er mit teilweise prägnanten Werkanalysen, welche Themen diese mutigen Künstler beschäftigen, welche Ausdrucksformen sie wählen und was sie antreibt. Es ist eine erbauliche Bestandsaufnahme, eine fulminante Einführung in einen Bereich der außerparlamentarischen Opposition, in dem die Akteure Gegenöffentlichkeit mit den Mitteln der Kunst betreiben.
Künstler als außerparlamentarische Opposition
Wer der Cancel Culture zum Opfer fällt, flieht in eine alternative Kulturszene. Die wächst seit der Corona-Krise recht schnell. So haben sich in der Kulturbranche parallele Strukturen herausgebildet. Von ihnen erzählt das Buch von Eugen Zentner mit dem Titel „Kunst und Kultur gegen den Strom“. Eine Rezension von Éva Péli.
Biden says he will stop sending bombs and artillery shells to Israel if it launches major invasion of Rafah
The president’s announcement that he was prepared to condition American weaponry on Israel’s actions amounts to a turning point in the seven-month conflict between Israel and Hamas. And his acknowledgement that American bombs had been used to kill civilians in Gaza was a stark recognition of the United States’ role in the war.
The president has come under extraordinary pressure, including from members of his own party, to limit shipments of arms amid a humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Drohung von Präsident Biden: USA wollen keine Waffen für Großangriff auf Rafah liefern
In dem CNN-Interview wurde Biden gefragt, ob mit dem Typ an US-Bomben, deren Lieferung vorerst auf Eis liege, Zivilisten in Gaza getötet worden seien. Biden sagte dazu: „Zivilisten wurden im Gazastreifen infolge dieser Bomben und anderer Methoden, mit denen sie Bevölkerungszentren angreifen, getötet.“
Biden machte zugleich deutlich, die US-Regierung werde weiter sicherstellen, dass Israel ausreichend militärische Ausrüstung zur eigenen Verteidigung habe, etwa das Raketenabwehrsystems Iron Dome.
Gaza is the greatest test liberalism has faced since 1945. And it is failing
Pro-Israeli lobbies have hijacked most western liberal democracies.
The whole world is now privy to the shameless pimping of western politicians previously documented in Congressman Paul Findley‘s 1985 book They Dare to Speak Out and reinforced by the 2007 book The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, by political scientists John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt.
As an anonymous commentator wrote: “People think Gaza is occupied, but in reality, Gaza is free but the whole world is occupied.”
America‘s new generation of student protesters is giving hope to Palestinians
We raise our hats out of respect for them, as these protests in the universities and streets of the western world and the Global South keep the flame of hope burning in the souls of our people who long for freedom and justice.
These protests indicate profound, radical changes that separate an ageing American generation that blindly supports Israel and a new generation that promotes justice in Palestine and demands an end to the Israeli occupation and to the war on Gaza.
They represent the future of America and its bright face, the emergence of which we have long awaited.
US vetoes Palestine’s request for full UN membership
In a vote of 12 in favour to one against, with two abstentions, the Council did not adopt a draft resolution that would have recommended the General Assembly to hold a vote with the broader UN membership to allow Palestine to join as a full UN Member State.
The draft resolution is among the shortest in the Council’s history: “The Security Council, having examined the application of the State of Palestine for admission to the United Nations (S/2011/592), recommends to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership in the United Nations.”
Schumer said out loud what many of Israel’s friends are thinking
“I spent two months thinking about this and wrestling with it,” Schumer told me in an interview Friday. Far from being an attack on Israel, Schumer said, it was an attempt to shore up support for the Jewish state, particularly among young Americans who have known Israel only under Netanyahu’s leadership.
Biden Embraces Schumer’s Speech Castigating Netanyahu
(15.03.2024)
But sometimes in Washington, the most telling indicator is not a public statement but the absence of one. Mr. Biden could have asked Mr. Schumer to hold back, so that he did not endanger the president’s future ability to deal with Mr. Netanyahu, with whom he now barely speaks. He could have said the United States should not express an opinion on the inner workings of Israel’s democratic processes. He did none of that.
Lawmakers and aides who have spoken with Mr. Biden in recent weeks say his anger at Mr. Netanyahu is now eating away at his reluctance to go public with his critiques.
Biden backs Schumer‘s criticism of Bibi
What they are saying: „I‘m not going to elaborate on his speech,“ Biden said in response to a question at the top of his meeting with the prime minister of Ireland at the White House.
„He made a good speech, and I think he expressed serious concern shared not only by him, but by many Americans,“ Biden added.
Schumer‘s anti-Netanyahu speech stuns Israel
(14.03.2024)
Behind the scenes: Schumer told senior White House officials on Wednesday that he was going to give a speech about Israel, but he didn‘t give them a copy of the speech or ask for their permission, U.S. officials told Axios.
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„I don‘t know if people in Israel really understand how big of a step it is for him to do this,“ one U.S. official said.
Full speech: Sen. Schumer calls for new elections in Israel
(14.03.2024)
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., delivered an address on the Senate floor to call for a two-state solution amid the conflict in Gaza and new elections in Israel.
US-Senator Schumer fordert Neuwahl in Israel
Netanyahu sei „vom Weg abgekommen, indem er sein politisches Überleben über die besten Interessen Israels gestellt hat“. Die vom israelischen Regierungschef eingegangene Koalition mit weit rechts stehenden Extremisten habe zur Folge, dass Netanyahu „zu sehr bereit“ sei, „die zivilen Opfer im Gazastreifen zu tolerieren“. Dieses Handeln lasse die weltweite Unterstützung für Israel auf einen Tiefstand sinken. Das Land könne aber nicht überleben, wenn es zu einem „Paria“ – einem Ausgestoßenen – werde, warnte Schumer.
A speech that sent shockwaves from Washington to Jerusalem
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s warning that Israel risked becoming a “pariah” and his call for new elections marked a momentous moment in modern US-Israel relations.
Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, warns Netanyahu has ‚lost his way‘
(14.03.2024)
„As a lifelong supporter of Israel, it has become clear to me: The Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after October 7. The world has changed — radically — since then, and the Israeli people are being stifled right now by a governing vision that is stuck in the past,“ he said.
„At this critical juncture, I believe a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about the future of Israel, at a time when so many Israelis have lost their confidence in the vision and direction of their government,“ he said.
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He also called for a two-state solution.
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Schumer also called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to step aside.
Profoundly disappointing. @CIJ_ICJ affirms the severity of the harm endured by Palestinians & its promise 2 worsen but fails to add provisional measures. It simply doubles down on its measures ordered on 1/26. The sames ones that Israel has flagrantly violated for 2 weeks #Gaza
ICJ rejects South African request for urgent measures to limit Israeli action in Rafah
On Thursday, Israel urged the court to reject what it called South Africa’s “highly peculiar and improper” request.
Israel says it does all it can to spare civilians and is only targeting Hamas terrorists. It says Hamas’s tactic of embedding in civilian areas makes it difficult to avoid civilian casualties.
How Israel’s genocide in Gaza became a showdown between the West and the Global South
The world today is divided between a minority of powerful imperialist white supremacists who support the genocide of the Palestinians and the majority of the people who do not
Israel must – in relation to Palestinians, must stop all acts that contravene Art 2 of the genocide convention.
Israel must take any measures to prevent and punish any incitement of genocidal statements against the Palestinian population.
Israel must take effective measures to provide relief to Palestinians.
It must stop the destruction of infrastructure.
The court states that Israel must submit a report one month from the judgement to show it has complied with the provisional measures. The provisional measures have binding effect.
Israel must share the report with RSA.
The court deems it necessary to emphasise that all parties are bound to international humanitarian law. The court mentions those abducted by Hamas – although mentions nothing about Palestinians political prisoners.
15-2 the judges ruled, that Israel must take all measures to stop acts that contravene Art 2 of the genocide convention.
Israelische Truppen rücken zum Al-Nasser-Krankenhaus in Khan Junis vor. Für diese Panzer will die Bundesregierung nun Munition liefern und wird dadurch mitverantwortlich für alle Verbrechen, die Israel im #Gazakrieg begeht, meint @matthimon.
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Regierung prüft Lieferung von Munition an Israel
Da die Industrie die gewünschte Munition nicht sofort liefern kann, werde die Option erwogen, dass die Bundeswehr zunächst Munition aus den Beständen abgibt, heißt es in dem Bericht. So könnte man der Bitte Israels zeitnah nachkommen.
Einige Details seien aber noch unklar. Israel wolle die Lieferungen der Munition bezahlen, derzeit laufen aber offenbar noch Gespräche über die Vertragsdetails und den Preis
Even accusing ‚Israel‘ of genocide crosses ‚moral red line‘: French FM
France has opted not to endorse South Africa‘s genocide case against „Israel“ at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), AFP reported citing the recently inaugurated French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne: who claimed that accusing „Israel“ of genocide is „immoral“.
Statement from National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the Terrorist Designation of the Houthis
Over the past months, Yemen-based Houthi militants have engaged in unprecedented attacks against United States military forces and international maritime vessels operating in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. These attacks fit the textbook definition of terrorism. They have endangered U.S. personnel, civilian mariners, and our partners, jeopardized global trade, and threatened freedom of navigation. The United States and the international community have been united in our response and in condemning these attacks in the strongest terms.
Today, in response to these continuing threats and attacks, the United States announced the designation of Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
WATCH: Day 1 of SA v Israel on Genocide at World Court
South Africa on Thursday presented its case against Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and asked the World Court to order Israel to stop its military operation. Watch the replay. Israel responds on Friday.
It is ‘live’ now — the World Court is putting US empire’s proxy Israel on trial. The future of the world depends on the outcome of this trial.
WATCH NOW:
Day 1 of SA v Israel on Genocide at World Court
South Africa Emerges as Moral Giant on Gaza
The collective West will forever stand disgraced and exposed due to its blind support of Israel’s genocidal slaughter of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since Oct. 7.
What passes for governance in Washington, Berlin, Paris, London et al. has forced us all to bear witness to infanticide, high crimes and war crimes without end these past few months. Said crimes have been committed not in the name of self-defence but rather in the name of ethno-nationalism, settler-colonialism and white supremacy.
Was interesting listening to Nasrallah today. He basically said international law is BS. We get what we get because we have weapons because the world refused to listen to us when we talked about what was right and wrong. If the ICJ doesn‘t do the right thing, Nasrallah will be right and the ICJ will have no legitimacy.
Israel: High Court strikes down law repealing the ‚reasonableness standard,‘ a key plank of the govt‘s judicial reform
The reasonableness law, an amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary, prohibits courts, including the High Court, from reviewing government and ministerial decisions using the „reasonableness“ standard. This standard permits the court to annul decisions based on substantive issues with the considerations behind them.
It was passed last year amid furious protests that saw hundreds of thousands Israelis take to rallies in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and elsewhere across Israel.
Israeli Supreme Court strikes down Bibi‘s controversial judicial overhaul law
– Twelve out of 15 Supreme Court judges ruled that the court has the authority to conduct judicial oversight on basic laws and intervene in extreme cases when the Knesset oversteps its legislative authority.
– The law was the first piece of legislation of Netanyahu‘s judicial overhaul — a plan that destabilized Israel‘s economy, military and foreign relations.
The Supreme Court struck down the law in an 8-7 vote.
In historic 1st, High Court strikes down Basic Law amendment, voiding reasonableness law
Twelve of the 15 justices agree the court does have the authority to strike down Basic Laws.
The Republic of South Africa institutes proceedings against the State of Israel and requests the Court to indicate provisional measures
THE HAGUE, 29 December 2023. South Africa today filed an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”) in relation to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
According to the Application, “acts and omissions by Israel . . . are genocidal in character, as they are committed with the requisite specific intent . . . to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a part of the broader Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group” and that “the conduct of Israel — through its State organs, State agents, and other persons and entities acting on its instructions or under its direction, control or influence — in relation to Palestinians in Gaza, is in violation of its obligations under the Genocide Convention”.
BREAKING: South Africa triggers the Genocide convention.
Red Cross chief accuses international community of ‘moral failure’
Mirjana Spoljaric, the Red Cross president, has accused the international community of moral failure over the humanitarian crisis and ongoing bombardment of Gaza.
“I have been speaking of moral failure because every day this continues is a day more where the international community hasn‘t proven capable of ending such high levels of suffering, and this will have an impact on generations, not only in Gaza,” she said.
60 Jahre später: Warum das Kennedy-Attentat bis heute nachwirkt
(22.11.2023)
Die Schüsse kamen aus dem sechsten Stock des Schulbuchlagers an der Dealey Plaza, abgefeuert vom 24-jährigen Lee Harvey Oswald – so hat es die Warren Commission, die staatliche Untersuchungskommission in ihrem Abschlussbericht zehn Monate nach dem Attentat festgestellt.
Dass Oswald der alleinige Täter war, glaubt auch Joe Carter, allen Verschwörungstheorien zum Trotz…
Kennedy assassination remembered 60 years later by surviving witnesses to history
Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene and immediately attached herself to the police officers who had converged on the building from which a sniper‘s bullets had been fired….