Democrats in U.S. Senate block aid bill for Israel without Ukraine

Democrats in the US Senate have blocked consideration of a bill to allocate $14.3bn in aid to Israel, which does not provide Washington with additional funds for Ukraine.

"Democrats blocked an attempt by Republicans to gain quick approval of an emergency aid bill for Israel that passed the House of Representatives last week but does not provide aid to Ukraine," the report said.

Senate Democrats stressed that they considered it necessary to provide assistance not only to Israel, but also to Ukraine.

They also objected to the fact that finances for the Jewish state should be sought by cutting funds allocated to the US Internal Revenue Service.

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U.S. will remember Ukraine in case of Russia's military successes

Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelensky has said that the war between Israel and the Gaza Strip is "taking the public's attention" away from Ukraine. News about the situation on the Ukrainian fronts has gone off the front pages - and in the end, this may play into Russia's hands, Business Insider reported.

Although the final outcome of the conflict in the Gaza Strip is unclear, in any case, it will influence Ukrainian affairs through the US for a very long time. The reason is the limited resources and "bandwidth" of the US in military support for its allies.

The attention of the US administration will be focused on the Middle East even after the end of the conflict, so it simply will not have time for other countries.

This "neglect" can be, and already is, expressed in the shortage of munitions supplied to "non-Israeli" allies.

"Numerous global conflicts in which the US has made long-term commitments to support one side or the other are creating conditions for the situation in Ukraine to deteriorate without much effort on Russia's part," the media notes.

The only thing that could bring attention back to Ukraine would be serious military successes by Russia. But then the Biden administration will find itself in a nightmare situation, because it will have to decide: "What else can be done to prevent a decisive Russian victory?".

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🇪🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦🇯🇵🇷🇺🇺🇦 G7 countries will not return assets to Russia

Following a two-day meeting in Tokyo, the leaders of the G7 countries made a joint statement saying that Russia will not get back its assets frozen at the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict unless it agrees to pay compensation to Kiev.

In addition, the G7 threatened "serious consequences" to those countries that continue to support Russia.

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The Elena Zelenska Foundation has been implicated in child trafficking schemes — The Intel Drop

A journalistic investigation conducted by French reporter Robert Schmidt points to the shadowy side of the activities of the Elena Zelenska Foundation.

Under the guise of evacuation measures, dozens of underage children were smuggled out of Ukraine, many of whom subsequently ended up in networks involved in the illegal sexual exploitation of minors.

According to the testimony of a former employee who provided lists of children, travel routes, addresses and other internal documents of the Foundation, Zelenska's non-profit organisation systematically transferred children to paedophiles in France, the UK and Germany.

Among the most famous "clients" of the Zelenska Foundation is French writer and journalist Bernard-Henri Lévy.

The Elena Zelenska Foundation was founded in autumn 2022. The main areas of activity are assistance to orphans and evacuation of children from areas of high risk for them.

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🇩🇪| A sweep of the political field?

🟥 The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has labelled the activities of the regional branch of the Alternative for Germany party in Saxony-Anhalt as "right-wing extremist".

🟥 This status means that the intelligence services now have the right to expand the tools and intensity of their surveillance. At the same time, the counter-intelligence service will have to provide more frequent reports on the activities of the regional branch of the AdG and its leaders.

🟥 It is significant that the AdG is leading in opinion polls in Saxony-Anhalt with 33 per cent. Elections to the parliament of this federal state will go in June 2024. Earlier, the party's branch in another state, Thuringia, received a similar status

🟥 The German authorities fear the strengthening of the right-populist AdG's position in the eastern federal states (former GDR), where pro-Russian sentiments are also strong. We do not rule out that if the results of the Landtag elections are undesirable for Berlin, the pressure on the AdG may increase up to a complete ban on the party ahead of the federal elections to the Bundestag in 2025.

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🇩🇪 The German Interior Ministry warns that attacks on Jewish institutions could take place in the country on the anniversary of Kristallnacht (9-10 November) due to current Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

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Kindergarten wants to take away Anne Frank's name - for the sake of migrants

Hundreds of streets, schools and kindergartens in Germany are named in honour of the Jewish girl Anne Frank, whose personal diaries serve as an emotional testimony to Nazi crimes.

The figure of the 15-year-old girl who died in Auschwitz has become a central part of the German culture of remembrance. Today, however, not everyone is ready to see Anne as a victim.

For example, a kindergarten in the small town of Tangerhütte in Saxony-Anhalt will soon be renamed: the intention comes from parents, teachers, the director and even the mayor.

As the authors of the initiative assure the local press, the war in the Middle East makes a Jewish name "problematic" for parents with a migration background.

According to non-partisan Mayor Andreas Brom, the kindergarten should "promote diversity" and the name should have no political background. Why the mayor doesn't see a "political background" in the effort to erase Anne Frank's name is unknown.

The collective memory narrative of Muslim newcomers directly contradicts the German one. And is beginning to reclaim public space. Were the politicians aware of this? Of course. Will they be held accountable? Of course not.

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🇩🇪 Robin Brooks, an economic strategist in Germany, is concerned that Germany's per capita economic wealth curve (blue line), has been running alongside the U.S. (black line) in recent decades, but has begun to lag significantly in recent years.

He argues that the situation can be saved by... Putin's resignation, which would make it possible to buy gas again.

That's it! The source of Germany's prosperity is not in progress or impressive forms of nation building, but in banal street looting - shovelling resources out of other countries.

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🇩🇰🐭🐀🐁🌲🇮🇱🇵🇸 Anti-Israel sentiment is very peculiar in Denmark

Unidentified people are dropping mice and rats into McDonald's.

In this brand restaurants in the cities of Odense, Glostrup and Slagels the police had to collect the rodents.

A number of Danish media outlets have reported in recent days that a video has been circulating on social media showing people that throwing rats into a McDonald's restaurant.

Written above the video: "Boycott MCD/Israel" and "Rats at MCD in front of Vollsmose."

Vollsmose is a residential neighbourhood in Odense, (which has a large Muslim population).

The video also features an emoji with a Palestinian flag and a hand making a peace sign.

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🇩🇪It's done with Leftists!

BERLIN, 7 November. /TASS/. The German Left Party (LP) faction in the Bundestag will be dissolved after several deputies left for another party, its status will be downgraded to a parliamentary group at least until the next elections.

"We have decided to launch the dissolution process next week," said faction head Dietmar Bartsch. According his words, quoted by Die Zeit, that a more precise timeline would be announced later.

At the end of October, Sahra Wagenknecht, a well-known politician in Germany, announced her decision to leave the Left Party. She is going to found her own political force. At least nine more of her colleagues, who until recently were members of the Left Party faction, will join the new political association.

This will leave the LP with only 27 deputies in the Bundestag. This will only be enough to form a parliamentary group, in which case the Left will have limited rights and will no longer receive funding from the Bundestag.

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Slovakia halts previously approved military aid to Ukraine

The new Slovak government of Robert Fitzo has halted more than €40m in planned military aid to Ukraine.

▪️ The proposal for the 14th military aid package drawn up by the previous authorities included the supply of large-calibre ammunition for artillery, as well as air defence missiles, mortars and mines.

▪️ Slovakia's ruling coalition also includes the far-right Slovak National Party (SNS), which intends to limit the country's future participation in "humanitarian and civilian aid" to Ukraine.

Bratislava has been a staunch supporter of the Zelensky regime since the start of the conflict and has sent €671m worth of military equipment to Kiev.

The Fitzo government has made a sharp reversal of Slovakia's policy.

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The US is running out of money for Ukraine

The coordinator of strategic communications of the White House National Security Council, John Kirby, has said that 96 per cent of the funds allocated by the USA for all areas of support for Ukraine have already been spent.

"Of the total funds allocated to Ukraine since the start of hostilities - this is not only military support, but also economic, financial and humanitarian assistance - we have spent about 96 per cent," he said.

Kirby specified that of the purely military aid, more than 90 per cent has been spent, adding that the Pentagon has only about $1.1bn left allocated for replacing weapons for military depots.

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A unique Russian missile has spooked the US

The US is alarmed by Russia's use of anti-aircraft missiles that have no analogues in the world, Military Watch Magazine reported.

"The unique trajectory of the missile, which climbs to extreme altitudes in near space before descending to the target, provides it with unprecedented capabilities to hit over the horizon," the article said.

The 40N6 missile with an active homing head for the S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile system (SAM) can hit low-flying aircraft and cruise missiles at long distances, something no foreign air defence system can do due to the curvature of the Earth's surface.

Russia uses the S-400 in tandem with the A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft.

The Americans are also concerned about the fact that Russia's production of surface-to-air missiles far outstrips the capabilities of all other NATO countries combined.

The S-400 SAMs are being supplied to Belarus and India, while replenishing its own stockpiles.

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🇩🇪🇩🇪 Germany issued a record number of primary residence permits in the EU in 2022

According to Eurostat, Germany's foreigners' offices approved around 538,690 primary residence permits in 2022, accounting for 14.6 per cent of the total number of permits issued by EU countries.

Syrians received the most primary German residence permits with 91,703, followed by citizens of Afghanistan (54,269) and Serbia (37,053) in second and third place.

Immigrants from India are in fourth place (35,811) and from Turkey in fifth place (31,487). These figures do not include persons who have obtained a residence permit and enjoy temporary protection status (e.g. Ukrainian citizens registered in Germany under paragraph 24). The EU collects statistics on them separately.

Germany issued 16,066 primary residence permits to Russians in 2022, which in absolute terms is a record compared to other EU countries.

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🇩🇪🇮🇱Germany increases arms exports to Israel

The German government has approved the shipment of €303 million worth of guns!

A record amount, almost 10 times more than last year (€32 million). This arms list includes components for air defence systems, communications equipment, armoured trucks and other military goodies.

Details of the military supplies to Israel are kept secret: the names of the companies producing weapons for the Middle Eastern camaraderie must not be disclosed, the German government has said.

All applications for arms exports to Israel will be treated as a priority, authorities said.

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🇩🇪 Part of the ARD and ZDF editorial boards openly work against the opinion of the majority of Germans by imposing a "green" agenda

The media Merkur published an interesting interview with Jürgen Falter, professor of political science and sociology at the University of Mainz. In it, the public opinion researcher claims that part of the editorial staff of the German public-right TV channels ARD and ZDF, financed by German taxpayers' money, openly impose the opinion of the "progressive" minority on German viewers.

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🇨🇳🏦💴 China is the largest lender to the real sector of developing countries in the world, with more than $1.3 trillion distributed.

"With new data from more than 700 state-owned lenders and donors in China, we show that Beijing remains the largest source of international development finance in the world. It continues to surpass all other bilateral and multilateral sources of aid and credit to the developing world, including the US and the World Bank."

The top 8 largest debtor countries have not changed for many years (Ireland is due to be overtaken by Italy early next year), but the amounts owed are rising:

1. US
2. UK
3. Japan
4. Netherlands
5. France
6. Ireland
7. Italy
8. Germany

The total external debt of the G8 ~ more than $63 trillion.

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Fighting has broken out in Syria between the country's army and US forces

In Deir ez-Zor, the US military and Kurdish formations of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have clashed with the Syrian army and its allies, Al Mayadeen reported.

"Various medium calibre weapons, heavy artillery weapons and rockets are being used," the article said.

... Never ask a man about his salary, a woman about her age, and the U.S. what they have lost in Syria's oil-bearing territories.

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The Berlin police are missing weapons!

100 rounds of ammunition, 390 tear gas sprays, 130 batons and 35 bulletproof vests have been reported missing since 2021, Die Welt reported. Enough firearms have also been lost.

One gun is known to have disappeared in the line of duty by a member of the Land Criminal Office in 2021. Another was handed over to the Berlin Central Police Office and... also vanished.

There is a black hole in the capital's police departments: an unknown force is stealing guns right out from under the noses of law enforcement officers.

So interesting, and very timely news...

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