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Has support for providing more help to Ukraine (so they might win the war) tanked in Europe too, after the fizzled counter-offensive of this summer?
Time wrote on Nov 1
Public support for aid to Ukraine has been in decline for months in the U.S., and Zelensky’s visit did nothing to revive it. Some 41% of Americans want Congress to provide more ...
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Is there a reason that the only viable evacuation route is through Egypt, and people can't flee by sea?
Egypt is facing mounting pressure to act as neighboring Gaza gets
pummeled by Israeli strikes after October 7’s brutal assault in Israel
by Hamas.
In the wake of the Hamas attacks, Israel closed its ...
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Can the U.S. president suspend any government officials given a good enough reason?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday suspended the
minister from a far-right party in the coalition government and from
cabinet meetings “until further notice”.
https://www.aljazeera....
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Has the EU, the UN, or even some Muslim countries proposed to fund or construct any bomb shelters for civilians in Gaza?
The EU in cooperation with the UN have at least renovated some [Soviet-era, I guess] bomb shelters in Ukraine (ibid).
So, have they tried to do something like that in Gaza? After all, the EU was ...
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What (if any) was the US position on the destination of the weapon shipment on the Klos C, seized in 2014?
Israel said the weapons on the Klos C, boarded in 2014, were headed for Gaza.
Speaking to the press at Eilat port, in view of the ship's deadly cargo, Prime Minister Netanyahu noted - in both Hebrew ...
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How is the October 7th attack classified as terrorism based on casualty statistics, and how does it compare to similar events?
I would like to start with a profound acknowledgment of the tragic loss of life in the October 7th incident, and my deepest respects go to all those who have been affected. I have no intention of ...
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Why are there no bomb-shelters in civilan homes in Gaza?
In Israel, every house must by law have a shelter, to protect its residents from bombs. In Gaza, apparently there are no shelters in usual houses; this is one reason why there are so many casualties ...
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How did China stymie the Myanmar rebels before 2023?
BBC:
Three ethnic insurgent armies in Shan State, supported by other armed groups opposing the government, have overrun dozens of military posts, and captured border crossings and the roads carrying ...
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Why did Russia vote to renew the arms embargo and other sanctions on Yemen?
On both Feb 28, 2022 and Feb 16, 2023 Russia voted to renew the arms embargo and other sanctions on Yemen. Why would they do that when Iran is probably not too pleased, given that e.g. the US 5th ...
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Can the EU package aid through the IMF in exchange of political favors?
“European and some Gulf countries are trying to provide economic aid
in order for Egypt to play a strong role in the humanitarian crisis,”
Giuseppe Dentice, head of the MENA desk at the Centre for
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Did any Muslim country officially express disagreement over America's plan to have the Palestinian Authority govern over the Gaza Strip?
"The cooperation between the Palestinian and Israeli [security]
services is extensive and has withstood any challenge. Every time
Mahmoud Abbas has wanted to suspend security cooperation, the
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Ohio Constitutional Amendment language
So Last night Ohio voters approved amending the state's constitution.
However, there is now a question about the exact wording to be added to that constitution:
The petition signed by (approx) 500,...
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Did Israel give an official explanation as to why it won't let the United Nations use the Kerem Shalom border crossing?
He described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as "catastrophic,"
adding: "It is absolutely essential - absolutely essential - to have a
flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza that ...
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To what extent could India, Pakistan, China, France, and/or the UK individually destroy the U.S. and/or Russia with their nukes if it came to that? [closed]
Some of these match-ups are obviously highly implausible such as France vs. the U.S. (well, they did rename their fries once...). Others are not completely improbable, such as China vs. the U.S. or ...
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Has Israel said anything about whether cutting Gaza in two makes any differece with respect to allowing more aid to South Gaza?
By several accounts Israel now controls all the roads across the Gaza Wadi, cutting it in two. Civilians are sometimes allowed by the IDF to pass south.
[Nov 5]: “Today there is north Gaza and south ...
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Did the U.S. ever decide to not protect Israel at the U.N. or other international bodies?
While the call for a cease-fire has wider support among U.N. member
states, building consensus for it among the five permanent members of
the Security Council has been difficult if not impossible.
“...
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Who officially owns the fuel tanks in Gaza that Israel said (around 26 Oct 2023) have half a million liters of fuel?
CNN wrote on Oct 26:
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday ruled out any fuel being allowed to enter Gaza, saying Hamas would co-opt fuel for its operational infrastructure and to continue its ...
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How many alleged Islamists does Spain deport or extradite in a year, roughly?
El Pais:
Benhalima requested asylum in Spain, but Spain – which was the first country in the West to show its support for the Algerian regime when the protests broke out – refused his request. The ...
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What kind of amendment can oblige multiple political parties, and repair the unintended two-party malfunction of the constitution?
The founding fathers did not foresee that the constitution would foster a two-party political system that is radical, inflexible and deadlocked. There is probably little political will to reform it ...
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Did the U.S. administration give an official reason as to why it opposes an Israel occupation of Gaza?
The White House on Tuesday repeated its opposition to an Israeli
reoccupation of Gaza after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC
News "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir he believed ...
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Does Queen Rania of Jordan characterize all of Israel as an illegal occupation, or just some parts? ("an illegal occupation" i.e. singular)
From CNN's November 8, 2023 White House warns Israel over post-war plans for Gaza
CNN: I wanted to play for you sound from Jordan's Queen Rania, she's been very outspoken. She's also, ah, Jordan is a ...
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Why doesn't NASA publish amounts of awarded grants?
Many US Government agencies including DOE, NIH, NSF and CDMRP publish awarded grant amounts. NASA does not, per attached reply from NASA on 06NOV23.
Why not? What distinguishes NASA legally or ...
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What happens if a state omits a major party candidate from their presidential ballot
This question is inspired by this other question.
Suppose a state determines that a major party candidate should not be on their presidential general election ballot, perhaps because they believe it ...
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Has Qatar ever been punished for supporting Hamas?
Qatar is Hamas' most important financial backer and foreign ally.
Qatari Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani was the first state
leader to visit the Hamas government in 2012. So far, the emirate has
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What's this Algerian parliamentarian tearing up in his speech in support of Gaza/Palestine?
On Oct 31 the Algerian parliament held some symbolic support session for Gaza/Palestine.
There is a summary in French of what was said. However, it doesn't explain what is the stuff that a speaker is ...
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How coordinated are the different factions in the Gaza Strip?
Watching today a video on Reddit's combat footage of sweaty dudes in civilian clothes mounting some variations of quassam rockets, pointing what looks like Israel's general direction and firing, I ...
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According to Marx, was slavery in the US in the 19th century feudal, pre-feudal or capitalist?
The political regime in the US had few feudal traits. On the other hand it had similarity to serfdom in Russia. So, was it classified as feudal vestige or something else?
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Do 'ordinary' Gazans have firearms (much)?
In Afghanistan, it was a bit of problem when raiding homes etc., because many Afghans had firearms, so just finding a hidden AK-47 in someone's home wasn't a clear indicator if he was Taliban or not. (...
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Is Israel limited with informers by whether they will grant visas?
I've read that the USA gets informers by promising visas for them and their families. Does Israel do something similar or no?
I'm asking since they have different immigration policies.
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What allows Qatar to be in a uniquely favorable situation to be able to mediate negotiations between Hamas and Israel?
Qatar-mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas aimed at
de-escalating fighting in Gaza continued Saturday, a source briefed on
the negotiations said, even as Israel intensified its assault on ...
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Realistically what are options does Israel have (after the attacks of 7 october)? [closed]
On 7 October 2023 Hamas got into Israel from Gaza and killed some 1300 people there. In return, Israel has been bombing Gaza, killing about 10000 people in less than a month.
Israel's allies have ...
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Israeli disposition to a two-state solution
Until watching this interview with Dr. Mearsheimer, I was under the impressions the Israelis were favorable abut the two-state solution as long as they weren't being attacked from the Palestinian ...
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Proposition to make gerrymandering obsolete [closed]
Many problems in democratic representation stem from the fact that many citizen votes are merged into one representative vote. Gerrymandering is one of such problems. But, what if the representatives ...
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How easy would it be to distinguish between Hamas fighters and non combatants?
I remember this discussion that it was practically impossible to distinguish between Taliban fighters and non-combatant civilians because they were not organized like a traditional army - the groups ...
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What methods do experts use to determine if civilian casualties in a conflict are excessive (or not)?
I read (recently) for example that:
Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) [...] stressed that such ...
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Would the State Department be in violation of any laws if they approved this weapon order from Israel and they were subsequently used by civilians?
Reading this U.S. Officials Fear American Guns Ordered by Israel Could Fuel West Bank Violence
If the State Department approved the order and it was later proven that these weapons were used by ...
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Are there countries other than Russia that have their own journalistic political pranksters like Russia's Vovan and Lexus? [closed]
In Russia we have two guys pranksters Vovan & Lexus nicknames. They did prank many of famous politicians: Bush Jr., Boris Johnson, the UK defence Minister Mr Wallace, or the last one Giorgia ...
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Is there a precedent for Israel calling for the resignation of the organization’s secretary-general?
Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council,
Guterres reiterated his call for a humanitarian pause of Israel’s
offensive in the Gaza Strip, which has been sealed off from Israel’s
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Does this newly proposed French bill violate or go against the principles of international human right of free speech?
Just made aware of this newly proposed bill at the French senate, proposes punishment to who insults Israel
Translation to item 3:
Insult committed against the State of Israel, by one of the means ...
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Did any authority of note opine that the 1991-2002 Iraq no-fly zones amounted to occupation?
Regarding the Iraq no-fly zones of pre-invasion time.
This military action was not authorised by the United Nations. The Secretary-General of the UN at the time the resolution was passed, Boutros ...
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As of the time of this question, what ongoing efforts exist to ratify the Child Labor Amendment (besides the Nebraska Legislature)?
According to the supreme court case Coleman V. Miller, if congress does not set an end date by which an amendment to the constitution must be ratified, then it remains a indefinitely pending amendment ...
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Is there a link between fuel shortages in Argentina and the presidential election?
If you make a search on the internet with the keyword argentina fuel shortage you will find a lot of articles about a fuel crisis that started around the first round of the presidential election and ...
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What is the purpose of observers within a war cabinet?
During the 2023 Israel–Hamas War, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
announced a war cabinet of the following composition.[40][41]
3 full members:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Minister of Defense ...
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Are UN peacekeeping forces allowed to pass over their equipment to some national army?
The Mali junta has made it an issue that the UN forces didn't hand over their bases and (some) equipment to the Mali army. Instead, because the Mali junta prohibited the UN from moving out some ...
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Has any government published a cost benefit analysis on KYC regulations in terms of frequency of data loss?
Most countries require people to provide a significant amount of personal data to providers of financial services before you are able to make use of them. This is know as Know Your Customer (KYC) ...
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Did any ICC member state country ever refuse to arrest members indicted by the ICC?
This has huge implications, because if IDF and government officials
are indicted, over 125 ICC member state countries, including most of
the EU, could be put in the difficult position of being ...
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Can the UN charge/"fine" Mali for equipment lost due to movement restrictions imposed by the Mali junta?
Reuters:
The U.N. has acknowledged difficulties with its departure. MINUSMA said in statements that it has been forced to destroy equipment including vehicles, ammunition and generators that its ...
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What are the political impediments for a country in sending aid to Palestinians in Gaza, without an international consensus?
As we are all aware, recently 1,400+ people (mostly civilians, including women, children and babies) were killed in Israel in a terrorist attack by Hamas. In revenge (note that this is Israel's state ...
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Have the UK government explained exactly why a march for peace in Gaza on Armistice Day would be disrespectful?
It is reported that various members of the UK government consider a march calling for peace in Gaza planned in London on Saturday 11 November disrespectful. However, while there are multiple quotes ...
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How does the ICC determine whether a country's internal probe on breaches of international laws are sufficient or not?
According to the ICC’s Rome Statute, it cannot intervene if a country
properly self-investigates.
So the greatest battle over whether the ICC would get involved in the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict has ...
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