More than half of Tamar River wetlands lost since European settlement, study reveals https://phys.org/news/2025-10-tamar-river-wetlands-lost-european.html
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Tamar van den Dop werkt aan haar derde speelfilm als regisseur. Dat vertelde de actrice in het radioprogramma Volgspot. Van den Dop was te gast omdat zij nu de hoofdrol speelt in een nieuwe versie van het stuk Moeder Courage.
Exposed: The Oil and Gas Giants Profiting Most From #Israel's #GazaGenocide
"The complicity of international #corporations and governments in fueling Israel's #WarMachine represents the latest chapter in a long history of #FossilFuel companies enabling #genocide and mass atrocities," said one campaigner.
by Brett Wilkins
Nov 14, 2024
"On the fourth day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or #COP29, in Azerbaijan, green groups highlighted how fossil fuel companies 'enable and profit from Israel's genocide in Gaza,' continuing 'a long history of the industry's complicity in mass atrocities worldwide.'
"'The fossil fuel industry is culpable in death and destruction around the world, not only through the #ClimateCrisis they cause but through the violence they fuel,' #OilChangeInternational said in a statement Thursday.
"'Every shipment of oil to Israel carries the weight of #Palestinian lives.'
"The groupâalong with others including #FriendsOfTheEarthPalestine / #PENGON and #TippingPointUK â is seizing the opportunity presented by COP29 to draw attention to an aspect of the Gaza war often overlooked amid the staggering death and destruction wrought by Israel's 13-month onslaught, which a United Nations panel on Thursday said is consistent with the 'characteristics of genocide.'
"'Investor-owned and private #OilCompanies supply 66% of oil to Israelâmore than a third of that from major oil companies like #Chevron, #Shell, and #BP â despite genocide warnings from the International Court of Justice [#ICC],' #OilChange said. 'BP is among the top corporate suppliers of oil to Israel. It operates and is the largest owner of the #BTC pipeline, which transports #AzeriOil that is ultimately sent to Israel.'
"The #BTCPipeline runs from #Baku â the #Azeri capital and COP29 host city on the Caspian Sea ât hrough #Azerbaijan, #Georgia, and #Turkey and, according to Oil Change, supplies Israel with 28% of its oil, belying Thursday's claim by Turkish President #RecepTayyipErdoÄan that the country has severed all ties with Israel.
"An investigation published in September by #EnergyEmbargoForPalestine showed how oil transported via the BTC pipeline is refined into jet fuel for Israel Defense Forces [#IDF] warplanes.
Oil Change continued:
"BP has also been granted #GasExploration licenses in occupied Palestinian waters. By providing it with fuel, BP enables the Israeli government to commit genocide in Gaza. Chevron operates and partially owns the two largest Israeli-claimed fossil #GasFields, #Tamar and #Leviathan, making it the main international actor extracting fossil gas claimed by Israel in the Mediterranean. In 2022, 70% of Israel's power was generated from fossil gas extracted by #Chevron. Through the millions of dollars it pays Israel for its gas extraction licenses, Chevron is also directly contributing to financing Israel's regime of #genocide, #apartheid, #SettlerColonialism, and #Occupation.
"'The complicity of international corporations and governments in fueling Israel's war machine represents the latest chapter in a long history of fossil fuel companies enabling genocide and mass atrocities,' #MohammedUsrof, a member of the #PalestinianYouth Climate Negotiation Team at COP29 who lost 21 relatives to Israel's onslaught, said in a statement Thursday. 'Every shipment of oil to Israel carries the weight of Palestinian lives.'
"Tipping Point U.K. organizer #SadieDeCost said that 'BP originated as a key enabler of the #BritishEmpire, and continues as one of the top 10 largest #CarbonEmitters in the world.'
"'It operates and is the largest owner of the BTC pipeline, which ships Azeri oil to fuel Israel's genocide in Gaza,' DeCost added. 'BP's historic colonial harms continue through its support of violent regimes. Its emissions are estimated to cause hundreds of billions of dollars of loss and damage. We must shut down BP to end this injustice, and demand climate reparations for impacted communities around the world.'"
Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/fossil-fuels-gaza-genocide
#Chevron #BigOil #FossilFuels #BigOilAndGas #IsraeliWarCrimes #BibiIsAWarCriminal #CorporateColonialism #Oiligarchy #CeasefireNow #FreeGaza
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2024/10/04/cornwall-a-stay-in-plymouth/
#photography #insects #Plymouth #TheHoe #Memorials #SmeatonTower #Churches #Citadel #Sea #SanSebastianSquare
An account of the last full day of my recent excursion, spent almost entirely on the #Devon side of the #Tamar, in #Plymouth.
Judah as Plot Mover
If you have spent much time in a church for Sunday sermons, read Bible stories aimed at children, attended a VBS, or have a general knowledge of well-known Hebrew Bible stories; you have heard the story of a man by the name of Joseph. He seems to be cast in the modern day as the main character of Genesis 37-50, but I will attempt to question this premise.
He is the teenager, loved and adorned, with fine clothes by his father and hated by his brothers. He is the character whom the reader is reassured âthe Lord was with [him]â (Genesis 39:2, 21). Joseph is eventually raised to second in command of all Egypt by YHWHâs providence. Although, I do not mean to dismiss these heavy claims, I presume there is more to these 13 chapters rather than less. I believe this is a story bursting with robust characters and much can be said about so many of them. I suggest the story is about Israel and all 12 of his sons, and I would like to take a closer look at Israelâs fourth son Judah.
A brief map of how the following argument will lay out: we will see how Judah shows up five key times in the narrative and serve to move the plot along in significant ways. First, he is the brother who suggests that selling Joseph for murder does not profit men but slavery sale does (37:26-28). Second, the reader gets a seemingly random side story about Judah and Tamar, the conclusion of which may allude to Judahâs future change of heart (Chapter 38). Third, Israel and his family are deliberating about returning to Egypt, and Judah offers his life and honor before his father in exchange for his little brother (43:8-10). Fourth, Judah again offers his own life and honor to Joseph in place of Benjaminâs (44:18-34). Fifth, the radical turn of events for Judah culminate in the messianic blessing over Judahâs line given by his father, Israel (49:8-12). I would suggest these five instances move the plot along in substantial ways and provide a strong case for Judah being seen as a major plot mover in the story.
The Violent Schemer repents
Judahâs suggestion to âsell him [Joseph] to the Ishmaelites,â (Genesis 37:27) ends a set of three separate suggestions made by Josephâs ten brothers about what they will do with Joseph. The first collective suggestion comes as they spot Joseph approaching them, and conspire to kill him, âCome now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pitsâ (37:20). The attentive reader already knows of YHWHâs abhorrence for murder as demonstrated in chapter 4 with Cain and Abel. The second suggestion by Reuben looks altruistic on the surface, although a closer reading reveals it is worse than the first. Reuben says to his brothers, âShed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but lay no hand on himâ and afterwards the reader gets a window into Reubenâs motives not available to the narrativeâs characters in the form of an aside, ââthat he [Reuben] might rescue him [Joseph] out of their hand and restore him to his fatherâ (37:22). This would seem genuine had the reader not been told two chapters earlier Reuben slept with his fatherâs wife and is still needing to get back into his good graces. Thus, to be clear, Reuben seeks to commandeer Josephâs life as the price he is willing to pay for regaining his fatherâs good graces for a most disgraceful act. Furthermore, I am suggesting the author of Genesis is using irony saying Reuben âdelivered,â and restored Joseph (37:21-22) by allowing Joseph to stay in a hole in the wilderness until Reuben can hatch his scheme.
The third suggestion, made by Judah, is yet more evil than the last two. One of the central stories for Torah is the Exodus; it involves the epitome of rebellion and evil by the kingdoms of this world in the character of Pharaoh who commits the worst of all evil: he enslaves the Israelites into forced labor, which is likened to a fate worse than death. Thus, the reader will hear Judahâs words are echoed by the later Pharaoh who knows nothing of Joseph and enslaves the entirety of the 12 brothersâ progeny. Judah has preemptively become the epitome of evil by the kingdoms of this world and the least likely candidate for the blood line through which YHWHâs messianic king will one day come, however this is the best starting place for the fully redemptive work of YHWH.
The author of Genesis does not make the reader wait long to begin to see Judahâs redemption. The bookâs second self-contained story about a woman is well placed to bring Judah down from his place of violent scheming and make way for the redemptive line of the future messianic king. Much can be said about the story of Judah and Tamar and within the limits of time and space we will not say most of it. It turns out Judahâs violent scheming ways are evident enough that his first two sons end up being the same way. Their wickedness ends up with them being killed by the Lord, first Er (38:7) and second Onan (38:11). This leads to Judah sending Tamar back to her parents with his unreliable word that she will be given his youngest son as a husband when he comes of age. Time goes on and Judah fails to make good on his word, signifying his is still the same schemer that stripped his brother of his cloak and sold him into slavery. Tamar wisely takes action against Judah for herself, and it is important to note that she acts only within the well-defined allowable boundaries. She asserts herself sexually within the familial line that still owes her a son and has only failed to provide it because of the preponderance of wickedness between the eldest two brothers. Judah has yet another opportunity to demonstrate a change of heart and predictably acts completely unmercifully to the Tamar in demanding she be burned to death (38:24). It is only at the sign of all the possessions that prove who he is â his signet, cord, and staff â that his eyes are finally opened.
The ending of the story provides the turning point for Judah. He sees his things sent by Tamar and is able to realize a foreign widow has acted more righteously than himself. This is the moment the reader should gasp and be speechless. The most unlikely character has shown unprecedented boldness and wisdom to the point YHWH uses it to repent a heart as hard as Judahâs. The Gospel of Matthew agrees with the importance of Tamar, hence her inclusion in the genealogy of Jesus among three other bold women (Matthew 1:3). Judah shows his honor for Tamar by taking her into his household and not lying with her again.
Judah the Redeemer
The brilliance of biblical narrative is how robust it develops a character with such economy of words. By placing both stories of Judah laying down his life and honor for Benjamin side-by-side the reader understands the full measure of repentance Judah underwent. His character is fully redeemed displaying the âbroken and contrite heart,â acceptable to YWHW (Psalm 51:17). He displays it to both characters he sinned against in enslaving Joseph. First, Judah puts his own life and honor before his father as surety to bring Benjamin back in one piece from Egypt (Genesis 43:9). Although this action is for a different cause, it may serve as retribution for taking the life of Joseph from his Father even though he does not ultimately have to make good on his offer because all is restored to Israel in the end. Second, Judah makes full retribution in the sight of Joseph for what he did to Joseph earlier. He enters Josephâs house leading his brothers and explains the whole story to Joseph. Judah offers the rest of his life in enslavement to Joseph, which is what he took from him earlier in the story. Furthermore, the brother for whom Judah makes this offer is Josephâs little brother and his only full brother. The author of Genesis meticulously details Judah making retribution for the entire earlier episode with Joseph.
The second situation of Judahâs repentance overtakes Joseph to the point that he is no longer able to hold in his identity. He reveals himself to his brothers. I would suggest it came about in large part because of Judahâs display of redemption before him. Judah started out as a violent schemer who is brought low by the wise actions of his daughter-in-law. It ends up with him being the redemptive bloodline of the Messiah, which Israel predicts before he dies (Genesis 49:8-12). I believe this suggests YHWHâs desire for fully redemptive work in our lives and through our lives. Israel does not give the messianic prophecy to Joseph, although he could have, and these blessings by Israel situated at the end of the story should help us be closer and more attentive readers of the story of Israel and all 12 of his sons. Retrospectively, Jesus was the ultimate redeemer who is foreshadowed in a long line of redeemers like Judah.
Redeemed Readers
Great! You are at the end of a creative retelling of the story you have known to be about Joseph your whole life, but quite frankly so what? I am glad you asked. Joseph has long been recognized as the first depiction of a messiah to come who would endure suffering while staying faithful to YHWH. This makes Judah even more exciting to us because if Joseph is a Jesus-like figure then Judah is a disciple-like figure. We see in Judahâs redemption the redemption the Lord desires in our own lives. He comes face-to-face with the wickedness with which his own heart is filled as a result of his wise and bold daughter-in-law. This leads Judah to turn from his ways to be fully redeemed. In other words, the very man who betrays the one like the messiah is redeemed by the one like the messiah when Judah finds himself at his feet laying down his life in servanthood. This kind of redemption is close enough to the heart of YHWH that Judah is the family line of Jesus too.
Im Gedenken an eine israelische AnwÀltin, die nie ihre moralische Einstellung verlor
Obwohl sie erst spĂ€t AnwĂ€ltin wurde, setzte sich Tamar Pelleg-Sryck unermĂŒdlich fĂŒr palĂ€stinensische #Gefangene wie mich in einem zutiefst ungerechten System ein.
Von Imad Sabi 22. Mai 2024
Imad Sabi und Tamar Pelleg-Sryck in London. (Mit freundlicher Genehmigung des Autors)
Bei den PalĂ€stinensern, die sie vor MilitĂ€rgerichten verteidigte, war sie einfach als #Tamar bekannt. Sie war oft schwarz gekleidet und sofort an ihrem kurzgeschnittenen weiĂen Haar, ihrer Brille und ihrem stets bereiten LĂ€cheln zu erkennen, das oft in ein Lachen ausartete. Tamar Pelleg-Sryck war #AnwĂ€ltin, eine leidenschaftliche Verfechterin der #Menschenrechte, eine prinzipientreue Gegnerin der israelischen #Besatzung des #Westjordanlandâs und des #Gazastreifenâs und ein wunderbarer Mensch, dessen Tatendrang, Intellekt und Jugendlichkeit auch im hohen Alter nie nachlieĂen. Am 11. MĂ€rz verstarb Tamar im Alter von 97 Jahren.
Ich trauere zutiefst um sie, wie sicher auch Hunderte von #PalĂ€stinenserân, die die Ungerechtigkeiten und DemĂŒtigungen von #Inhaftierung, #Verhöreân, #Folter und #Verwaltungshaft erlebt haben, die aber von Tamar so gut sie konnte gegen das #Gerichtssystem verteidigt wurden, das fester Bestandteil der #Besatzung ist.
Ich traf Tamar zum ersten Mal im #Megiddo-#MilitĂ€rgefĂ€ngnis, in das ich nach Erhalt eines #Verwaltungshaftbefehls im Dezember 1995 eingeliefert wurde. In jenen ersten Tagen nach der Unterzeichnung des #Osloâer Abkommens begann die neu eingerichtete PalĂ€stinensische Behörde, die Kontrolle ĂŒber die gröĂeren palĂ€stinensischen StĂ€dte im Westjordanland zu ĂŒbernehmen. Bevor sie diese Kontrolle abgab, begann Israel damit, entschiedene Gegner des Abkommens ohne Anklage zu verhaften und sie als "Feinde des Friedens" zu bezeichnen. Als die Zahl dieser #VerwaltungshĂ€ftlinge anstieg, begann Tamar, einige ihrer FĂ€lle zu ĂŒbernehmen, darunter auch meinen.
Ich kann mich nicht mehr an die genauen Einzelheiten unseres ersten Treffens erinnern. In meiner verschwommenen Erinnerung war es ein kurzes Treffen an einem kalten, grauen Tag mit dem ĂŒblichen Austausch, der bei solchen Treffen stattfindet: Nachrichten ĂŒber die Familie, erste Ăberlegungen zum #Einspruch gegen den #Haftbefehl und Fragen zu den #Haftbedingungen. Tamar hatte zunĂ€chst gezögert, meinen Fall zu ĂŒbernehmen, und so war ich - da ich sie noch nicht kannte - nicht sicher, ob ich sie als meine AnwĂ€ltin haben wollte.
Aber je mehr Tamar mich besuchte, desto mehr sprachen wir miteinander und lernten uns kennen. Die KĂ€lte des ersten Tages verwandelte sich in zwischenmenschliche WĂ€rme, die auf gegenseitigem #Respekt und echter menschlicher #Verbundenheit beruhte. Mit der Zeit wurden die Besuche immer lĂ€nger. Tamar begann, mir BĂŒcher aus ihrer persönlichen #Bibliothek mitzubringen. Sowohl die langen GesprĂ€che als auch die BĂŒcher holten mich aus der #GefĂ€ngnisumgebung mit ihren brutalen und entwĂŒrdigenden AblĂ€ufen heraus. Schriftsteller wie Nadine #Gordimer, Hanna LĂ©vy-Hass (die Mutter der Haaretz-Journalistin Amira #Hass), Paul #Auster, Jacobo #Timmerman, William #Styron, William #Trevor und viele andere leisteten mir Gesellschaft, und alle wurden mir von Tamar gebracht.
Die LektĂŒre von "The Confessions of Nat Turner" - Styrons #Roman, der den #Sklavenaufstand von 1831 in #Virginia beschreibt -, wĂ€hrend ich bis spĂ€t in die Nacht dem stĂ€ndig wechselnden Licht der WachtĂŒrme nachjagte, um noch ein paar Seiten zu verschlingen, war eine Erfahrung von so tiefer Freude und Schönheit, dass sie nun alle anderen Erinnerungen an dieses #GefĂ€ngnis auslöscht. Was mir bleibt, ist dieses unbeschreibliche, geheimnisvolle HochgefĂŒhl, das mir ein Buch in diesem Moment vermittelte und das ich fĂŒr immer mit Tamar verbinden werde.
Einige der BĂŒcher und Zeitschriften, die Tamar mir brachte, verschwanden, bevor ich sie lesen konnte. Tamar wurde wĂŒtend ĂŒber solche "Sicherheits"-MaĂnahmen und inszenierte ein KrĂ€ftemessen mit den Behörden von Megiddo, um ihnen die Verpflichtung abzuringen, dafĂŒr zu sorgen, dass jedes einzelne StĂŒck Papier zu mir gelangen wĂŒrde. Junge #Soldaten, die als #Zensoren fungierten, hatten die Aufgabe, die #BĂŒcher zu ĂŒberprĂŒfen, um festzustellen, welche erlaubt waren. Oft beurteilten sie - im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes und manchmal auf amĂŒsante Weise - BĂŒcher nach ihrem Einband, aber Tamars Vereinbarung mit ihren Vorgesetzten bedeutete, dass sie zumindest keines dieser BĂŒcher mehr respektlos behandeln oder wegwerfen durften, auch nicht die, die sie fĂŒr gefĂ€hrlich hielten.
Ein jĂŒdisch-israelischer Pessimist
Die einzigartigen FĂ€higkeiten, die Tamar mitbrachte - MitgefĂŒhl, Tatkraft und WertschĂ€tzung fĂŒr #Literatur -, sind vielleicht darauf zurĂŒckzufĂŒhren, dass sie lange Zeit #Lehrerin und Organisatorin war, bevor sie im Alter von 61 Jahren #RechtsanwĂ€ltin wurde. Die bemerkenswerte Entscheidung, in diesem Alter in das #Rechtswesen einzusteigen, ist der SchlĂŒssel zum VerstĂ€ndnis von Tamars Persönlichkeit, ihrer grenzenlosen Energie und der MĂŒhe, die sie auf sich nahm, um gegen #Ungerechtigkeit zu rebellieren.
In ihrer Entschlossenheit, palĂ€stinensische Gefangene in einem hoffnungslos voreingenommenen #MilitĂ€r-"Justiz"-System zu verteidigen, war diese jĂŒdisch-israelische Frau durch und durch PalĂ€stinenserin, mit dem unermĂŒdlichen Geist, den Emile #Habibi mit dem Begriff "Pessimist" umschreibt: jemand, der seine schmerzhafte RealitĂ€t akzeptiert, sich aber weigert, aufzugeben, und weiter kĂ€mpft, in der Hoffnung gegen die Hoffnung - eine scheinbar widersprĂŒchliche Haltung, die auch wir als VerwaltungshĂ€ftlinge lernen mussten. Tamar freute sich ĂŒber die kleinen Siege, die wir erringen konnten, wie das ZugestĂ€ndnis der Behörden, BĂŒcher in Megiddo zuzulassen, aber sie verlor nie den Blick fĂŒr das groĂe Ganze.
Tamar war maĂgeblich an meiner unwahrscheinlichen Freilassung beteiligt, die sie nach 20 Monaten #MilitĂ€rgewahrsam erwirkte. Sie ermutigte mich zum Schreiben und setzte sich dafĂŒr ein, dass meine Worte die Menschen auĂerhalb der GefĂ€ngnismauern erreichten. Erfolglose #Appelle an die #MilitĂ€rgerichtâe - und sogar einer an den Obersten #Gerichtshof - haben sie nicht abgeschreckt.
Ihre Freude, als sie mir den Entwurf eines Artikels zeigte, den Serge #Schmemann, der Leiter des Jerusalemer BĂŒros der New York Times, ĂŒber mich geschrieben hatte ("Er wird auf der Titelseite der #Times erscheinen", sagte sie mir stolz), wurde nicht geringer, als ein Redakteur der Zeitung auf mysteriöse Weise beschloss, den Artikel zu streichen. SchlieĂlich entschied der Oberste Gerichtshof im August 1997, dass ich zu einer vierjĂ€hrigen Verbannung freigelassen werden sollte. WĂ€hrend ich im GefĂ€ngnis von #Ramleh auf meine Ausreise in die #Niederlande wartete, war es Tamar, die mir einen Koffer, einen palĂ€stinensischen Pass, Nachrichten von meiner Familie und Informationen darĂŒber brachte, wann ich endlich ausreisen dĂŒrfe.
In der Freiheit trafen Tamar und ich uns einige Male mit meiner Frau und meinen Kindern: in #Rotterdam (wo ihre Tochter lebte) und Den Haag (wo ich wohnte), in #Paris und in L#ondon. Wir telefonierten regelmĂ€Ăig und korrespondierten per E-Mail. Sie war immer energiegeladen und neugierig, trug ein Stirnband in ihrem weiĂen Haar, arbeitete stĂ€ndig und lebte stĂ€ndig. Irgendwann verloren wir den Kontakt, aber das tat der Tiefe meiner GefĂŒhle der Liebe und des Respekts fĂŒr sie keinen Abbruch.
In einem unserer GesprĂ€che, wĂ€hrend ich im GefĂ€ngnis war, sagte Tamar ĂŒber eine Frau, die sie kannte: "Sie hat schöne Falten." Sie beschrieb damit zwar ihre körperliche Erscheinung, aber ich glaube, dass die Art und Weise, wie jemand Falten wirft, ein Spiegelbild seiner Seele sein kann. Als sie Ă€lter wurde, bekam Tamar immer wieder schöne Falten, ohne ihre moralische Bestimmung zu verlieren.
FĂŒr mich als PalĂ€stinenserin, die in dieser Zeit des Völkermords und des zĂŒgellosen Hasses lebt, dient die Trauer um Tamars Tod als Erinnerung an den Glauben, den PalĂ€stinenser und Israelis, die gegen die Besatzung sind, aufrechterhalten mĂŒssen: dass eines Tages, egal wie weit entfernt, die Besatzung enden und die Gerechtigkeit kommen wird.
Eine gekĂŒrzte Fassung dieses Nachrufs wurde zuerst auf dem LRB-Blog veröffentlicht. Lesen Sie ihn hier: https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/march/tamar-pelleg-sryck-1926-2024
Ăbersetzung: @thomas
Quelle: https://mastodon.trueten.de/@972mag/112486281326289808
Well, I guess this is pretty much any running trail in Australia tbf.
Tamar Trails parkrun was lovely EXCEPT for a massive hill starting at the 4km mark. Most of us walked it until the final 250m when it levels out again. I will certainly be back sometime. #oldermenrunning #parkrun #devon #tamar #runnersofmastodon
Tamarhorn Lookout, I had fantastical feelings of heading towards weathertop on the short walk to the lookout.
#Lookout #tamarhorn #tamar #weathertop #walk #lotr #grindelwald #tasmania #tasmanianscenery #photo #photoart #fantastical
Morning bicycle ride views