Was läßt sich nach diesen drei Tagen sagen, einfach zur Tagesordnung übergehen und auf den nächsten „Ausschlag“ warten? Wie lange dauert es diesmal?
Deshalb ein Hinweis auf eine Alternative –
Was danach?
Waffenruhe in greifbarer Nähe…
+++21.11 Uhr:
Der Zeitpunkt für die Waffenruhe steht nun fest. Sie soll laut Sicherheitskreisen ab 22.30 Uhr gelten.
(Wer hat jetzt was gewonnen – und wer was / alles verloren?)
Gaza – am dritten Tag
Gleiches „Ereignis“ – unterschiedliche Wahrnehmung(en) …
Wann wird der Preis für Verständigung und Ausgleich für beide Seiten geringer sein, als für Gewalt?
Palestine updates | Times of Israel – Zur Ergänzung: Ha’aretz (Kommentar)
Gaza | OCHA Flash Update #1 am Abend
Escalation in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #1 as of 18:00, 6 August 2022
KEY POINTS
On 5 August, Israeli airstrikes were conducted in multiple locations in Gaza, including Gaza city, Beit Hanoun and Khan Younis. Subsequently, several rockets were fired from multiple locations across Gaza towards Israel. Exchanges of fire continued throughout 6 August.
According to the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Gaza, as of 6 August at 15:30, at least 15 Palestinians had been killed, including a 5-year-old girl, and about 125 injured. The UN has so far verified 14 of these casualties.
The Gaza Power Plant (GPP) shut down at noon on 6 August due to lack of fuel, causing rolling power cuts exceeding 20 hours per day. This places at severe risk the continuation of basic essential services.
The Israeli authorities have kept their border crossings with Gaza closed since 2 August, citing security concerns. As a result, people have not been allowed in and out, medical cases have been unable to exit and essential commodities, including food and fuel, have not entered.
Due to the limited availability of fuel, aggravated by the closure of Gaza’s crossings since 2 August, the general electricity supply in Gaza is already limited and expected to stop in the next days. This will seriously impact economic and social rights, including the supply of clean water, hygiene and healthcare. The right to health is already severely compromised due to longstanding shortages and the heavily restricted movement in and out of Gaza, including for patients who have been unable to travel for care outside of Gaza.
The UN Humanitarian Coordinator issued a statement calling on all sides for an immediate de-escalation and halt to the violence, to avoid destructive ramifications, particularly for civilians.
Situation overview
On 2 August, Israeli forces arrested a senior operative of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Jenin, West Bank. Subsequently, the PIJ warned in a statement that it would “respond to any aggression.” Later that day, the Israeli authorities imposed a complete closure of crossings with Gaza, preventing movement of people and essential commodities in and out, citing security concerns.
On 5 August at 16:00, Israeli forces conducted a targeted airstrike against a senior PIJ official, Taysir Al –Ja’bari, who was reportedly killed in the attack. Several Israeli airstrikes followed during the evening in multiple locations, including in Gaza City, Beit Hanoun and Khan Younis, as part of an operation codenamed “Breaking Dawn”.
At about 21:00 on 5 August, several short- and long-term rockets were fired from multiple locations in Gaza towards Israel. Exchanges of fire continued throughout the day.
Airstrikes in the Gaza Strip resulted in death, injuries and the destruction of a number of residential buildings and rocket fire launched from Gaza resulted in the damage to one home in Israel, injured one person, two military and caused limited damage to property. According to the MoH in Gaza, as of 6 August at 15:30, 15 Palestinians had been killed, including a 5-year-old girl, and about 125 have been injured. According to Israeli media, two Israeli soldiers and one person have reportedly been wounded in southern Israel.
The humanitarian community is preparing for an eventual activation of the Inter-Agency Contingency Plan for the scale-up of the humanitarian response should the situation further deteriorate, and significant displacement occur. UNRWA has not yet opened any Designated Emergency Shelters (DES) for the displaced. Non-food items (NFIs) and ready-to-eat food Items are transferred across Gaza to be ready for distribution inside the DES in case of further displacement.
HUMANITARIAN NEEDS & RESPONSE
Protection
The UN has verified 14 fatalities so far. The Gaza MoH has reported an additional fatality, not yet verified by the UN. Of them, at least two have been determined as civilians, including a 5-year-old girl. The injured reported by the Gaza MoH include at least 23 children and 13 women.
Protection Cluster partners are monitoring and documenting possible violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, as well as the number of fatalities.
The Mine Action Area of Responsibility (AoR) has started implementing their Emergency Risk Education plan. The messages are to focus on preparedness and protection during the emergency, including safety tips while evacuating and seeking safety, and to be delivered through different mediums, including radio and social media.
The Child Protection AoR is assessing the impact of the escalating conflict on vulnerable groups, especially children, and foresees the need for expanded, structured and specialized child protection, mental health, and psychosocial support services. Remote counseling for children and their families including psychological first aid is being reactivated, including a hotline.
Shelter
Forty families are known to be displaced since 5 August in host communities, including 30 families that we in the tower building in Gaza city that sustained damage due to an airstrike. The Ministry of Public Works and Housing confirmed that some 650 housing units have been partially damaged, of which 29 are unhabitable, 11 are totally destroyed, while the others sustained minor damage. Efforts are ongoing with Ministry of Social Development to assist those affected.
The Gaza Electricity Distribution Company (GEDCO) indicated that a number of electricity lines are being fixed after sustaining some damage.
Health
Medical and diagnostic devices are in some cases not functional due to the long-standing restrictions in bringing some supplies into the Gaza strip. Additionally, there are concerns regarding shortages of fuel for ambulances and for generators in hospitals.
Trauma care supplies are in place, but there is a chronic shortage of essential drugs in Gaza. According to the MoH, there is a shortage of 40 per cent in medications, 32 per cent in medical supplies, and 60 per cent in laboratory consumables.
UNRWA’s health centres were open normally on 6 August and received patients with no disruption.
The number of ambulances by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has increased from 11 to 23. PRCS has also increased the number of beds in Al Quds hospital and are ready to support Ash Shifaa hospital by receiving overflow cases in operating theatres in PRCS hospitals.
WHO has pre-positioned supplies in main hospitals and has previously provided training in mass casualty management.
Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
No damage to water or sanitation infrastructure has been reported. Nevertheless, the announced power supply reduction plan in the Gaza Strip, due to lack of fuel, is anticipated to significantly interrupt the delivery of WASH services, including the reduction of water supply from the water wells and desalination plants, in addition to the reduction of the quality of the output of the wastewater treatment.
The replenishment of chemicals for the treatment of water in the desalination plant could be undermined because of lack of access and the entry of supplies to the Gaza Strip. Thus, WASH services providers will not be able to operate the WASH facilities with the required capacities if access constraints continue. Additionally, chemical stocks for the desalination plant need immediate replenishment.
Due to security concerns, the three main wastewater treatment facilities are being operated remotely.
If the electricity supply stops, the wastewater treatment plants will shut down, resulting in 100,000 cubic metres of raw wastewater being discharged to the sea every day.
Food security
UNRWA’s food distribution centres were open normally on 6 August and received beneficiaries with no disruption. UNRWA’s current wheat stocks will only sustain a limited segment of the population for one week and a half.
Animal fodder and production is at risk due to the closure of the Israeli goods crossing. The overall capacity of fodder stockpiles in Gaza is no more than seven days. Most fodder traders have not been able to import fodders during the last week. The continued closure of the crossing will lead to a significant damage in this sector and severe lack of white meat in Gaza.
Education
As schools are closed on summer vacation until 28 August, no direct impact on schooling has been observed. At least five higher education institutions in the Gaza Strip have suspended operations until further notice. Reports indicate that at least one higher education institution was damaged in a bombardment that hit nearby.
Gaza, die Wievielte?
Wieder dreht sich die Spirale der Gewalt weiter: Krieg in Zeiten von Wahlen …
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territory, Lynn Hastings, on the escalation of violence in Gaza and Israel
6. August 2022
I am gravely concerned by the ongoing and serious escalation of violence in and around Gaza between Palestinian militants and Israel which so far has claimed the lives of 13 Palestinians by Israeli airstrikes, including a 5-year-old child and one woman. Reports indicate that more than 100 Palestinians have been injured and 7 Israelis injured. Residential areas in both Gaza and Israel have been hit and houses damaged; 31 families in Gaza have already been left homeless.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza is already dire and can only worsen with this most recent escalation. The hostilities must stop to avoid more deaths and injuries of civilians in Gaza and Israel. The principles of international humanitarian law including those of distinction, precaution and proportionality must be respected by all parties.
Fuel for the Gaza Power Plant is due to run out today; electricity has already been cut. The continued operation of basic service facilities such as hospitals, schools, warehouses, and designated shelters for internally displaced persons is essential and now at risk. Movement and access of humanitarian personnel, for critical medical cases, and for essential goods, including food and fuel into Gaza, must not be impeded so that humanitarian needs can be met.
The Israeli authorities and Palestinian armed groups must immediately allow the United Nations and our humanitarian partners to bring in fuel, food, and medical supplies and to deploy humanitarian personnel in accordance with international principles; this includes specifically ensuring access and safety through key border crossings. We stand ready to work with all sides to ensure humanitarian needs are met.
I reiterate the United Nations Special Coordinator’s appeal on all sides for an immediate de-escalation and halt to the violence, to avoid destructive ramifications, particularly for civilians.
Zwei Jahre danach
From New to Normal: Two Years after the Abraham Accords
Petra Dachtler analysiert die aktuelle Situation:
Two years later normalisation has intensified, but differs in degree and scope.
Nicht ganz Koscher | Eine göttliche Komödie
Märchenhafte Komödie um einen orthodoxen Juden und einen Beduinen, die während einer Odyssee durch den Sinai aufeinander angewiesen sind, wenn sie nicht sterben wollen. …
Komödie | Deutschland 2022 | 122 Minuten – Regie: Stefan Sarazin – Kinostart: 4. August 2022
Ein weltfremder orthodoxer Jude aus Brooklyn soll der jüdischen Gemeinde in Alexandria aus der existenzbedrohenden Verlegenheit helfen, das Paschafest nicht feiern zu können, da ihnen der zehnte Mann dazu fehlt. Auf der Anreise strandet er jedoch in der Wüste Sinai und wird von einem schroffen Beduinen gerettet, mit dem er sich bald auf einer Odyssee befindet, auf der die kulturellen Differenzen der beiden allmählich aufweichen. Märchenhafte Komödie, die sich Schritt für Schritt zur Ode an die Möglichkeit einer Verständigung entwickelt. Ohne das Minenfeld der Vorurteile auszublenden, stellt der Film mit leisem Humor das Menschliche der Figuren ins Zentrum. – Ab 14 Jahren
Eine Filmkritik von Alexandra Wach auf dem
Portal filmdienst.de
Verfolgung der Jesid:innen
Der Deutsche Bundestag soll den Völkermord an den Jesiden beim Namen nennen
Zum achten Jahrestag des Beginns der brutalen Angriffe von Daesh auf die Jesidinnen und Jesiden in der Sindschar-Region im Irak, erklärt Frank Schwabe, menschenrechtspolitischer Sprecher der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion:
„Heute vor acht Jahren begannen die furchtbaren Angriffe des sogenannten IS auf die Jesidinnen und Jesiden. Im Laufe dieser Gräueltaten kamen mehr als 5.000 Menschen ums Leben, mehrere Tausend, vorwiegend Frauen und Kinder, wurden versklavt, mehr als 2.000 werden noch vermisst und Hunderttausende wurden aus ihrer Heimat vertrieben. Durch den systematischen Vernichtungswillen ist der Tatbestand des Völkermords erfüllt. …
Viele Jesidinnen und Jesiden, die seit 2014 aus ihrer Heimat vertrieben wurden, wollen dorthin zurückkehren, statt weiter in Flüchtlingslagern auszuharren. Die Sicherheitslage in Irak und im Speziellen in der Sindschar-Region ist jedoch weiterhin fragil. Ich unterstütze den Wunsch der jesidischen Gemeinde nach einer Rückkehr in ihre Heimat. Dabei müssen wir aber die Sicherheitslage immer im Auge behalten.“
In einer Anhörung des Parlaments hatten am 20. Juni 2022 in einer öffentlichen Veranstaltung im Ausschuß für Menschenrechte und humanitäre Hilfe auch die gehörten die Expert:innen dafür plädiert. Auf der Seite des Bundestages sind die Stellungnahmen einsehbar.
Der Bundestag wird sich noch in diesem Jahr mit den Ergebnissen dieser Anhörung beschäftigen.
Hinweis: Beitrag in der Wochezeitung Das Parlament zum Thema.
Europäischer Holocaust-Gedenktag für Sinti und Roma
Kulturstaatsministerin Roth: „Wir halten die Erinnerung wach und richten sie in die Zukunft.“
Am 2. August jährt sich die »Liquidation des Zigeunerfamilienlagers« in Auschwitz-Birkenau zum 78. Mal.
SS-Angehörige ermordeten in der Nacht auf den 3. August 1944 die etwa 4.300 dort verbliebenen Sinti und Roma in Gaskammern. Anläßlich des Europäischen Holocaust-Gedenktages für Sinti und Roma nimmt Kulturstaatsministerin Claudia Roth heute Abend an der Gedenkveranstaltung am Denkmal für die im Nationalsozialismus ermordeten Sinti und Roma Europas mit einer Rede teil und wird einen Kranz niederlegen.
Claudia Roth: „Wir gedenken den Opfern des Porajmos, den 500 000 europäischen Sinti und Roma, die befeuert vom nationalsozialistischen Rassenwahn während der NS-Terrorherrschaft verschleppt, misshandelt, gefoltert und ermordet wurden. Wir trauern um sinnlos ausgelöschtes Leben, um Lieben, Familien, Hoffnungen, Talente. Ich verneige mich vor den Opfern.“
Das Ende der Naziherrschaft bedeutete noch nicht das Ende des Leidenswegs der Sinti und Roma. Lange mussten sie im Deutschland der Nachkriegszeit um Anerkennung kämpfen. Der Kampf um Wiedergutmachung nationalsozialistischen Unrechts zog für viele Überlebende jahrelange quälende Verfahren nach sich. Bis heute haben sie in Deutschland und Europa mit Diskriminierung, Ausgrenzung und Rassismus zu kämpfen.
Claudia Roth: „Der Kampf um Anerkennung des unermesslichen Unrechts, der Kampf um Entschädigung macht nur noch deutlicher, wie ungeheuer wichtig die Zeitzeuginnen und Zeitzeugen für die Aufarbeitung der NS-Verbrechen und des nachfolgenden Unrechts in der Bundesrepublik war.
Aus dem Wissen und Bewußtsein über ihre Zeitzeugnisse erwächst unsere Verantwortung nicht nur zu bewahren, sondern die Erinnerung weiterzugeben. Wir wollen das Erinnern weiterentwickeln. Wir wollen die Gedenkstättenkonzeption des Bundes novellieren und das Programm „Jugend erinnert“ verstetigen. Die vielfältige Kultur, die Musik, die Literatur der Sinti und Roma gehören zu unserem kulturellen Reichtum.
Dass wir hier an den 2. August 1944 erinnern, soll in die Gegenwart wirken. Bis heute gehören Diskriminierung, Ausgrenzung, gehört Antiziganismus zum Alltag vieler Sinti und Roma. Der Weg zu einer gleichberechtigen Teilhabe ist noch weit, doch wir müssen ihn mit Entschlossenheit weitergehen. Wir stehen mit Mehmet Daimagüler, dem Antiziganismusbeauftragten der Bundesregierung, an der Seite von Sinti und Roma, an der Seite ihrer Verbände und Organisationen im gemeinsamen Kampf gegen Antiziganismus, Rassismus und Haß.“
Eine gewisse Anzahl von Opfern ist wünschenswert…?
Ein Bericht auf dem Online-Portal +972: über das „Kfur [Kfar] Kassem Massaker“ von 1956 … und
… der Beitrag auf Haaretz zum gleichen Thema, nachdem jetzt die Protokolle der Untersuchung von damals freigegeben wurden:
„The Kafr Qasem massacre transcripts were kept secret until now, under the claim that revealing them would jeopardize Israel‘ national security“
