Israel and Palestine

According to a report the new Israeli prime minister has said Israel is not party to the u.n. joint comprehensive plan.

Reportedly there is a plan to reopen the u.s. embassy in east Jerusalem, but the area is under dispute as is Samaria.

Reportedly Samaria was first colonised atleast from the 13th Century BC. According to reports Assyria who conquered Babylon during the 13th Century BC had a policy of displacing populations. Biblical reports are of the resettling of populations in Samaria from around 722 BC.

According to reports Benny Gantz, deputy prime minister and minister of defence met Mahmoud Abbbas, president of Fatah, the palestinian authority in Samaria on Sunday. The meeting, said to be approved by the prime minister was reportedly the first high level face to face meeting in over a decade. According to reports, on the agenda was money, security issues and shaping the future in Samaria, Judea and Gaza.

The two state solution reportedly advocated by the u.s. and u.n. fails to recognise that Palestinians live in three distinct areas nor geographically connected. Currency is said to be the egyptian pound, Israeli shekel and Jordanian Dinar.

The George Bush administration

Reportedly Dick Cheney was u.s. secretary of defence for most of George Bush’s 1989-93 term, overseeing the gulf war of 1991, and was vice president to George Bush from 2001-2009. The terror attack on the world trade centre buildings and the pentagon was reportedly followed by a declaration of war on terrorism, an invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003.

According to reports the Gulf war began when Iraq invaded Kuwait because they were selling oil to the u.s. Reportedly the first units to enter Iraq were the special air service/sas. A special force unit of the British army trained in covert activities such as scouting, espionage and direct action. Reportedly a ground force of 150,000 troops invaded Iraq. Many Iraqis were said to have been taken as prisoners of war. Iraq withdrew from Kuwait in February 1991. They reportedly blew up 700 oil wells before leaving.

According to reports the Iraq war of 2003 began when the u.s. and u.k. invaded Iraq claiming the Saddam Hussein regime had weapons of mass destruction. The u.n. sanctioned the illegal invasion in retrospect. The war continued for eight years and according to an estimate resulted in 1,033,100 deaths. Reportedly u.s. troops were withdrawn in 2011, reemerging in 2014 at the head of a new coalition.

Reportedly, from 1995-2000 Dick Cheney was chief executive officer of Haliburton, one of the world’s largest oil exploration and production companies. Reported profits for 2018 were us$2.467 billion.

According to a report an ongoing Persian Gulf crisis began with a build up of u.s. military ships in the region in 2019, according to the u.s. to deter Iran and possibly others who were planning a campaign to attack u.s. forces and interests in the Persian gulf and Iraq. Political tensions were said to have risen between Iran and the u.s. because of sanctions, resulting in a breakdown of the u.n. joint comprehensive plan of action.

Reportedly, in 2018 the European commission announced its intention to declare sanctions against Iran illegal. According to the report the commission instructed the European central bank to facilitate European companies’ investment in Iran.

Afghanistan food shortages

According to a report the usa have frozen a large part of billions of dollars Afghanistan has in foreign reserves. Reportedly Afghanistan has been facing severe food shortages. The u.n. food assistance program is said to run out in September without further funding.

The u.n. Who’s in charge?

According to reports the u.n. charter of 1945 grants permanent seats on the security council to the uk, usa, France, Russia and China. Ireland, India, Kenya, Mexico and Norway were chosen, and the united Arab emirates, Albania, Brazil, Gabon and Ghana were reportedly elected by the 193 nation assembly. According to reports, in 2013 Saidi Arabia refused a seat on the council, said to be due to disputes concerning Syria, Iran and Palestinian suffering.

Reportedly founded by the big four victors of world war II; the uk, usa, Russia and China, the charter which states all member nations are equal and sovereign, prohibits the use of force in international relations. The purpose of the u.n. according to the charter is to maintain international peace and security, to take collective measures to prevent threats or breaches to the peace and to settle international disputes. Criteria according to the charter is to develop friendly relations among nations based on equal rights and self determination, and promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all regardless of race, sex, language or religion.

According to reports, the settling of disputes by the international court of justice has not been to everyone’s satisfaction. Often appearing partisan. Religion is often blamed for disputes concerning assets. Reports are that nations sell oil to the u.n. at an undisclosed price, being prohibited from selling to others, and in the case of Yemen Saudi Arabia were reportedly paid for Yemen’s oil while many Yemenis are suffering from a food crisis. Other reports have been that water has been targeted as a deterrent. A possible reason for the continued exodus from Syria after isis were beaten. Results in food shortages. Other reports concerning the u.n. that don’t identify human rights are of wives and children of isis being put into camps and the children being taken away to europe to an unknown future.

Reportedly the current u.n. secretary general was the commisioner for refugees during major displacement crises due to conflicts in Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Yemen and elsewhere. According to a u.n. report over half a million Afghans have been displaced this year, 80% said to be women and girls.

The u.n. presidency reportedly rotates on a monthly basis. Ireland takes the presidency in September. One role of the security council is voting in resolutions. According to a report a u.n. resolution for the Taliban to facilitate safe passage for people wanting to leave Afghanistan got 13 votes in favour. Russia and China abstained. Other issues are said to be women, girls and education. Reportedly an estimated 3.7 million children do not attend school, 40% of which are girls. There are possibly not enough schools in Afghanistan. Also said to be suffering from food shortages.

Afghanistan

Reportedly a u.s. drone strike on Sunday was said to have blown up a vehicle they claimed was carrying multiple suicide bombers, thought to be in retaliation for Thursday’s attack in Kabul. Reportedly relatives of the deceased said they were ordinary citizens. According to a report i.s. have claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Monday targeting Kabul airport.

German elections planned for September 26

According to reports a poll on Thursday showed support for the christian democratic union was 22% and the social democratic party 23%. Reportedly the cdu which was formed in 1945 was the result of a merging of several parties and all ideologies. They were said to have remained in power until 1969 when a coalition of the social democratic party and the free democratic party came to power until 1982. They reportedly sought better relations with east Germany. They have since formed coalitions.

According to a report the spd were the strongest party in Germany before the nazi party came to power in 1933, they voted against new legislation that overruled individual rights and were banned. Criteria of the spd who are said to be pro-Europe and a member of the party of European socialists is said to the socially disadvantaged, the social needs of workers and the economy.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

The book ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ was published in 1949 and later became a film starring Richard Burton. Set in the future, it was reportedly the last published work by British author George Orwell and tells the story of a corrupt, sadistic and repressive regime.

The main character grew up during an atomic war and wants to do his own thing. The thought police arrive and he is taken away and tortured until he agrees that they are right even when they are wrong. He is told that he will survive but remember nothing, that his memory will be obliterated and he will have no future. The thought police, thought to be equated to the military police arrive when the man’s behaviour begins to attract attention. He had already murdered a girl, gotten a room with another and was behaving strangely.

Set in Oceania, the proletariat lived in their own areas and were controlled by media, newspeak and constant surveillance. Controlled protest groups were formed to deal with dissent. Socialism was demonised. People with other political ideas apologised publicly saying they were sick and had a mental condition. A major enemy of the state was said to be a former member of the inner party who wrote a fictional book entitled ‘The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism’. Oligarchy was said to need poverty in order to survive. There were ongoing wars.

Kabul attacks

According to a report Thursday’s attacks outside Kabul airport were the work of suicide bombers, possibly Sunni i.s. terrorists. America’s commanders were said to be working with the Taliban to prevent another attack. Reportedly, according to a Taliban spokesman people will be allowed to leave after the u.s. withdrawal on Tuesday. According to the report Taliban have asked Turkey to operate Kabul airport. Turkey as part of the u.n. may suggest more talks with the former said to be western backed government. Reportedly Afghan citizens fear more attacks which have caused more to think about leaving.

Israel and Gaza

According to reports the league of nations British mandate for Palestine was replaced by u.n. trusteeship, as were other league of nations mandates. Reportedly the Harrison report of 1945, compiled by the u.s. representative to the intergovernmental committee on refugees enquired into mandatory Palestine in relation to the future of survivors of concentration camps. According to the report the effect was that President Truman wrote to the British prime minister saying that helping war refugees return home should be given first priority.

Reportedly between 1944-47 various Israeli underground groups campaigned against British rule. According to reports, on 15 May 1945 directly following the termination of the league of nations mandate for Palestine and Israel’s independence there was an invasion by members of the Arab league.

According to reports the league of nations became the united nations in April 1946. Various plans were compiled, the first reportedly being the Morris-Grady plan of July 1946 which proposed the self rule of jewish and arab states under British supervision, except for Jerusalem and the Negev which would remain under direct British control. Reportedly the plan failed which was followed by the London conference, September 1946-February 47. Another plan proposed by British foreign secretary Ernest Brevin suggesting a limited five year u.n. trusteeship was said to have failed due to no partition. According to reports the u.n. partition plan of 1948 recommended independent arab and jewish states with an international arrangement for Jerusalem, Samaria and Bethlehem.

Reportedly, from 1948 Palestinians believed to be a threat were moved with their families to Gaza. According to a report Egypt annexed Gaza in 1949 which remained under Egyptian control until the six day war of 1967 when Israel took back Gaza and annexed the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. The Gaza blockade followed due to the threat of terrorism.

Afghanistan

Reportedly the u.s. withdrawal from Afghanistan is going ahead as planned though the u.n. disagree. The u.n. spokesperson on human rights may be using criteria from the old regime. Claims are that there have been executions of some civilians and recruitment of child soldiers. Reportedly according to an Afghan citizen, women’s rights are the issue. According to reports, during the taliban’s previous rule from 1996-2001 women were not allowed to work and girls not allowed to go to school.

A reason for a western presence in Afghanistan is reportedly the safe departure of those who feel it may be in their best interests to leave.