Posted by 11th October 2023
The international community must act. We need ceasefires, dialogue & enforcement of international law. We need an end to the cycle of violence, an end to the occupation of Palestine, an end to apartheid –
on situation in Gaza and Israel
11th October 2023
“Israel has a right to self-defence, but it has to be done within international law … cutting water, cutting electricity, cutting food to a mass of civilian people is against international law.” – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell https://euobserver.com/world/157534
Ian Bremmer (backdrop)
https://youtu.be/9-bYB4Xr-Yk https://youtu.be/wQmBsbt9blg
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Hamas supporters are out in force on the streets one London
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11th October 2023
Russia keeps bombarding the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka. It’s almost completely annihilated by now, but several hundred civilians still stay there.
10th October 2023
Undersea gas pipeline and telecommunications cables between Estonia and Finland appear to have been sabotaged by Russia. The Baltic Connector lost pressure and “external forces” cited as reason for damage. Investigation ongoing. https://apnews.com/article/finland-estonia-pipeline-24d6623cf2778464fdb4ef1d85c70d91
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gaza strip’s sole power plant is out of service due to lack of fuel (a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in real time) -gaza energy authority
11th October 2023
A reminder. Like Hamas in #Israel, Russian forces in #Ukraine have… Murdered & wounded many thousands of people. Tortured men, women & children. Conducted mass executions. Raped & sexually abused people, including children. Kidnapped men, women & thousands of children.
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11th October 2023
❝Your fight is our fight. Your security is our security and your values are our values. We will stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes.❞ — Secretary General
10th October 2023
Ukraine is red, yet colorful, and in our hearts
10th October 2023
Denmark intends to deliver F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine in the first half of 2024 Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has said that his country intends to deliver the first F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine no later than the first quarter of 2024, i.e. by March or April, Danish…
10th October 2023
Gaza:
said “supplies it had pre-positioned for seven hospitals have already run out amid the flood of wounded. Doctors Without Borders said surgical equipment, antibiotics, fuel and other supplies were running out at two hospitals it runs in Gaza.”
10th October 2023
Israel faces war on five fronts: with Hamas, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Palestinian militants in the West Bank, – Bild, citing experts from the Le Beck Middle East Center. “Iran and its allies have made the Palestinian problem a pillar of their ideology and therefore cannot simply…
10th October 2023
Without addressing the root causes of this violence, including impunity for war crimes by all sides and Israel’s system of apartheid imposed on Palestinians, civilians will continue to pay the price.
10th October 2023
I don’t claim to understand the exceedingly complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but I know a few things about Russia. Russian oligarchs, notably Roman Abramovich, have been very close to both Putin & Netanyahu. These people spread enormous amounts of money…
11th October 2023
As Israel Bombards Gaza, Fears of Humanitarian Disaster Mount – The Wall Street Journal
11th October 2023
BREAKING: Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz agree to form a government of unity
11th October 2023
Stoltenberg: Putin prepares to use winter as weapon of war once again
BEWARE of our own human nature “US and Them”.
https://youtu.be/14XSzWT4vI0
The U.S. government finally calls it like it is in Niger
REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou
Two months after a general declared himself the new leader of Niger following the ouster of the West African country’s elected president, the U.S. government finally officially determined that a military coup took place in the country, Semafor’s J.D. Capelouto reports. In doing so, the U.S. suspended almost $200 million in aid to Niger as well as an additional $442 million in trade and agricultural assistance. Why did it take so long? U.S. officials say they finally exhausted all potential ways to restore constitutional order in the country. But the declaration doesn’t mean they’ve completely severed ties with Niger. As the New York Times reports, the new U.S. ambassador to Niger will remain at her post in Niamey, military personnel will remain at bases in the country, and humanitarian and health assistance will continue to flow.
Who Watches the Watchers? 