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‘Systemic abuse’ by Nazi settlers displaces yet another Palestinian community

1Aug

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‘Systemic abuse’ by Nazi settlers displaces yet another Palestinian community

Dozens of families from the Qaboun hamlets were forcibly transferred from their ancestral homes. They're not the first Nazi JEWISH settlers at the outpost of Homesh in the occupied West Bank, By Fayha Shalash It was no simple task for Suleiman Nasr, a 44-year-old shepherd, to disassemble the tent that sheltered his family of seven. But he had no other choice. A cluster of Palestinian Bedouins, including Nasr's, had resided for 45 years in the Qaboun hamlets east of Ramallah, within the heart of the occupied West Bank. Some of these families hailed from the lands of the Naqab, which fell under Nazi control as the Negev in 1948. Today, they are once again compelled to abandon their ancestral lands, forced out due to the incessant onslaught of attacks by b...

Romania eyes 32 F-35s under $6.5 billion deal

1Aug

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Romania

Romania eyes 32 F-35s under $6.5 billion deal

By Jaroslaw Adamowski Four U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing depart Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to support the NATO air shielding mission alongside French, British, Estonian, and Belgium allies at Amari Air Base, Estonia, July 6, 2022. (Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis/Air Force) WARSAW, Poland — The Romanian Ministry of National Defence has requested the parliament’s approval for the purchase of 32 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, according to Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr. The planned procurement is estimated to be worth about $6.5 billion. In an interview with local broadcaster Antena 3, Tîlvăr said his ministry is “taking the first step towards equipping the Romanian Air Force with a state-of-the-a...

Will UK Conservative Party Lose Parliamentary Seats Amid Multi-Sector Strikes

1Aug

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United Kingdom

Will UK Conservative Party Lose Parliamentary Seats Amid Multi-Sector Strikes

Recent polls show the British public trusts the Labour Party will handle the economy better than the Conservatives have.By Sasha Abramsky , TRUTHOUT Teachers and trade unionists take part in a march through central London as members of National Union of Education (NEU) walk out in a strike action demanding fully funded, above inflation pay rise, in London, England, on July 5, 2023. Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! Later this week, the ruling U.K. Conservative Party faces three by-elections for parliamentary seats left vacant by resignations. One of them is disgraced ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s west London seat; another is an ultra-safe Conservative seat in northern England; and th...

‘Al-Qaeda’ attack kills secessionist commander and three fighters in Yemen

1Aug

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Yemen

‘Al-Qaeda’ attack kills secessionist commander and three fighters in Yemen

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has taken advantage of the war in Yemen to launch attacks against military forces in the country. Secessionist forces control much of Yemen's south, where they deploy military groups such as the Security Belt [File: Saleh Al-Obeidi/AFP] A suspected al-Qaeda attack in southern Yemen has killed a military commander and three soldiers from a secessionist group, security officials and a witness said. Commander Abd al-Latif al-Sayyid and the three fighters from the Security Belt Forces, an armed group loyal to Yemen’s secessionist Southern Transitional Council, were killed in an explosion while travelling in a convoy through southern Abyan governorate, the three officials and the witness said. ----------------------------------------------...

SECRET PAKISTAN CABLE DOCUMENTS U.S. PRESSURE TO REMOVE IMRAN KHAN

1Aug

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Pakistan & Kashmir

SECRET PAKISTAN CABLE DOCUMENTS U.S. PRESSURE TO REMOVE IMRAN KHAN

“All will be forgiven,” said a U.S. diplomat, if the no-confidence vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan succeeds. Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT encouraged the Pakistani government in a March 7, 2022, meeting to remove Imran Khan as prime minister over his neutrality on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a classified Pakistani government document obtained by The Intercept. The meeting, between the Pakistani ambassador to the United States and two State Department officials, has been the subject of intense scrutiny, controversy, and speculation in Pakistan over the past year and a half, as supporters of Khan and his military and civilian opponents jockeyed for power. The political struggle escalated on August 5 when Kh...

US, Iran Reach Deal on Prisoner Release and Frozen Funds

1Aug

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Iran, USA

US, Iran Reach Deal on Prisoner Release and Frozen Funds

Iran agreed to release five Americans in exchange for limited access to $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds and the US releasing some Iraniansby Dave DeCamp Posted onAugust 10, 2023CategoriesNews The US and Iran have reached a deal that will free five Americans in exchange for the US releasing some Iranians and granting Tehran limited access to $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds, The New York Times reported Thursday. Sources told the Times that the negotiations have been going on quietly for two years. Prisoner exchanges have typically been kept separate from other issues between the US and Iran. As part of the first step in the agreement, Iran has released five Iranian American dual citizens from prison and put them on house arrest at a hotel where th...

Poland to Deploy 10,000 Additional Troops to Belarus Border

1Aug

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Poland

Poland to Deploy 10,000 Additional Troops to Belarus Border

The Poland-Belarus border has become a potential flashpoint for a conflict between Russia and NATOby Dave DeCamp Posted onAugust 10, 2023CategoriesNewsTagsPoland Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Thursday that Warsaw plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus as part of a buildup that began after Wagner fighters traveled to Belarus. “About 10,000 soldiers will be on the border, of which 4,000 will directly support the Border Guard and 6,000 will be in the reserve,” Blaszczak said. “We move the army closer to the border with Belarus to scare away the aggressor so that it does not dare to attack us.” His comments came a day after another Polish official said Warsaw was planning to send 2,000 troops to the border. Polish official...

ECOWAS Activates Standby Force for Potential Niger Intervention

1Aug

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Africa

ECOWAS Activates Standby Force for Potential Niger Intervention

Nigerian President Tinubu said the use of force is a 'last resort'by Dave DeCamp Posted onAugust 10, 2023CategoriesNewsTagsNiger The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday ordered the activation and deployment of a reserve force to “restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger” while also saying it would seek peaceful means to restore Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum. After the summit, Alassane Ouattara, the president of Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast), said the West African bloc agreed to launch an intervention “as soon as possible” and said his country would provide a battalion of 850 to 1,100 soldiers. The ECOWAS summit in Nigeria came a few days after the August 6 deadline that the West African bloc gave Niger’s ju...

Biden Asks Congress for Additional $24 Billion to Spend on Ukraine War

1Aug

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Ukraine, USA

Biden Asks Congress for Additional $24 Billion to Spend on Ukraine War

The White House lumped the Ukraine funds in with $12 billion for domestic disaster relief and $4 billion for border securityby Dave DeCamp Posted onAugust 10, 2023CategoriesNewsTagsUkraine The White House on Thursday asked Congress to approve a $40 billion bill that includes nearly $24 billion for additional spending on the war in Ukraine. According to CNN, the $24 billion for the Ukraine war includes $13 billion in military aid and $7.3 billion in economic and humanitarian assistance. It also includes $3.3 billion for infrastructure projects for regional countries impacted by the war. The request comes after a poll from CNN found that 55% of Americans are against more spending on the war in Ukraine. The $40 billion bill also includes $12 bill...

31Jul

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Poland, Ukraine

Ukraine, NATO, and the Polish Problem

by Ted Snider Poland has been one of the most assertive proponents of Ukraine’s entry into NATO and of NATO’s escalating involvement in the war, from providing tanks to providing fighter jets. As Ukraine’s chances of rapid entry into NATO have faded and their chances of victory in the war are falling apart, there has been talk of the threat that Poland could intervene more directly to bring Ukraine into NATO or NATO into Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko recently very publicly discussed the threat they perceive of Poland occupying Western Ukraine and the threat posed by Polish troops massing on the Belarusian border. Several analysts have also suggested that there have been discussions on Poland uniting with Western Ukrai...