FEDERICO PIERACCINI | 12.12.2018 | WORLD / MIDDLE EAST| BUSINESS The decision by Qatar to abandon OPEC threatens to redefine the global energy market, especially in light of Saudi Arabia’s growing difficulties and the growing influence of the Russian Federation in the OPEC+ mechanism. In a surprising statement, Qatari energy minister Saad al-Kaabi warned OPEC on Monday December 3 that his country …
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Von: “Clemens Ronnefeldt” C.Ronnefeldt@t-online.de Mittwoch, 22. August 2018 um 11:16 Uhr Nachruf auf Uri Avnery Nachdem ich bereits viele Jahre Texte von ihm gelesen hatte, lernte ich im Oktober 2006 Uri Avnery bei einer gewaltfreien Demonstration gegen die Sperranlage nahe dem Dorf Bilin, unweit von Ramallah, persönlich kennen. Uri, bereits damals im hohen Alter von 82 …
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Saudi’s future is now tied in with that of Israel. This presents both new challenges, but also new opportunities for Palestine and its struggle against oppression. October 28, 2017, 17:09584 Views 3Comments FacebookTwitter The so-called “two state solution” for the ongoing crisis in the Levant has been nearly unanimously adopted by countries around the world, as well …
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Washington’s Struggle: Remaining Relevant FEDERICO PIERACCINI | 25.10.2016 | WORLD The most important event of the past 70 years is the change in the international order, from a US unipolar domination to a new multipolar reality. The fundamental question lies in understanding how this transition is taking place, its consequences and root causes The transition …
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Miko Peled is an Israeli writer and activist living in the US. He was born and raised in Jerusalem. His father was the late Israeli General Matti Peled. Driven by a personal family tragedy to explore Palestine, its people and their narrative. He has written a book about his journey from the sphere of …
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„Fordert öffentlich und solidarisch Freiheit für Palästina damit auch Israel frei sein kann“ (Teil I) Dieses Wort richtete Bischoff Tutu an den Evangelischen Kirchentag, der Anfang Juni in Stuttgart stattfand in Ergänzung zum Evangelischen Kirchentag. Der offene Brief des südafrikanischen Nobelpreislaureaten, verfasst und abgesandt am 30. April 2015 blieb unbeantwortet, bis dato. Aber das Kairos …
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22.04.2015 | 09:17 Former UN envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, has given an undiplomatic assessment of the crisis in that country, in which he rhetorically explodes Saudi myths «justifying» the US-backed aerial bombing campaign. The Moroccan diplomat told media at the weekend that the ongoing conflict was a direct result of Houthi rebels having been …
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Everything about the war on Yemen is a smokescreen. Concealed behind the smoke is a tale of geopolitics and petro-politics that aims to control the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. The House of Saud and a military coalition that consists mostly of anachronistic monarchies are claiming to bomb Yemen as a means of …
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EDITOR’S CHOICE | 07.04.2015 | 12:48 The foreign policy quandary facing President Barack Obama is that America’s traditional allies in the Middle East – Israel and Saudi Arabia – along with Official Washington’s powerful neocons have effectively sided with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State out of a belief that Iran represents a greater threat to …
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Wir sind erschrocken und empört über die Kampagne gegen die beiden Journalisten Max Blumenthal (US-amerikanischer Jude) und David Sheen (kanadisch-israelischer Jude) sowie gegen die Mitglieder der Partei Die Linke, die die beiden zu einem Fachgespräch in den deutschen Bundestag eingeladen bzw. daran teilgenommen haben. Wir solidarisieren uns mit den beiden jüdischen Journalisten sowie den …
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