Thursday, November 22, 2012

"Israels Weg führt in die Selbstzerstörung"


Gaza und die Israel-Lüge Anis Hamadeh, 20.11.2012 www.anis-online.de/1/ton/72.htm
Kein Land würde einen Beschuss der eigenen Bürger von außerhalb der Grenzen hinnehmen, sagte US-Präsident Obama vor seiner Reise nach Birma, und hielt damit seine schützende Hand über Israels andauernden Angriff auf den abgeriegelten Gazastreifen, bei dem schon mehr als hundert Bewohner getötet wurden. Die meisten Medien und Politiker in den USA, in Westeuropa und anderen Ländern halten sich an die traditionelle These, nach der sich Israel verteidigt. Das Problem mit dieser These ist, dass sie unhaltbar ist.
Es ist zu offensichtlich, dass im Nahen Osten eine der stärksten und modernsten Armeen der Welt mit großer Gewalt auf eine weitgehend unbewaffnete Bevölkerung eindrischt, die sie vorher selbst eingesperrt und ihrer legitimen Rechte beraubt hat. Die meisten Zuschauer verstehen ohne Schwierigkeiten, dass die israelische Praxis der so genannten "gezielten Tötungen" eskalierend wirkt, ebenso wie die Blockade des Gazastreifens, die Erweiterungen der illegalen Siedlungen und der Land raubenden Mauer, der Wasserdiebstahl, die Razzien und Hausabrisse, die Schikanen und immer wieder das doppelte Maß. Es ist überdeutlich, dass es hier nicht um zwei Konfliktparteien geht, die man mit dem Begriff "beide Seiten" fassen kann. Vielmehr steht eine auf Gewalt bauende Macht, die international jenseits konsequenter Kritik und faktisch über dem Recht steht, am längeren Hebel. Obamas Kommentar ist also scheinheilig und lässt ihn lächerlich erscheinen.
Dass sich Israel stets verteidigt, ist ein Mythos. Bereits die Gründung des Staates war bei Licht betrachtet ein aggressiver Akt, weil sie unilateral und ohne Übereinkunft geschah, weil sie auf einem weitaus größeren Gebiet ausgeführt wurde als die entsprechende UN-Resolution es vorsah und weil sie in Zusammenhang mit den brutalen ethnischen Vertreibungen stand, die bereits ein knappes halbes Jahr unter dem Namen "Plan D" im Gange waren. Die Darstellung, nach der das arme Israel sofort von den bösen Nachbarstaaten angegriffen wurde, kaum dass es das Licht der Welt erblickt hat, ist nicht mehr schlüssig, wenn man die ganze Geschichte erzählt ... 1948 wurde zum Präzedenzfall, denn die Verantwortlichen in Israel konnten ja sehen, dass sie straffrei entkamen. Was also sollte sie davon abhalten, noch mehr Land zu nehmen und noch mehr Einheimische zu marginalisieren? Besonders dann, wenn man dabei in der Rolle des Starken sein Trauma immer wieder durchspielen konnte, wie eine Wunde, die man gebannt immer wieder aufkratzte. Es gab und gibt nämlich Hunderte von israelischen (und nicht nur israelischen) Zitaten aus allen Bereichen des Lebens, in denen Palästinensern/Arabern/Muslimen die Rolle des Nazis zugewiesen wird. Manchmal in Form von Erinnerungen, die wieder hochkommen, mal durch Vergleiche, auch Gleichsetzungen, und latent in eigentlich jeder pro-zionistischen Argumentation. In Deutschland wird gern die historische Verantwortung gegenüber den Juden ins Feld geführt, um die Israel-Lüge zu übertönen oder von ihr abzulenken. Da werden munter Juden und Israelis gleichgesetzt, ja der Staat Israel wird oft genug mit dem Judentum als Gesamterscheinung vermischt. So wird die Diskussion über einen Boykott der illegalen Siedlungen mit "Kauft nicht beim Juden" verglichen und anderer Unsinn. SPD-Chef Sigmar Gabriel schrieb nach seinem diesjährigen Palästina-Besuch in einem Entschuldigungsschreiben (er hatte zuvor Israel kritisiert), dass er künftig enger mit dem Zentralrat der Juden in Deutschland zusammenarbeiten werde. Zwischen den Zeilen konnte man lesen, dass er in den nächsten Jahren das Thema Palästina nicht mehr aufgreifen wird, da es seiner Karriere schadet. Karriere gilt uns offenbar mehr als Glaubwürdigkeit und Würde ganz allgemein. Der Zentralrat ist im Schatten des Tabus zu einer einflussreichen außerparlamentarischen Macht geworden. Es muss eine Stimmung der Angst und der Wortlosigkeit in vielen Redaktionen und Konferenzräumen herrschen, denn kaum jemand möchte riskieren, sich dem Antisemitismusvorwurf auszusetzen und diesen ganzen Ärger am eigenen Leib zu erleben, wie ihn Gabriel erlebt hat, oder Grass, die Veranstalter der Nakba-Wanderausstellung, Westerwelle damals, Möllemann, Karsli, Dierkes, Watzal und andere Journalisten, die Bandbreite und andere Musiker und Künstler, einige Campus-Gruppen und so weiter, die Liste ist verdammt lang. Dass dieses Schweigen nur mit einem massiven Glaubwürdigkeitsverlust möglich ist, wird vielen Beteiligten bewusst sein. Dabei ist zu bedenken, dass jemand, der erfolgreich einen Antisemitismusvorwurf ausgesprochen hat, sozial aufsteigt und an Macht gewinnt. Dass wir heute einer weiteren schauerlichen Bluttat (medial) beiwohnen müssen war abzusehen, nachdem der Pogrom von Gaza 1 folgenlos blieb. Ja, wir können weitere Eskalationen und Militär-Exzesse mit poetischen Namen erwarten, die mit Hilfe der Schlüsselbegriffe "Existenzrecht" und "Antisemitismus" eingeleitet werden. In den USA diskutiert man seit August über die Nahost-Politik nach Israel. "Preparing For A Post Israel Middle East" heißt eine 82-seitige Analyse der US Intelligence Community, der 16 US-Geheimdienste
angehören, die Army, Navy, Air Force und andere staatstragende Institutionen. Israels Weg führt in die Selbstzerstörung, das ahnen sogar die Amerikaner. Dies sind keine Szenarios, die man sich in Deutschland oder sonst wo wünschen kann, vor allem all die Toten. Doch unsere traditionellen Nahost-Mantras führen genau dort hin und helfen, den Weg zu ebnen. Es ist notwendig, über das Rassismus-Problem in Israel zu sprechen und über den Unterschied zwischen Angriff und Verteidigung. Wie viele Menschenopfer soll das Tabu noch bekommen?
Anis Hamadeh ist freiberuflicher Künstler, Islamwissenschaftler und Publizist: www.anis-online.de

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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 21. 11.12/13:00


PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
PRESS RELEASE
Ref: 136/2012 Date: 21 November 2012 Time: 13:00 GMT
Israeli Offensive on Gaza Ongoing for 8th Consecutive Day and Military Operations Escalate:
Since the beginning of the offensive:
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Palestinian Deaths Rise to 136, Including 91 Civilians, and 941 Wounded, Including 922 Civilians
28 Children Killed and 258 Others Wounded 13 Women Killed and 149 Others Wounded 3 Journalists Killed
Over the past 24 hours, Israeli Occupation Forces have escalated their attacks on houses, streets and civilian facilities located in densely-populated areas.
As a result of these attacks, 31 Palestinians, including 21 civilians, have been killed. The civilian victims include 5 children, 1 woman and 2 journalists.
In Gaza City, 9 Palestinian civilians, including 2 children and 1 woman, have been killed. Israeli airstrikes have also destroyed several service facilities, the most prominent of which is Abu Khadra governmental compound in the centre of Gaza City, which was attacked by 5 missiles that destroyed it and extensively damaged nearby houses, shops, banks and press offices. Israeli forces have also escalated marine and ground shelling. Additionally, Israeli forces have deliberately targeted journalists and their vehicles, killing 3 journalists in Gaza City and Deir al-Balah.
In a very serious development, Israeli forces have forced thousands of Palestinians to leave their homes. On Tuesday evening, 20 November 2012, Israeli aircrafts dropped thousands of leaflets ordering residents of large areas in the northern Gaza Strip and Gaza City, including densely-populated areas, to leave their homes and move towards the centre of the city, amidst violent attacks, which caused widespread panic. At least 3,400 Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip have sought shelter in 3 UNRWA schools. In Khan Yunis, hundreds of Palestinians received phone calls and messages from Israeli forces ordering them to leave their homes, although they are not located in border areas. Many Palestinians refused these orders and insisted on remaining in their homes, because all areas of the Gaza Strip are under Israeli fire. Palestinians still remember the crimes committed by Israeli forces during the
previous Israeli offensive on Gaza against civilians who sought shelter in UNRWA schools, such as the attacks on al-Fakhoura School and Beit Lahia School in the northern Gaza Strip, and Asmaa School in the Beach camp (Operation Cast Lead, 2008-2009).
The latest developments since the press release issued by PCHR yesterday noon, 20 November 2012, have been as follows:
The Northern Gaza Strip:
Israeli warplanes have launched 30 airstrikes targeting houses and members of armed groups. Israeli gunboats stationed in the sea fired at least 60 shells at the shore, and Israeli forces positioned at the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel have fired dozens of artillery shells at Beit Hanoun town and the Bedouin village. Many Palestinian civilians have been forced to leave their homes for their safety. As a result of these attacks, 3 Palestinians, including 1 civilian, have been killed, and 27 civilians, including 12 children and 4 women, have been wounded.
On Tuesday noon, 20 November 2012, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at members of an armed group near al-Karama residential compound, killing one of them.
At approximately 13:10, an Israeli F-16 fighter jet fired a missile at a 3-storey house belonging to Mustafa Yousef al-Abed al-Mutawaq in Gaza Old Street. The house had already been evacuated, as Israeli warplanes had fired a warning missile at it. The house was destroyed and 3 nearby houses were extensively damaged.
At approximately 15:45, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at members of an armed group in al-Banat Street in Beit Hanoun, killing one of them.
At approximately 19:50, an Israeli warplane fired a warning missile at a 2-storey house belonging to the Dahman family near al-Khulafa Mosque in Jabalya, but no casualties or damage were reported. Ten minutes later, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a house belonging to the Abu Jubain family near Kamal Edwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, but no casualties or damaged were reported.
At approximately 09:00 on Wednesday, 21 November 2012, an Israeli warplane fired a missile in the vicinity of Dabbour farmland in Jabalya. As a result, Mustafa Awadh Mustafa Abu Hmaidan, 23, was killed.
At approximately 12:15, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a member of an armed group near the desalination plant in the northwest of Beit Lahia, killing him.
Gaza City:
Israeli warplanes have launched dozens of airstrikes targeting houses, service facilities, governmental buildings, streets, cars and press vehicles. As a result of these attacks, 14 Palestinians, including 12 civilians, have been killed. The civilian victims include 2 children and 2 journalists. In addition, 89 civilians, including 20 children and 13 women, have been wounded.
At approximately 13:40 on Tuesday, 20 November 2012, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at members of an armed group in al-Nazzaz Street in al-Shujaiya neighborhood in the east of Gaza City, killing 2 of them.
At approximately 15:30, Israeli warplanes fired 2 missiles at 2 cars that were traveling near the Future Club in al-Sabra neighborhood, in which 5 civilians, including a pair of twins, were traveling. As a result of this attack, 5 civilians were killed:
1) Subhi Nemer Mohammed Dughmosh, 29; 2) Salah Nember Mohammed Dughmosh, 29; 3) Ahmed Jameel Hamdan Dughmosh, 30; 4) Zaki Saeed Mohammed Qadada, 42; and 5) Mosab Mahmoud Rushdi Dughmosh, 25.
At approximately 15:45, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at the garden of a house belonging to Rezeq Kilani Aashour in Kishku Street in al-Zaytoun neighborhood in the southeast of Gaza City. Aashour was killed, and his grandchild, 8-year-old Mohammed Ibrahim Aashour, was wounded while he was playing in the area.
At approximately 16:00, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at the crowded Baghdad Street in al-Shaujaiya neighborhood. As a result, 4 Palestinian civilians, including 1 female teenager, were killed:
1) Saqer Yousef Khalil Bulbol, 57; 2) Yusra Bassel Murtada al-Shawa, 18; 3) Tariq Awni Mustafa Hjaila, 40; and 4) Mahmoud Mohammed Hussein al-Jaru, 21.
Another 2 civilians were wounded.
At approximately 17:45, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a car that was traveling in al- Shifa Street, in which two cameramen of the al-Aqsa Satellite Channel were traveling. The car was destroyed and the 2 cameramen were killed:
1) Hussam Mohammed Abdul Rahman Salama, 30; and 2) Mahmoud Ali Ahmed al-Koumi, 29.
Israeli warplanes attacked the office of Ghazi Sourani on the 6th floor of Neima building in the centre of Gaza City. The office was destroyed and a number of nearby offices were damaged. They also attacked Abu Khadra governmental compound in the centre of Gaza City, destroying it and extensively damaging nearby facilities. They further attacked an uninhabited house belonging to Azzam al-Shawa near the building of the Palestinian Legislative Council in the centre of Gaza City.
The Central Gaza Strip:
Israeli warplanes have launched 47 airstrikes and dozens of marine and artillery stacks targeting houses, including a house belonging to Essam al-Dalis, the advisor of Gaza government, members of armed groups and civilians in the streets. As a result of these
attacks, 5 Palestinians, including 1 civilian, have been killed, and 10 civilians, including 1 woman, have been wounded.
At approximately 12:30 on Tuesday, 20 November 2012, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a number of Palestinians who were near the campus of Palestine Technical College in the north of Deir al-Balah. As a result, the media officer of the al-Quds Brigades (the armed wing of Islamic Jihad) was killed.
At approximately 18:40, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at Mohammed Mousa Abu Eisha, 24, Manager of the al-Quds Educational Television, while he was walking with his friend, Hassan Yousef al-Ostaz, 22, both from Deir al-Balah. Abu Eisha and his friend were killed instantly.
At approximately 20:00, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at 2 Palestinian brothers, one of them a civilian, in the west of al-Zawaida village, killing both of them. The civilian was identified as Mohammed Ahmed Abu Sitta, 21.
On Wednesday morning, 21 November 2012, Israeli warplanes bombarded al-Sikka Bridge, which links al-Nussairat refugee camp and al-Mughraqa village, and the Coastal Bridge, which links Gaza City and the central Gaza Strip, destroying them.
Israeli warplanes also attacked 6 houses, destroying them.
Khan Yunis:
Israeli warplanes have launched 27 airstrikes and some artillery attacks targeting a police station, an agricultural nursery, agricultural plots, and a house belonging to a member of an armed group. As a result of these attacks, 1 elderly man and his grandchild have been killed, and another 8 civilians, including 3 children, have been wounded. 1 child also died of a previous wound.
At approximately 00:45 on Wednesday, 21 November 2012, and over the course of 5 hours, Israeli warplanes launched 5 airstrikes that targeted a police station in the centre of Khan Yunis, destroying it and damaging a mosque. A number of nearby houses and a clinic were lightly damage. Additionally, 6 civilians, including 2 children and 1 police officer, were lightly wounded.
At approximately 01:15, Israeli warplanes fired 2 missiles at open areas in al-Fukhari village, southeast of Khan Yunis, and al-Mawasi area in the west of the town.
At approximately 02:40, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a house belonging to a member of an armed group, in which 16 people live, in Maan area in the east of Khan Yunis. The house was completely destroyed. The house had been previously evacuated as the owner’s wife received a phone call from Israeli forces ordering her to leave.
At approximately 11:15, Ahmed Awadh Abu Olayan, 14, died of a previous wound he had sustained on 15 November 2012.
At approximately 12:20, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a number of Palestinian civilians who were cropping olives in Abu Nasser area in Abassan village, east of Khan
Yunis. As a result, Ibrahim Mahmoud Nasser Abu Nasser, 80, and his grandchild Ameera, 14, were killed, and his son Mohammed, 40, was wounded.
Rafah:
Israeli warplanes have launched 74 airstrikes and some artillery attacks targeting the tunnels area, agricultural areas and paramilitary training sites. As a result of these attacks, 5 Palestinians, including 4 civilians, 2 of them children, have been killed, and 2 women have been wounded.
At approximately 15:45 on Tuesday, 20 November 2012, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a motorcycle in al-Shouka village, east of Rafah. Shawqi Salman Abu Snaima, 28, who was riding it, was seriously wounded. At approximately 21:15, he was pronounced dead.
At approximately 20:05, an Israeli warplane fired a missile at a motorcycle on which a member of an armed group and his brother were traveling in al-Orouba Street in the east of Rafah. The member of the armed group was killed and his brother, Khaled Aabed Abu Mur, 24, was seriously wounded. He was pronounced dead an hour later.
At approximately 22:00, an ambulance of Palestine Red Crescent Society traveled to al-Nahda quarter in al-Shouka village, east of Rafah, in an attempt to rescue 2 children who had been attacked by an Israeli warplane at 16:30 near their houses, about 1,000 metres away from the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. The ambulances were unable to reach the boys for an hour and a half; after this time, the ambulance crew found the bodies of the 2 children, who were identified as: Mahmoud Khalil al-Arja, 16; and Ibrahim Ahmed Hamad, 16.
PCHR reiterates condemnation, expresses utmost concern for these crimes, and:
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Warns of deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip in light of this continuous Israeli military escalation, threats to expand military operations, and the continued tightened closure of the Gaza Strip;
Calls upon the international community to act immediately to stop these crimes, and renews the call to the High Contracting Parties of the Fourth Geneva Convention to fulfill their obligation under Article 1 of the Convention to ensure that it is respected at all times, and their responsibilities under Article 146 to pursue perpetrators of serious violations of the Convention, which are determined in Article 147, which lists violations of the Convention amounting to war crimes;
Calls for establishing an international fact-finding mission to investigate war crimes committed by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, and to take necessary measures to prosecute the perpetrators; and
Strongly condemns statements by some States regarding Israel’s right to defend itself while the number of Palestinian civilian victims, including children and women, is increasing; PCHR believes that such statements provide cover for Israel to continue to commit crimes against unarmed civilians.

"Real issue is not truce but ending occupation"


Gulf in the Media http://corp.gulfinthemedia.com/gulf_media/view_article...

Real issue not Gaza truce but ending occupation: AL

The real issue facing the Arab and Islamic world was not securing a truce to halt bloodshed in Gaza, but ending the Israeli occupation, Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Arabi said Tuesday.

“The real problem is not a truce. The real problem that the Arab and Islamic countries and all friendly countries in the world must focus on is ending the occupation,” he told reporters on a brief solidarity visit to Gaza at the head of a delegation of Arab foreign ministers.

A Hamas official said the Arab League group included representatives from more than 10 countries including Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia and Turkey.
As the ministers arrived in Gaza, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi raised hopes that the violence could be coming to an end.

But Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told CNN that a ceasefire deal with Gaza fighters has not been finalized and the “ball is still in play.”

“Until you’re there, you’re not there,” he said. Shortly before, an Hamas official said a deal had been reached during talks brokered by Egypt. But there was a flurry of diplomatic activities Tuesday.

President Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East. Clinton hastily departed for the region from Cambodia, where she had joined Obama for a summit with Asian leaders. The White House said she would make three stops, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in occupied Jerusalem, Palestinian officials in Ramallah, in the West Bank, and Egyptian leaders in Cairo.
The United States, however, blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the escalating conflict.
Meanwhile, Israel’s air force dropped leaflets across several districts of Gaza City Tuesday urging people to evacuate their homes “immediately” amid fears of an imminent ground invasion.
“For your own safety, you are required to immediately evacuate your homes and move toward Gaza City center,” the one-page Arabic-language leaflet said.

Saudi Gazette November-21-2012


Fritz Edlinger, Gaza 22.11. 12




GÖAB-Newsletter Nr. 81/2012
posted am 22.11.2012



Zur aktuellen Situation in Gaza

Die gestern Nacht vereinbarte Feuerpause (es handelt sich streng genommen um keinen Waffenstillstand) ist zweifellos zu begrüßen. Dennoch stellt diese Vereinbarung bestenfalls einen ersten Schritt dar, den zahllose weitere folgen müssen, soll diese Pause nicht nur ein kurzes Intermezzo bleiben. Zahlreiche internationale Kommentatoren haben bereits darauf hingewiesen, dass der jüngste Gewaltausbruch nicht zuletzt auch das Ergebnis von jahre-, ja jahrzehntelang ungelösten Problemen ist. Zu Recht hat auch der Generalsekretär der Arabischen Liga Nabil Al-Arabi festgestellt, dass es nun endlich auch um die Beseitigung der israelischen Besatzung geht. Es wird leider immer wieder übersehen, dass trotz des in der Osloer Grundsatzvereinbarung aus 1993 vereinbarten Friedensprozesses man schon seit langem von keinem derartigen Prozess sprechen kann. De facto sind die damals gemachten Pläne längst obsolet und trotz des Bestehens der „Palästinensischen Autonomieverwaltung“, welche letztendlich zur Gründung eines unabhängigen Palästinensischen Staates in den Gebieten der Westbank, des Gazastreifens und Ost-Jerusalem führen sollten, ist das Palästinensische Volk heute weiter von der Realisierung ihres nationalen Selbstbestimmungsrechtes entfernt als je zuvor. Betrachtet man die – völkerrechtswidrige – Siedlungspolitik Israels in den palästinensischen Gebieten bestehen ernsthafte Zweifel, ob denn die sogenannte Zweistaatenlösung überhaupt noch durchführbar sei. Darum geht es letztendlich. Da sich Israel seit Jahren konsequent weigert, die Ziele dieses „Friedensprozesses“ schrittweise zu verwirklichen, geht es nicht zuletzt auch darum, dass die Internationale Staatengemeinschaft daraus die richtigen Konsequenzen zieht, welche wohl nur in einer deutlichen Verschärfung der Tonart gegenüber Israel und letztendlich auch in ganz konkreten politischen, wirtschaftlichen und rechtlichen Maßnahmen bestehen müssen. Diese Frage werden sich in erster Linie die USA und in zweiter Linie auch die europäischen Staaten zu stellen haben. Denn deren Politik ist wesentlich mitverantwortlich dafür, dass der „Nahost-Friedensprozess“ seit Jahren blockiert ist.

Zu Gaza ist zu sagen, dass trotz des spektakulären Rückzuges Israels im Sommer 2005 Israel niemals die Kontrolle über den Gazastreifen aufgegeben hat. Israel kontrolliert seit damals – mit teilweiser Ausnahme des ägyptisch-palästinensischen Grenzüberganges Rafah – sämtliche Grenzen, kontrolliert auch den Luftraum über Gaza und hat die Meilenzone vor der Küste einseitig verkleinert. Es ist daher nicht übertrieben festzustellen, dass Gaza in gewisser Weise nach wie vor von Israel besetzt ist. Diese Situation wurde dann nach dem Wahlsieg der Hamas im Jahr 2006 und der Machtübernahme der Hamas im Gazastreifen im Jahr 2007 noch dadurch ganz wesentlich verschärft, dass Israel – in einer völkerrechtlich höchst fragwürdigen Weise – eine weitgehende Blockade des Gazastreifens verhängt hat. Deren Aufhebung wäre ohne Zweifel ein erster Schritt in Richtung einer Wiederaufnahme des Friedensprozesses. Sollte Israel dazu nicht bereit sein und die Internationale Staatengemeinschaft diesen Schritt nicht durchsetzen, wird die nun kurzfristig erreichte Einstellung der Gewalt nicht lange andauern.

Mit unserem heutigen Newsletter verbreiten wir einige wichtige Hintergrundinformationen, die in den meisten westlichen Mainstreammedien, deren Kriegsberichterstattung der letzten Tage aus meiner Sicht absolut inakzeptabel war, kaum berücksichtigt worden sind.

Fritz Edlinger




Gesellschaft für Österreichisch-Arabische Beziehungen
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Tel.:  01 526 78 10, Fax: +43 1 526 77 95




UK Jewish MP: Israel Acting Like Nazis in Gaza (Video, 2009)


UK Jewish MP: Israel Acting Like Nazis in Gaza (Video, 2009)

"Israel was born out of Jewish Terrorism" Tzipi Livnis Father was a Terrorist" Astonishing claims in the House of Parliament. SIR Gerald Kaufman, the veteran Labour MP, yesterday compared the actions of Israeli troops in Gaza to the Nazis who forced his family to flee Poland.
During a Commons debate on the fighting in Gaza, he urged the government to impose an arms embargo on Israel.
Sir Gerald, who was brought up as an orthodox Jew and Zionist, said: "My grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her home town a German soldier shot her dead in her bed.
"My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza. The present Israeli government ruthlessly and cynically exploits the continuing guilt from gentiles over the slaughter of Jews in the Holocaust as justification for their murder of Palestinians."
He said the claim that many of the Palestinian victims were militants "was the reply of the Nazi" and added: "I suppose the Jews fighting for their lives in the Warsaw ghetto could have been dismissed as militants."
He accused the Israeli government of seeking "conquest" and added: "
They are not simply war criminals, they are fools."