Posted by 1,269 views Oct 17, 2023 Stories of our Times | PODCAST
The past century has seen the borders of Palestine and then Israel shift. From the Balfour Declaration in 1917 – when Britain first promised a Jewish homeland – a fierce struggle over land and nationhood has taken place. Whether you need a beginner’s guide to the history or just a reminder, we’ll take you from that date through to the conflict today. Guest: Kevin Connolly, former BBC Middle East correspondent. Host: Luke Jones.
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SECURITYSEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Niger at the heart of the Sahel crisis
Amid the Sahel’s escalating turmoil, the coup in Niger has raised concerns about uranium commerce, migratory trends and terrorist threats.
GIS Reports ……..Uranium supply endangered Published 18th September 2023 Pls note date:
Uranium was first discovered in Niger in 1957, with the first commercial mine starting to operate in 1971. Today the country supplies about 5 percent of the world’s entire production.
Much of the production is processed and transported by the French multinational Orano. That supply, which accounts for a quarter of the uranium used by the EU for nuclear power generation, has apparently been blocked by rebels, although Orano itself has stated that everything is under control………
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17th October 2023
I updated Cabinet this morning on our response to the Hamas terror attacks. As we stand with Israel, we will play our part in helping Palestinian civilians. And at home we will continue to take every step to support our Jewish community. There is no excuse for antisemitism.
17th October 2023
Expressed my sincere condolences to the First Lady of Michal Herzog for the pain of her country, which is shared with all our hearts. At least 13 Ukrainians were already killed in because of terrorist attacks. stands for peace in the Middle East for all the nations.
17th October 2023
“Palestinians deserve democratic governance, self-rule, sovereignty, and protection of their human rights and their property. The strategy of neglect of these issues has failed.”
17th October 2023
Jordan has refused to accept refugees from the Gaza Strip “It is a red line. No more Palestinian refugees, neither in Jordan nor in Egypt. This problem should be solved inside the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian territories in the West Bank [Jordan River], it should not be…
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PLEASE READ: Hannah Arendt who escaped the Holocaust in 1933, wrote in her work “The Banality of Evil” these poignant words which echo across borders today: “Education is the point at which we decide whether we love the world enough to assume responsibility for it
17th October 2023
Vassal warlord Pu-Tin arrives to grovel before his Emperor Xi to sell off more of Russia for pennies. Aside from oil & gas, war is Russia’s only industry now, and it will soon be an irresistible option for China without maximum deterrence. It is the path of all failing despots.
17th October 2023
Who is behind the mysterious death of Prigozhin? I spoke with
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about Russia’s recent mutiny led by the Wagner Group leader, the biggest threat to Putin’s reign so far. Watch “Challenging Putin: Moscow and the Mutiny” on BBC iPlayer now or BBC One at 8 pm…
17th Occtober 2023
Ukrainian blood on his hands, the destruction of Europe on his mind… of course Putin is Orbán’s best friend
17th October 2023
This is absolutely wild from commentator Ruslan Kurbanov, even by Russian state TV’s usual standards He says the Hamas attacks on Israel could have been overseen by British intelligence with the ultimate aim of driving the US out of the Middle East
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17th October 2023
The White House said on Friday that North Korea had already delivered over 1,000 containers of military equipment and munitions to Russia in recent weeks for use in Ukraine.
17th October 2023
Netanyahu tells Putin that Israel will not stop until it destroys Hamas’ capabilities: https://vk.cc/crI8dK
17th October 2023
European Parliament supports allocation of €50 billion to Ukraine
Massacre of innocents in Gaza (British hospital built 1905)
8 pm 17th October 2023
More than 500 were martyred in the bombing of the Baptist [Ahli Arab] Hospital in central Gaza.
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1djGXNByRBVxZ
Israel says: “When we see something moving that is Hamas, we’ll take care of it.” Israel does: “Israeli strikes have killed at least 2,778 people and wounded 9,700 others in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry. Nearly 2/3 of the dead were children.”
17th October 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unfit. He cannot remain in his position for even one more day, Nehemia Shtrasler writes
Three guesses who did this. Russia? Russia? Russia?
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17th October 2023
BREAKING: Sweden announces that the Baltic Sea Submarine Cable (telecommunications) between Sweden and Estonia has been damaged.
17th October 2023
Without water, they’re all dead. #GazaGenocide is achieved through withholding water to everyone. Civilians, women, children, the elderly and the critically ill. #StopGazaNakba #IsraeliWarCrimes
GAZA WATER CRISIS – SAVE THE WHOLE OF GAZA FROM A CRISIS TURN ON THE ELECTRICITY THIS IS NO WATER IN NORTH GAZA CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY! 50% OF GAZA ARE CHILDREN #Water4Gaza
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We, the lineal representatives of the successful enactors of one scene of slaughter after another, must, whatever more pacific virtues we may also possess, still carry about with us, ready at any moment to burst into flame, the smoldering and sinister traits of character by means of which they lived through so many massacres, harming others, but themselves unharmed.
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Who Watches the Watchers? 