MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : ISRAEL’S SOFT TOUCH WITH RED CHINA (At the very basic level, Israel should continue to adapt its relations with Washington and Beijing to the era of great power competition. )
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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE TRUMP/KUSHNER GREAT ABRAHAM/IBRAHIM PLAN – FOLLOW UP! – Sudanese Foreign Ministry says it looks forward to peace with Israel
Netanyahu: Israel, Sudan and the entire region will benefit from the peace agreement and together they can build a better future for all.
By TOVAH LAZAROFF, LAHAV HARKOV – JERUSALEM POST AUGUST 18, 2020 19:42
Sudan and Israel sent each other messages of peace and reconciliation on Monday, leading to speculation that the countries could be on the verge of normalizing ties and establishing formal diplomatic relations.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS ANALYSIS : Implications of the Israel-UAE Peace Deal
By Jonathan Fulton and Roie Yellinek – August 18, 2020 – BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,698, August 18, 2020 – ISRAEL
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While normalization between the UAE and Israel is probably not the game-changer some believe it to be, it does firm up a changing regional environment. The deal will create a new dynamic on three levels: domestic, regional, and international. Expect more pieces to fall into place soon as other countries adjust.
Court Finds Hezbollah Leadership, Syria Not Responsible for Hariri Assassination
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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS ANALYSIS – LESSONS OF THE UAE BREAKTHROUGH: HOW WE GOT HERE, AND WHY THE U.S. ROLE REMAINS CENTRALby David Makovsky
PolicyWatch 3364 – August 17, 2020
Statements and actions by Israel and the UAE show how much regional decisionmaking is still shaped by U.S. assurances that enable parties to calibrate their cost-benefit analyses—an approach that could serve as a template for potential future Israel-Gulf ties.
In parsing the significance of the landmark August 13 announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates would be normalizing their relations, it is important to understand how U.S.-led diplomacy developed over the course of this year. It is fair to say that none of the participants foresaw this outcome at the start of 2020, and the manner in which they arrived there reveals the diplomatic dynamics between Washington, Israel, and Arab governments.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : Corona & das Schweigen des Robert Koch-Instituts
18.08.2020 • – KOMMENTAR VON von Susan Bonath
Massentests und Corona-Fehlalarme: Immer wieder werden Gesunde falsch positiv getestet. Für die Betroffenen und ihre Kontaktpersonen hat das drastische Konsequenzen. Das Robert Koch-Institut sieht darin kein Problem. Über die Fehlerquoten der Tests schweigt es sich weiter aus.
Ende Mai hatte der hessische Vogelsbergkreis 15 Corona-Fälle gemeldet. Wenig später stellte eine Kontrolle heraus: Die Ergebnisse waren falsch positiv. Ähnlich trug es sich jüngst in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zu. Wegen eines positiv getesteten Kindes schloss dort gleich eine ganze Grundschule bereits kurz nach dem Ferienende. Mehr als 100 Schüler und Lehrer sowie deren Angehörige wurden in Quarantäne gesteckt. Auch hier handelte es sich um einen Fehlalarm, wie man nun weiß. Und offenbar sind dies keine Einzelfälle.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : CORONA SURPRISE ? – Bestatter in Kurzarbeit wegen Corona: „Es versterben viel weniger Menschen als sonst”
Wenn man von einer Epidemie oder einer Pandemie hört, dann denkt man auch an viele Todesopfer. So zumindest die übliche Vorstellung von solchen schlimmen Krankheitswellen. Umso merkwürdiger ist eine Nachricht, die schon Ende Juli in der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung erschien. Und die leider wohl die Mehrzahl der potenziellen Leser nicht öffnen kann wegen einer Bezahlschranke. Und auch so generell verpuffte in der Medienlandschaft.
In dem Bericht geht es darum, dass einige Bestattungsunternehmen derzeit so wenige Aufträge haben, dass sie Kurzarbeit anmelden müssen. Das Blatt zitiert das Familienunternehmen „Frye“ in Frankfurt. Dessen Inhaberin Karin Frye sagt: „Es versterben viel weniger Menschen als sonst. So schön das ist, für uns bedeutet es schlimme Einbußen.“ Statt der üblichen fünfzehn Beerdigungen pro Monat gebe es derzeit nur noch fünf.
Diskriminierung und gefühlte Benachteiligung – Ich bin weiß und männlich und kann nichts dafür!
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : BIOLOGISCH-GENETISCH VERANKERTE ERBSCHULD
“Als mittelalter weißer Mann trage ich bekanntlich die Erbschuld des Kolonialismus der Vorvorväter und der toxischen Männlichkeit an sich in mir, die nach Ansicht von Politikwissenschaftlerinnen für Terror, Krieg, Gewalt und Unterdrückung verantwortlich sein soll.”
Ein Kommentar von Christian Schüle – DEUTSCHLANDFUNK 18 Aug 2020
Seit kurzem komme es nicht mehr auf Text und Kontext an, sondern auf die Sprech-Berechtigung dessen, der spricht, meint Christian Schüle.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS INTEL : Researchers find lost interview of MI6 officer who helped plan 1953 coup in Iran
AUGUST 18, 2020 BY JOSEPH FITSANAKIS INTEL ORG
British researchers have found a lost interview by a senior British intelligence officer who led the joint Anglo-American coup in Iran in 1953. The coup overthrew the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh and reinstalled the shah (king) of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a close Western ally. London was alarmed by Dr. Mossadegh’s decision to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later renamed to British Petroleum, or BP), which would deny Britain its lucrative stake in the Middle Eastern energy market. The British also viewed Dr. Mossadegh as being too close to the Soviet Union.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : LEBANESE SHIITE LEADER NABIH BERRY CALLS ON ISRAEL VIA USA / PREFERS HARIRI LEADERSHIP Berri: Maritime Border Demarcation Finalized, Awaits Israeli Response Tuesday, 18 August, 2020 – 11:45 ASHARQ AL AWSAT Speaker Nabih Berri meets with US Assistant Secretary of State David Hale in Beirut (NNA). Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that the negotiations with the US over the demarcation of the southern maritime borders were concluded, adding that he expected US Envoy David Schenker to convey the Israeli response in this regard soon. In talks with a small group of media professionals, Berri stressed that the only serious candidate to head the next government was Prime Minister Saad Hariri. Hariri “cannot say that he does not want that,” he underlined. Berri denied that Hariri had set conditions, including obtaining exceptional powers. He said that he expressed his view on his support to Hariri’s appointment to President Michel Aoun, French President Emmanuel Macron and other international officials who visited Lebanon. “There are many conditions, which Lebanon must meet in order to get out of its crisis,” Berri noted. While he refused to enter into the details of the next cabinet, he emphasized that it must be “a strong government that can make decisions and implement them, because the opportunity given to Lebanon is running out…” “There is no salvation for Lebanon unless everyone has the courage to go towards a civil state. Lebanon’s salvation can only be achieved by undertaking this constitutional surgery,” Berri stated. He noted that the Lebanese Constitution, especially Article (22) thereof, talked about a national parliament and a senate, in which spiritual families are represented and its powers be limited to crucial issues. Explaining his concept for a national parliament, the speaker said it should be established on the basis of equality between Christians and Muslims, without specifying the sectarian quota, while the representation of sects be limited to the senate, which is entrusted with crucial issues. Berri, on the other hand, revealed that the issue of the demarcation of the southern Lebanese maritime borders, which he has personally supervised for nearly 11 years, “has reached its end.” “We are about to set a date to announce the framework and the mechanism by which the demarcation will take place,” he announced, ruling out any disagreement with Aoun on this matter. He stressed that both Aoun and Hariri personally assigned him to manage this issue. “When the actual demarcation begins, the matter will be in the hands of the government, the army, and the presidency of the republic,” he explained. He noted in this regard that US envoy David Schenker would convey the Israeli response, stressing that his talks with US Assistant Secretary of State David Hale were “more than excellent.” Asked about the verdict that the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) will issue in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, Berri expressed relief at the statement by Hariri’s family, especially Saad Hariri, on the need to avoid problems and escalation in the Lebanese street. “I think that everyone is keen not to increase tension
Berri: Maritime Border Demarcation Finalized, Awaits Israeli Response
Tuesday, 18 August, 2020 – 11:45 ASHARQ AL AWSAT
Speaker Nabih Berri meets with US Assistant Secretary of State David Hale in Beirut (NNA).
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that the negotiations with the US over the demarcation of the southern maritime borders were concluded, adding that he expected US Envoy David Schenker to convey the Israeli response in this regard soon.
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