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The American Jewish Congress released a statement on May 8, 2023 on Bashar Al Assad rejoining the Arab League. This is a good time to recall why this is not a good idea after #Assad attended an Arab Summit in #SaudiArabia over the weekend. Read this #thread⬇️/1
@JackRosenNYC
@JackRosenNYC
The #AmericanJewishCongress is alarmed that efforts are underway to rehabilitate #BasharAssad. Before any normalization, Assad needs to talk to the opposition, eliminate #Iran presence in #Syria, and initiate a political transition in accordance with UNSCR 2254. /2
Sharing our concerns about rehabilitating #BasharAlAssad is more than half of Syria’s population displaced by #Assad’s actions over the past decade, says @JackRosenNYC, President of #AmericanJewishCongress. /3
This tweet by a retired wealthy industrialist with too much time on his hands and no idea what to do with it illustrates what is wrong with India.
He extols the virtues of a clay water storage unit, the surahi, from the mid-20th century.
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He extols the virtues of a clay water storage unit, the surahi, from the mid-20th century.
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Of course, while he lives in unimaginable luxury, the likes of which we can't dream of.
It's a foolish comparison, because the surahi can only store and cool water by a few degrees, whereas the fridge can cool anything, preserve food, and make ice (needed for his scotch).
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It's a foolish comparison, because the surahi can only store and cool water by a few degrees, whereas the fridge can cool anything, preserve food, and make ice (needed for his scotch).
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But that didn't stop Indian twitterati from going ga-ga over his tweet. Why?
Because if there's one thing guaranteed to give you applause in India today, it is hearkening to the past.
Our grandparents had the most wonderful life. Our country was great in the good old days.
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Because if there's one thing guaranteed to give you applause in India today, it is hearkening to the past.
Our grandparents had the most wonderful life. Our country was great in the good old days.
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#BREAKING #UPDATE
#UN in Deep Crisis - Russian FM Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov opened his speech as chair of the #UNSC by declaring that the rules-based order... actually has... NO rules
Instead, unilateral sanctions have paralysed supply chains and seen international laws manipulated
#UN in Deep Crisis - Russian FM Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov opened his speech as chair of the #UNSC by declaring that the rules-based order... actually has... NO rules
Instead, unilateral sanctions have paralysed supply chains and seen international laws manipulated
🇷🇺's top diplomat went on to say the West has instead self-proclaimed dominance across the globe.
Here are some key points:
🔸 #AUKUS deal an extension of #NATO into Asian Pacific
🔸 #Washington embraced destroying current architecture of intl relations
Here are some key points:
🔸 #AUKUS deal an extension of #NATO into Asian Pacific
🔸 #Washington embraced destroying current architecture of intl relations
🔸 🇺🇸 intervention in Indo-Pacific is to deter 🇨🇳 & isolate 🇷🇺
🔸 Complex of superiority dominant in minds of EU officials
🔸 🇺🇸 and 🇯🇵 remain silent on who bombed #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki, and the use of depleted #Uranium in #Yugoslavia
🔸 Complex of superiority dominant in minds of EU officials
🔸 🇺🇸 and 🇯🇵 remain silent on who bombed #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki, and the use of depleted #Uranium in #Yugoslavia
How can a public person restrict people to reply on a public platform . However we #Kashmiris will not allow you to use #Kashmir as your grandfather used it and compromised in 1971 . @BBhuttoZardari @ForeignOfficePk
🎖️ Today marks the 20th anniversary of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, a significant event in modern history with lasting consequences on global politics, regional stability, and countless lives. #IraqWar20
📰 The invasion was launched on March 20, 2003, under the banner of "Operation Iraqi Freedom," with the stated goal of disarming Iraq of weapons of mass destruction and removing the regime of Saddam Hussein. #ShockAndAwe
🇺🇸🇬🇧 The US, UK, and other coalition forces led the invasion, facing minimal resistance initially as they rapidly advanced towards the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. #CoalitionOfTheWilling
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Sum. of Dr.@Susanrosepower’s comments (Head of Research @alhaq_org) on the consequences of ICJ advisory opinion & #state_responsibility, during our webinar:On the Table of the ICJ: The Legality/Illegality of #Israeli_Occupation &the Subsequent Int’l Responsibility
#L4PThreads
Sum. of Dr.@Susanrosepower’s comments (Head of Research @alhaq_org) on the consequences of ICJ advisory opinion & #state_responsibility, during our webinar:On the Table of the ICJ: The Legality/Illegality of #Israeli_Occupation &the Subsequent Int’l Responsibility
#L4PThreads
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Article 14 of the Draft articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts state that the international #obligations on a state committing a continuing crime arise only for the period during which the act continues.
Article 14 of the Draft articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts state that the international #obligations on a state committing a continuing crime arise only for the period during which the act continues.
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According to IL Commission, an example of continuing unlawful act is unlawful occupation . Therefore, #Israel is responsible for the consequences of the #occupation as long as it continues, even if it was deemed to be an act of self-defence initially.
According to IL Commission, an example of continuing unlawful act is unlawful occupation . Therefore, #Israel is responsible for the consequences of the #occupation as long as it continues, even if it was deemed to be an act of self-defence initially.
🧵1/20: On Russia: “The Roots of Russia”, written by Dr. Lev Dobriansky (1918- 2008), a renowned Professor of Economics at Georgetown University, and former US Ambassador to the Bahamas, published, courtesy by (US) Naval Institute Proceedings-April 1963, tells us:
🧵 Dobriansky was US-born son of Ukrainian immigrants, staunch anti-Communist. Amongst nuggets that his article brings out, over a half-century ago, when Russia already dominated USSR, which in turn dominated much of world: Russians did not constitute a majority of the USSR.
🧵3/20: Even back in 1897, 60% of subjects of Russian Empire were not Russian. Lenin himself said “Czarist Russia & Russians constitute 43 per cent of total population, i.e. a minority, while non-Russian nationalities constituted 57 per cent”.
On Oct. 31, 2002 the Gov of #Eritrea informed the #UNSC then tplf led gov of #Ethiopia announced the creation of an axis with the #Sudan & #Yemen to perpetrate acts of subversion and aggression against Eritrea...1
The @StateDept has sanctioned 3 Syrian military officers for their role in the August 21, 2013 sarin attack on Ghouta which killed over 1,000 men, women, and children:
Brig Gen Adnan Aboud Hilweh
Maj Gen Ghassan Ahmed Ghannam
Maj Gen Jawdat Saleebi Mawas
state.gov/designation-of…
Brig Gen Adnan Aboud Hilweh
Maj Gen Ghassan Ahmed Ghannam
Maj Gen Jawdat Saleebi Mawas
state.gov/designation-of…
Maj Gen Ghannan was commander of the
155th Missile Brigade and associated with Maher
al-Assad. He was sanctioned by the EU in 2016.
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…
155th Missile Brigade and associated with Maher
al-Assad. He was sanctioned by the EU in 2016.
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…
Brig Gen Adnan Aboud Hilweh was a senior officer in the 155th Missile Brigade. He was sanctioned by the EU in 2016 for "his responsibility for the deployment and use of missile and chemical weapons in civilian areas in 2013." eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/…
Since Oct 10 300 Russian missiles and drones targeted energy facilities and other civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, Zhytomyr, Kropyvnytskyi, Lviv, Poltava, Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Mykolayiv, Donetsk regions -@SergiyKyslytsya
@SergiyKyslytsya During today's #UNSC he said 40% of Ukraine’s energy facilities have been damaged or destroyed. Power plants, central heating plants, transformers, oil storages, distribution devices, overhead power lines, and other energy equipment throughout the country remain under fire
Russian terrorists have mined the dam and aggregates of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant – one of the largest power facilities in Ukraine.
Here’s a quick thread on the term #GenderApartheid, as it pertains to Afghanistan. Afghan feminists like @Hmosadiq have been using this term since at least the fall of 2021, to describe the Taliban’s comprehensive and systematic roll back of women rights. afghandiaspora.net/gender-aparthe…
In August 2022, @karimabennoune, a law professor and former special rapporteur, published an important article about #GenderApartheid in Afghanistan. She will publish a longer and more detailed version of this article in November 2022. justsecurity.org/82651/the-best…
In September 2022, @SR_Afghanistan in his remarks at @UN_HRC used the term #GenderApartheid, saying that it was important to consider this concept. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
Can #russia actually be removed or, at least, suspended from the #UNSC?
Short answer: no.
Longer answer : it’s complicated (shockingly).🧵 ⬇️
Short answer: no.
Longer answer : it’s complicated (shockingly).🧵 ⬇️
1. Firstly but crucially, the inability to suspend/remove any member underlines a bigger, structural issue:
That the #UNSC is grossly outdated and doesn’t reflect the modern balance of power.
That the #UNSC is grossly outdated and doesn’t reflect the modern balance of power.
It was formed after WWII, comprising 15 members and the main allies being granted P5 (permanent) status.
But that word means just that.
That they are permanent and there being no mechanism written into the UN Charter to remove them.
But that word means just that.
That they are permanent and there being no mechanism written into the UN Charter to remove them.
Germany calls for UN's role in Kashmir issue.
German FM @ABaerbock said:
"Germany also has role and responsibility with regard to the situation in Kashmir, Therefore we support intensively the engagement of the United Nation, to find the peaceful solutions in the region."
German FM @ABaerbock said:
"Germany also has role and responsibility with regard to the situation in Kashmir, Therefore we support intensively the engagement of the United Nation, to find the peaceful solutions in the region."
India calls out comments made by German FM @ABaerbock on UN's role in resolution of #Kashmir Issue
@MEAIndia said:
-All serious and conscientious members of global community have a role and responsibility to call out international terrorism, especially of a cross-border nature.
@MEAIndia said:
-All serious and conscientious members of global community have a role and responsibility to call out international terrorism, especially of a cross-border nature.
Eine Resolution zur Verurteilung der heutigen russischen Annexion, gemeinsam von Albanien und den USA in den Sicherheitsrat eingebracht, wurde 14:1 bei wenigen Enthaltungen abgelehnt.
Russland stimmte als einziges, aber permanentes Mitglied des Sicherheitsrats dagegen. #UNSC
Russland stimmte als einziges, aber permanentes Mitglied des Sicherheitsrats dagegen. #UNSC
Erneut ist es schwer erträglich, dass Russland sein Vetorecht im Sicherheitsrat nicht dazu nutzt, die UN-Charta zu verteidigen (wie gedacht), sondern um sie zu beschädigen.
Die Ausführungen des russischen Botschafters bei der UN Wassili Alexejewitsch Nebensja waren deprimierend.
Die Ausführungen des russischen Botschafters bei der UN Wassili Alexejewitsch Nebensja waren deprimierend.
Er bezeichnete die Ergebnisse der Schein-Referenda als konform mit dem Selbstbestimmungsrecht der UN-Charta. Dem stimmt kein Mitglied des #UNSC zu.
"Es sieht so aus, als ob frühere westliche Partner keinen Frieden in der Ukraine wollen. Sie träumen davon Russland zu besiegen."
"Es sieht so aus, als ob frühere westliche Partner keinen Frieden in der Ukraine wollen. Sie träumen davon Russland zu besiegen."
.@POTUS w/ underscore the importance of strengthening the UNSC at a time when #Russia has "struck at the very heart of the charter by challenging the principle of territorial integrity" on #Ukraine, said @JakeSullivan46 on #UNGA
US will never recognize Russia's "sham referenda", said @JakeSullivan46 on efforts to hold referendum on 4 regions in Ukraine.
we're buying generators and portable gas burners. cause when you are fighting Russia, you have to be ready for the most despicable attacks against civilians. Russian propagandists already talk about how they must pressure us into submission by hunger, cold ad darkness. 👇
Meanwhile, Putin said the attacks on power facilities in Kharkiv, Poltava, and the attack on the dam in Kryvyi Rih, were "a warning". So current #UNSC member basically says: If you keep winning on the war front, we're going to commit mass war crimes against civilians
everything feels surreal. Like the Winter the #GameOfThrones characters were so afraid of. Yet, we know how it ended for the ice king. BTW, Winterisation is also one of the main topics at the UN this assembly. feels like I would be writing like hell.
IAEA Director General @RafaelMGrossi delivered statement at Board of Governors meeting this morning. Remarks on nuclear safety and security in #Ukraine, #JCPOA and #Iran, #DPRK, and more.
📝 Full statement: bit.ly/3eINp4o
📝 Full statement: bit.ly/3eINp4o
#Ukraine: "Just a few days ago I led IAEA Support and Assistance Mission to #Zaporizhzhya NPP. ISAMZ established a continuous IAEA presence at the site to help ensure nuclear safety & security and allowed inspectors to undertake vital safeguards activities" - @RafaelMGrossi
#Ukraine: "ISAMZ made clear the urgent & imperative goal of halting the shelling that is hindering the safe operation of #Zaporizhzhya NPP. A nuclear safety & security protection zone is urgently needed & I have begun initial consultations with relevant Parties" - @RafaelMGrossi
Tigray authorities say they are ready to abide by an immediate cessation of hostilities, to create a conducive atmosphere for AU-led talks under *mutually-acceptable" mediators, with int'l observers to help build trust, instill confidence in the process & support implementation.
These are all fairly standard components of peace processes. The Govt of Ethiopia has been resistant to calls for int'l observers, however. Will they accept them now? This would notionally require granting them access to Tigray & conflict-affected parts of Amhara & Afar.
What Tigray authorities are proposing was presumably part of the discussions between AU & US officials in recent days, and appears to be the result of the reported talks in Djibouti.
“#Tigray and the people of Tigray fighting for their are aligned with nobody or for nobody. They are fighting for their own survival and dignity against forces who want them exterminated and vanquished.”, says President of Tigray, Debretsion Gebremichael in an open letter to 1/7
the current President of the #UN Security Council, #France (@franceonu ), and #UNSG @antonioguterres. The letter dated Sept 7, 2022 is the second after the one written on Aug 23, a day before the resumption of the war. It contains elements of cessation of hostilities 2/7
and #peace process citing the first letter how previous processes were “setup to fail”.
If and what the UN’s response to the Aug 23 letter is unknown. Immediate and unconditional lifting of blockade and resumption of services, status quo ante, 3/7
If and what the UN’s response to the Aug 23 letter is unknown. Immediate and unconditional lifting of blockade and resumption of services, status quo ante, 3/7
I have just addressed the #UNSC and launched a proposal to create a Nuclear Safety and Security Protection Zone (NSSPZ) in #Zaporizhzhya. This is based on the findings from our mission to the power plant there, outlined in our new report. bit.ly/3RkPbao
From the very beginning of the conflict, we've monitored the nuclear safety and security situation of #Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. Through the @IAEAIEC, we've been in contact with Ukraine's Regulatory Inspectorate and have shared frequent updates online.
Through the Support & Assistance Mission to #Zaporizhzhya (ISAMZ), we've established a presence at the #ZNPP that will help to stabilise the situation. It'll also enable us to closely monitor the situation at the site, and to receive direct, fast and reliable information.
#Ukraine informed IAEA that a back-up power line between #Zaporizhzhya NPP & a thermal power station was deliberately disconnected to extinguish a fire. The line was not damaged & for safety #ZNPP is receiving electricity from its sole operating reactor. bit.ly/3QkhDb4
Also today, four IAEA experts left #ZNPP as planned after several days of essential safety, security & safeguards work. Two others remain as part of a continuing presence at the site.
Director General @rafaelmgrossi will on Tuesday issue a report about the safety, security and safeguards situation in #Ukraine — including findings from his mission to the #ZNPP — and later the same day brief the @UN Security Council (#UNSC) about the mission to the plant.
East African leaders have agreed to assemble troops to combat armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of #Congo #DRC.
What is this joint force and what are its objectives?
@PMvandeWalle takes a close look in our latest Q&A.
[Thread] 🧵👇
crisisgroup.org/africa/great-l…
What is this joint force and what are its objectives?
@PMvandeWalle takes a close look in our latest Q&A.
[Thread] 🧵👇
crisisgroup.org/africa/great-l…
The East African Community (EAC) @jumuiya is composed of #DRCongo 🇨🇩, #Tanzania 🇹🇿, #Kenya 🇰🇪, #Burundi 🇧🇮, #Rwanda 🇷🇼, #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 & #Uganda 🇺🇬.
The EAC’s joint force was designed to respond to the rampant insecurity in eastern DRC, a serious concern for the entire region.
The EAC’s joint force was designed to respond to the rampant insecurity in eastern DRC, a serious concern for the entire region.
Cyclic violence, displacement and insecurity due to the presence of armed groups has been plaguing the region for almost 30 years.
Yet an actual deployment of a regional force is unprecedented.
crisisgroup.org/africa/great-l…
Yet an actual deployment of a regional force is unprecedented.
crisisgroup.org/africa/great-l…
18/08/2022: Today marks the 24months of Transition in #Mali. Happened in the last two years? Maybe a good moment to look back. A short🧵1/
I caught up with the end of this yesterday - and this hearing is an alternative, & possibly better explanation for the rushed and botched roll out of the new US Africa Strategy.
VIDEO >> media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k…
VIDEO >> media.un.org/en/asset/k1g/k…
China is comprehensively outplaying the US in international diplomacy. Here is China's "Concept Note" referred to at the beginning of the session. securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/20…
A charitable interpretation of rushed release of the new US Africa Strategy (whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…) is that they wanted to release something that is alligned to the proposals being discussed in this UNSC Chinese Presidency event held on the same day.
