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It’s been 7 years already since I have moved to Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. By now I cannot imagine at all returning to Berlin or any other place on earth. I have become a proud [21.century] Zionist – in other words, I am more than happy that I have discovered my homeland and eventually settled down on it. Israel – a country, whose water and weather, sand and stones I have learned to love over the time.
Seit über 7 Jahren lebe ich nun in Jerusalem, der Hauptstadt Israels. Mittlerweile kann ich mir nicht vorstellen zurück nach Berlin, noch sonst wohin zu ziehen. Ich bin ein stolzer ]21. Jahrhundert[ Zionist geworden – soll heißen, bin glücklich, dass ich meine Heimat Israel entdeckt und besiedelt habe. Israel - ein Land, dessen Wasser und Wetter, Sand und Steine ich langsam aber sehr sicher zu lieben gelernt habe.

Unfortunately some people see things quite differently and instead of admiring the stones of Jerusalem and the sand of Tel Aviv, they hate it. In many places in the world people are thus at one regarding anything concerning “the Zionist state”. Some proclaim publicly that Israel is a “germ which should be squeezed out”; others claim that Israel is the “last remaining colonial power”; again others hold the opinion that Israel is a country of aggressive soldiers and Holocaust survivors who even succeed to suppress their minorities living in between them.
Jerusalemer Stein und Tel Aviver Sand stoßen jedoch nicht nur auf bewundernde Augen, sondern zunehmend auch auf Hass. In sehr vielen Ecken der Welt ist man sich ziemlich einig, wenn es um den „zionistischen Staat“ geht. Die einen verkünden öffentlich, dass Israel eine „Bakterie ist, die man schnellstmöglich ausdrücken sollte“; andere behaupten, dass Israel die „letzte verbliebene Kolonialmacht“ ist; wiederum andere sind der Auffassung, dass in Israel ausschließlich aggressive Soldaten und Holocaust-Überlebende wohnen, die es auch noch schaffen ihre Minderheiten zu unterdrücken.

Certainly all this is anti-Semitism/anti-Zionism/anti-Israelism, call it what you want, propaganda, which in absolutely no way reflect the reality of this beautiful and very special country. The reality here is much more complicated and probably therefore much more exciting, which is perceivable all over the world, in every language, since this “small spot of land” is been focused on almost all year long.
Das alles ist natürlich anti-semitische/anti-zionistische/anti-israelische, wie auch immer man „es“ gerade nennen möchte, Propaganda, die in keinster Weise die Realität dieses wunderschönen und sehr besonderen Landes widerspiegeln. Die Realität hier ist um einiges komplizierter, deshalb auch spannender, was sich bemerkbar macht, wenn man egal wo, egal auf welcher Sprache Nachrichten hört, denn fast das ganze Jahr über wird aus diesem „Quadratkilometer“ berichtet.

I am neither a journalist nor the chairperson of any academic institute; nevertheless, maybe even therefore, I hope that my opinions will make you think about the issues I will relate to.
I will especially deal with current Jerusalem and Israel relating matters, but among other themes will also refer to the Middle East, Iran and international relations in general.
Ich bin weder Journalist noch Vorsitzender irgendeines akademischen Institutes, jedoch, bzw. gerade deshalb, hoffe ich, dass meine Meinungen für manch einen von euch interessant sind und zum nachdenken verleiten.
Unter anderem werde ich Themen ansprechen, die das heutige Jerusalem und Israel direkt betreffen, werde aber auch über den Mittleren Osten, Iran und Internationale Beziehungen generell schreiben.



06.07.2009

"Axis of Evil" - Your turn Mr President!

For one thing the world has to respect the Iranian leadership: Iran doesn't play! Contrariwise it is more than clear in its messages to the world. Just as its best friend, North-Korea.

Despite the fact that Iran and North-Korea don't have anything in common (language, religion, history, food, culture, etc.) they suddenly look very much alike regarding their nuclear ambitions and their way of dealing with it face to face with the rest of the world. North-Korea is threatening South-Korea and Japan, two US-allies; Iran is threatening, sometimes openly, sometimes without saying a word, amongst other countries Israel and Saudi-Arabia, again two US-allies.

Is this some kind of late revenge for being decried over the years as two "hoodlum states", one as a fanatic communist-, the other as a sharia based dictatorship? Is this some sort of new multipolar (nuclear) Cold War?

Be it as it is, things are getting really hot. North-Korea and Iran do not seem to mess around. Both countries know exactly what they are doing and especially when they are doing what they do. It is all to obvious that Iran is being assisted by North-Korean knowledge, you just need to take a look on Farsi language media (e.g.IRNA) and you will soon notice that Iranian "diplomats" are very frequently invited to Pyongyang and vice versa.

Some Central- and South-American countries, e.g. Venezuela, Bolivia, and other global players, seem to play some role, too but the key players in the "axis of evil", as referred to by former US president George W. Bush, are definitely North-Korea and Iran. Today more than ever before.

Seems like current US president Barack Obama is starting to understand that this is no poker game, but rather a deadly real world dilemma which can explode any second if you hesitate or if you play the wrong card. What has suddenly happened that Israel has been guaranteed to make use of the Saudi airspace in case it decides to attack Iran's nuclear facilities? What has happened that US-deputy Joe Biden said yesterday: "Israel has the right to defend itself and if it feels that its existence is endangered then she will have to decide which steps to take. Steps which are in the interest of Israel. Just as we pursue our own US interests, they will have to pursue their national interests." (in my own words)

Independence Day is over. Mazel Tov. Quite clearly the US will now have to rethink its attitude and play the right cards to safeguard the independence of her allies.

Just do not play the wrong card!
Eingestellt von aro arye sharuz shalicar um 18:20
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