Month: April 2024

1) @;8# Harel, “Two Assassinations, Same Problem: Israel Didn’t Think About the Consequences; The IDF is preparing for a response to the strike on the Iranian Embassy compound in Damascus, and it seems the possible consequences of killing members of Ismail Haniyeh’s family in Gaza weren’t considered deeply. U.S. backing provides a sense of security but exposes eroding Israeli deterrence,” Ha’aretz, April 2, 2024.

2) Amanda Taub, “Israel bombed an Iranian Embassy complex. Is that allowed?
Israel can likely argue that its actions did not violate international law’s protections for diplomatic missions, experts say.” New York Times, April 13, 2024,” New York Times, April 13, 2024.

1) Boris Bondarew (Gastbeitrag) “Warum Macron recht hat und Scholz nur Putin stärkt: Es ist richtig, dass der französische Präsident Bodentruppen in der Ukraine nicht ausgeschlossen hat. Denn Wladimir Putin fürchtet nichts so sehr wie die direkte Beteiligung Europas am Krieg,” Der Spiegel, den 10. April 2024 (16:11 Uhr);

2) Boris Bondarew:[Guest article): “Why Macron is right and Scholz only strengthens Putin;It is true that the French president did not exclude ground troops in Ukraine. Because Vladimir Putin fears nothing as much as Europe’s direct participation in the war.:” Der zspiegel, April 10, 2024 ( 4:11 p.m.);

1) Spencer Ackerman, “Where Is America’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Now?,” New York Times, April 10, 2024;

1) Paul Taylor, “Send missiles to Ukraine or stand accused of appeasing Russia? Olaf Scholz must choose; The SPD chancellor has drawn a line in the sand. But playing the peace card to win back anti-war voters could cast his party into the political wilderness, The Guardian, April 3, 2024 (07.00 BST);

1) Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and Harry Davies, “‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets; Israeli intelligence sources reveal use of ‘Lavender’ system in Gaza war and claim permission given to kill civilians in pursuit of low-ranking militants,” The Guardian, April 3, 2024 (14.53 BST);

1) William Kristol, “The price we’re already paying for Trump’s renomination,” The Bulwark, Substack, April 3, 2024.

1) “One of Ukraine’s biggest power plants destroyed by Russia,” The Telegraph, March 30, 2024 (5:00pm);

2) Chris McGreal, “‘Not a normal war’: doctors say children have been targeted by Israeli snipers in Gaza; IDF says it ‘completely rejects’ charge that its soldiers deliberately fired on any of the thousands of civilians killed in Israeli offensive,” The Guardian, April 2, 2024;

3) Phil Klay, “U.S. Support for Israel’s War Has Become Indefensible
A good pretext for war is not enough to make a war just,” The Atlantuc, March 28, 2024;

“All the work we have done with the Global South [over Ukraine] has been lost,” a senior G7 diplomat told the Financial Times in October. “Forget about rules, forget about world order. They won’t ever listen to us again.”

4) Von Susanne Koelbl, Christoph Reuter und Thore Schröder, “Deshalb ist das Bombardement des iranischen Konsulats so gefährlich; Der mutmaßlich israelische Raketenangriff auf das iranische Konsulat in Damaskus bedeutet eine immense Eskalation der Lage. Tel Aviv beteuert zwar, kein Interesse an einem Regionalkrieg zu haben. Doch was ist die Absicht?” Der Spiegel den 2. April 2024 (19.33 Uhr);

5) Hélène Sallon (Beyrouth, correspondante) et Ghazal Golshiri, “Après les frappes attribuées à Israël sur le consulat d’Iran à Damas, Téhéran face à un dilemme stratégique; L’Iran, qui a évité jusqu’ici d’entrer en conflit ouvert avec l’Etat hébreu, pourrait se trouver contraint de riposter, faisant craindre une escalade, Le Monde, le 2 avril 2024 (modifié à 10h06);

1) Patrick Wintour ( Diplomatic editor), “Iran vows revenge after two generals killed in Israeli strike on Syria consulate; Several people killed in airstrike, including Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi and his deputy,” The Guardian, April 1, 2024 (22:17 BST);

2) Jared Malsin and Aresu Eqbali, “Israel Blamed for Attack Killing Iranian General in Damascus; Missile strike hit Iranian diplomatic building in Syrian capital, Syria and Iran say, risking an escalation of hostilities,” Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2024 (Updated 4:51 ET);

3) Antonio Pita, “Israel mata a tres destacados mandos militares iraníes en la residencia del embajador en Damasco; El asesinato y el bombardeo en Siria del viernes amenazan con incendiar aún más Oriente Próximo. El fin del asedio al mayor hospital de Gaza deja edificios calcinados, cadáveres en el suelo y pilas de escombros,” El País, el 1 de abril 2024 (actualizado a las 16:50 EDT);

4) “Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead,” SWI (Swissinfo.ch), April 2, 2024 (00:03);