Redaktion

„Palestinian Authority Chairman Abbas speaks in different languages to different audiences. To his own Palestinian population Abbas defines all of Israel as an ‚occupation.‘ In an interview on official PA TV, Abbas stated that Palestinians have been occupied since Israel’s establishment in 1948: ‚We have been under occupation for 67…

„Vor einigen Tagen nun veröffentlichte das Privatunternehmen Stratfor Intelligence neueste Satellitenaufnahmen aus dem Grenzgebiet zwischen Syrien und dem Libanon. Die Auswertung der Bilder haben ergeben, dass unweit der syrischen Stadt Qusair eine große Hisbollah Basis errichtet wurde und weiter ausgebaut wird. Von dort wurde bereits in der Vergangenheit der Norden…

„Über einen Text des auch für die israelische Zeitung Haaretz schreibenden Carlo Strenger in der NZZ hat – wahrscheinlich – ein Redaktor des teuren Qualitätsmediums aus Zürich einen Satz gesetzt, über den durchaus nachzudenken lohnt: ‚Wie ein übler Vorfall in Hebron zeigt, neigen israelische Soldaten nach palästinensischen Terrorattacken dazu, Selbstjustiz…

„The Palestinian leadership continues to destroy every chance the Palestinians might have of becoming a genuine, internationally recognized nation by insisting on demands they know the Israelis will never meet. These include the right of return for more than 11 million Palestinians to a country of eight million, and refusing…

„In a ceremony to mark Iran’s National Day of Nuclear Technology, the Islamic Republic on Thursday announced the unveiling of twelve new, self-developed nuclear products in several different fields, ranging from fuel and laser technology to power plants and reactors. Among the products unveiled at the ceremony, which was attended…

„‚Schlecht organisierte Terrorgruppen leben nicht lang‘, sagt Leah Farrall von der Universität Sydney, Expertin für die Geschichte des Dschihadismus (‚The Arabs at War in Afghanistan‘). ‚Der IS profitiert davon, dass er Formulare und Prozesse von Al-Kaida geerbt hat.‘ Die straffe Organisation ist aber nur die Oberfläche. Viel brisanter ist der…

„Der Fall sorgt für enorme Aufregung: Zwei muslimische Brüder haben von ihrer Schule im Örtchen Therwil in der Nähe von Basel eine Sondergenehmigung erhalten – sie müssen ihrer Lehrerin nicht mehr die Hand geben. Die Burschen aus Syrien, 14 und 15 Jahre alt, hatten sich zuvor geweigert, Frauen die Hand…

„Greek government fears jihad attack if mosque not built in Athens. What makes the Greek government assume that a centrally-appointed imam would not teach ‚extremism?” Greek officials assume that because they believe that the Qur’an teaches peace, and that ‚the dark and unofficial places of worship‘ are twisting and hijacking the…

„Panama Papers leaked from law firm Mossack Fonseca uncover the exclusive club that lines the pockets of Palestine’s political and financial elite, Haaretz investigation finds.“ (hier)

„Governments across the Middle East executed at least 1,196 people in 2015, according to a new report released by Amnesty International, with Iran leading the region. ‚The rise in executions last year is profoundly disturbing,‘ said Salil Shetty, Amnesty International’s secretary-general. ‚In 2015 governments continued relentlessly to deprive people of…

„Asad Shah was a much-loved Muslim shopkeeper in Scotland’s first city of Glasgow. Embodying the slogan of his mosque: Love for All and Hatred for None, he would post inclusive social media messages such as ‚a very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation,‘ and the locals loved him…

„In its most serious challenge since the July 2015 nuclear deal, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have turned against the agreement and the Rouhani Government. The commander of the Guards, General Mohammad Ali Jafari, criticized the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in an address to officers on Tuesday. He also…

„Russia decided to partially withdrawal its troop from Syria due to Moscow’s disappointment over failures by pro-regime Iranian and Hezbollah forces to achieve victories against opposition forces fighting to topple the Assad government, the Saudi news-site Elaph reported Monday night. According to the report, Russia had been concerned about air…

„U.S. Navy ships in the Arabian Sea intercepted and seized an arms shipment from Iran likely bound for Houthi fighters in Yemen, the military said in a statement on Monday. … White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Monday that Iran’s support for the Houthis is an example of its…

„Just over a year ago, a Saudi-led coalition started a major offensive in Yemen in support of the country’s embattled President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The coalition airstrikes are aimed at pushing back the Shiite Houthi rebels, who swept down from northern Yemen in 2014 and took control of major…

„Another joint meeting of the Czech and Israeli cabinets will be held in Prague in May, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka told journalists during his visit to the USA on Sunday, adding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will also be present. Israel is among several countries with which the Czech…

„Venezuela under Hugo Chavez was an Iranian playground, giving free rein to its Hezbollah acolyte to arm, train and convert. During the 2006 war with Israel, the entire Wayuu indigenous tribe converted to Islam, adopting the Hezbollah name and consecrating the act by a failed attempt to bomb the US…

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