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
BBC NEWS | Middle East | US urges stronger Gaza ceasefire
"It is of critical importance that the ceasefire be extended and consolidated and we support Egypt's continuing efforts in that regard," said Mr Mitchell, appointed last week by US President Barack Obama. "The United States is committed to vigorously pursuing lasting peace and stability in the region. "The decision by President Obama to dispatch me to come to this region, less than one week after
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel launches attacks in Gaza
Israel has carried out an air attack in Gaza and sent tanks into the Strip, after Palestinian militants killed an Israeli soldier. Palestinian sources said there had been fighting near Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Israeli troops pulled back across the border several hours later. It was the worst violence in Gaza since Israel's offensive against Hamas ended with both sides declaring ceasefires. Is
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Likud allow settlement expansion
Page last updated at 13:16 GMT, Monday, 26 January 2009 The leader of Israel's right-wing Likud party, Binyamin Netanyahu, says he would continue to expand settlements in the West Bank, but not build new ones. The remarks to Mid-East envoy Tony Blair come in the run-up to Israel's general election next month which Likud is favourite to win, polls suggest. Settlements in the West Bank and Golan are
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel 'no mercy' officer rebuked
The Israeli military says it has "severely reprimanded" an officer who distributed a booklet to troops that advised they show no mercy to enemies. The unnamed officer distributed the booklet to troops during the Israeli offensive in Gaza. It said the soldiers were fighting "murderers". The military said its chief rabbi, Gen Avichai Rontzki, did not know of the booklet before it was given out. A ri
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Counting casualties of Gaza's war
In any conflict the number of deaths - of combatants and civilians - is a highly sensitive topic. Numbers can be used for propaganda purposes by all sides and they can play a role in determining perceptions of whether the sides have kept within international law's rules of keeping civilian casualties to a minimum. In the Israeli offensive on Gaza, far more Palestinians, including women and childre
Gazing at the Celestial Blue ガザ虐殺；非人道兵器使用あるいは使用疑惑に関するメモ
（28日昼頃にタイトル微妙に変更＆微妙に加筆＆さらに少し加筆修正＠30日） 以下は2009年1月21日付で、「国境なき医師団」ニュースに掲載されていた、フランス支部会長であるマリー＝ピエール・アリー医師からの報告文の一部だ。国境なき医師団(MSF)は40年弱にわたって武力紛争の中で活動してきました。しかし、このような短期間にこれだけの文民の虐殺が起こったという例を思い起こすのは難しいことです。（略）強調したいのは、これが最も恐ろしい戦争であるかどうかではなく、ガザ地区へのイスラエルによる攻撃が、近年MSFチームが直接目撃してきた戦争と比べて、非常にシニカルで、文民保護の観点も殆どないという点です。 更に悪いことに、この武力攻撃は自らを守るために逃げ出すことができない、とらわれた人びとに向けられています。患者であふれている病院では、MSFのチームが疲弊したパレスチナ人チームの傍らで活動してい
特定通常兵器使用禁止制限条約，検出不可能な破片を利用する兵器に関する議定書（議定書Ｉ）
人体内に入つた場合にエックス線で検出することができないような破片によつて傷害を与えることを第一義的な効果とするいかなる兵器の使用も、禁止する。
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ガザ Ｑ＆Ａ 2009年1月16日 スティーブン・シャーローム ZNet原文 ２００８年１２月２７日、イスラエルはガザに対する非人道的な攻撃、キャスト・リード作戦を開始しました。本記事の目的は、頻繁に出る質問を一カ所にまとめ、回答と情報源を提示することにあります。全体を読んでもいいですし（ただし、長い！）、節と質問の一覧を見て、関心のある部分だけ読むこともできるようになっています。 序 １．イスラエルは自国および自国民をロケット攻撃から守る権利を有するのではないでしょうか？ イスラエルの民間人を標的としたガザからのロケット攻撃は国際法違反です。 けれども、イスラエル軍の行動が法にかなった自衛であるかどうかを考えるためには、より広い状況を考慮し、また均衡性の問題を考慮しなくてはなりません。 前提となる状況は、イスラエルによるパレスチナ領土の占領は不法であり不正でるという点にあり、したがって、
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
BBC NEWS | UK | MPs call on BBC to air Gaza film
A Commons motion criticising the BBC and Sky for refusing to broadcast a plea for humanitarian aid funding for Gaza has been backed by 112 MPs. The Disasters Emergency Committee's Gaza Crisis Appeal was screened on Monday by ITV, Channel 4 and Five. The BBC's explanation that airing the film would threaten its impartiality was described by Labour MP Richard Burden's motion as "unconvincing". Meanw
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
Livni: Obama can use Gaza op success to alter Mideast reality - Haaretz - Israel News
Livni: Obama can use Gaza op success to alter Mideast reality Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Monday that United States President Barack Obama could use Israel's success in its recent offensive against Hamas to change the reality in the Middle East. "The IDF operation in Gaza can and must serve as a turning point, not only restoring calm to the residents of the south, but also strengthenin
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