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“To stand on German soil as the son of Holocaust survivors and call for a ceasefire – and to then be labelled as antisemitic is not only outrageous, it is also literally putting Jewish lives in danger,” Yuval Abraham told the Guardian.
“I don’t know what Germany is trying to do with us,” he added. “If this is Germany’s way of dealing with its guilt over the Holocaust, they are emptying it of all meaning.”
“Ahead of “Day X”, the 20-21 February UK High Court hearing in the extradition proceedings against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) examines 12 of the common misconceptions about the US government’s case against him.” #Assange #JulianAssange #DayX
https://rsf.org/en/rsf-dispels-common-misconceptions-case-against-julian-assange
Ahead of “Day X”, the upcoming 20-21 February UK High Court hearing in the extradition proceedings against WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) examines 12 of the common misconceptions about the US government’s case against him.
Day 2 of #37c3 - head of our team @ Amnesty Security Lab Donncha Ó Cearbhaill gives an overview of research into the Intellexa Alliance, a network of companies brazenly selling the Predator spyware from the EU.
What can the security community do about it? Stop selling exploits to these companies.
"These companies cannot survive without the talent of exploit developers and researchers."
For the Safety of Jews and Palestinians, Stop Weaponizing Antisemitism — by Bernie Steinberg, Contributing Opinion Writer
Bernie Steinberg was the executive director of Harvard Hillel from 1993 to 2010.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/12/29/steinberg-weaponizing-antisemitism/
Antisemitism in the U.S. is a real and dangerous phenomenon. To contend against these and other antisemitic forces with clarity and purpose, we must put aside all fabricated and weaponized charges of “antisemitism” that serve to silence criticism of Israeli policy and its sponsors in the U.S.
“There is no doubt that both Washington and Tel Aviv underestimated the military capacity of the Hamas-led armed resistance.”
“It is one thing to snatch Palestinians off the streets of the West Bank and disappear them into a military court system, a practice Israel has perfected over the decades. It is quite another to defeat a well-armed insurgency that has spent decades building vast underground infrastructure beneath its own territory and training for this very moment.”
“Both Biden and Netanyahu know what they dare not say in public: On a military level, things are not going well.”
“Israel, a nuclear-armed nation state with modern weapons systems and intelligence capabilities and fully backed by the most powerful nation on Earth, is desperately struggling to achieve a meaningful tactical victory over the armed Palestinian guerrilla forces in Gaza.”
“Despite the vast resources Israel has dedicated to its propaganda effort, it is also flailing in its effort to defeat Hamas on that front.”
https://theintercept.com/2023/12/20/gaza-israel-biden-netanyahu-war-strategy/
"We speak with the acclaimed Russian American writer Masha Gessen, whose latest article for The New Yorker looks at the politics of Holocaust commemoration in Europe. Gessen was scheduled to receive the prestigious Hannah Arendt Prize in Germany on December 15, but the ceremony was postponed after some award sponsors withdrew support over Gessen's comparison in the article of Gaza to the Warsaw Ghetto. A smaller award ceremony is set for Saturday. Gessen says Germany's culture of learning about and atoning for the sins of the Nazi regime has morphed into steadfast support for the state of Israel despite its actions, while banning most forms of pro-Palestinian solidarity as part of a flawed effort to fight antisemitism. The cornerstone of this form of "memory politics" is that "you can't compare the Holocaust to anything," says Gessen. "My argument is that in order to learn from history, we have to compare."
"In collaboration with Meidosem and Infrastition, Minimal Wave proudly presents Kintsugi, a new album by the highly lauded French group Martin Dupont. The album features lush re-works of their old songs, originally released on their highly sought-after 1980s albums. The French band is known for making beautiful, heady electronic, with striking, poetic vocals. A hard-to-classify group from Marseille with a cult following and some mainstream success, Martin Dupont has inspired some of the luminaries of the contemporary music scene crossing many genres from trip-hop to electro to techno. Kintsugi reassembles their old spirit that is colorful, enthusiastic, and delicate, yet also melancholy and mysterious. A mixture of hot and cold, light and dark. Martin Dupont’s music is considered electronic though they also incorporate guitars and clarinets. They are described by many as New Wave, though their music truly transcends genres. Listen to Kintsugi, a collection of Martin Dupont’s emotive songs that have now been reinvigorated with a larger-than-life presence. Pressed on 140-gram vinyl with gold embossed sleeve."
So good! Enjoy <3
Rory
