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MKs approve preliminary vote to dissolve Knesset

The Knesset on Wednesday afternoon approved the preliminary vote on a bill to dissolve itself, threatening to plunge Israel into its fourth election in less than two years. Bill needs to pass 3 more readings before fourth elections in two years is called. The bill, which passed by 61 votes to 54, requires three additional successful readings in the Knesset before it passes and new elections must be called, giving coalition leaders a chance to resolve their differences that for now are centered around the state budget. If the long-term budget is passed, Netanyahu would no longer have the 2021 budget as a trump card and would be forced to commit to the rotation agreement that would mean Gantz taking over as prime minister next year. But if the government collapses because a budget has not been passed, Netanyahu would remain as prime minister throughout the three-month election campaign and until a new coalition is formed.
Dec. 2, 2020

Sudan puts Israel ties on hold until US grants immunity

Sudan will not proceed with normalizing relations with Israel until the US Congress passes legislation giving Khartoum immunity from future lawsuits from terror victims, Sudanese leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reportedly told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Burhan set a deadline of the end of this year for Congress to pass the “legal peace” bill, in a conversation first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by diplomatic sources. If Congress does not pass the bill before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, it would likely become a much lower-priority item and take months to get back on the agenda. The final agreement between Sudan and the US required the former to pay $335 million in compensation to victims of the 1998 terrorist attacks on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The bill the Trump administration seeks to have Congress approve would shield Sudan from further lawsuits from US victims of terror. Sudan, however, would be unlikely to accept an agreement that would require them to pay more to compensate victims of terror.
Dec. 2, 2020

Saudi-led Coalition bombs Sanaa Airport as Houthi forces close-in on strategic city

The Saudi-led Coalition was accused of bombing the Sanaa International Airport in two separate attacks on Wednesday, Yemen’s Al-Masirah TV reported. According to the Al-Masirah TV report, the Saudi-led Coalition warplanes launched at least two airstrikes on northwestern Yemen’s only functioning airport, which has been subjected to attacks in the past. The report stated that “one of the aggression’s raids targeted the reception building, which is under construction, at the airport, which caused severe material damage.” In addition to the airstrikes on the Sanaa Airport, the Saudi-led Coalition also targeted a number of sites inside the Hajjah and Sa’ada governorates, as they intensify their air campaign over northwestern Yemen.
Dec. 2, 2020

Airstrike kills IRGC commander at Iraq-Syria border – Iraqi officials

An airstrike killed a commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards at the Iraq-Syria border sometime between Saturday and Sunday, Iraqi security and local militia officials said on Monday. They could not confirm the identity of the commander, who they said was killed alongside three other men traveling in a vehicle with him. The vehicle was carrying weapons across the Iraqi border and was hit after it had entered Syrian territory, two Iraqi security officials separately said. Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups helped retrieve the bodies, the two officials said, without elaborating or giving the exact time of the incident. Local military and militia sources confirmed the account, although Reuters was unable to verify independently that an Iranian commander had been killed. The incident came just days after Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in Tehran in a killing that Iran has blamed on Israel.
Dec. 1, 2020

 Iranian panel okays bill hardening nuclear stance, sends it to president

 Biden: US will rejoin Iran nuclear deal if Tehran returns to strict compliance

A key Iranian panel has signed off on a bill to suspend UN inspections and boost uranium enrichment, sending it to Iran’s president, who opposes the measure. Iranian state TV says the constitutional watchdog, the Guardian Council, approved the bill and formally sent it to Hassan Rouhani who now has five working days to officially sign off on a bill to make it executable. Rouhani earlier on Wednesday expressed his opposition to the bill approved by parliament the previous day, saying it would be “harmful” to diplomatic efforts aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal and easing US sanctions. The bill would suspend UN inspections and require the government to resume enriching uranium to 20% if European nations fail to provide relief from crippling US sanctions on the country’s oil and banking sectors. That level falls short of the threshold needed for nuclear weapons but is higher than that required for civilian purposes.
Dec. 2, 2020

High ranking official in Tigray Liberation Front surrenders to Ethiopian Army

UN and Ethiopia reach agreement to allow aid into embattled Tigray

The Ethiopian government announced on Tuesday that a high-ranking politician linked to the rebellion in the northern Tigray region has surrendered to government forces. In a tweet posted on Tuesday, the government task force of Tigray said: “Keriya Ibrahim, one of the nine leaders of the Central Committee of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, surrendered to the federal forces.” On Monday, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the dissident leaders in the Tigray region had fled to the west from the provincial capital after weeks of fighting, but indicated that federal forces were closely monitoring them and would attack them soon. On Saturday, the Prime Minister announced that the military operations were “completed” after the federal forces announced their control of Mikkeli, the capital of the Tigray region. However, the leaders of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front have repeatedly pledged to continue fighting as long as federal forces remain on Tigrayan territory.
Dec. 2, 2020

What’s Next for Nagorno-Karabakh?

Putin Urges Allies to Support Embattled Armenian PM

The Azerbaijani takeover of Lachin, the last of three districts handed back by Armenia under a deal to stop fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, ends the first stage of a Russian-brokered peace process. But the decades-old dispute over Karabakh, an ethnic Armenian region that broke away from Azerbaijan during a war in the 1990s, is far from resolved. Decades of talks chaired by France, Russia and the United States — the so-called Minsk Group — failed to find a political settlement over the region’s status. Russia’s crucial role in ending the latest fighting has moved it to the forefront and Azerbaijan is very keen for key ally Turkey to be involved in mediation efforts. The credibility of the Minsk Group is also being called into question, in particular by Azerbaijan which last week lashed out at France after its Senate passed a resolution calling for the recognition of Karabakh as independent. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged fellow members of a post-Soviet military bloc to support Armenia’s prime minister as he grapples with domestic pressure over his agreement to a Moscow-brokered peace deal with Azerbaijan.
Dec. 2, 2020

Rockets fired at French and UN bases in Mali

Islamist militant fighters linked to al-Qaeda have fired rockets at three military bases in northern Mali in what is a rare coordinated attack on foreign forces. French military bases in Kidal, Menaka and Gao were hit although no deaths or injuries were reported by officials. A spokesman said a UN base in Kidal was damaged. Earlier this month French forces killed Bah ag Moussa, a military leader of Mali’s most prominent group – known as JNIM. France has more than 5,000 troops in the Sahel. Despite international efforts the jihadist violence has steadily spread from Mali across the region.
Nov. 30, 2020

Putin says opposing forces in Belarus need to resolve crisis via talks

Putin Pressures Lukashenko to Implement His Previous Integration Concessions

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged political forces in Belarus on Wednesday to try to resolve their differences through dialogue, and also said the ex-Soviet republic, a close Moscow ally, was facing unprecedented meddling by external forces. Russia’s backing is seen as vital for Lukashenko’s chances of staying in power and its statements are closely scrutinised for changes in tone or any sign that Moscow could be pushing for some kind of managed power transition. “I really hope the Belarusian people have the political maturity to calmly and without any sharp movements build a domestic political dialogue with all political forces and resolve all its internal questions themselves without any kind of external pressure and outside interference,” Putin told an online meeting of a Russia-led security bloc attended by Lukashenko. Russia has ostensibly backed Lukashenko throughout the turmoil, but signs have begun to emerge that it wants him to de-escalate the situation, enter talks with his opponents, and embark on long-promised constitutional reforms, a process that could culminate in him stepping down.
Dec. 2, 2020

Thailand’s prime minister acquitted amid calls for resignation

Thailand’s prime minister has been acquitted of violating the Constitution amid accusations of abuse of power and calls for his resignation. Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was not illegally occupying a military-owned residence after the 2014 coup, Singapore’s Straits Times and The Thaiger reported. Prayut, 66, would have had to step down if convicted. On Wednesday evening, protesters in Bangkok condemned the court decision while chanting, “Get out” and “Evil prime minister,” according to the Straits Times. Prayut led the coup that forced Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra out of power. He is accused of staying in state-owned housing after retiring from the military in September 2014. The prime minister, who did not appear in court Wednesday, previously said his home was being renovated and his security detail had recommended he stay on army property. Thailand’s peaceful protesters have urged Prayut to resign since the summer and continue to call for revisions to Thailand’s Constitution. Activists called for royal reform Wednesday.
Dec. 2, 2020

UN Appeals for Record $35 Billion as COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc

The United Nations is appealing for a record $35 billion to provide a humanitarian lifeline to 165 million of the world’s most vulnerable, needy people in 56 countries. U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock calls the crisis gripping the world one of the bleakest and darkest ever experienced by a huge slice of humanity. Lowcock says this disaster comes on top of escalating and protracted conflicts and increasing extreme weather events including storms, floods and drought due to climate change. Lowcock says the COVID-19 crisis has plunged millions of people into poverty and sent humanitarian needs skyrocketing.  While the rich world can see the light at the end of the tunnel, he says the same cannot be said for the poorest countries. He is appealing to the humanity and generosity of international donors to safeguard the lives of those who cannot fend for themselves.
Dec. 2, 2020

Global Regulatory Framework for Digital Currency

Federal Reserve Provision of Retail Accounts

Central banks are planning big changes to your money

Biden administration seen aiding digital identities

Russia’s Largest Bank Plans to Issue Digital Currency Next Year

When most people hear about digital currency, they think of Bitcoin- a cryptocurrency. Cryptos have grown in the recent past due to their decentralization. They have had no central authority determining their supply and operations. This, however, is becoming unattainable as the cryptos become mainstream. Earlier on, most governments had let the cryptos prosper. They would operate without any interference. However, the global regulatory framework of cryptocurrencies favors strict regulations. Most of the countries are likely to adopt aggressive regulatory provisions. Cryptocurrency will ultimately be replaced by centralized bank digital currency- a government controlled and backed digital form of fiat currency.  Direct provision of retail deposit accounts by the Federal Reserve, extending to households and nonfinancial businesses what is currently only available to member banks of the Federal Reserve System. Central bank provision of retail accounts is gaining traction around the world, often in the guise of central bank digital currency (CBDC) proposals. Whereas in Britain and the euro area, CBDCs are supposed to address the decline of cash use and the growth of nonbank e-money providers, in America FedAccounts are mainly intended as a tool for financial inclusion.
Dec. 2, 2020

Biden’s LGBT proposals aim to ban therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction, allow trans-athletes in girls’ sports

Following the media’s projection of his victory in the 2020 presidential election, former Vice President Joe Biden has made “sweeping promises” to LGBT activists, according to The Associated Press. Biden, a Democrat, plans to “carry out virtually every proposal” that LGBT activists have pushed for in recent years, the AP said. Biden’s agenda includes allowing individuals who identify as transgender to enlist in the military, as well as allow trans-identified servicemen to enter women’s-only areas (and vice versa), and cover trans-surgeries and cross-sex hormones for members of the military. He also plans to require all government contractors to have anti-LGBT discrimination policies, and will create LGBT rights positions at the State Department, National Security Agency, and other federal agencies. The Biden campaign’s website includes a lengthy document detailing “the Biden plan to advance LGBTQ+ equality in America and around the world.”
Dec. 1, 2020

UN removes cannabis from list of dangerous drugs, opening door for further research and legalization

GOP leaders lay into Pelosi for marijuana legalization bill

A United Nations commission has finally decided that medicinal cannabis is less dangerous than risky narcotics such as heroin. The long-delayed decision paves the way for further research and strengthens legalization efforts. The Vienna-based Commission for Narcotic Drugs voted to remove marijuana for medical use from a category that includes many of the world’s most dangerous drugs, including highly addictive opioids. The long-delayed decision reclassifies cannabis and its derivatives and it clears the way for further investigation of marijuana’s medical and research capabilities. The development is a symbolic win for marijuana advocates who argue that many countries’ policies around the drug are out of date. Cannabis consultant Jessica Steinberg told the New York Times that while the legal marijuana market in Europe and the US is driving legalization policy, Wednesday’s UN vote could have its most lasting effect on countries in Asia and the Caribbean.
Dec. 2, 2020

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‘We won’t force vaccine; but here’s what we will do’

Israeli Health Ministry Director Hezy Levy yesterday insisted to reporters that “we won’t force people to take a vaccine. Israeli law doesn’t allow for it,” speaking before the Special Knesset Coronavirus Committee chaired by MK Yifat Shasha-Biton, Sheba Medical Center Chief Medical Officer and Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Eyal Zimlichman listed measures that are being planned to “maneuver” the population into vaccinating as a way of regaining freedom of movement. The issue of how to “motivate” vaccine compliance has generated increasing interest, with commentators such as Mike Cernovich writing: “Government won’t force you to take vaccine. Amazon will. Airlines will. Banks will. You won’t be able to buy, sell, or trade without the vaccine.”
Two headlines today show this trend worldwide:
UK PM Boris Johnson: COVID-19 Vaccine Won’t Be Mandatory
UK Minister Warns Brits Could Be Denied Normal Life Without COVID Vaccination

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At least 50 explosions in 9 hours at Telica volcano, Nicaragua

An uptick in activity has been observed at the Nicaraguan Telica volcano on Monday, November 30, 2020, with low-level ash emission and dozens of explosions at regular rates. Ashfall was reported in nearby communities, including El Panal, Cristo Rey, Los Cocos, and Los Ángeles​. At least 50 explosions were recorded within 9 hours on November 30, with a maximum height of ash between 100 and 400 m (330 – 1 300 feet) above the crater. This is about 1.5 km (5 000 feet) above sea level. “This activity is part of the normal behavior of an active volcano and it is very likely that similar explosions will occur in the next few days,” the Nicaraguan Institute for Territorial Studies (INETER) said. Volcanic ash emissions ended by 06:34 UTC on Tuesday, December 1, and resumed at around 12:41 UTC on the same day. At 18:31 UTC, the Washington VAAC reported constant ash emissions, moving SW from the summit.
Dec. 2, 2020

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Saudi prince delays normalization pact with Israel due to Biden win — report

Jared Kushner to lead a delegation to Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly pulled back from a normalization deal with Israel due to US President-elect Joe Biden’s election win this month and the prince’s desire to build ties with the incoming administration. Bin Salman, son of the 84-year-old King Salman and the kingdom’s de facto ruler, is reluctant “to take the step now, when he could use a deal later to help cement relations with the new American leader,”. The president-elect said in October that the US under his administration would “reassess our relationship” with Riyadh. Last week, Biden said he would punish Saudi leaders over the journalist’s murder.  Meanwhile, A White House delegation, spearheaded by senior advisor to the president Jared Kushner, will travel to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week, The Jerusalem Post has confirmed. According to a person familiar with the travel plan, the meeting’s main objective is to ease the tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia along with other Gulf states. An administration official said this rift undermines the stability in the region and has the potential to undermine the progress made in the Abraham Accords.
Nov. 30, 2020

Hamas Laments Resumption of PA-IDF Security Coordination in the West Bank

As the Biden administration takes shape and prepares for the White House, the outcome of the U.S. presidential elections appears to have ended pretenses of reconciliation by bitter Palestinian rivals Hamas and the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA). The PA has announced that it is resuming security coordination with Israel, and this in turn raises the likelihood of an uptick in anti-Hamas security operations by PA security forces in the West Bank. Hamas has condemned the PA’s decision to re-establish security coordination with Israel and called it a setback to its own reconciliation efforts with the PA. “The [Palestinian] Authority has with this step thrown aside all its values and national principles, and the result of the historical meeting between Hamas and Fatah’s leadership,” a Hamas statement said last week. Abbas’s decision to return to coordination with Israel is part of a signal he is sending to the incoming Biden administration, which is intended to “portray him as one of the good guys,” Col. (res.) Moshe Elad, one of the founders of the security coordination between the IDF and the Palestinian Authority, told the Investigative Project on Terrorism. Ultimately, Elad said, Hamas–Fatah reconciliation efforts are doomed to fail, as the long list of unsuccessful attempts made since 2007 has demonstrated. “Not once has it succeeded. The significance is that this latest effort too will fail,” he said. “They will categorically not draw closer, for many reasons.” These include the searing memory harbored by Fatah personnel over the blood of their fellow Fatah members spilled by Hamas in Gaza in 2007, as well as a lengthy litany of mutual recriminations. “Nothing has changed. The fact that Biden’s arrival caused this latest reconciliation effort to stop shows that it’s simply a circus, that there’s nothing real behind it,” said Elad.
Nov. 30, 2020

Israel-Lebanon maritime border talks postponed, both sides say

Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel scheduled for Wednesday have been postponed, and U.S. mediators will now contact the two old foes separately, Israeli and Lebanese officials said on Monday. The negotiations were launched in October with delegations convening at a U.N. base to try to resolve a dispute about their maritime border that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gas-rich area. A Lebanese security source said the reason for the delay was Israel’s rejection of Lebanese proposals. Steinitz said last week there had been no breakthrough after four rounds of talks and that Lebanon had “so far presented positions which add up to a provocation.” He said he expected “many more hurdles and bust-ups” but hoped a breakthrough could be reached in a few months.
Nov. 30, 2020

Saudi Led Coalition Airstrikes Targeted Yemeni Capital Sanaa

Warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition carried out a wave of airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and its outskirts, which are controlled by the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah. According to the pro-Houthis al-Masirah TV, five airstrikes targeted the Attan neighborhood, the Military Academy and the al-Hafa area in Sanaa. At least twelve other airstrikes hit the following areas near the capital: The Ayban Mount in the district of Bani Matar; The al-Sama’a area in the district of Arhab; The villages of Rima Hamid and Jarban in the district of Sanhan. Saudi-led coalition warplanes also carried out at least four airstrikes on the village of al-Jarbah of al-Durayhimi district in the western province of al-Hudaydah. According to the Ministry of Health in Sanaa, a civilian was killed and four others were wounded as a result of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes. The Saudi-led coalition has not yet released any statement clarifying the aims of its airstrikes. However, the UAE-based al-Arabiya TV said the airstrikes targeted military camps and missile launchers of the Houthis. The airstrikes were likely a response to two recent successful attacks by the Houthis, which targeted an oil facility and a tanker near the western Saudi city of Jeddah.
Nov. 27, 2020

Four dead as rival protesters clash in southern Iraq

ISIS claims responsibility for rocket attack on Iraqi oil refinery

Four people were shot dead and dozens wounded in Iraq’s south on Friday, medics said, in clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr. The violence erupted as tens of thousands of Sadr supporters hit the streets of Baghdad and the southern city of Nasiriyah in a show of force as preparations ramp up for June parliamentary elections. On Friday, followers of the cleric attacked a tent camp of anti-government protesters in Nasiriyah’s Habboubi Square, said Mohammad Al-Khayyat, a leader of the anti-government movement. Medical sources told AFP that the violence had left four people dead and wounded 51 others, nine of them by gunfire. Meanwhile, Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that set an oil refinery in northern Iraq on fire. The refinery was previously put out of action by IS during the caliphate’s Iraqi campaign. Two rockets struck the Siniya refinery on Sunday afternoon, hitting a fuel storage depot and setting the facility ablaze, Reuters reported. Shortly afterwards, Islamic State took responsibility for the attack. There were no casualties reported, but the blaze halted production at the site.
Nov. 29, 2020

Iran’s nuclear program chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh assassinated

Massive Armada Of IRGC Boats Mobilize In Gulf Amid Rumors Israeli Strike Imminent

Iran to Boost Nuclear Activity in Response to Scientist’s Assassination

Carrier Nimitz Returns to Gulf as Iran Makes Threats

Hit squads, car bombs and remote-controlled guns: Three theories – and we’ll never really know the truth

Head of Iran’s nuclear program Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, 59, was assassinated in Damavand, east of Tehran, local Iranian news reported on Friday. Fakhrizadeh was a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) officer and headed Iran’s nuclear weapons project. “The nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated today by terrorists,” the Iranian Defense Ministry wrote in a statement, while not blaming any specific entity for the incident. However, Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif later stated on Twitter that “serious indication” pointed to Israeli involvement and urged the international community to condemn the attack. Iran’s revolutionary guards commander wrote on Twitter that Iran will avenge the killing of scientists as it has in the past. Pictures from the scene show two vehicles, one blown up and one shot at from the front. Several local reports in Iran indicated that a suicide bomber was involved in the attack, but that has not yet been confirmed. Remote-controlled weapons killed Iranian nuclear scientist and key nuclear program chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, according to Iranian accounts. But, another account has it differently: a handful of assassins did it. Yet a third explanation has it that 12 men came with several vehicles, using one of them to blow up and block the security convoy that was protecting the high-value target. The competing narratives over the killing of the man who was at the pinnacle of Iran’s nuclear industrial complex are befitting one who was known to be in the spotlight.
Nov. 30, 2020

Dozens killed in pair of suicide bombings in Afghanistan

At least 30 people were killed in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni on Sunday. Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry told Turkey’s Anadolu Agency that the death toll included civilians and soldiers, adding that nine soldiers were killed and seven more were injured. The Ghazni public health department reported a higher total to CNN, saying 40 people were killed and 24 were injured. Naseer Ahmad, head of the provincial council in Ghazni, said the bombing targeted security forces amid the morning rush hour. The Defense Ministry said the attacker attempted to drive a car packed with explosives inside a military base but was confronted by security forces. A second bombing took place in the neighboring province of Zabul, killing one person and injuring 20 others, mostly civilians. No group immediately claimed responsibility for either attack.
Nov. 29, 2020

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: PM claims capture of regional capital Mekelle

War in Tigray Continues Despite Fall of Capital to Government Forces

Plane shot down amid fighting, despite PM’s assertions: Tigray chief

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says government forces are now “fully in control” of Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region. He said the army had entered the city in the “last phase” of the conflict with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front – but details are hard to confirm as there is a communications blackout. The TPLF leader vowed to “fight… to the last” in a statement to Reuters. The BBC managed to briefly speak to one contact in Mekelle who said that federal soldiers were in the city and he had heard sporadic gunshots on Sunday morning. Some residents had earlier fled to the city’s outskirts, he added. Meanwhile, the US embassy in neighbouring Eritrea said six explosions were heard in the capital Asmara late on Saturday. It is not clear if the latest incidents in Asmara are linked to the fighting in Tigray. Debretsion Gebremichael, the leader of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, said on Sunday (Monday AEDT), that his forces had regained control of Axum, a city the federal army took a week ago. They also shot down a MiG-23 aircraft and had its pilot in custody, he said by text message.
Nov. 30, 2020

Sahrawi forces launch powerful attack on Moroccan army sites

The Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army, affiliated with the Polisario Front, continued its attacks on the bases and centers of the Moroccan army near the border security fence. The An-Nahar newspaper quoted an Algerian statement to the Ministry of Desert Defense as saying that several sites were targeted by the Sahrawi forces, including several areas behind the border fence. The statement continued, “Today, Thursday, the bombing targeted the Moroccan soldiers’ bases in the Fudra al-Ish area in the Hawza sector and the Amkli Azglama area in the Amgala sector, as well as the Azmul Umm Khamla area in the Um Adriev sector and the Mahbas sector.” The statement claimed that this attack inflicted considerable losses on the Moroccan forces in lives and equipment along the Moroccan wall that divides Western Sahara. The leaders of the Moroccan political parties had announced their intention to go to Guerguerat in Western Sahara to support the army’s efforts in responding to the Polisario Front. The Moroccan Ministry of Defense has not responded to these claims from the Polisario Front.
Nov. 27, 2020

Farm workers killed in ‘insane’ Nigeria attack

At least 43 people have been killed in what the Nigerian president has described as an “insane” attack in north-east Nigeria on Saturday. The attackers tied up agricultural labourers working in rice fields and slit their throats near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, reports say. This is one of the worst attacks in recent months in a region where the Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa insurgent groups are active. No-one has yet claimed responsibility. “I condemn the killing of our hard-working farmers by terrorists in Borno state. The entire country is hurt by these senseless killings. My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief. May their souls rest in peace,” said President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari also described “the terrorist killings as insane”, according to his spokesman Garba Shehu. The farmers “were attacked because they had on Friday disarmed and arrested a Boko Haram gunman who had been tormenting them”, a member of the local parliament, Ahmed Satomi, told newspaper Premium Times. Correspondents say farmers have previously been attacked by militants of the Islamist group Boko Haram, who suspect them of passing on information to the military. Last month, Boko Haram fighters killed 22 farmers working on irrigation fields in two separate incidents. On Sunday, six soldiers were reportedly killed in a jihadist ambush near the town of Baga in Borno State, says the BBC’s Chris Ewokor, in Abuja.
Nov. 29, 2020

Portland Rioters Cause Thousands Of Dollars In Damage On Thanksgiving Night

Rioters in Oregon’s largest city on Thanksgiving caused thousands of dollars in damage, authorities said. A group of people dressed in black clothing were witnessed smashing windows along Hawthorne Street in the early hours of Nov. 26, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Officers canvassed the area and found that damage had been inflicted upon at least 10 businesses in the area. Multiple Antifa logos were sprayed with paint onto the buildings. Riots and protests took place nearly every night in Portland for months this year. The situation has calmed down in recent weeks, but sporadic explosions of violence still occur. The vandalism came after the PNW Youth Liberation Front, a group linked to Antifa, called for “direct action” in Twitter posts that said, “[Expletive] Thanksgiving.” Direct action is a term that refers to targeting buildings that anarchists feel represent things they oppose. The Front called on taking direct action “to attack symbols and structures of colonialism and capitalism.” The group later shared a report from an Antifa website that praised the toppling of a memorial for the Mexican-American War at a cemetery in Portland on Nov. 25.
Nov. 27, 2020

France: Tear gas fired as protesters rally against police security bill

French Protesters Set Fire To Central Bank

French police have fired tear gas at protesters rallying in Paris against a bill that would make it a criminal offence to film or take photos of police with malevolent intent. Clashes began after some in the crowd threw stones and fireworks at police. Cars and a newspaper kiosk were set on fire and dozens were arrested. Opponents say the bill undermines press freedom to document police brutality. But the government says it will help protect officers from online abuse. On Saturday, demonstrations were also being held in Bordeaux, Lille, Montpellier, Nantes and other cities across France.
Nov. 30, 2020 

Belarus’ Lukashenko to resign following adoption of new constitution

More than 300 people arrested in latest Belarus demonstrations

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that he would step down as president once a new constitution is adopted and proposed curbing presidential powers as part of the reforms, though he gave no timeline for those moves. Lukashenko, who has faced mass protests calling for him to step down since a presidential election on Aug. 9, made the comment a day after Russia’s foreign minister told him to press ahead with constitutional reforms to defuse the crisis. “I will not work as president with you under the new constitution,” Lukashenko was quoted as saying by the Belta news agency. Protesters dismiss the reform promises as a stalling tactic. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Lukashenko on Thursday to honor the reform promise as well as other, unspecified agreements made with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit in September.
Nov. 30, 2020

Thai protesters march to royal guard barracks in Bangkok

Thousands of protesters marched to a barracks belonging to Thailand’s royal guards in Bangkok on Sunday, demanding that King Maha Vajiralongkorn give up control of some army regiments, the latest show of defiance against the country’s powerful monarchy and the military. On Sunday evening, protesters marched to the 11th Infantry Regiment, one of two army units that the king brought under his direct command in 2019. In a statement, protesters accused the king of having “expanded his royal prerogative in every way possible including [through] the military” and referred to the prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former army general, as the king’s “royal puppet”. They have made three demands: reform of the monarchy, a new constitution, and the removal of Prayuth, who first came to power in the 2014 coup. Prayuth has refused to step down. The palace has not commented on the protests, though the king said that he loves demonstrators “all the same”. In a recent statement, the foreign ministry said protesters were able to exercise their rights to peaceful assembly last week “without any hindrance”. The statement added that protesters must exercise their rights “in accordance with the relevant laws”.
Nov. 29, 2020

Here’s How Central Banks Will Finally Unleash Inflation: The Shenzhen Case Study

Saudi, UAE central banks work on joint digital currency plan

Back in 2009, when the Fed first launched QE, a majority of traders and strategists were convinced that the Fed would spark an inflationary inferno as a result of the hundreds of billions of dollars (back then, that was a big number) of liquidity injected into markets. And while one part of this forecast turned out to be true, with asset prices indeed hyperinflating in the subsequent decade, the flood of central bank reserves did little to boost benign broader economy inflation, i.e., wages. It’s also why a decade later, with central banks now injecting a berserk $300BN each month, the 10Y continues to trade well below 1% – the simple reason is that having failed to spark broader inflation, the market is convinced that nothing the Fed and its central bank peers do can change this default dynamic. But if consensus was dead wrong about the economic outcome of the first QE back in 2009, could consensus be just as wrong now, and with most expecting deflation no matter how big the QE, could central banks finally “succeed” in sparking runaway inflation?  The answer is yes and it will come in the form of digital currencies. But while all that sounds great in theory, the real question as always is how does it work in practice. The answer, as so often happens when it comes to financial experimentation, comes from China which is the most advanced nation in the development and rollout of digital currencies. Culminating a monetary revolution process that has been 6 years in the making, China started ramping up trials with the digital yuan last April, when it ran a pilot program that reportedly included US companies like McDonald’s and Subway…
Nov. 30, 2020

WHO Urges Global Governments To “Manage” All Social Activity

Dr. Michael Ryan, Director of Global Alert and Response of the World Health Organization (WHO), told journalists at a press briefing on Monday that “pinch points,” otherwise known as places where people gather, must be “managed.” Ryan spoke about numerous types of public areas, such as airports, public transportation, and even places like ski resorts that governments must “manage” to prevent further spreading of COVID-19. He called on governments around the world to investigate “all forms of gatherings that lead to people congregating are moving en masse and how they are going to de-risk those processes.” Ryan said if governments don’t believe those processes cannot be de-risked, governments should “curtail, postpone, and or even manage” those processes. China also is now demanding governments across the globe to “manage” what the world’s population can “safely” undertake based on their “science.”
Nov. 30, 2020

The push for children’s ‘sexual rights’ is coming

Human Rights Watch issued a submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy, Prof. Joseph Cannataci, that states their concern with “the privacy rights of children and issues relating to their independence and autonomy.” The submission “focuses on the importance of privacy for children with respect to their sexual and reproductive health and rights, physical and emotional well-being in school, safety in the online space, and the protection of their information online.” This submission, if accepted, would assist children in completely bypassing parents which is a dangerous situation for any child to be in. Abortions, puberty blockers, the removal of parental guidance, and comprehensive sexuality education all have side effects. But the chief concern is that this calls for institutions to help children bypass their parents towards the legal implementation of children’s self-determinative rights, without guardian or parental oversight.
Nov. 29, 2020

Suspected terrorists kill 4 Christians, burn church members’ homes after attack on Salvation Army’s service post

Pastor, Two Christian Boys Killed in Islamist Attacks in Uganda

Police in the Muslim-majority archipelago of Indonesia were searching for suspected terrorists Saturday after the throats of three Christians were slit, another was beheaded and a Salvation Army post and Christians’ homes were burned down on the island of Sulawesi, according to reports. About 10 people from a “terrorist” group carried out the killing on Friday morning in a hilly, remote village near the region of Sigi in Central Sulawesi province, Reuters reported, based on what national police spokesman Awi Setiyono said in a television interview. The suspected terrorists also set fire to a church and burned down the homes of six churchgoers after they attacked the Lewonu Lembantongoa Service Post of the Salvation Army, the U.S.-based persecution watchdog International Christian Concern reported. The Salvation Army International confirmed the attack on Saturday, saying that their building along with six homes of members were burned.
Nov. 28, 2020

Johns Hopkins retracts report finding COVID death count ‘not alarming’

‘We won’t force vaccine; but here’s what we will do’

A report of a senior Johns Hopkins lecturer’s analysis concluding that the coronavirus had no overall effect on the total number of deaths in the United States was retracted by the university on Thursday. Essentially, Genevieve Briand, a longtime professor of economics and statistics, argued in a recent webinar that the virus is deadly primarily to older people with multiple underlying conditions who already were near death, meaning the overall death count has not been affected. “These data analyses suggest that in contrast to most people’s assumptions, the number of deaths by COVID-19 is not alarming. In fact, it has relatively no effect on deaths in the United States.” But an editor’s note posted Friday said an article about her presentation published by the student newsletter has been “used to support dangerous inaccuracies that minimize the impact of the pandemic.” The article, the Johns Hopkins University News-Letter said, was retracted “to stop the spread of misinformation” but made available as a PDF because it’s “our responsibility as journalists to provide a historical record.”
Meanwhile, disturbing statements coming out of Israel: Health Ministry Director Hezy Levy yesterday insisted to reporters that “we won’t force people to take a vaccine. Israeli law doesn’t allow for it,” speaking before the Special Knesset Coronavirus Committee chaired by MK Yifat Shasha-Biton, Sheba Medical Center Chief Medical Officer and Chief Innovation Officer Dr. Eyal Zimlichman listed measures that are being planned to “maneuver” the population into vaccinating as a way of regaining freedom of movement. The issue of how to “motivate” vaccine compliance has generated increasing interest, with commentators such as Mike Cernovich writing: “Government won’t force you to take vaccine. Amazon will. Airlines will. Banks will. You won’t be able to buy, sell, or trade without the vaccine.”
Nov. 27, 2020

Massive floods claim 3 lives in Sardinia, rare tornado hits Catania, Italy

At least three people lost their lives while two others remain missing after severe storms hit the Italian island of Sardinia, triggering massive floods and landslides on Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28, 2020. Meanwhile, a rare November tornado caused damage to Catania Airport in Sicily on Saturday, November 28. Severe storms have battered Sardinia for two days in a row, causing flooding and landslides in several areas that left three people dead in Bitti and two others missing. The victims lost their lives in mudslides and raging floodwaters. In Cagliari, strong winds downed many trees while at Poetto, the coast was completely submerged by floodwaters reaching the height of kiosks. As of Sunday, November 29, a red alert has been issued by the Civil Protection as officials prepared necessary precautions, warning residents door-to-door, and closing establishments from Cagliari to Olbia.
Nov. 29, 2020

Explosive activity continues at Lewotolo after major eruption on November 29, thousands of people evacuated

Explosive activity continues at the Indonesian Lewotolo volcano on Monday, November 30, 2020, after a major eruption on Sunday sent ash up to 15.2 km (50 000 feet) a.s.l. The Aviation Color Code was raised to Red following the eruption and Alert Status raised to 3 of 4. Lewotolo is located on Lembata island of East Nusa Tenggara province. There were no reports of injuries or damage after a major eruption on Sunday but authorities confirmed nearly 2 800 people from 28 villages on the slopes of the volcano were evacuated and nearby Wunopitu airport temporarily closed after ashfall was reported in many areas on the island. The Disaster Mitigation Agency is urging villagers and tourists to stay 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) away from the crater and be aware of potential threats as the area near the volcano is likely to be inundated with pyroclastic flows, lava, and poisonous gases. Explosions accompanied by a burst of incandescent material above the peak were recorded at 03:28, 04:39, 04:59, 06:40, 07:37, and 08:33 WITA today, with an ash column height of 1 400 – 4 000 m (4 600 – 13 100 feet) above the crater. Fires were also observed around the crater.
Nov. 30, 2020

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Reported Israeli air strikes kill 8 pro-Iranian fighters in rural Damascus and Quneitra

The London-based Syrian opposition group reported on Wednesday that eight pro-Iranian foreign militiamen and Hizballah members were killed in two Israeli air strikes Tuesday overnight on Jabal al-Mani south of Damascus and Ruweihina village on the Syrian Golan border with Israel. The first targeted weapons and missile depots serving the Iranians and Hizballah; the second, a group called the Syrian resistance for the Liberation of the Golan at a post of the Syrian army’s 90^th Brigade. While there was no confirmation by either side of what was struck, according to military defectors who were quoted by Reuters, the target in Jabal Mane was a military base belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Nov. 25, 2020

Israel: UN Security Council must demand Iranian ouster from Syria

The United Nations Security Council must demand Iran’s ouster from Syria and condemn attacks by its proxies against Israel from that neighboring territory, Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan said. “Israel calls upon the Security Council to condemn these recurring dangerous acts, and demands a total rollback of Iran and its proxies from Syria and the removal of Iranian military infrastructure from Syrian territory,” Erdan wrote in a letter he sent to UNSC President and St. Vincent and Grenadines Ambassador Inga Rhonda King. Erdan wrote his letter after several improvised explosive devices (IED) were discovered in Israeli territory on its border with Syria in the Golan Height on November 17. Israel immediately retaliated by striking Iranian and Syrian military targets in Syria to thwart additional attacks, he wrote. The placement of those devices, Erdan wrote, was a “direct violation of the Disengagement Agreement (1974).”
Nov. 25, 2020

Kurdish and Turkey-backed fighters clash in Syria, 11 killed

Large Turkish military convoy enters northwestern Syria

Clashes between Kurdish fighters and Turkey-backed opposition gunmen in northern Syria left at least 11 fighters dead in some of the most intense fighting in weeks between the two sides, an opposition war monitor and a Kurdish spokesman said Tuesday. The Monday night clashes near the town of Ein Issa were triggered by an attack by Turkey-backed gunmen on SDF positions, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor. The Observatory said Turkey-backed fighters lost 11 gunmen in the battle and an unknown number of SDF fighters were also killed or wounded. An SDF spokesman who goes by the name of Mervan Qamishlo confirmed the clashes, saying that the group’s fighters were repelling a Turkey-backed attack. He did not comment on how many SDF gunmen were killed. A spokesman for the Turkey-backed fighters did not respond to requests for comment.
Nov. 25, 2020

In threat to Iran, US sends heavy bombers to Middle East via Israel

The United States this week rapidly deployed several heavy bombers to the Middle East this week in an apparent threat to Iran, amid swirling speculation that US President Donald Trump plans to take military action against Tehran before President-elect Joe Biden enters office. US Central Command said the planes were sent into the region “to deter aggression and reassure US partners and allies.” In a highly irregular move, the B-52H Stratofortress planes were seen flying toward Israeli airspace on Saturday en route to the base where they will be stationed, likely in Qatar. The aircraft were spotted on civilian tracking software approaching Israel before they apparently turned off their transponders, rendering them invisible on those applications. The US has previously deployed B-52 bombers to the region during periods of heightened tensions. This occurred in early 2020 after the US killed top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike in Iraq. The strategic aircraft were also sent to the region in May 2019, when Iran allegedly attacked a number of US allies in the Persian Gulf and shot down an American spy drone that flew near its airspace.
Nov. 23, 2020

Two explosions in central Afghanistan kill 14 people, wound 45 – officials

At least 14 people have been killed and dozens more injured after twin blasts in the central Afghan province of Bamiyan on Tuesday afternoon, provincial officials said. The explosives were hidden at the side of a road in a main bazaar in Bamiyan city and claimed the lives of 12 civilians and two traffic policemen, while wounding 45 other people, Reuters quoted Zabardast Safai, the police chief of the province, as saying. The people who sustained injuries in the attack were mostly in a nearby restaurant and shops at the time of the blasts, according to Safai. A spokesperson at the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs, Tariq Arian, confirmed the bombing, saying that explosives had been detonated in front of the Insaf Market in the bazaar area in Bamiyan, “killing a traffic officer along with 13 civilians.”
Nov. 24, 2020

Ethiopia: Tigray people ‘ready to die’ as leader rejects call to surrender

Both sides claim gains in Ethiopia war, Tigrayans accused of massacre

War to escalate as Tigray separatists reject Ethiopian PM’s ultimatum

Ethiopian leader rejects international ‘interference’ in war

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government said enemy soldiers were surrendering as it advanced towards the regional capital, but the Tigrayans reported they were resisting and had destroyed a prestigious army division. The leader of Ethiopia’s dissident Tigray region has said his people are “ready to die” defending their homeland, rejecting the prime minister’s Sunday night ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours. Brig Gen Tesfaye Ayalew was quoted by the state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate as saying federal troops were “marching into Mekelle”, having captured key towns to the north and south. The army has threatened a “no mercy” tank assault on the TPLF leadership in Mekelle, warning civilians to leave while they can. The threat has prompted widespread concern, with human rights campaigners saying it could breach international legal codes.
Nov. 25, 2020

Thai protesters call on king to give up royal fortune

Thai Opposition Outmaneuvers Gov’t by Changing Location of Mass Protests in Bangkok

Thousands of Thai protesters called on King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday to cede control of a royal fortune valued in the tens of billions of dollars, the latest in months of demonstrations focused squarely on the monarchy. The protesters have broken a longstanding taboo by criticising the king, and police summoned many of the best-known protest leaders on Tuesday on charges of insulting the monarchy, which can mean up to 15 years in prison. Protesters demonstrated outside the headquarters of the Siam Commercial Bank, Thailand’s biggest bank, in which the king’s 23% stake worth over $2.3 billion makes him the largest shareholder. “The people demand back national assets from the king,” read one protest banner. Police put the number of protesters at 8,000.
Nov. 25, 2020

Big Banks Are Cautiously Adopting Blockchain and Digital Currency

Monetizing Privacy with Central Bank Digital Currencies

IMF outlines legal issues for central bank digital currencies

Blockchain-based technologies are being adopted at a feverish pace in gaming, healthcare and even by governments throughout the world. Big banks have been less enthusiastic to embrace the new technology, but are beginning to do so – at a very slow pace. In prior research, we documented evidence suggesting that digital payment adoptions have accelerated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. While digitalization of payment activity improves data utilization by firms, it can also infringe upon consumers’ right to privacy. Drawing from a recent paper, this blog post explains how payment data acquired by firms impacts market structure and consumer welfare. Then, we discuss the implications of introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that offers consumers a low-cost, privacy-preserving electronic means of payment—essentially, digital cash.
Nov. 23, 2020

Major damage reported after suspected tornado hits Arlington, Texas

A late-evening tornado reportedly touched down in Arlington, Dallas-Forth Worth Metropolitan Area on November 24, 2020, leaving a trail of damage to buildings and vehicles. Just before 21:00 LT on November 24, a severe storm capable of producing a tornado was located near Grand Prairie, moving east at 72 km/h (45 miles per hour), according to LXAS news. The tornado warning was lifted just after 21:20 LT (03:20 UTC, November 25). Shortly after, the Arlington Police Department said that it’s assisting the Arlington Fire Department with damage across the city. “This also includes various roof collapses on some structures and damages to buildings. Working to determine extent of damages and whether or not there are any injuries.” A late-evening tornado reportedly touched down in Arlington, Dallas-Forth Worth Metropolitan Area on November 24, 2020, leaving a trail of damage to buildings and vehicles. The National Weather Service (NWS) is yet to confirm it. Their teams will survey the area later this morning (LT). Just before 21:00 LT on November 24, a severe storm capable of producing a tornado was located near Grand Prairie, moving east at 72 km/h (45 miles per hour), according to LXAS news. The tornado warning was lifted just after 21:20 LT (03:20 UTC, November 25). Shortly after, the Arlington Police Department said that it’s assisting the Arlington Fire Department with damage across the city. “This also includes various roof collapses on some structures and damages to buildings. Working to determine extent of damages and whether or not there are any injuries.” “Pioneer Parkway is closed in both directions between Center Street and Collins Street due to debris from area apartment complexes on roadway.” Although the National Weather Service has still not confirmed the tornado, NBC 5 Meteorologist Grant Johnston believes the damage may have been caused by an EF-1 strength tornado with winds as high as 178 km/h (110 mph).
Nov. 25, 2020

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UAE, Bahrain reject Israeli UN resolution on entrepreneurship, despite new peace

PA sending its ambassadors back to Bahrain, UAE

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday praised the world body for overwhelmingly approving an Israeli-sponsored resolution to support entrepreneurship but criticized Arab countries who voted against it, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The resolution passed with a definitive 144-26 majority with nine abstentions, but the Arab countries voted as a block against the resolution, apparently because it was sponsored by Israel. “Unfortunately, there are some in this body, who despite recognizing the value of innovation, decided to vote against it,” Erdan said. “Their ‘no’ vote was driven not by reason or logic, but by anti-Semitism and intolerance. These member states should be ashamed. Instead of advancing a more sustainable future, they cling to racism and bigotry. We should all feel outraged.” Opponents included the UAE and Bahrain. Egypt and Jordan, the other two Arab states that have full diplomatic relations with Israel, also voted against the resolution. Meanwhile, without officially acknowledging the move, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is returning its ambassadors to the UAE and Bahrain, a Palestinian source told Reuters Wednesday. The envoys were originally recalled after PA President Mahmoud Abbas said that the two countries had “betrayed” the Palestinian cause by announcing normalization with Israel in August and September, respectively.
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Nov. 20, 2020

IDF strikes Hamas infrastructure in retaliation for rocket fire

The Israeli military struck Hamas military infrastructure early on Sunday morning in response to rocket fire launched towards the southern city of Ashkelon, the second time in two weeks. The strikes, carried out by Israeli Air Force jets and attack helicopters targeted Hamas military sites including “two rocket manufacturing sites, underground infrastructure and a training facility for the Hamas terror group’s naval force,” the IDF Spokespersons Unit said in a statement.
Nov. 22, 2020

Netanyahu meets Saudi crown prince MBS, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia

Netanyahu’s visit to Saudi Arabia ‘dangerous,’ Hamas warns

Saudi foreign minister denies meeting with Israelis happened

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad chief Yossi Cohen met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Neom, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Israeli sources confirmed. The Israeli and Saudi sides discussed Iran and normalization, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a Saudi source.  Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan denied the meeting took place on Twitter, saying only Saudi and American officials were present. Yet Education Minister Yoav Gallant confirmed the meeting, calling it an “amazing achievement” and “a matter of great importance” in an interview with Army Radio. On Sunday, however, Prince Faisal told Reuters that normalization with Israel would only come after “a permanent and comprehensive peace agreement between the Palestinians and the Israelis including the establishment of a Palestinian state on 1967 borders.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also met with Netanyahu and MBS, as the crown prince is known, in Neom, a new city in northern Saudi Arabia.
Nov. 23, 2020

Yemen rebels claim attack on Saudi oil facility in Jiddah

Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they struck a Saudi oil facility in the port city of Jiddah on Monday with a new cruise missile, just hours after the kingdom finished hosting its virtual Group of 20 leaders summit. The kingdom did not immediately acknowledge any attack as videos on social media suggested a fire struck a Saudi Arabian Oil Co. facility in Jiddah before dawn. A later satellite photo also suggested a fire occurred. Brig. Gen. Yehia Sarie, a Houthi military spokesman, tweeted that the rebels fired a new Quds-2 cruise missile at the facility. He posted a satellite image online that matched Aramco’s North Jiddah Bulk Plant, where oil products are stored in tanks. The claimed attack comes just after a visit by outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the kingdom to see Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , a meeting that reportedly included Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The kingdom also just hosted the annual G-20 summit, which concluded Sunday.
Nov. 23, 2020

Deadly new Daesh attack north of Baghdad

Iraq’s Salahaddin province declared three days of mourning from Sunday over a deadly attack blamed on the Daesh group, as some criticized the state for failing to fight back militants. Late Saturday, a roadside bomb hit a civilian car on an open road about 200 kilometers north of Baghdad, police and a local official said.
When security forces arrived to the scene, militants opened fire on them. The attack killed at least six Iraqi security personal and four civilians, including one who died of his wounds overnight, according to local medics. Two weeks ago, 11 people were killed in an Daesh attack on a lookout post at Al-Radwaniyah on Baghdad’s outskirts, areas which are predominantly Sunni Muslim.
Nov. 22, 2020

Kabul attack: Several killed as rockets hit residential areas

A barrage of rockets has hit residential areas of Kabul, killing at least eight people and wounding more than 30, Afghan officials say. More than a dozen rockets were fired from a pickup truck inside the city, the interior ministry said. The regional Islamic State group said it was behind it. The attack happened hours before a meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Taliban negotiators in an effort to resume peace talks. The rockets hit areas of central and north Kabul – including near the heavily fortified area that houses embassies and international companies – just before 09:00 (04:30 GMT) on Saturday.
Nov. 21, 2020

Ethiopian military warns Mekelle civilians ahead of assault on city

Tigrayan forces destroy airport under Ethiopian army control

Ethiopian military officials have warned civilians in Mekelle, the capital of the unsettled Tigray region, to “free themselves” from rebel leaders or be offered “no mercy” in a coming assault on the city. The Ethiopian military said tanks would be deployed to encircle Mekelle, the highland capital of the northern Tigray region, and that it may also use artillery on the city, state media reported on Sunday. Tsegaye said the Ethiopian military had so far avoided any targets that might risk civilian casualties but said that in the case of Mekelle “it might be different”. Officials in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, have been clear that the “law enforcement operation” will continue until the TPLF is ousted and federal authority reasserted over the region. On Saturday, Ethiopian government rebuffed an African diplomatic push to mediate. Though heavily armed regular troops have steadily advanced towards Mekelle, the paramilitaries and militia deployed in their wake are still struggling to clear and secure territory, the assessment says, raising the prospect of a lengthy guerrilla war.
Nov. 23, 2020

Polisario Front strikes Moroccan military positions behind border wall

The Polisario Front said that it continued to target the sites of the Moroccan forces on Saturday behind the separation wall in the Sahara region. According to the Front’s Sahara News Agency, the Front announced in a communiqué “the implementation of violent attacks that have turned significant parts of the Moroccan wall of shame into hell by the constant bombing of the Lions of the Sahrawi People’s Liberation Army.” The statement continued, “Yesterday, Friday, November 20, units of our victorious army bombed the enemy’s defensive positions in the Amkala sector.” They added that on Saturday, their forces continued to the Moroccan troops along the separation wall, causing material damage and casualties there. In the meantime, the official spokesperson for the SADR government, Minister of Information Hamada Salma El-Daf, confirmed that a just and final peace depends on the Moroccan withdrawal from the territory of the SADR and Morocco’s respect for its internationally recognized borders.
Nov. 22, 2020

One Azerbaijani Serviceman Dead, One Russian Peacekeeper Injured Due to Mine Explosion in Karabakh

A Russian peacekeeping contingent was deployed in the disputed region after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a joint statement to mutually cease the hostilities that had been taking place in Karabakh since the end of September 2020. A mine explosion in Nagorno-Karabakh has left one Azerbaijani soldier dead, as well as one Russian peacekeeper and four members of the local emergency services injured, Russia’s Defence Ministry has stated. “The explosion took place in the vicinity of Madagiz village […] The Russian serviceman has been transported to a hospital in Baku, where he is currently receiving medical attention. His wounds are not life threatening”, the ministry said. The dead and the injured were part of a joint team that was tasked with finding and recovering the bodies of servicemen killed in action during the hostilities, which erupted in the region in September.
Nov. 23, 2020

More than 200 detained in Belarus protests – rights group

Belarus police detained more than 200 people in Minsk on Sunday during the latest in months of anti-government protests since a disputed presidential election in August, human rights activists said. Thousands took to the streets of the Belarusian capital, and police used stun grenades to disperse the crowd, several Belarus media outlets reported. The Vesna-96 rights group said 205 people had been detained so far. The Interior Ministry later confirmed that there had been detentions, saying those being held had been “disturbing public order and resisting police officers,” but it did not give any numbers.
Nov. 22, 2020

Guatemala: Congress on fire after protesters storm building

Hundreds of anti-government protesters in Guatemala have vandalised and set fire to parts of the Congress building, before being dispersed by riot police. The building in Guatemala City was empty at the time of Saturday’s attack, which lasted for about 10 minutes. The fire services put the fire out, but several people were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. The protesters are opposed to a budget approved by Congress of the Central American country on Wednesday night. The opposition says the budget prioritises big infrastructure projects to be handled by companies with government connections and overlooks the social and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Another key complaints is that the budget was passed by parliament while the rest of the country was distracted by the after-effects of two damaging storms, Eta and Iota. The protesters are now pressing for President Alejandro Giammattei to resign.
Nov. 22, 2020

China vows a ‘necessary’ response to US admiral’s visit to Taiwan

China’s foreign ministry announced on Monday that it will bring a “necessary” response to bear after a senior US Navy admiral made an unannounced visit to Taiwan over the weekend. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters that China “resolutely opposes” any diplomatic or military relations between American and Taiwanese officials, calling on the United States to fully recognize the sensitivity of the China-Taiwan issue. Zhao warned that, depending on how the situation developed, his government would “make a legitimate and necessary response,” without explaining what specific action would be taken. Rear Admiral Michael Studeman, a two-star Navy admiral who oversees US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region, is believed to be the officer that made the trip, according to people familiar with the situation. While the Pentagon refused to comment, Taiwan’s foreign ministry confirmed that a US official had arrived on Sunday.
Nov. 23, 2020

Chinese President Xi proposes GLOBAL health QR code system to revive coronavirus-battered trade & travel

Qantas CEO says airline will make Covid-19 vaccination COMPULSORY for international travel

Speaking during the G20 summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping promoted the idea of introducing globally-recognized health QR codes, saying it would help to restore coronavirus-hit international trade and travel. “While containing the virus, we need to restore the secure and smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains,” China’s leader told the virtual G20 summit late on Saturday, while advocating the need to “reduce tariffs and barriers” and “liberalize” the trade of crucial medical supplies. He also called for the creation of mechanisms that would simplify the “orderly flow” of people in the coronavirus-battered world. They could come in the form of QR codes containing people’s health information, Xi said. QR codes of this type are already in active use in China, where internal travel has become largely dependent on them and the corresponding “health apps.” Instruments to track people’s movement, including mobile applications and QR codes, have been implemented amid the coronavirus pandemic by other nations as well, though no global system has emerged yet.
Nov. 23, 2020

Destructive EF-3 tornado and severe hailstorm leave 6 people dead in South Africa

At least 6 fatalities have been confirmed while dozens of properties have been damaged or destroyed after severe storms — including hail reportedly bigger than a golf ball, an EF-3 tornado, lightning, and strong winds — lashed eastern provinces of South Africa on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 17 and 18, 2020. In KwaZulu-Natal, two people were reported dead while one person remains missing after a major hailstorm accompanied by lightning hit the province. A 10-year-old child was injured in Umuziwabantu. Hailstones that were described as larger than a golf ball damaged about 70 homes in the Msunduzi municipality.
Nov. 20, 2020

Extremely dangerous Tropical Cyclone “Gati” rapidly intensifies before making historic landfall in Somalia

Gati is the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Somalia and the strongest ever recorded in this part of the world

Tropical Cyclone “Gati” has rapidly intensified to near Category 4 hurricane equivalent overnight November 22, 2020, and is now — 13:00 UTC on November 22 — making extremely dangerous landfall in Somalia. This is extremely dangerous, rapidly evolving situation leaving not much time for residents to prepare. ​Gati formed early November 22 in the Arabian Sea, just east of Somalia, as the 3^rd named storm of the 2020 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. While the season is considered below average, with only six systems and 3 named ones, Somalia has never experienced such a powerful cyclone.
Nov. 23, 2020

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Anyone who has studied the bible knows Jesus warned that there would be a global reset in the last days. All you have to do is read Revelation chapter 13: 16-18.  I gave you these scriptures below just in case you have never read them.  While Jesus did not tell us exactly what would bring about this global reset we in this last generation can see for ourselves how the road to the reset is being forged. One major component that is helping bring about the reset is the Covid19 disease. I don’t need to spend a lot of time trying to show you how Covid is killing the world’s economy because most of you in one way or another are living through some of the worse financial hardships you have ever gone through as governments have locked down millions of businesses around the world since January 2020 and, in November as Covid continues to spread there has now been a second business lock down around the world.  Millions of people around the world are losing their jobs and nations around the world a intrenched in trillions of dollars in debt and it it getting worse.  The Covid19 disease has not only  helped bring on a global reset but, has in many places around the world also brought out massive famines as people without funds are going hungry.  Many people may have been under the impression that the United Sates would be the nation to dodge the down fall in the economy and hungry however, as you can now see even America has fallen to  Covid and it’s after effects.  The prophecy Jesus warned us about is coming faster than most people would like but it is coming and nothing is going to stop it from happening!  Now is the time to believe what Jesus has said and get yourself ready to meet Christ when He calls or end up like the people living during Noah’s generation who refused to listen to the Lord’s warning about the coming worldwide flood. 

Revelation 13: 16 And he causeth all, both small and great , rich and poor , free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand , or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell , save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

Matthew 24:7 7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

Rising to respond to famines of “Biblical proportions”

Short quote form report: “Essentially, there are extremely challenging circumstances at hand that require serious intervention. The number of people facing acute hunger could double by the end of 2020 as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Children are especially at risk, as the closures of schools to prevent the spread of the disease deprives them of the daily meal they would typically receive there. While conflict is the primary contributor to the worsening food crisis, extreme weather and economic blows are serious threats as well. The countries of highest concern are Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Nigeria and Haiti. In these countries, we fear that lives may be saved from COVID-19 only to be lost to hunger. In many of these countries at risk, Rise Against Hunger is playing a key role in meeting the immediate needs of over 500,000 people. I’d like to share more about our response efforts below.

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/rising-respond-famines-biblical-proportions

Will the coronavirus kill the global economy?

Quote from report. “I predict a massive drop in global stock markets in coming days with no rebound until what is now being called a pandemic is brought under control. Such a drop in the market will exacerbate the pessimism, which will slowly but surely engulf global business leaders and consumers and wreak havoc on the world economy.”

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/484500-will-the-coronavirus-kill-the-global-economy

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 Israel strikes Iranian, Syrian targets in response to exposed IEDs

Israel struck Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria early Wednesday morning in response to explosive devices found on the border the previous day. “IDF warplanes attacked military targets belonging to the Iranian Quds Force and the Syrian army tonight in Syria. The attack damaged warehouses, command posts and military complexes, and batteries of surface-to-air missiles,” the IDF said in a statement. The strikes hit eight targets from the Golan Heights to Damascus including an Iranian military complex near Damascus International Airport, a secret military barracks which acts as a housing complex for senior Iranian officials as well as visiting delegations, a command post for Division 7 of the Syrian army which cooperates with the Quds force and mobile surface-to-air missile trucks which fired toward Israeli jets during the strikes. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the strikes were part of a policy that he has been “pursuing for years” and that Israel would not allow for Iran to entrench itself in Syria nor would it allow for any attempted attack from Syrian territory.
Nov. 18, 2020

Pompeo in Jerusalem as Israel, Bahrain announce embassies

Israel and Bahrain announced Wednesday that the countries will open embassies in each other’s countries. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani were joined by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for trilateral talks on how to exploit the new peace treaties Israel signed recently with Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. “Three peace agreements in six weeks – I don’t think it gets better than that,” Netanyahu said, citing the recent deals to establish diplomatic relations with the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan. Pompeo arrived in Israel earlier in the day on a seven-country, 11-day tour that began Friday and takes him to talks in France, Turkey, Georgia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
***Please see Jordan below for information on a trilateral meeting regarding “Palestinian” peace
Nov. 18, 2020

Palestinians restore ties with Israel

The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday said it has decided to renew its relations with Israel, including security coordination, after receiving assurances that Israel would abide by the signed agreements with the Palestinians. Senior Israeli officials confirmed that security coordination with the PA was being restored. The decision is likely to hinder efforts to end the dispute between the ruling Palestinian Fatah faction and Hamas, which has long opposed security coordination between the PA and Israel, dubbing it an act of treason. The decision was taken after the Palestinians received “assurances from several European Union officials that Israel won’t take any unilateral move in the near future” and remains committed to all the signed agreements, the official said. The official was referring to Israel’s since-shelved plan to apply sovereignty to portions of the West Bank. According to the official, the Palestinians also have agreed to receive the tax revenues that Israel collects on their behalf.
Nov. 17, 2020

Jordan, Bahrain and UAE discuss peace for Palestinians in Abu Dhabi summit

Leaders from Jordan, Bahrain and the UAE discussed on Wednesday the need to achieve a just and comprehensive peace for the Palestinians. The statement came during a trilateral summit between Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Bahrain King Hamad Al-Khalifa, and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. The meeting was held in the UAE capital on Wednesday.  The leaders discussed the “brotherly and strategic ties between their countries,” Jordan’s state news agency reported. They agreed on the need to achieve a just and comprehensive peace for the Palestinians based on the two-state solution with Israel “that guarantees the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, and its capital East Jerusalem.” Bahrain and the UAE recently signed agreements to open relations with Israel. Jordan, along with Egypt, are the only other Arab countries to have relations with Israel.
Nov. 18, 2020

Lebanon Will Soon Sign A Military Treaty With Iraq

Hizballah’s Precision Strike Missile Program Forms an Explosive Regional Threat

Lebanon and Iraq will sign military and intelligence treaties in the coming days, according to caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Zeina Akar. Akar visited Baghdad on Tuesday, where she met with her Iraqi counterpart, Juma Inad Saadoun. The two discussed a variety of topics, including inking military and intelligence cooperation treaties. Akar later announced that the treaties’ drafts were under review, receiving the final touches, and that they would be ready within a few days, upon which the two nations will agree on the location wherein to sign them. On a side note, last week, an oil pipeline in North Lebanon, extending from Iraq, mysteriously caught fire and exploded. The Iraqi minister hoped that a new Lebanese government would be formed soon and that the treaties between the two nations would be finalized.
Nov. 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia is pressuring Pakistan to recognize Israel – report

Iraq, Saudi Arabia reopen Arar border crossing after 30 years

Prominent Pakistani journalist Mubasher Lucman believes that Saudi Arabia is one of the countries pressuring Islamabad into recognizing Israel, he said in an interview with i24 News. Lucman’s statement follows Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement that Islamabad has been placed “under pressure” by the United States, and other unnamed countries, to recognize Israel. “I have no doubt that in my analysis that the other country he is talking about is Saudi Arabia, and no one else,” Lucman told the i24 presenter. “There are only four countries that could have said this: One is the United States, second is Israel, third is India and fourth is Saudi Arabia. There is no fifth country that has that kind of influence over [Pakistan].” Pakistan is not “on talking terms with Israel – officially at least. And [Pakistan] does not get along with Indians, so it’s very simple,” he added.
Nov. 18, 2020

Senior Syrian General, Eleven Soldiers Killed in New ISIS Ambush in Deir Ezzor

Early on November 17, ISIS terrorists ambushed a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) unit in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor. The unit was moving in the area of Faydat Ibn Muyni’a when it fell into the terrorists’ ambush. Heavy clashes broke out in the area. According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), 12 Syrian service members were killed in the clashes. More than 17 others were injured. Major General Bashir Salim Ismail, commander of the SAA’s 137^th Regiments, was among the personnel killed in ISIS ambush. The SAA and pro-government forces are now deploying reinforcements near Faydat Ibn Muyni’a as well as in other parts of western Deir Ezzor. ISIS’ news agency, Amaq, is yet to release any details on the well-planned ambush. This was one of the terrorist group’s most successful attacks against Syrian troops this year.
Nov. 18, 2020

Rockets Target US Embassy In Baghdad Just As Trump Ordered Troop Draw Down

Iraqi military says four rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone

Coming less than within an hour of President Trump announcing his troop draw down order in Iraq and Afghanistan Tuesday afternoon, a hail of rockets fell near the US embassy in Baghdad. Local and regional reports say at least five rockets were fired on the fortified Green Zone in Iraq’s capital and that four struck near the American compound. The US embassy’s C-RAM system, or “Counter rocket, artillery, and mortar” defense weapon, was activated in response to the inbound rocket fire. The timing seems clearly intentional, given international headlines at that very moment circulated the US announced plans to reduce its troop levels in Iraq. There are reports from correspondents on the ground saying at least one young Iraqi civilian was killed and five other Iraqis injured as a result of the attack.
Nov. 17, 2020

 Iran feeding uranium gas into advanced centrifuges underground – IAEA

Iranian official says ‘way open’ for US to rejoin JCPOA, but cites ‘challenges’

US slaps on new sanctions on Iranian officials for alleged human-rights violations

Iran has begun feeding uranium hexafluoride (UF6) gas feedstock into the advanced IR-2m uranium-enriching centrifuges installed at its underground plant in Natanz nuclear facility, according to a UN nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters on Wednesday. The move is the latest nuclear standoff escalation by Iran with the US, Israel and their allies. “On 14 November 2020, the Agency verified that Iran began feeding UF6 into the recently installed cascade of 174 IR-2m centrifuges at the Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) in Natanz,” the International Atomic Energy Agency report to member states said dated Tuesday. Until Iran’s new breach on Wednesday, it was unclear whether Tehran had taken the incoming Biden administration into account with its moves at Natanz.
Nov. 18, 2020

Ethiopia says its troops marching on Tigrayan capital

Ethiopia crisis: Tigray leader vows to keep fighting as government advances

Both sides claim big wins as Ethiopia fighting enters third week

War in Ethiopia Threatens to Engulf Horn of Africa

Ethiopia said its troops were marching on the capital of the Tigray region on Tuesday after a deadline for rebel forces to surrender passed in a two-week conflict shaking the Horn of Africa and alarming the world. “The final critical act of law enforcement will be done in the coming days,” Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. Later on Tuesday, Abiy’s special task force on the Tigray conflict accused rebel forces of destroying bridges connecting the regional capital Mekelle with the rest of the country in attempts to hold back federal government forces. Abiy’s air force struck unspecified TPLF targets outside Mekelle on Monday. Earlier on Tuesday, his task force said federal forces had “liberated” the Raya, Chercher, Gugufto and Mehoni localities on the eastern front, and Shire on the conflict’s western front. Federal forces had also destroyed TPLF military bases in both areas and were now heading towards Mekelle, the statement said. “The force of the junta is now retreating, and the army is marching to bring the TPLF junta to justice.” Tigray’s leaders have accused federal forces of knocking out a dam and a sugar factory as well as “mercilessly” attacking people in the region of more than 5 million. The government denies targeting civilians. Both sides in Ethiopia’s raging internal conflict claimed military successes on Wednesday, creating a muddied picture of fighting even as the government promised it would soon be over.
Nov. 18, 2020 

Polisario forces launch new attacks against Moroccan army bases

The news agency of the Polisario front said on Tuesday evening that the People’s Liberation Army’s strikes against Moroccan army bases continued for the fifth consecutive day. The People’s Liberation Army said in a statement that it had stepped up its hostilities “after the Moroccan forces violated the ceasefire concluded” between the Polisario Front on one side and the Kingdom of Morocco on the other hand under the supervision of the United Nations. They  said that the army had launched attacks since Tuesday morning, describing them as “successful” on bases belonging to the Moroccan army, referring to causing human and material damage. The People’s Liberation Army continued, saying that it had bombed Warning Point 51 of the 29th Corps from the Amqala sector at 06:40 A.M., in addition to the bombing of a focus on Base 19 from Al Mahbas sector from 09:40 to 10:07. On Friday, Morocco announced that it had launched a military operation in the buffer zone in Guerguerat in Western Sahara, while the Polisario Front responded, saying that the operation ended the cease-fire between the two sides in place for 30 years, and that “the war began.”
Nov. 18, 2020

Putin defends Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire amid heavy criticism

President Vladimir Putin has defended a Russian-brokered ceasefire in the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, saying that it would be “suicidal” for Yerevan to back out despite heavy criticisms of the truce. There have been protests in Armenia and calls for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign over the week-old agreement, which allowed Azerbaijan to consolidate major territorial gains after several weeks of bitter fighting. Asked about the potential of a new government reneging on the deal, Mr Putin reportedly told Russian state television on Tuesday, “That would be a huge mistake.” Mr Putin defended the deal, saying: “The fact that hostilities have stopped and there is an agreement to unblock transport, restore economic ties, it’s extremely important.” He said the deal laid the basis for “long-term normalisation” for the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region but admitted it had not solved the “problem” of its final status. “What happens next should be decided in the future, or by future leaders, future participants in this process.” Under the ceasefire, Russia is sending about 2,000 peacekeeping troops on a five-year mandate to keep the peace. Putin said Turkey, which supports Baku, will be associated with the peace-keeping process through a joint control centre with Russia that will use drones, but that Turkish troops will not enter Nagorno-Karabakh.
***Please see ETRM report from Nov. 11^th
Russia, Turkey Agreed to Establish Joint Center to Monitor Karabakh Peace Deal 
Nov. 18, 2020

  Merkel must go, democracy must stay!’ Anti-lockdown protesters detained, doused with water cannon at central Berlin rally

Protesters have taken to the streets in downtown Berlin to denounce a bill that would enshrine lockdown measures into German law. Lawmakers are expected to pass a bill on Wednesday that would write a long list of concrete quarantine measures, such as mask-wearing and social distancing rules, into the country’s existing law on protection from infections. The government argues that the change is necessary if there is to be a robust response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Critics say the bill was put forward in a rushed manner and would give the government too much power in regulating the lives of ordinary people. The police detained several people and deployed water cannons when the crowd refused to leave. Officers complained that some demonstrators were violating Covid-19 restrictions by not wearing masks, and warned that “the use of water cannon cannot be ruled out” if they had to disperse the crowd. Water cannons were later deployed when protesters refused to leave. Officials had previously rejected a dozen applications to rally outside the parliament building. In a letter to MPs obtained by the media, the police warned about possible “attacks” on the Bundestag. There were attempts to break into the building during a similar demonstration in August.
Nov. 18, 2020

French police unleash tear gas & water cannons at protests against new ‘Comprehensive Security Law’

There were violent clashes across France as thousands took to the streets in protest against a controversial proposed all-encompassing “global security law” which would criminalize filming police activity in certain circumstances. The proposed legislation, currently being debated by the French parliament, seeks to criminalize photographing or filming the police with intent to cause harm. It would also reportedly give more autonomy to local police, arm more officers nationwide and expand the use of surveillance drones in high-crime areas. Penalties of up to one year in prison and a €45,000 fine are being considered alongside the new proposed legislation, backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling La République En Marche party. The law’s co-author Jean-Michel Fauvergue, a former chief of France’s elite RAID police unit, dismissed claims the law would provide immunity for police abuse, saying “in no way does this stop journalists from working.” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin claimed the proposed legislation is necessary to “protect those who protect us,” but rights groups and journalists’ unions say the bill is ripe for abuse and dangerously open to errant interpretation. Thousands of citizens attended protests in numerous cities across the country, including some 400 people in Rennes; an estimated 700 protesters in Lyon and 1,300 people in Toulouse; Up to 800 people, including a local councillor who lost a hand during a yellow vest protest in 2018, attended a march in Bordeaux and an 800-strong protest was held in Grenoble.
Nov. 18, 2020

Peru’s new president sworn in, calls for calm after protests

Peruvian lawmaker Francisco Sagasti was sworn in as interim president on Tuesday, voted for by Congress in an effort to return stability to a country that has seen deadly protests and the departure of two presidents over the last week. The Andean nation has been shaken since the abrupt ouster in an impeachment trial of popular leader Martin Vizcarra on November 9. The removal of Vizcarra, whose anti-graft agenda had caused tensions with Congress, triggered often violent protests in which two young people died. Vizcarra’s successor, Manuel Merino, resigned on Sunday after just five days in power. “It is absolutely necessary to remain calm, but do not confuse this with passivity, conformity or resignation,” Sagasti said in an address to Congress after his swearing-in. He also paid homage to two young men who died during protests. “We can’t bring them back to life,” he said. “But we can stop this from happening again.”
Nov. 18, 2020

Belarus opposition leader calls for sanctions on Lukashenko supporters

Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called on European leaders to impose targeted economic sanctions on supporters of President Alexander Lukashenko after police stepped up violence against protesters. Police in Minsk used tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators on Sunday, on the fourteenth straight weekend of protests since a disputed presidential election on Aug. 9 that Lukashenko says he won. Germany and the European Union are looking into ways to increase pressure on the Belarusian leadership after the Sunday crackdown, and the death last week of a 31-year-old anti-government protester after what demonstrators said was a severe beating by security forces. Poland and Lithuania are pushing for further EU sanctions on Belarus, including companies and more individuals, Lithuanian president Gitanas Nauseda said on Tuesday after meeting Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda in Vilnius.
Nov. 18, 2020

Wall Street Admits That “Civil Unrest” Could Crash Markets

Coronavirus itself remains the biggest “tail risk” to the global economy for the 8th consecutive month, followed by the “tech bubble.” However, what’s really raising eyebrows is the factor that BofA considers to be the third most likely threat to financial stability and growth, namely “civil unrest.” Wall Street really starting to worry about what we first said back in 2010 – much to Time Magazine’s mockery – that the Fed’s disastrous policies would eventually push US society to armed conflict and/or to civil war. While it may be easy to dismiss such fears as hyperbolic, consider what otherwise level-headed Bloomberg macro commentator (and former Lehman trader) Mark Cudmore wrote overnight in his latest lament that markets are so broken, that in the end it will all “end in tears”, either in the form of collapse of fiat currency or through “political revolution”, read armed conflict.” “Which brings us back to square one. Because in a world where a handful of traders are the most bullish they have been in 20 years while the living standards of tens of millions of Americans are absolutely dismal with the economy on the verge of yet another depression-causing shutdown, the flashbacks to the days just before the French Revolution are all too real.”
Nov. 18, 2020

Over 88K sex abuse claims filed against Boy Scouts of America

Sex abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America have now surpassed 88,000, according to lawyers who represent victims who’ve filed claims against the organization. Christopher Hurley, the managing partner with a law firm representing 4,000 survivors of childhood sexual abuse who say they were victimized while participating in the Boy Scouts, said in a statement to The Christian Post that there are over 88,500 victims that have come forward as of Monday, the deadline the bankruptcy court set for such claims. Other lawyers told The New York Times that over 82,000 abuse claims were made against the group as of late Sunday and that the number of sexual abuse cases filed against BSA far exceeds the number of cases linked to abuse claims in the Roman Catholic Church. “I knew there were a lot of cases,” said Paul Mones, an attorney who has been working on BSA cases for approximately 20 years. “I never contemplated it would be a number close to this,” noting that with the prevalence of the abuse the number may represent a mere fraction of victims. The accusers range in age from 8 to 93.
Nov. 16, 2020

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IDF strikes Hamas targets in response to rocket fire

The two rockets were fired around 2AM, activating incoming rocket sirens in the southern city of Ashdod and in communities in the Shfela region of central Israel including Kibbutz Palmachim some 60km from the Gaza Strip, sending thousands to shelters. The rockets came in the wake of the first anniversary of the targeted killing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Bahaa Abu al-Ata. The Israeli military struck Hamas military infrastructure on Sunday morning in response to rocket fire launched towards the center of the country. The strikes, carried out by Israeli Air Force jets, attack helicopters and IDF tanks targeted “underground infrastructure and military posts of the terror group Hamas in the Gaza Strip,” the IDF Spokespersons Unit said in a statement, adding that the military “is conducting an ongoing situational assessment and will act firmly and resolutely against any attempt to carry out terror activity against the citizens of the State of Israel and the violation of its sovereignty.”
Nov. 15, 2020

Saudi Media Exposes Lie: Al Aksa Mosque isn’t on the Temple Mount

Saudi Arabian lawyer and journalist Osama Yamani wrote an article in Okaz, a prominent Arabic Saudi Arabian daily newspaper, maintaining that the true location of the Al Aqsa Mosque described in Koran is in Al Ju’ranah, near Mecca in Saudi Arabia and not on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. He explained that the construction of the Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem by Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik in 691 CE came nine years after Abd Allah Ibn al-Zubayr rebelled and prevented the Umayyads who ruled Damascus from fulfilling the obligation to make the Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca. “At that stage, [al-Malik] changed the direction of prayer toward Jerusalem,” Yamani wrote. Yamani wrote that the differences between the claims pertaining to the actual identity of which site is the Aqsa Mosque described in the Koran are due to “political matters that were employed for the benefit of events or issues and political positions at the time that have nothing to do with faith or religious dictates or God’s intention.”
Nov. 16, 2020

  Syria Exit In Progress? US Convoys Seen Withdrawing From Northeast Syria to Iraq

Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq

The U.S. army withdrew a number of its vehicles and soldiers from eastern Syria towards the northern region of Iraq, while it imposed a security cordon around a town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to a Sputnik Arabic correspondent in Al-Hasakah, the U.S. army transported a number of military vehicles with about 50 soldiers from its illegal base in Al-Malikiyah to the northern region of Iraq for the second time during the past two days.  These developments coincide with media reports about the current U.S. administration’s intention to withdraw its soldiers from eastern Syria, especially after the changes made by U.S. President Donald Trump, which included the firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who was replaced by Christopher Miller. Earlier this week, it was revealed that the outgoing U.S. envoy to Syria, James Jeffrey, had kept the total number of troops inside the Arab Republic from Trump.
Nov. 16, 2020

Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Rockets hit outskirts of Eritrea capital

Ethiopia says it has seized another Tigray town as conflict embroils Eritrea

Civil War in Ethiopia: Conflict Developments and Background

The 12-day conflict between Ethiopia’s government and forces in the country’s Tigray region has escalated. The Tigrayan forces fired rockets across the border into neighbouring Eritrea, after claiming Ethiopian soldiers were using an Eritrean airport to attack Tigray. Ethiopia’s prime minister appeared to deny the accusations in a tweet. On Saturday night, residents of Asmara – Eritrea’s capital – reported hearing loud explosions, amid reports of rockets landing near the city’s airport. No casualties have been reported yet. Tigrayan leader Debretsion Gebremichael has suggested that his forces have been fighting 16 divisions of the Eritrean army on several fronts for the past few days. The Tigrayans have also accused Eritrean forces of crossing into Ethiopia to back federal forces there. On Sunday, in a tweet, Mr Abiy appeared to deny that Ethiopian national forces were working with Eritreans, saying that Ethiopia was “more than capable of attaining the objectives of the operation by itself”. But while Eritrea and Ethiopia have denied co-operating in the conflict, our regional editor says reports of fighting along the border, and of Ethiopian soldiers being treated in Eritrean hospitals, suggest the opposite is true.
Nov. 16, 2020

Showdown in the Western Sahara

Western Sahara independence group declares war on Morocco

For weeks, the Polisario Front have blocked the only road leading southward from Morocco to Mauritania in the buffer zone of Guerguerat. Currently, around 200 trucks find themselves stranded there, while UN peacekeepers (MINURSO), on whom Morocco relies to enforce the tense 30-year ceasefire, apparently feel overwhelmed. Last week, on Thursday night, Morocco finally responded to the Polisario Front’s roadblock at Guerguerat by creating a security cordon and promising to “restore free circulation of civilian and commercial traffic” between Morocco and Mauritania — an act that the Polisario Front called a “provocation.” The Polisario Front had announced the Monday before that any movement of troops by Morocco to the buffer zone area “will be considered as a flagrant aggression to which the Sahrawi [Polisario] side will respond vigorously in self-defence and to defend its national sovereignty. This will also mean the end of the ceasefire and the beginning of a new war across the region.” Until now, Morocco has avoided conflict by relying on UN Security Council and its MINURSO. The Polisario Front nonetheless on Friday claimed that Morocco had broken the ceasefire and “ignited war.” Morocco, for its part, insists that there have been no armed clashes and that the ceasefire still stands. The UN Security also recently strengthened Morocco’s stance by not only demanding that the Polisario Front honor the terms of its ceasefire, but the UN also designated Algeria as a stakeholder in the dispute. On Friday, Saudi Arabia as well openly supported Morocco’s refusal to have its territory seized by force. An open conflict at this time would be immensely damaging for all the parties involved as well as for Europe — particularly France, always deeply immersed in African policy.
***Please also see ETRM report on Nov. 13
Moroccan army launches operation in Western Sahara border zone

Nov. 15, 2020

Azerbaijan delays takeover, denounces fleeing Armenians

Turkey to send soldiers for Karabakh ‘peacekeeping center’

Thousands Rally in Armenia Against Disputed Peace Deal

Assassination Attempt On Armenian Prime Minister Thwarted By Security Forces

Azerbaijan on Sunday postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for burning houses and committing what it called “ecological terror.” The cease-fire ended six weeks of intense fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The agreement calls for Azerbaijan to take control of the outlying territories. The first, Kelbajar, was to be turned over on Sunday. But Azerbaijan agreed to delay the takeover until Nov. 25 after a request from Armenia. Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev said worsening weather conditions made the withdrawal of Armenian forces and civilians difficult along the single road through mountainous territory that connects Kelbajar with Armenia. Meanwhile, Thousands of furious protesters rallied in the Armenian capital for a fourth day running on Friday demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resign over a controversial peace agreement with Azerbaijan.
Nov. 16, 2020

  BLM/Antifa Attack Trump Supporters, Including Children, After D.C. “Million MAGA March”

Massive crowds of people converged at Freedom Plaza in Washington on Saturday, joining other rallies around the country to show support for President Donald Trump and ask for fairness in the election process. As The Epoch Times’ Allen Zhong reports, the participants marched to the U.S. Supreme Court holding signs that read “Stop the Steal,” “Make America Fair Again,” and “Trump 2020.” Before the start of the march, the crowd heard speeches from prominent Trump supporters including Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and My Pillow founder Mike Lindell. Several other prominent figures including Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and former Trump advisor Sebastian Gorka were also on the speaking list. Participants chanted slogans calling to “stop the steal,” which is also the name of the grassroots movement organizing the event in part. Organizer Ali Alexander told The Epoch Times in a previous interview that the events are a grassroots effort by a coalition of about a hundred activists and influencers to show “support for President Trump and fair elections and transparent counting.” Similar events, although smaller in scale, were organized in around 50 other states on the same day. Everything was very peaceful (not just mostly peaceful) until the crowds started to disperse and groups of BLM and Antifa activists began to appear, agitating attendees, and eventually turning to violence… even against children.
Nov. 15, 2020

Belarus: More than 1,000 arrested in fresh protests

More than 1,100 people were arrested on Sunday in Belarus during protests calling for President Alexander Lukashenko to resign, a human rights group has said. The Viasna human rights organisation counted 1,127 arrests, the vast majority of which were carried out in the capital Minsk. Belarusian authorities said on Monday that more than 700 people had been held in detention following the demonstrations. “In total, more than 700 people have been detained for violations of the legislation on mass events and before their offenses were examined in court,” Interior Ministry spokeswoman Olga Chemodanova said in a statement. Police in Minsk wielded clubs and used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of demonstrators. Viasna said that some of the people detained were beaten by the authorities.
Nov. 16, 2020

Peru’s interim president Merino resigns after 2 protesters killed in clashes

Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, has announced his resignation after less than a week in office, as protests in the capital Lima to support his controversially impeached predecessor left two people dead and dozens wounded. “I present my irrevocable resignation,” Merino said in a televised address, adding that it was time for “peace and unity” for the country. The call for his “immediate” dismissal was backed by all parties in Peru’s Congress. The MPs warned that they would launch impeachment procedures if Merino tries to hold on to power. Earlier on Sunday, more than half of the ministers in the new cabinet also left their posts in response to the outbreak of violence. A former head of congress, Merino became Peru’s interim leader after the lawmakers voted last Monday to remove President Martin Vizcarra from the job, over allegations of corruption, which he vigorously denies. But the public was left unsatisfied with the switch and hundreds of protesters gathered in central Lima on Saturday. The rally started peacefully, but was marred by clashes after dark, with Peru’s Ombudsman accusing the police of “misusing force and throwing tear gas without justification.” Two people were killed after suffering gunshot wounds in the unrest. More than 60 others required hospitalization due to injuries or inhaling tear gas, according to the health authorities.
Nov. 15, 2020

 Norway criminalizes private criticism of LGTBQ people

Norway’s parliament has voted to expand the protections that the LGBTQ community has enjoyed in that nation since 1981 by expanding the definition of “hate speech” that can land a person in prison. Reuters reported Norway already was among the “most liberal countries in Europe” on the issue, “allowing trans people to legally change gender without a medical diagnosis” and more. But “reported homophobic crimes have risen,” the report said, citing an advocacy organization. So parliamentarians agreed to expand their penal code this week. Now those found guilty of hate speech face a fine or up to a year in prison for private remarks, and a maximum of three years for public comments. Opponents of the change pointed out it could be used to criminalize free speech. In the United Kingdom, there already are plans to criminalize speech in private homes.
Nov. 13, 2020

 Hate crimes in US reach highest level in more than a decade

Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting that data in the early 1990s, according to an FBI report released Monday. There were 7,314 hate crimes last year, up from 7,120 the year before — and approaching the 7,783 of 2008. The FBI’s annual report defines hate crimes as those motivated by bias based on a person’s race, religion or sexual orientation, among other categories. Some of the 2019 increases may be the result of better reporting by police departments, but law enforcement officials and advocacy groups don’t doubt that hate crimes are on the rise. The Justice Department has for years been specifically prioritizing hate crime prosecutions. The data also shows there was a nearly 7% increase in religion-based hate crimes, with 953 reports of crimes targeting Jews and Jewish institutions last year, up from 835 the year before. The FBI said the number of hate crimes against African Americans dropped slightly to 1,930, from 1,943.
Nov. 16, 2020

Scottish Hate Crime Bill Could Criminalize ‘Inflammatory’ Bible

Austria’s New Hate Speech Law

A sloppily worded hate crime bill in Scotland could undermine free speech and unfairly stigmatize people of faith, the Christian Institute has warned. The Christian Institute’s Deputy Director Ciarán Kelly said on Friday that the proposed legislation “risks creating a chilling effect on free speech” because of the ambiguity of its language and lack of protections for basic freedoms. “The new offences cover ‘abusive’ behaviour intended to ‘stir up hatred’ but no explanation is given as to what these terms actually mean,” Mr Kelly said. “Would it be ‘abusive’ and ‘hateful’ to quote the Bible’s teaching on marriage, gender or sexual ethics?” he added. “Some groups would say yes. There is a real risk of malicious reports from activists who wish to stop Christians expressing their beliefs.” “Provisions on ‘inflammatory material’ could be used against Christian books, sermons by church ministers – even the Bible itself,” Kelly noted. “The potential reach of the offences is enormous, affecting religious practice in public and in private.” These fears are not without basis and atheist groups have already threatened to use the new legislation to target Christians.
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Scottish Bill Would Criminalize ‘Hate Speech’ in Private Homes

Nov. 14, 2020

 The Second Lockdown- Updates

Pro-mask study withdrawn after virus spread in counties analyzed by researchers

• Illinois reports another 11k+ new cases
• Germany imposes new restrictions next week
• UK reports 21k+ new cases
• NYC hospitalizations hit new high
• Philly may bar indoor gatherings ahead of TG
• NYC positivity rate has climbed to 2.77%
• BioNTech CEO says vaccine shipments to start in early Jan
• NJ lowers limit on private indoor gatherings
• More states tighten restrictions
• Merkel urges more restrictions on private gatherings
• Mexico passed 1 million cases
• Global cases are nearing 54.5 million
• Hungary reported a record jump in cases
• Iran sees new record
• South Korea reports most new cases in 11 weeks

Washington, Michigan Impose Tough New COVID-19 Restrictions; US Tops 11 Million Cases

***Please also see ETRM report Nov. 13, 2020 on the Second Lockdown under prophecy Pestilence news

Nov. 16, 2020

Drought Plaguing Much of US

A report by the U.S. Drought Monitor on Thursday revealed what anyone living in California or the Southwest already know: We need rain. Badly. “Abnormal dryness and drought are currently affecting over 120 million people across the United States including Puerto Rico — about 38.9% of the population,” the National Centers for Environmental Information, of which the U.S. Drought Monitor is a part, said in its latest report. The drought is particularly intense in the Four Corners region where Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah intersect. And things have gotten worse in Nevada, where ranchers say the range is in poor condition. The situation is also dire in Colorado, where 75% of the state is experiencing severe drought and a quarter is firmly in the worst category — extreme drought. Much of the worst aspects of dry conditions are centered on the Colorado River Basin of western Colorado, which bodes ill for the millions of homes and businesses downstream that rely on a robust flow of water from the river.
Nov. 12, 2020

  Hurricane Iota Strengthens Into First Category 5 of 2020 Hurricane Season

Hurricane Iota has rapidly intensified into a rare Category 5, the first of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, as it heads for landfall in Central America, where it will bring potentially catastrophic rainfall flooding, mudslides, storm surge and damaging winds for the second time in two weeks. Late Monday morning, Iota became only the second Category 5 hurricane on record in November and the record latest-in-season hurricane ever to reach that intensity in the Atlantic Basin. The 1932 Cuba hurricane reached Category 5 intensity from November 5-8. The upgrade to Category 5 intensity was based on both satellite intensity estimates and a Hurricane Hunter mission, which measured flight level and surface winds sufficiently strong enough.
Nov. 16, 2020

Asteroid 2020 VT4 makes extremely close approach to Earth at just 0.02 LD – breaks record for the closest asteroid flyby

A newly-discovered asteroid designated 2020 VT4 flew past Earth at a very close distance of just 0.02 LD / 0.0000451 AU (6 746 km / 4 192 miles) at 17:20 UTC on November 13, 2020. This makes it the closest known asteroid to flyby Earth, surpassing 2020 QG which flew past us on August 16, 2020, at 0.0000623 AU. 2020 VT4 is the 91^st known asteroid to flyby Earth within 1 lunar distance since the start of the year and the 6^th so far this month. The object was first observed at ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa, Hawaii on November 14, one day after its close approach. It belongs to the Apollo group of asteroids and has an estimated diameter between 4.8 and 11 m (16 – 36 feet). 2020 VT4 flew past us at a speed (relative to the Earth) of 13.42 km/s.
Nov. 15, 2020

NASA flag five asteroids en route today

On Monday, not one but five asteroids will enter our cosmic backyard.  First up is 2020 VR4, measuring 27 meters in diameter (about five giraffes) which will pass the planet at 2.2 million kilometers.  Shortly after will be the closest encounter of the space rock kind, as the telephone-pole-sized (11 meters) 2020 VM5, buzzes past at 426,000km. Bringing up the rear are: the nine-meter 2020 VA3, at a distance of 4.2 million kilometers; the 13-meter 2020 VS1 at 2.8 million kilometers; and lastly, will be 2020 VB3, measuring twice the height of Michael Jordan (or four meters) at 589,000km.

On Nov. 9^th, the following article was presented: 
Asteroid 2020 UN3 will pass the planet at a safe distance of 4.4 million kilometers. Not long after, and almost double the size, the 72-meter 2020 UL3, will shoot past at 5.8 million kilometers. On November 12, asteroid 2020 VC, measuring 34 meters in diameter or roughly half the wingspan of a 747 jet, is set to buzz the planet at a distance of 5.2 million kilometers.  Honorable mention goes to 2018 VS4, 23 meters in diameter (roughly half as tall as the Arc de Triomphe) and the 27-meter 2020 VC1 (half the Leaning Tower of Pisa), both of which will make a flyby of Earth this week but are not expected to pose any threat to humanity.
Nov. 16, 2020

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 Pompeo to Make Historic Visit to Israeli Settlement in West Bank

Outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to visit a Jewish settlement in the West Bank and tour the Golan Heights during his scheduled trip to Israel next week, Hebrew-language publication Walla reported on Thursday. Citing both American and Israeli sources, the outlet reported that Pompeo is likely to visit the settlement of Psagot, located just outside of Ramallah, and mark the first time in US history Washington’s top diplomatic official sojourns to disputed West Bank territory under Israel’s control. Pompeo is set to take off on a 10-day diplomatic journey across Europe and the Middle East on Friday and is scheduled to land in Tel Aviv Wednesday afternoon, his office said in a statement.
Nov. 13, 2020

 Saudis say they thwarted Iran-backed attack on oil facility near Yemen

Saudi Arabia will strike those who threaten its security, crown prince warns

ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Armistice Day Ceremony at Saudi Cemetery

Saudi Arabia said early Friday it thwarted an attack by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels that sparked a fire near an Aramco oil distribution center, involving unmanned boats loaded with explosives dispatched into the Red Sea. Saudi security forces intercepted and destroyed two explosives-packed boats that it said Yemen’s Houthi rebels were using to target a major refinery and terminal in the southern Saudi province of Jizan. The attempted attack took place late Wednesday near an offloading platform and caused the floating hoses that unload oil to catch fire, according to the energy official, who added that the blaze had been brought under control and caused no injuries. There was no immediate acknowledgement from Yemen’s rebels. Meanwhile, ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on an Armistice Day ceremony that was being held at cemetery in the Saudi city of Jeddah on November 11. ISIS’ news agency Amaq said in a statement released on November 12 that the attack targeted the French Consul who was attending the ceremony. Amaq said that attack was a response for the republication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in France.
***Please also see Nov. 11th ETRM report 
Foreign envoys attacked in bombing at Saudi cemetery during WWI memorial
Nov. 13, 2020

Russian Missile, Air Strikes Hit Western Outskirts of HTS-Held Idlib City

Outgoing Syria Envoy Admits Hiding US Troop Numbers

A missile struck the western outskirts of the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Local sources in the Syrian coast confirmed that the missile was launched from Russia’s Hmeimim Air Base located in southern Lattakia. The missile was likely one of the types that can be launched from the Iskander missile complex, that is known to be deployed in Hmeimim Air Base. The complex can launch a variety of ballistic and cruise missiles. There is still no information on the nature of the target or on the losses inflicted by the Russian strikes. The upcoming few hours may reveal new details. HTS, which is allied to a number of other al-Qaeda-affiliated groups and Turkish-backed factions, maintains a tight grip on Greater Idlib. In the morning, a wave of Russian airstrikes targeted the southern part of the region.
Nov. 13, 2020

  Report: Iran’s uranium stockpile 12 times limit set in 2015 nuclear deal

The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal,  permits Iran only to keep a stockpile of 202.8 kilograms (447 pounds). The findings were revealed in an IAEA report distributed to member countries, but later obtained by the Associated Press. The IAEA’s further found on Nov. 2. that Iran has also broken a uranium enrichment limit. Iran has reportedly enriched uranium to a purity of 4.5 percent, higher than the 3.67 percent allowed under the JCPOA. Iran has openly announced its moves to exceed the limits of the JCPOA following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the JCPOA in 2018 and after the January U.S. strike that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq. In September, after the U.N. declined a U.S.-led effort to extend an Iranian arms embargo beyond its expiration date, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the U.S. would trigger a return to sanctions against Iran. The U.K., France, and Germany argued the U.S. had lost the right to trigger the sanctions snapback after Trump withdrew from the JCPOA, while Pompeo argued that the right to trigger a sanctions snapback was codified in the U.N. resolution that enshrines the JCPOA, for which the U.S. is still a member.
Nov. 11, 2020

As Ethiopia’s conflict rages, ethnic targeting turns deadly

Ethiopia names new Tigray head as conflict boils

 A report that hundreds of civilians were “hacked to death” in the streets of a single town on Monday night has sent already dangerous tensions soaring. Amnesty International confirmed the killings via images and witnesses. Most of the dead were ethnic Amharas, according to a man who helped clear the bodies away and looked at identity cards. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is blaming the massacre on forces loyal to the Tigray region’s government, which his administration regards as illegal after a months-long falling-out. Federal troops’ 10-day push against the northern state has sent refugees flooding into Sudan and raised fears it may suck in Eritrea or weaken an African force opposing Islamist militants in Somalia if Ethiopia diverts troops from there. Abiy accuses the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which rules the mountainous region of more than five million people, of treason and terrorism. They say he has systematically persecuted Tigrayans since taking office in April 2018. The conflict began last week when Abiy says the TPLF attacked a military base, since when his army has been carrying out air strikes and ground combat which the government says has “liberated” west Tigray. The federal government seeks to arrest and replace the regional leaders. On Friday, Ethiopia sought to tighten its grip on the rebellious Tigray region by appointing a new local leader, Mulu Nega, a former Addis Ababa university professor.  News also came on Friday that the African Union (AU) had dismissed its security head, an Ethiopian national, after Abiy’s government accused him of disloyalty. The bloc’s chair Moussa Faki Mahamat ordered the removal of Gebreegziabher Mebratu Melese in a Nov. 11 memo seen by Reuters after Ethiopia’s defence ministry wrote with concerns. An AU official confirmed the two letters. The defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Nov. 13, 2020

Russia plans naval base in Sudan

Russia plans to build a naval base on Sudan’s Red Sea coast to resupply its fleet, according to a draft agreement with Khartoum signed off by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The planned deal, published on the Russian government’s website Wednesday, outlines a “logistical support centre” to be set up in Sudan where “repairs and resupply operations and rest for crew members” can take place. Its capacity will be capped at 300 military and civilian personnel and four ships, including nuclear-powered vessels, the text added. The base will stand on the northern outskirts of Port Sudan, according to coordinates named in the detailed document. Russia will also gain the right to transport via Sudan’s ports and airports “weapons, ammunition and equipment” needed for the base to function. The deal is slated to stand for 25 years — as long as neither party objects to its renewal. So far Russian authorities have not named a date for the accord to be signed with Khartoum.
Nov. 12, 2020

Moroccan army launches operation in Western Sahara border zone

Morocco announced Friday that its troops had launched an operation in no man’s land on the southern border of the Western Sahara to end “provocations” by the pro-independence Polisario Front. Rabat said its troops would “put a stop to the blockade” of trucks travelling between Moroccan-controlled areas of the disputed territory and neighbouring Mauritania, and “restore free circulation of civilian and commercial traffic.” In response, the Polisario Front said the three-decade-old ceasefire in the disupted Western Sahara was over . “War has started, the Moroccan side has liquidated the ceasefire,” senior Polisario official Mohamed Salem Ould Salek told AFP, decribing the action by Rabat as an “aggression”. “Sahrawi troops are engaged in legitimate self-defence and are responding to the Moroccan troops,” said Ould Salek, who serves as foreign minister of the Polisario-declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Nov. 13, 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh Briefing

Understanding the Outcome of the War for Nagorno-Karabakh

One War and Six Losers

The ceasefire continued to hold with no reports of fighting flaring up in Nagorno-Karabakh or the surrounding territory. A delegation from Moscow is in Ankara on Friday to discuss the details of a joint Russian-Turkish ceasefire monitoring center. The deployment of almost 2,000 Russian peacekeepers continues. Stepanakert will remain under the control of Armenian-backed forces under the agreement, while Shusha, which sits around 10 kilometers to the south is controlled by Azerbaijan. Hundreds of Armenian civilians are packing their belongings and leaving parts of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding territories which are to be ceded to Azerbaijan under terms of the peace agreement. Armenian courts on Friday freed a number of opposition leaders who had been arrested and faced a decade in prison for “illegal violent mass disorder,” in relation to the protests which erupted after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced he had signed the peace deal.
Nov. 13, 2020

 EU Threatens Sanctions As Belarusian Reportedly Beaten To Death By Security Forces

Belarus tells banks to seize money raised to help out protesters

The European Union has again condemned Belarus’s violent crackdown on protesters since a disputed August election and has threatened to impose more sanctions on the country following the death of a 31-year-old Belarusian citizen who was reportedly badly beaten by masked security forces. The European Union has already imposed sanctions on 55 individuals responsible for violent repression and intimidation, and stands ready to impose additional sanctions. Authorities in Belarus have ordered banks to seize money raised in small donations and paid out as compensation to victims of a police crackdown on protesters. The funds were transferred to people who were beaten or fined after taking part in ongoing demonstrations against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The BY_help fund, set up by the London-based Belarusian Andrei Leonchik, raised £2m within a few days. But authorities have now ordered banks to freeze any funds transferred by Leonchik, as well as opening a criminal case against him, according to leaked documents. One letter addressed to several Belarusian banks said Leonchik, together with the opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, was collecting money “to support protest actions in Belarus” with the aim of toppling the government, and ordered them to freeze funds.
Nov. 13, 2020

US piles up record October budget deficit of $284.1 billion

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell Admits The Truth: “We’re Not Going Back To The Same Economy”

The U.S. is starting the 2021 budget year the way the old year ended, with soaring deficits. The Treasury Department reported Thursday that the federal government ran up a record October deficit of $284.1 billion, double the red ink of the same month a year ago, as revenues declined while spending to deal with the impact of the coronavirus soared. The October deficit was double the $134.5 billion deficit logged in October 2019. It smashed the previous October record of a $176 billion deficit set in 2009, when the government was spending heavily to lift the country out of a deep recession caused by the 2008 financial crisis. The deficit for the 2020 budget year, which ended Sept. 30, totaled a record $3.1 trillion, breaking the old mark for an annual deficit of $1.4 trillion set in 2009.
Nov. 12, 2020

Lagarde Says Her ‘Hunch’ Is That ECB Will Adopt Digital Currency

Deutsche Bank: Central bank digital currency will replace cash in long term

Federal regulators dispute US pace on national digital currency

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde signaled that her institution could create a digital currency within years in what would be a dramatic change to the euro zone’s financial sector. “My hunch is that it will come,” Lagarde said Thursday during a virtual panel discussion hosted by the ECB. “If it’s cheaper, faster, more secure for the users then we should explore it. If it’s going to contribute to a better monetary sovereignty, a better autonomy for the euro area, I think we should explore it.” The president said it might be two to four years before the project could be launched as it addresses concerns over money laundering, privacy, and the technology involved. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank, the largest banking institution in Germany, is confident that central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, will replace cash in the future. The bank’s research arm, Deutsche Bank Research, published a new report on economic estimations and proposals to assist global economies hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Titled “What We Must Do to Rebuild,” the study was released on Nov. 10. In the report, Deutsche Bank states that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the “digital cash revolution.” According to the bank, this revolution will eventually enable CBDCs like China’s digital yuan or Sweden’s e-krona to replace cash in the long term.
Nov. 13, 2020

Measles Cases Reach 23-Year High, Killing More Than 200,000

Measles cases reached the highest level in 23 years in 2019 and health authorities warned that many countries aren’t vaccinating enough people amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The global total for confirmed measles infections rose to 869,770 last year, the World Health Organization and U.S. Centers for Disease Control said in a report released Thursday. The number of deaths soared by 50% compared with a low reached in 2016. The percentage of people who have received a first measles shot has stagnated in recent years and the coronavirus pandemic is now lowering vaccination rates by halting immunization campaigns, putting 94 million people at risk, according to the WHO. The situation is like an increasing amount of tinder that could result in a “forest fire,” Natasha Crowcroft, a senior technical officer on measles at the WHO, said on a call with journalists. Nine countries represented 73% of all cases, with large outbreaks occurring in Congo, Madagascar, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, according to Crowcroft. The airborne disease caused 207,500 deaths last year.
Nov. 12, 2020

The Second Lockdown- Live Updates

Puerto Rico gov orders national guard to help enforce curfew

NYC mayor warns parents brace for Monday school closure

NYC’s single-day positivity rate nears school-shutdown threshold

Japan reports record for 2nd day

Elon Musk claims conflicting rapid COVID test results

Indonesia hits new daily record

German government advisor says restrictions can’t be eased yet

Chicago Is Starting Another COVID Stay-At-Home Advisory On Monday

French PM says easing COVID-19 lockdown now would be ‘irresponsible’

Italy could be heading towards new national lockdown as infections rise alarmingly

California, Oregon and Washington issue Covid travel advisory urging 14-day quarantine

   5.3 quake shakes Nevada desert between Vegas, Reno

A magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck a remote area of Nevada early Friday a couple hundred miles from downtown Las Vegas, geologists said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was located in a desert area in west-central Nevada about 20 miles southeast of Mina, 120 miles southeast of Reno and 200 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The quake had a depth of nearly 4 miles. The earthquake was followed by dozens of aftershocks, including several with a magnitude of about 3.0, the USGS said. There were no initial reports of damage or injuries.
Nov. 13, 2020

Typhoon “Vamco” strikes the Philippines, leaving a massive trail of destruction

Typhoon “Vamco” — known locally as the Ulysses — struck the Philippines on November 11, 2020, with maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h (96 mph) and gusts to 205 km/h (127 mph). This is the 21^st named storm to hit the country this year and the 4^th in the past month– after Molave, Etau, and Goni (super typhoon). It is also the 22^nd named storm of the 2020 Pacific typhoon season and the 10^th typhoon.  Vamco left a massive trail of destruction, millions without power, at least two people dead, 4 missing, and nearly 200 000 displaced. Bicol, the worst affected by Super Typhoon “Goni,” was the first to feel Vamco’s powerful winds and rain. Many people there remain without power with only limited or no telecommunication services after Goni. The storm then battered Calabarzon, Central Luzon, and Metro Manila, unleashing powerful winds and torrential rain that left neighborhoods submerged and people appealing for aid and rescue, the Rappler reports.
Nov. 12, 2020

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  Israel to send first delegation to Sudan on Sunday to firm up normalization

Israel plans to send its first delegation to Sudan on Sunday to firm up the countries’ U.S.-brokered announcement on Oct. 23 that they would normalize relations, a source briefed on the provisional itinerary said. The source, who declined to be identified by name or nationality, spoke to Reuters on Tuesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, which has spearheadedoutreach to Khartoum, had no immediate comment. Nor did Sudanese officials. An Israeli delegation made a rare visit to Sudan mid-October, also to allegedly discuss normalizing ties, while last week a commercial flight by an Israeli flag carrier El Al was allowed to pass through Sudanese airspace, en route to Uganda, for the first time in history. Sudan followed the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in agreeing to establish formal ties with Israel under a diplomatic drive dubbed “The Abraham Accords” by the Trump administration.
Nov. 10, 2020

  Hezbollah’s presence in southern Syria big enough to open 2nd front, report says

Hezbollah’s presence in southern Syria is significantly larger than previously known by the public, according to recently released report released by the Alma Research and Education Center. The latest report revealed the location of 58 sites linked to Hezbollah’s activities in southern Syria, in the Quneitra and Dara’a provinces. Two primary Hezbollah units, acting under Iranian patronage, are responsible for this deployment: The “Southern Command,” made up of veteran Hezbollah operatives embedded in the ranks of the Syrian Armed Forces; and the “Golan File” unit, which involves Hezbollah commanders orchestrating localized terror cells, made up of Syrians. Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri, director of Alma’s research department, told JNS that both of these Hezbollah efforts are operational, and both are designed to create new opportunities to attack Israeli military and civilian targets during both routine times and in security escalations. Asked whether Assad has approved the Hezbollah operations, Beeri argued that the Damascus regime has little say in the matter after Iran and Hezbollah rescued it from the abyss.
Nov. 11, 2020

Foreign envoys attacked in bombing at Saudi cemetery during WWI memorial

Mecca authorities say Greek, Saudi nationals wounded in Jeddah attack

Multiple people were wounded Wednesday when an explosive device hit an international ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi city of Jiddah, according to French government officials. Wednesday’s attack follows on the heels of a stabbing October 29 that slightly wounded a guard at the French Consulate in Jiddah. The stabbing was carried out by a Saudi man, who was arrested. His motives remain unclear.
Nov. 11, 2020

  Car bomb attack in northern Afghanistan kills 4 police, leaves at least 20 wounded

At least four Afghan policemen have been killed and 20 others, including eight civilians, have been wounded in a car bomb attack in the northern province of Faryab, the provincial governor said on Tuesday. Governor Naqibulllah Faiq said the car bomb attack was carried out on Monday evening by the Taliban. The militants detonated “a Humvee loaded with explosives” near the police headguards of Almar district. Dozens of houses and shops in the area were damaged in the attack, and a gunfight between attackers and police began after the explosion, which continued until Tuesday morning, according to the governor. The district police chief was among the wounded, Faiq said. Neither the Taliban nor any other group has claimed responsibility for the attack. This was the second car bomb attack in Afghanistan over the past two days. In the southern Kandahar province, a truck bomb detonated on Monday, killing 14 people and injuring 49 others.
Nov. 10, 2020

Ethiopian Government Forces Capture Humera Airport in Tigray

Ethiopia bombs Tigray arms depots, thousands flee fighting

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed rejects peace talks

On November 10, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) captured Humera Airport from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in the northern region of Tigray. The state-run Fana TV said local forces surrendered after ENDF troops took control of Humera Airport. Government troops also captured a road that connects the town of Humera with the Sudanese border. Ethiopia’s air force said Wednesday it had bombed arms and fuel depots in the northern region of Tigray, as an escalation in fighting led more than 8,000 to flee to neighbouring Sudan. Tigray’s leader, Debretsion Gebremichael, wrote to the African Union (AU) last week to request talks. The African Union is calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Tigray Region. But PM Abiy Ahmed said in a tweet that there would be no dialogue “until our efforts to ascertain the rule of law are achieved”.
Nov. 11, 2020

Nearly 2,000 Russian Peacekeepers Enter Nagorno-Karabakh As ‘Immediate’ Ceasefire Signed

Turkey: Azerbaijan achieved ‘sacred success’ in Nagorno-Karabakh

Armenian Mobs Attack Government Buildings to Protest Ceasefire

Russia, Turkey Agreed to Establish Joint Center to Monitor Karabakh Peace Deal

Main Points of Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Deal

Coming a mere day after Azerbaijan apologized for the ‘accidental’ downing of a Russian military helicopter, what looks to be a significant and far-reaching ceasefire has been signed between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan. “I have signed a statement on the termination of the Karabakh war with Russian and Azerbaijani presidents from 01.00 pm,” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashiyan announced on Facebook Tuesday. Unlike prior three attempts at ceasefire, all which failed almost immediately with the resumption of shelling in Nagorno-Karabakh, this one looks to have muscle given Russian servicemen will immediately enter Nagorno-Karabakh to act as peace keepers. Fighting has raged since September 27 over the breakaway Armenian ethnic autonomous zone which is internationally recognized as within Azerbaijan’s national borders. It’s believed several thousands are dead and wounded on both sides, including civilians.  Despite the ceasefire there’s still outrage among the populations over the deal, with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan saying that signing it remains “unspeakably painful for me and for our people”. He’s facing popular outrage which upon news of the ceasefire saw hundreds of people storm Armenian parliament in Yerevan, angrily denouncing the peace. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Turkey and Russia have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint Turkish-Russian center to monitor the Karabakh peace deal.  The Kremlin denied any plans to deploy Turkish peacekeepers in Karabakh. The Turkish involvement will apparently be limited to the joint monitoring center.
Nov. 11, 2020

This group wants a caliphate, and sees even Hamas as a ‘nationalist’ target

Why the Muslim Brotherhood Came Out of Its Hole

The 15,000 Muslims who crowded into the courtyards of the Temple Mount mosques two Fridays ago became another news story about a mass COVID infection. But the real story was much bigger: the enormous anti-France protest near Al-Aqsa Mosque was organized by the Hizb ut-Tahrir movement (the Islamic Liberation party).  The Islamic Liberation Party has been preaching for the establishment of an Islamic caliphate as it existed under Muhammad, which it calls “the pure period,” and the establishment of an Islamist state. The group says that the term “tahrir” (liberation) refers to a total liberation from any western cultural influence. The territorial liberation is only the second step. Members of the movement, which also operates in Britain, Australia, Indonesia, the US, and several Arab countries, aspire to replace every national government with a global Muslim rule. Under this view, the governments in Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, as well as Fatah and even Hamas, are all national in nature, and therefore obstacles in the way of the dream of a worldwide caliphate. Hizb ut-Tahrir promotes two main issues: laying the groundwork to make Al-Aqsa Mosque a future platform on which the world caliphate will eventually be declared, and challenging Jordan’s position as guardian of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem.”
***See also ETRM report from Nov. 9
Turkey Is the Center of the New Islamist International 
Nov. 11, 2020

Peruvian president pushed out in impeachment ‘coup’

The little-known head of Peru’s congress has taken the helm of the South American nation amid a public outcry over the surprise impeachment of the country’s popular and now former president, Martin Vizcarra. Vizcarra’s ouster late on Monday, Lima time, and the inauguration of now-interim President Manuel Merino amounted to a return of the political chaos that has long plagued the country. Critics called it a congressional coup staged by Machiavellian legislators desperate to halt his anti-corruption and political reform campaigns, which took aim at their pocketbooks and threatened to end many of their political careers. Under Vizcarra, Peru adopted laws that took on festering malfeasance within the 130-member legislature, where 68 members are now under investigation or indictment for crimes ranging from money laundering to murder. Members of the current congress have been prohibited from seeking reelection, and anyone with active charges is barred from running. Critics now fear that Merino — who previously sought to turn the military against Vizcarra, and attempted an earlier impeachment on different grounds in September — will seek to lift those rules, allowing a compromised political class to preserve itself and setting up a new period of instability in this nation of 32 million. He will be in office until July 2021, according to Reuters.
Nov. 11, 2020

Putin Says ‘External Pressure’ On Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova ‘Unacceptable’

The Malevolent Encirclement of Russia

Over extending Russia 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said “attempts to exert foreign pressure” in Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova are “unacceptable.” Opening an online summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on November 10, Putin said that Belarus was “under pressure from external forces.” Mass protests in Belarus demanding the departure of Alyaksandr Lukashenka have gone on for the past three months after electoral officials handed him a landslide victory in the August 9 presidential poll that the opposition and the West say was rigged. Moscow has backed Lukashenka in the ongoing standoff, marred by a violent crackdown on protesters. Putin also said that two other former Soviet republics, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova, are also experiencing “outer pressure.” In Kyrgyzstan, mass protests over results of parliamentary elections ousted the government and parliament speaker and caused a deep political crisis that led to the resignation of President Sooronbai Jeenbekov last month. In Moldova, pro-European presidential candidate Maia Sandu won a surprise victory in the first round of a presidential election on November 1 that now heads to a runoff against Moscow-backed incumbent Igor Dodon.
***See also Armenia above
Nov. 10, 2020

 Subtropical Storm Theta just set another record for 2020

Subtropical Storm “Theta” formed over the open waters of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean on November 10, 2020, as the record-breaking 29^th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. The previous seasonal record for Atlantic named storms was 28 set in 2005. The Atlantic now has two named storm simultaneously — Eta and Theta. This is the latest in the calendar year that the Atlantic hurricane season has had two named storms simultaneously since November 10, 1932, Dr. Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at CSU, said. The 2020 season now ranks among the top 5 seasons for named storm days, hurricanes and major hurricanes. “It remains somewhat above-average for other metrics,” Klotzbach added.
Nov. 10, 2020

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