Haley..

 

Heels..

 

Outcome..

 

Israel has reportedly proposed a two-month pause in fighting with Hamas as part of a deal that would include the release of all remaining hostages in Gaza.

The proposal, offered via Qatari and Egyptian mediators, "is the longest period of ceasefire that Israel has offered Hamas since the start of the war", said Barak Ravid, political reporter and Middle East expert, on Axios. 

Crucially, Ravid added, the proposal "doesn't include an agreement to end the war" in Gaza, where more than 25,000 people have died in retaliatory Israeli bombardment for the 7 October attacks, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. But if the deal were implemented, "IDF operations in Gaza would be significantly smaller in scope and intensity" after the pause. 

Comment:

After all this killing and destruction of Gaza and of killing the Palestinians men, women and children, what was the achievements?  Just a thought.

War Powers..

 

President Joe Biden’s decision to strike the Houthis in Yemen is reigniting the long-simmering congressional battle over war powers and it's become a rare point of consensus for progressives and hardline conservatives.

While the action had support on the Hill — military hawks and many conservatives praised the strikes, with many calling them overdue — a significant swath of both the left and the right quickly condemned the Biden administration for not seeking an explicit green light from Congress. 

They argued it's a requirement under the War Powers Act. Those factions have long aligned on curtailing sprawling war powers and military operations across the world over the past two decades.

When it comes to war, there is no one responsible for the death and the destruction of poor countries poor people's lives in the Middle East. Iraq, Syria, Libya,  and now Yemen.

The Web..

 

Former Trump staffer Michael Roman, who faces seven charges in Georgia, filed a lawsuit presented without tangible evidence alleging that Willis "engaged in a personal, romantic relationship" with Wade and "personally benefited from" the alleged affair, meaning she acted "to defraud the public of honest services."

The Willis-Wade relationship must now be addressed by the district attorney, Georgia Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote in a legal filing earlier this week. 

Willis must submit a written response by February 2 to allegations that she "engaged in a personal, romantic relationship" with Wade, which will be followed by an evidentiary hearing on February 15. 

Willis has not acknowledged or denied the allegations.

Willis' attorney, Cinque Axam, filed a motion to stop Willis from being forced to testify by subpoena in the divorce of Nathan and Joycelyn Wade on January 23, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  

Happening..

 

Is it clear up ahead what's happening here?

(Image credit: Christopher Weyant 

Yemen..

 

Who came out with the Idea that the people of the Middle East can be a target for various US fancy aromerment to just go and try it over there?  Just a thought. (Image credit: Steve Breen)

Storm..

Vivek..

 

 The situation is settling down, or Melting.  Just a thought. (Image credit: Clay Jones 

Citizen..

 

Germany is reforming its citizenship law, streamlining the procedure to get German nationality. Dual citizenship will also become an option. Germany is set to make dual citizenship easier, as well as naturalization for non-EU citizens.

The new citizenship plans boil down to these changes:

Immigrants legally living in Germany will be allowed to apply for citizenship after five years, rather than the current eight; if they bring special achievements to the table, this may be reduced to just three years.

Children born in Germany of at least one parent who has been living legally in the country for five or more years will automatically get German citizenship.

Immigrants above the age of 67 will be able to do an oral instead of a written German language test Multiple citizenships will be allowed

People living entirely on state support will not be eligible for German citizenship. 

German citizenship will be denied to people who have committed antisemitic, racist, xenophobic or other defamatory offenses that are seen to be "unreconcilable with commitment to the free democratic basic order." Deutsche Welle. Just a thought.