Jane Cocking: The political aspects to the Gaza conflict must not stop aid reaching those who need it
The bitter row over the aid agencies' appeal for Gaza has at its heart the assumption that the conflict in the Middle East is unique amongst humanitarian emergencies. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is unusually "political", the argument runs, so doing aid work in Gaza is difficult and contentious, unlike helping the victims of a tsunami, a famine or a war in a despotic African country. Yes, it i
Nicholas Noe: George Mitchell should start by listening to ordinary Lebanese and Palestinian people
Putting aside whether to talk to Hamas and Hezbollah, Obama's envoy could at least hear what those who vote for them say Working for (then) First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton during the summer of 1999, I learned something very simple but also very important about politics: if you want to gain people's trust and find just solutions to the issues they face, you have to, as a first step, listen as bro
Wajahat Ali: Barack Obama's ground-breaking interview with Al-Arabiya
Obama's interview with a Muslim TV channel was eloquent and persuasive. But his silence over Gaza also speaks volumes In his historic interview with the Al-Arabiya TV channel, President Obama's inclusive and respectful rhetoric towards Muslims attempted an elegant coup de grace to the divisive, insecure and arrogant bravado of the Bush administration. For many Muslims worldwide, however, the since
Avi Shlaim: Letter: The newspeak of Israeli propagandists | World news | The Guardian
What Uri Dromi says about Hamas is pure and poisonous Israeli propaganda (This Hamas hallucination, 23 January). In every respect his article is almost the exact opposite of the truth. Dromi claims that: "The Orwellian mindset of the organisation is as much a barrier to peace as the rockets it fires." But it is the newspeak of Israeli propagandists like Dromi that is truly Orwellian. Over the last
Chris Patten: Writing cheques for Gaza is easy. Politics is the tricky bit
It is time to question Europe's historic role of financing the failure of policies laid down in Israel and the US Shortly after I became a European commissioner in 1999 I visited Gaza and the West Bank to see how the European commission, under strong international pressure, could speed up disbursement of development assistance. I recall in particular visits to Gaza airport, subsequently ploughed u
Hamas offers $52m handouts to help hardest-hit Gazans
Israelis destroyed or damaged 21,000 buildings Food factories among those hit during invasion Hamas officials stepped in yesterday to offer cash handouts worth a total of $52m (£38.1m) to Gazans who had lost family members, homes or businesses, as fresh evidence emerged of Israel's destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including the territory's largest concrete factory and the only opera
Emily Bell: Mark Thompson has made an editorial decision. It is not the place of government to deem whether it is right or wrong
Mark Thompson has made an editorial decision. It is not the government's place to deem whether it is right or wrong In deciding not to carry the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, BBC director general Mark Thompson again dragged the corporation into the white hot glare of public and governmental disapproval. But if Mark Thompson is wrong, and many think he is
Letters: Lives in the balance in Gaza
As someone who has spent a good chunk of his life broadcasting to, for and about the Middle East, I have to express outrage at the BBC management's decision not to broadcast the charity appeal for Gaza (BBC refuses airtime to Gaza aid appeal, 23 January). In their ill-considered embargo it appears that Mark Thompson and Caroline Thomson are only thinking of the UK audience and domestic broadcasts.
Israel and the British media: a troubled history
In recent years the Israeli government has had sometimes torrid relations with the BBC and Sky, including threats to throw journalists out of the country. In 2004 its government wrote to the BBC accusing its then Middle East correspondent, Orla Guerin, below, of a "deep-seated bias against Israel" over a report on a teenage would-be suicide bomber. The Israeli government criticised several other n
BBC Gaza appeal row: timeline
Thursday 22 January The BBC refuses to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committee's national humanitarian appeal for Gaza, citing concerns about the difficulty of getting aid through and the need to protect public confidence in its impartiality. ITV and Sky announce they will not screen the appeal as a result, since broadcasters had failed to reach consensus. Sky cites a convention that DEC appea
Americans turn to Al-Jazeera for coverage of Gaza conflict
The most comprehensive coverage of Gaza came from Al-Jazeera's English-language station. While international reporters were barred by Israel from freely entering Gaza during the fighting, Al-Jazeera had its Gaza correspondents on the ground. And Americans apparently took notice. According to the Associated Press, Al-Jazeera English saw a 600% jump in its online viewership, and 60% of that growth c
Children of Gaza: stories of those who died and the trauma for those who survived
Amira Qirm lay on a hospital bed today with her right leg in plaster, and held together by a line of steel pins dug deep into her skin. For several days after her operation Amira, 15, was unable to speak, and even now talks only in a low whisper. In her past are bitter memories: watching her father die in the street outside their home, then hearing another shell land and kill her brother Ala'a, 14
Gunfire ends but the debate in Israel begins: should we have pressed on?
Talk of victory was scant in Israel today after the government's declaration of a unilateral ceasefire in Gaza. "The decision was terrible," said Shimon, a 55-year-old from Ra'anana, a town in Israel's interior. "We should carry on fighting until Hamas is devastated." Overwhelmingly, the Israeli Jewish public supports the country's assault on Gaza. But while the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert
BBC refuses airtime to Gaza aid appeal
War on Gaza – the aftermath International Solidarity Movement The BBC has refused to broadcast a national humanitarian appeal for Gaza, leaving aid agencies with a potential shortfall of millions of pounds in donations. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella group for 13 aid charities, launched its appeal yesterday saying the devastation in Gaza was "so huge British aid agencies were
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