THEO VAN GOGH SOCIETY: Facebook Allows Praise of Neo-Nazi Ukrainian Battalion If It Fights Russian Invasion
The reversal raises questions about Facebook’s blacklist-based content moderation, which critics say lacks nuance and context.Sam Biddle February 24 2022, THE INTERCEPT – Facebook will temporarily allow its billions of users to praise the Azov Battalion, a Ukrainian neo-Nazi military unit previously banned from being freely discussed under the company’s Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, The Intercept has learned.
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: A NEW POSITION FOR TURKEY IN THE WORLD WITH HELPING HAND ISRAEL?
Ukraine’s wider impact on Turkey’s international future / CHATHAM HOUSE
Turkey’s geopolitical balancing act when dealing with Russia means trying to be pro-Kyiv without being overtly anti-Moscow. But this may soon face a reality check. – 11.3.22 By Galip Dalay
Turkey’s attempts at strategic balancing would now be potentially highly costly for Ankara, and this invasion illustrates the necessity of more clarity about Turkey’s place in any new European security architecture
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: THE MAIN ECONOMIC PILLARS OF THE PUTIN REGIME
The Great Jewish Oligarchs’ Escape: ‘The Ground Is Trembling. They Will Stream Into Israel’
As Ukraine war rages and the West tightens the screws on Russian oligarchs, many of them look to Israel to escape ■ Some already hold Israeli citizenship, exactly for these kinds of circumstances ■ Billionaires will benefit from Israeli law, allowing them to hide sources of income for a 10-year period
Moshe Kantor, Mikhail Fridman, Oleg Deripaska, Viktor Vekselberg and Roman Abramovich. Shuki Sadeh HAARETZ – Mar. 10, 2022
MESOP WATCH: ERDOGAN = THE FRIEND! – Turkish President Erdoğan to Israel’s Herzog- ‘Historic visit is turning point in Israel-Turkey relations’
(March 9, 2022 / JEWISH NEWS SYSTEM) Israeli President Isaac Herzog touched down in Turkey on Wednesday, kicking off the first official visit to the country by an Israeli leader since 2008. He went directly to the Presidential Complex in Ankara where he met with Russian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for several hours.
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH Report: Saudis, Emiratis, Refused Biden’s Phone Call on Ukraine Crisis, Oil Supplies
David Israel THE JEWISH PRESS March 9, 2022
The White House tried unsuccessfully to arrange calls between President Biden and the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as the US was attempting to forge international support for Ukraine and tame the surge in oil prices, Middle East and US officials told the Washington Post on Tuesday.
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Ukraine-Russia war: Russia, the world’s most-sanctioned country – report
The total number of sanctions against Russia stands at 5,532, which is more than those imposed on Iran, Venezuela, Cuba and Myanmar combined.
By AARON REICH 8.3 2022 JERUSALEM POST Russia has officially become the most-sanctioned nation on Earth
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Russian war on Ukraine places Israel in delicate position
“The more the U.S. is seen as unable or unwilling to act under such circumstances, the more will be said about whether Jerusalem can depend on Washington’s strength and credibility in the future,” said Yonatan Freeman, an international-relations expert at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
ISRAEL KASNETT (March 7, 2022 / JNS)
THEO VAN GOGH SOZIOLOGIE: KAMEL ODER DROMEDAR? ZUR DIAGNOSE DER GESELLSCHAFTLICHEN POLARISIERUNG
von Steffen Mau MERKUR März 2022
Die Diagnose der gesellschaftlichen Polarisierung ist zu so etwas wie dem Masternarrativ sozialer Wandlungsprozesse geworden, mit dem Subtext, dass das, was einstmals als integriert und harmonisch erschien, nun auseinanderzureißen drohe.
THEO VAN GOGH GESELLSCHAFT: Adam Gutwein sagt: DIE HEUTIGEN KONFLIKTE & DIE SUBJEKTE
„Die Rechten, die Trumpisten, FÜHLEN sich heute wie die LINKEN Studenten der 68er. Unabhängig von tatsächlichen Einschränkungen, die aber immer mehr werden, sind die gefühlten Einschränkungen, die offizielle Missbilligung, wie ein dunkle Wolke, die einem die Lebensfreude nimmt.“
Die heutigen Konflikte lassen sich sicher nicht mit Klassenkonflikten erklären.
MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Russia’s demand for US guarantees may harm nuclear talks, Iran official says
By Parisa Hafezi REUTERS-VIENNA, March 5 (Reuters) – Russia’s demand for written U.S. guarantees that sanctions on Moscow would not damage Russian cooperation with Iran is “not constructive” for talks between Tehran and global powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Saturday.
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