MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Pro-Israel groups fearful that Iron Dome funding may end up blocked long-term

Boris Zilberman, director of public policy and strategy at the CUFI Action Fund, said that the way things are in Congress at the moment, it may be risky to pin all hopes on an omnibus spending bill passing because such agreement may not be reachable.BY DMITRIY SHAPIROJan17, 2022 / JNS)

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Beijing latest key player in nuclear negotiations, edging closer towards Tehran

China, which is taking part in negotiations in Vienna as a member of the P5+1, appears keen on expanding ties in the Middle East, which could undercut U.S. sanctions on Iran.

BY SEAN SAVAGE(Jan 17, 2022 / JNS) JEWISH NEWS SYNDICATE  As nuclear talks between Iran and world powers continue in Vienna, Iran appears to be already eying its next moves.

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH INTEL: Swedish spy agency investigates drone sightings at three nuclear power plants

JANUARY 18, 2022 BY JOSEPH FITSANAKIS  – SWEDEN’S DOMESTIC SECURITY AGENCY said it had taken over from the police an investigation into sightings of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, at three nuclear power plants.

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MESOP WATCH ISRAEL: CORONA WILL NEVER GO! – Pfizer CEO: COVID-19 will continue to circulate for many years

Bourla along with Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said last week that they are preparing a booster that will treat the newly-introduced Omicron variant.JERUSALEM POST JAN17, 2022    

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Zwangsräumung in Jerusalemer Viertel Sheikh Jarrah eskaliert

In dem Stadtteil im besetzten Ostjerusalem hat die Stadtverwaltung das Anwesen einer palästinensischen Familie konfisziert. Diese wehrt sich mit dramatischen Mitteln. Der Konflikt um das Haus geht weit über das Viertel hinaus.

Inga Rogg, Jerusalem18.01.2022 NZZ Der Familienvater droht, sich und das Haus anzuzünden, sollten die Sicherheitskräfte die Zwangsräumung durchsetzen.

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MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: Berwarî-„Dem Irak +Südkurdistan stehen große Gefahren bevor“

Dr. Kamiran Berwarî sieht im Irak den Schauplatz einer Abrechnung von regionalen und internationalen Mächten und warnt vor großen Gefahren für den Irak und Südkurdistan.

  • SEYIT EVRAN SILÊMANΠMontag, 17 Jan 2022 ANF (Pro PKK source)

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THEO VAN GOGH NEU: VON DER WESTEN BIS OSTEN = EUROPA-MASSENDEMONSTRATIONEN GEGEN DEN AUSNAHMEZUSTAND

Tausende Niederländer protestieren gegen Corona-PolitikAm Sonntag erneut Tausende Menschen zusammengekommen, um gegen die Corona-Politik der niederländischen Regierung zu protestieren. Auf Spruchbändern hieß es unter anderem “Rückkehr zur Normalität jetzt!”, “Wir haben die Lügen satt” und “Kein 2G”. An den Protestaktionen beteiligten sich auch Bauern, die mit mehreren Traktoren nach Amsterdam gekommen waren.

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Giorgio Agamben – Ausnahmezustand forever & eine kleine Pandemie

THEO VAN GOGH : „Die Tradition der Unterdrückten belehrt uns darüber, daß der ‘Ausnahmezustand’, in dem wir leben, die Regel ist“ (WALTER BENJAMIN)

Insofern der Ausnahmezustand zur Regel zu werden droht, sind die Institutionen des demokratischen Rechtsstaats und das verfassungsgemäße Gleichgewicht der Gewalten gefährdet,

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The Iran Nuclear Deal at Six: Now or Never

MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: NEW REPORT FROM CRISIS GROUP

17-1-2022 -What’s new? The U.S. and Iran have engaged in months of indirect negotiations aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal. These talks have failed to deliver a framework for mutual compliance. Iran’s nuclear program continues to expand in size and sophistication while Trump-era U.S. sanctions remain substantially in place.

Why does it matter? Unless negotiations make substantive progress or Iran’s nuclear progress slows down, the existing deal’s point of no return may arrive soon. Deadlock in coming weeks may prompt a shift toward coercive diplomacy or even military action by the U.S. and its allies, and nuclear and regional escalation by Iran.

What should be done? The U.S. and Iran should seize a possibly last opportunity to salvage the deal. Differences on reversing Iran’s nuclear advances and U.S. sanctions relief need not be unsurmountable if Washington can ensure certain economic dividends for Tehran, and Tehran takes necessary steps to verifiably roll back its nuclear program.

READ FULL TEXT The Iran Nuclear Deal at Six: Now or Never | Crisis Group

MESOP MIDEAST WATCH: British Pro-ISIS Preacher Anjem Choudary Uses Texas Synagogue Hostage Incident As Opportunity To Launch New Twitter Storm Demanding Release Of Aafia Siddiqui 

On January 16, 2022, British pro-Islamic State (ISIS) preacher Anjem Choudary published a “press release” on his blog calling for a second Twitter storm to demand the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist linked to Al-Qaeda who is incarcerated in the U.S. on charges of attempting to kill a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan. Choudary had previously organized a Twitter storm on September 17, 2021, and the text of the new press release, with some additions and subtractions, is very similar to the one he published in September.

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