https://www.reuters.com/world/…interfax-says-2024-08-05/
ZitatTop Russian security official Shoigu arrives in Iran, Interfax says
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Russia's security council secretary, Sergei Shoigu, arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with the Iranian leadership including President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.
https://www.wsj.com/world/midd…f-protracted-war-430811e4
Zitat‘Everything Is Collapsing’: Israeli Reservists Confront Toll of Protracted War
As Gaza conflict drags on, reservists are exhausted, constraining Israel’s options as it weighs war with Hezbollah
(Das Zitat hat allerdings einen persönlichen Bezug: '“I feel that everything is collapsing,” he said. “At the end of the day, I also need to deal with life. I’m not a conscripted soldier—I am a soldier with a family.”')
ZitatBut now, with the war in Gaza heading into its 11th month, and long-running exchanges of fire with regional militias such as Hezbollah heating up, many of those fighters are close to a breaking point. Exhausted and in some cases demoralized, they are struggling to balance family and work with military service, while the economic toll from their absences mounts.
The strain on military manpower is one reason Israeli officials are hesitant to launch an all-out war against Hezbollah, which would require the same cohort of weary reservists to fight against a military power far superior to Hamas.
ZitatMany reservists have had to shut businesses and delay investments. Nearly 150,000 have missed work days, including many in Israel’s crucial tech sector.
ZitatSome reservists are simply refusing to show up when called. Although that can lead to punishments, including jail time, Israel hasn’t been prosecuting them, because commanding officers are familiar with the stress reservists are under and typically don’t press the matter.
ZitatIsraeli lawmakers generally agree a fix is needed to meet the military’s needs. Israel’s Defense Ministry is promoting legislation to extend mandatory military service to 36 months from 32, increase annual reserve-duty commitments by 45 days a year and raise the age of obligatory reserve duty by up to five years, and in some cases, to age 52.
But some lawmakers have debated how much to ask from reservists, especially amid concerns that taking people out of work for longer periods would hurt the economy. Israel’s parliament is still debating the proposal.
Wo sie hier auch nochmal die offiziellen Zahlen nennen:
ZitatUnlike conscripts, reservists are regular citizens who have jobs and are raising families. Many have now served multiple rounds and faced fierce fighting. More than 300 soldiers have been killed and over 4,000 have been injured since Israel started its ground war in Gaza, according to Israel’s military, which doesn’t break out figures for conscripts versus reservists.
Das würde bedeuten auf jeden toten Soldaten kommen ca. 13 Verwundete. Das scheint mir selbst, wenn man optimale Bedingungen der medizinischen Versorgung unterstellt (insbesondere der kurze Weg zu einem regulären Krankenhaus), zu hoch.
Alles anzeigenMehr Terminspekulation:
https://twitter.com/VerminusM/status/1819902720997798299
Das wäre dann nächsten Montag.
Eher unwahrscheinlich. Sie kämpfen ja nicht gegen Juden sondern gegen Zionisten.
ZitatTop Russian security official Shoigu arrives in Iran, Interfax says
https://twitter.com/NicoleGraj…tatus/1820460509147095280
Das soll wohl eine Botschaft senden. Nehme an mehr in Richtung USA als Israel, vielleicht noch an einige andere arabische Länder.
Das würde bedeuten auf jeden toten Soldaten kommen ca. 13 Verwundete. Das scheint mir selbst, wenn man optimale Bedingungen der medizinischen Versorgung unterstellt (insbesondere der kurze Weg zu einem regulären Krankenhaus), zu hoch.
Wenn das mit guter westlicher Bürokratie läuft und jeder Kratzer, jeder umgeknickter Fuß, jeder verbrannter Finger beim Essen holen in der Feldküche ins Verbandbuch eingetragen werden muss, damit die Veteranenkasse die Kosten übernimmt, falls doch irgendwelche Komplikationen auftreten, dann nicht.
Wenn das mit guter westlicher Bürokratie läuft und jeder Kratzer, jeder umgeknickter Fuß, jeder verbrannter Finger beim Essen holen in der Feldküche ins Verbandbuch eingetragen werden muss, damit die Veteranenkasse die Kosten übernimmt, falls doch irgendwelche Komplikationen auftreten, dann nicht.
Ne, glaube ich nicht. Das ist im Kontext von ernsthaften Kampfhandlungen. Ich bezweifle, dass sowas in der Statistik landet.
Ich weiß auch nicht, wo der Artikel spezifisch der Zahl der Verwundeten hernimmt. Denn es gibt auch viel höhere Angaben, die den IDF zugeschrieben werden:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/…fighting-since-october-7/
ZitatAlles anzeigen[18 April 2024]
Over 7,000 injured in fighting since October 7
Since October 7, 7,209 newly wounded military personnel have entered the Defense Ministry’s rehabilitation system, according to official numbers showing high numbers of mental health issues.
Ninety-five percent of them are men under the age of 30 serving in the IDF reserves.
Thirty percent of the newly wounded, 2,111 individuals, developed mental health issues of various kinds. For 60%, the psychic wound was their primary injury.
The Defense Ministry estimates that by the end of 2024, there will be 20,000 newly wounded members of the military from this war. Some 8,000, or 40%, will face psychiatric challenges, including anxiety, depression, PTSD, adjustment and communication difficulties, and psychotic conditions.
Das heißt die 4000 sind vielleicht nicht mal alle, die typischerweise als Verwundete gezählt werden - da sind leichtere Verletzungen mit drin - sondern könnten zum Beispiel Soldaten sein, die längere Zeit ausfallen, was das Verhältnis nochmal unrealistischer machen würde.
https://www.semafor.com/articl…n-agency-for-palestinians
ZitatAlles anzeigenJournal still can’t confirm January story about UN agency for Palestinians
In January, The Wall Street Journal made an explosive claim: Quoting “intelligence reports,” the paper reported that not only had 12 members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, or UNRWA, taken part in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, but 10% of the relief agency’s 12,000 workers in Gaza had ties to militant groups.
[...]
But months later, the paper’s top editor overseeing standards privately made an admission: The paper didn’t know — and still doesn’t know —whether the allegation, based on Israeli intelligence reports, was true.
“The fact that the Israeli claims haven’t been backed up by solid evidence doesn’t mean our reporting was inaccurate or misleading, that we have walked it back or that there is a correctable error here,” Elena Cherney, the chief news editor, wrote in an email earlier this year seen by Semafor.
https://www.reuters.com/world/…officials-say-2024-08-05/
ZitatExclusive: US personnel hurt in attack against base in Iraq, officials say
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Several U.S. personnel were injured in an attack against a military base in Iraq on Monday, three U.S. officials told Reuters.
The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the suspected rocket attack took place at Al Asad airbase in Iraq. They said they were citing initial information which could change.
https://www.theguardian.com/wo…-66b095998f08fd552e830547
ZitatSpeaking at a press conference in Israel, Smotrich complained that international pressure meant the government had “no choice” but to bring in aid.
[...]
“Nobody will let us cause two million civilians to die of hunger even though it might be justified and moral until our hostages are returned,” said Smotrich. “Humanitarian in exchange for humanitarian is morally justified, but what can we do? We live today in a certain reality, we need international legitimacy for this war.”
Nicht, dass man wirklich noch viel mehr Informationen dazu braucht:
https://twitter.com/btselem/status/1820521066437153132
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1820521066437153132.html
Der Bericht "Welcome to Hell":
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausl…n-soziale-medien-100.html
ZitatGründe und voraussichtliche Dauer wurden nicht bekanntgegeben. Beobachter vermuten jedoch, dass die Sperre mit Beileidsbekundungen für Ismail Hanija, den getöteten Auslandschef der islamistischen Hamas, zusammenhängt.Kommunikationsdirektor Fahrettin Altun hatte Instagram kurz vor der Sperre vorgeworfen, die Beileidsbekundungen zu blockieren und der Plattform Zensur unterstellt. Erdogan warf Online-Plattformen wie Instagram nun vor, Perversitäten und Terrorunterstützung zu dulden, aber den "ruhmvollen Widerstand des palästinensischen Volkes" zu bekämpfen.
Dazu https://www.timesofisrael.com/…er-but-world-wont-let-us/
ZitatFinance Minister Bezalel Smotrich implies he believes that blocking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is “justified and moral” even if it causes 2 million civilians to die of hunger, adding however that the international community won’t allow this to happen.
“We are bringing in aid because there is no choice,” Smotrich says at a conference in Yad Binyamin hosted by the Israel Hayom outlet. “We can’t, in the current global reality, manage a war. Nobody will let us cause 2 million civilians to die of hunger even though it might be justified and moral until our hostages are returned. Humanitarian in exchange for humanitarian is morally justified, but what can we do? We live today in a certain reality, we need international legitimacy for this war.”
https://www.fr.de/politik/isra…echtfertigt-93226326.html
Zitat„Wir lassen Hilfslieferungen hinein, weil wir keine andere Wahl haben“, sagte Smotrich auf einer Konferenz in Yad Binyamin, die vom israelischen Medium Israel Hayom veranstaltet wurde. „In der gegenwärtigen globalen Realität können wir keinen Krieg führen. Niemand wird zulassen, dass wir zwei Millionen Zivilisten verhungern lassen, auch wenn das gerechtfertigt und moralisch sein könnte, bis unsere Geiseln freigelassen werden“, führte der Finanzminister weiter aus. Das berichteten das Portal The Times of Israel und der britische Guardian.
Panic in Beirut as Israeli warplanes break sound barrier three times
Man rasselt mit den großen Säbeln...
Israelischer Exceptionalism
https://www.tandfonline.com/do…080/19436149.2024.2342733
ZitatIsrael’s settler-colonial project stands as a peculiar instance of colonial domination in the modern era, distinguished by its ideological roots in Zionism, a potent blend of mythological narratives, militaristic nationalism, and expansionist aspirations. Unlike traditional colonial powers, Israel operates without a conventional metropole, instead leveraging strategic alliances with Western powers, particularly the United States, to sustain its colonial enterprise. The endurance of this project is inextricably linked to the subjugation and fragmentation of the Arab world, which serves as a wellspring of resistance against Israel’s colonial ambitions, as evidenced by the normalization of relations between Israel and various Arab regimes. Yet, Palestinian resistance has proven resilient and adaptive, persistently asserting its rights, identity, and connection to the land, while exposing the moral bankruptcy of Israel’s colonial dominance.
Zusammenarbeit mit Antisemitismus (Buch: Israeli Exceptionalism, von einem Parkistani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Shahid_Alam)
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230101371_12
ZitatWhat were the complementarities between Zionism and anti-Semitism? Most importantly, the Zionists shared a common goal with anti-Semites: they wanted the Jews out of Europe. The anti-Semites had pursued this ambition over many centuries by expelling, killing, or segregating the Jews. Now—with Zionism—it appeared that the Jews themselves were proposing to remove themselves from Europe, voluntarily, if only one or more Western powers would help them to secure a Jewish state in Palestine. The Zionists offered the anti-Semites a historic opportunity to accomplish their long-standing goal with little trouble. The offer was unexpected because Jews, in the past, had never cooperated in their own deportation. It was an attractive opportunity too because the anti-Semites
would attain their goal without any of the unpleasantness associated with deportations and pogroms. In the measure that anti-Semitism—in its diffuse and concentrated forms—was still prevalent in Europe, the Zionists could rely on the cooperation of European leaders, themselves driven by anti-Semitism or acting to appease strong anti-Semitic sentiment in their societies. Thus, Zionism promised to create an extraordinary convergence in the primary goals of two historical antagonists—Jews and anti-Semites.
Anti-Semitism also provided the rationale for Zionism, both when its protagonists were appealing to Western guilt, and when they were seeking to overcome Jewish diffidence toward their movement.
Oberst Roderich bringt unfreiwillig den Kern der deutschen Nahost-Politik auf den Punkt:
Wir können mil. zwar weniger nichts, aber es geht um Haltung™!
(...und natürlich auch um paranoiden Größenwahn.)
Was genau tun die USA zur Abschreckung?
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-813617
ZitatUS does not think response has begun from Iran or Hezbollah
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday the United States does not believe a retaliatory strike has begun yet from Iran or Hezbollah against Israel.
She told reporters that US President Joe Biden is trying to de-escalate tensions in the region.
Scheint mir offensichtlich, aber wohl trotzdem nicht allen klar.
https://www.spiegel.de/ausland…13-4225-ad6d-fb45506b3884
ZitatStratege des Massakers vom 7. Oktober führt künftig die Hamas
Den bisherigen Anführer hat Israel vergangene Woche ausgeschaltet, nun soll Yahya Sinwar die Hamas leiten. Der 61-Jährige gilt als extrem brutal und versteckt sich seit Monaten erfolgreich.
Nun, die Israelis werden zufrieden sein, da sie vermutlich den Propagandawert überschätzen.
Der Spiegel hat hier wohl eine Entschärfung vorgenommen:
Zitatyahya-sinwar-das-monster-von-gaza-fuehrt-kuenftig-die-hamas
Frage mich wieso.
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