MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : RED CHINA IN MID-EAST – AN OPTION FOR ISRAEL!?
Israel’s Dilemma in the New Cold War
By Harvey JaskelAugust 16, 2020 / ISRAEL – Benjamin Netanyahu and Xi Jinping, photo by Haim Zach, GPO via Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs – BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 1,693, August 16, 2020
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel will be caught on the horns of a dilemma as China projects itself commercially, politically, and militarily into the Middle East. The commercially driven new Cold War between the US and Beijing will force Israel to make difficult choices regarding its economic and strategic interests.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS Warning: Belarusian President Lukashenko Reaches Agreement with the Kremlin for Russian Intervention
August 15, 2020, 4:00 pm EDT by ISW – INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR – By Mason Clark
Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko and the Kremlin have reached an agreement for a potential Russian intervention to crush protests. Lukashenko stated Russia is prepared to intervene in Belarus in a meeting with the Belarusian general staff the evening of August 15: Lukashenko stated “we have an agreement with the Russian Federation in the framework of the Union State and the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization). These moments are fitting to this pact. We agreed that at the first request there will be comprehensive assistance provided to ensure the security of the Republic of Belarus.”[1] Belarusian state media edited its reporting on Lukashenko’s statement at 9:45pm local time to insert the comment that Lukashenko would only invite Russian forces “in the event of external military threats.”[2]
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : QUER? = ALLGEMEINE UNZUFRIEDENHEIT ! “
Polizei greift ein : „Querdenken“-Demo mit 1000 Menschen in Hamburg
- Aktualisiert am 15.08.2020-19:50 FAZ / FAS -Gegnern der Corona-Schutzmaßnahmen haben sich am Samstag auf dem Hamburger Jungfernstieg versammelt. Der Protests der Initiative „Querdenken“ richtete sich gegen die Corona-Schutzmaßnahmen der Bundesregierung. Viele Demo-Teilnehmer trugen keine Masken, auch Mindestabstände wurden nicht eingehalten.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS THE STALINIST/FASCIST THREAT RED CHINA – TikTok: China’s Trojan Horse to Indoctrinate America
by Gordon G. Chang August 10, 2020 at 5:00 am GATESTONE INSTITUT
- At the moment, ByteDance is in negotiations with Microsoft and Twitter to sell TikTok. Yet a sale will not by itself end the threat. Any new owner will have to go over line after line of code to insulate TikTok from Chinese interference.
- Even an exhaustive review may not be sufficient, because Beijing will still know the general architecture of the software, thereby facilitating further manipulation of the app. As Dabrowa told Gatestone, “My team discovered that a foreign actor may come in the backdoor and change the feed.”
- In the meantime, Trump’s 45-day period, plus the time needed to review software, give China plenty of opportunity to interfere in the upcoming American elections.
- That means Trump last week with his executive order may have saved American democracy but maybe not his own presidency.
| President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that just might save America’s democracy. The order will prohibit Americans from any transaction with ByteDance Ltd., a Chinese company that owns the TikTok video-sharing mobile app. Pictured: The entrance to the headquarters of ByteDance in Beijing. |
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : DER MODERNE STALINISMUS/FASCHISMUS AUS ROT CHNA
TikTok: Chinas Trojanisches Pferd zur Indoktrinierung Amerikas
| von Gordon G. Chang 15. August 2020 – Englischer Originaltext: TikTok: China’s Trojan Horse to Indoctrinate America |
- Im Moment verhandelt ByteDance mit Microsoft und Twitter über den Verkauf von TikTok. Doch ein Verkauf allein wird die Bedrohung nicht beenden. Jeder neue Eigentümer wird Zeile um Zeile des Codes durchgehen müssen, um TikTok gegen chinesische Einmischung zu isolieren.
- Selbst eine erschöpfende Überprüfung reicht möglicherweise nicht aus, da Peking die allgemeine Architektur der Software noch kennt, was eine weitere Manipulation der Anwendung erleichtert. Wie Dabrowa gegenüber Gatestone sagte: “Mein Team hat entdeckt, dass ein ausländischer Akteur durch die Hintertür kommen und den Feed ändern könnte.”
- In der Zwischenzeit geben Trumps 45-Tage-Frist sowie die Zeit, die für die Überprüfung der Software benötigt wird, China reichlich Gelegenheit, sich in die bevorstehenden amerikanischen Wahlen einzumischen.
- Das bedeutet, dass Trump letzte Woche mit seiner Verfügung die amerikanische Demokratie gerettet haben mag, aber vielleicht nicht seine eigene Präsidentschaft.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : CONGRATULATIONS TO TRUMP’S ABRAHAM PLAN – Azerbaijan to UAE: Four ways you will benefit from peace with Israel
Analysis: This is the first Mideast peace treaty in 26 years, but it is not unprecedented for a Muslim-majority country and Israel to enjoy strategic ties.
By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN AUGUST 15, 2020 22:16 JERUSALEM POST
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed’s decision to normalize ties with Israel was well calculated – a move that was made with the understanding that the technology, geopolitical and religious rewards would far outweigh any risks.
This is the first Mideast peace treaty in 26 years, but it is not unprecedented for a Muslim-majority country and Israel to enjoy strategic ties. Muslim-majority Azerbaijan and Israel established diplomatic ties in April 1992 that have been developing ever since.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : AN HISTORIC DEAL – SIGNED BY TRUMP – ONLY IN GERMANY TOTALLY IGNORED BY THE MEDIA
In historic deal with the UAE, Israel is the biggest winner – Bilal Y. Saab
15 August 2020 – By MEI Middle East Institute – No matter how one reads the diplomatic deal announced Thursday between Israel and the United Arab Emirates—and there will surely be many supporters and detractors given its historic nature—there is one conclusion that seems irrefutable: Israel was the biggest victor.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : TRUMP / KUSHNER’S GREAT DEAL ! – Trump administration goes big with UAE-Israel peace deal
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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : PROBABLY THE GREATEST DIPLOMATIC SUCCESS OF OUR TIME
US on UAE-Israel Agreement: Other Arab States to Follow suit
US President Donald Trump announcing the UAE-Israel agreement with, from left to right: Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, Aug. 15, 2020.
Washington- Heba El Koudsy – 15 Aug 2020 AL JAZEERA
US President Donald Trump has boasted about his administration’s role in the agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel to normalize relations.
MESOPOTAMIA NEWS GOOD NEWS : ISRAEL-UAE DEAL ACHIEVES A MIDDLE EAST RARITY: IT’S WIN-WIN-WIN, PALESTINIANS INCLUDED
by Ghaith al-Omari NBC News August 13, 2020 – THE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE FOR NEAR EAST POLICY
Arab countries that have official relations with Israel are more effective at advancing Palestinian interests, and now Abu Dhabi has joined their ranks.
The United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates pulled off the rarest of feats on Thursday: a diplomatic win-win-win in the Middle East. President Donald Trump announced a historic breakthrough in which the UAE will normalize relations with Israel in exchange for Israel dropping its plan to annex parts of the West Bank that Palestinians claim for a future state. The Palestinian leadership will inevitably denounce the development, but it would be wiser if they didn’t: This agreement could benefit them, too.
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