Bild, the best-selling German newspaper, is known for its strong support for Israel. So how did it become a pawn in an alleged conspiracy, orchestrated by Netanyahu’s office, to turn public opinion against a Gaza cease-fire deal that would free the Israeli hostages held by Hamas?
EU politics
The Globe Post: Catalan Separatists on Trial Pay Price for Spain’s Crude Transition to Democracy
Watching the trials of the Catalan independentists now taking place at Spain’s highest court in Madrid, I have been reminded again and again of a scene from director Hal Ashby’s marvelous 1979 movie Being There. Read here
Fake News
Ali Abunimah: Israeli rights group admits it helped spread false claims about 7 Oct. rapes
An Israeli human rights group is walking back its endorsement of Israel’s evidence-free claims of a systematic campaign of sexual violence by Hamas fighters on 7 October. Read HERE
Economics
Zero Hedge: “The Situation Is Dire”: Half Of Available Global LNG Tankers Are Trapped In The Persian Gulf
There are thousands of ships in the global oil tanker fleet, by some estimates nearly as many as 9000 (and that excludes sanctions vessels). Just a fraction of these are either waiting to enter the […]
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