Hillary Clinton sade vid öppnandent av FN:s mänksorättsråds 16:nde session att det ensidiga fördömandet och den partiska behandlingen av Israel undergräver hela rådets arbete.
Ända sedan rådet grundades 2006 har rådet anklagats för att ensidigt fokusera på Israel och blunda för mänksorättsbrott på annat håll. Men bara för några veckor sedan försvarade FN:s ombud för mänskorättsfrågor Navi Pillay rådet och sade att hon ansåg att Israel behandlats på rätt sätt av rådet. Detta trots att Israel brott mot mänskliga rättigheter vid varje session tas upp som en permanent punkt på dagordningen.
Rådet har också tillsatt en permanent observatör som skall granska Israels förehavanden, inget annat land har utsatts för samma behandling.
Under de senaste fem åren har rådet gett 51 fördömande uttalanden mot specifika stater, 35 av dem var mot Israel.
Även under den session som nu inletts förväntas rådet ägna en dag åt att behandla Israel. I planerna för sessionen ingick också att ägna tid åt en rapport som prisar Libyen för den förbättrade mänskorättssituationen i landet. Hur det blir med den saken återstår att se.
Texten ovan baserar sig på Tovah Lazaroffs text i Jerusalem Post: Clinton: UNHRC bias against Israel is wrong
måndag 28 februari 2011
Västerländsk demokrati inget för arabvärlden
David Horovitz på Jerusalem Post har intervjuat historikern Bernard Lewis om situationen i arabvärlden. Bernard Lewis har mycket kunskap om arabvärlden och han kommer med många intressanta iakttagelser.
Ett exempel: Om man bortser från oljan är arabvärldens totala export mindre än Finlands.
Man kan förstå att området står inför stora utmaningar och att det är närmast omöjligt att erbjuda människorna arbete och drägliga levnadsförhållanden, i all synnerhet när de har möjlighet att jämföra sig med Europa och USA.
Lewis anser också att demokrati i västerländsk tappning inte kan fungera i arabvärlden(åtminstone inte i detta läge), man måste hitta andra lösningar med koppling till den egna kulturen.
Läs intervjun här:
A mass expression of outrage against injustice
Ett exempel: Om man bortser från oljan är arabvärldens totala export mindre än Finlands.
Man kan förstå att området står inför stora utmaningar och att det är närmast omöjligt att erbjuda människorna arbete och drägliga levnadsförhållanden, i all synnerhet när de har möjlighet att jämföra sig med Europa och USA.
Lewis anser också att demokrati i västerländsk tappning inte kan fungera i arabvärlden(åtminstone inte i detta läge), man måste hitta andra lösningar med koppling till den egna kulturen.
Läs intervjun här:
A mass expression of outrage against injustice
FN:s mänskorättsråd publicerar rapport som prisar Gadaffis regim
Det är kanske svårt att tro, men se nedan hur medlemmarna i FN:s mänskorättsråd för bara fyra månader sedan prisade Libyen för dess inställning till mänskliga rättigheter.
Situationen blir inte bättre av att det fortfarande är fullt möjligt att rådet den 18 mars antar en rapport som prisar Libyen för dess inställning till mänskliga rättigheter.
Hall of Shame: UN Human Rights Council to adopt report praising Gaddafi regime
UN Watch, which heads the Global NGO Campaign to Remove Libya from the UN Human Rights Council, today called on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, EU foreign minister Catherine Ashton and UN rights chief Navi Pillay to urge the council president to cancel a planned resolution praising Libya’s human rights record, scheduled to be adopted in the current session.
Situationen blir inte bättre av att det fortfarande är fullt möjligt att rådet den 18 mars antar en rapport som prisar Libyen för dess inställning till mänskliga rättigheter.
Hall of Shame: UN Human Rights Council to adopt report praising Gaddafi regime
UN Watch, which heads the Global NGO Campaign to Remove Libya from the UN Human Rights Council, today called on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, EU foreign minister Catherine Ashton and UN rights chief Navi Pillay to urge the council president to cancel a planned resolution praising Libya’s human rights record, scheduled to be adopted in the current session.
söndag 27 februari 2011
Situationen vid gränsen till Gaza
IDF rapporterar att under 2010 utförde Hamas och andra terrorgrupper 159 attacker i närheten av gränsstängslet mellan Gaza och Israel. Under år 2009 utfördes 218 attacker.
Attackerna bestod av anti-tank missiler, bomber och minor samt beskjutning av de israeliska trupperna med handeldvapen.
Attackerna bestod av anti-tank missiler, bomber och minor samt beskjutning av de israeliska trupperna med handeldvapen.
Nyheter från Israel
Det finns nu en relativt ny blogg med nyheter från Israel, skriven av Paul Widen i Jerusalem. Han skriver på svenska och det kan löna sig att hålla ett öga på bloggen Nyheter från Israel.
En länk till sidan finns till höger under rubriken Svenska Israel länkar.
Paul Widens ambition är delvis att fylla det tomrum som uppstod efter att Dick Haas avled senste år.
Den senaste nyhetsartikeln kan läsas här: Mer raketer slår ner södra Israel
En Kassamraket avfyrades igen i dag från Gaza mot Israel.
En länk till sidan finns till höger under rubriken Svenska Israel länkar.
Paul Widens ambition är delvis att fylla det tomrum som uppstod efter att Dick Haas avled senste år.
Den senaste nyhetsartikeln kan läsas här: Mer raketer slår ner södra Israel
En Kassamraket avfyrades igen i dag från Gaza mot Israel.
fredag 25 februari 2011
Barnprogram i Egypten
Här kan du se vad barn i Egypten får lära sig i barnprogram på TV:
Egyptian Children's TV Show: We Must Liberate Jerusalem from the Hands of "the Disgusting Jews"
Varför tillhör Jerusalem araberna, frågar man? Därför att de bodde där 2000 år innan den första äckliga juden satte sin fot där.
Historiska fakta står inte högt i kurs!
Egyptian Children's TV Show: We Must Liberate Jerusalem from the Hands of "the Disgusting Jews"
Varför tillhör Jerusalem araberna, frågar man? Därför att de bodde där 2000 år innan den första äckliga juden satte sin fot där.
Historiska fakta står inte högt i kurs!
Libyen ut ur mänskorättsrådet?
UN Watch har en längre tid arbetat för att Libyen skall uteslutas från FN:s mänskorättsråd, efter de senaste dagarnas händelser har äntligen något börjat hända. EU och USA ställer sig nu bakom kravet.
Text från UN Watch hemsida:
NGO Campaign to Remove Libya welcomes new EU draft; but real action needed to stop killings
GENEVA, February 24, 2010 – UN Watch, which heads the Global NGO Campaign to Remove Libya from the UN Human Rights Council, welcomed a new EU draft for tomorrow’s meeting that calls for suspension of the Qaddafi regime from the world’s top human rights body. Click here for text of EU’s new draft resolution.
“The original draft ignored the fact that Libya’s council membership is a moral obscenity that must be rectified immediately,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, a Geneva-based human rights group, and an international lawyer who represents Libyan torture victims. “After our objections were widely published, the EU thankfully revised their draft. We’re also grateful that that our other demands were met — for a special session, an international inquiry, and required follow-up at the March and June sessions.”
The revised EU draft resolution now “recommends to the United Nations General Assembly, in view of the gross and systematic violations of human rights by the Libyan authorities, the consideration of the application of the [membership suspension] measures.” The African Group, China and Cuba objected to the provision during public consultations today, but it remained unclear if they would vote against it tomorrow.
“Because the council can do no more than call on the UN General Assembly to effect the suspension, we now urge the US, the EU and other states to convene the New York plenary to suspend Libya.”
“While the council draft regrettably stops short of directly condemning Moammar Qaddafi, the resolution makes clear that his regime is regarded by the world as an international criminal. It is, of course, tragic that not a single state ever spoke out earlier. Who knows if things could have turned out differently if members of the regime knew that the world was watching and cared about the basic human rights of the Libyan people.”
“The human rights council meeting is necessary, but hardly sufficient to protect victims of Qaddafi’s slaughter,” said Neuer. We need to see concrete international action, like a no-fly zone. The UN Security Council must take immediate action on the ground to stop the bloodbath. Meanwhile, all it has done is adopt a press statement, and a relatively mild one at that.”
Chronology: The NGO Campaign to Remove Libya From the UN Human Rights Council
May 2010: UN Watch leads 37 NGOs in a protest on the eve of Libya’s election to the UNHRC, with a widely covered media event at UN Headquarters in New York, and a mass email campaign. Countries are urged to oppose Qaddafi’s candidacy. Instead, in a secret ballot, the UN elects Libya by a landslide of 155 out of 192 UNGA votes. UN Watch warns on Swiss TV that Qaddafi’s government is a “murderous and racist regime.” Not a single country speaks out against Libya’s candidacy or election.
September 2010: Libya takes its seat at the council. UN Watch launches a global campaign, supported by 30 NGOs, and victims of Libyan abuses, to remove the Qaddafi regime. To confront the Libyans in the plenary UN Watch brings Bob Monetti, whose 20-year-old son was murdered in Libya’s 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103; Mohamed Eljahmi, brother of slain dissident Fathi Eljahmi; Kristyana Valcheva, one of the five Bulgarian nurses who were framed, imprisoned and tortured for eight years on false charges of poisoning children with HIV; and Ashraf El-Hajouj, the Palestinian doctor framed and tortured together with the nurses. The Libyans and their allied regimes rudely interrupt the speakers. The incident and the victims’ appeal to remove Libya is widely covered by dedicated stories in Voice of America and Agence France Presse, and by a cover story in Sweden’s Neo magazine. “The HRC grants legitimacy to ‘murderous’ Gadaffi regime,” reported Radio Netherlands on UN Watch’s campaign. Yet the UN council and its member states stay silent.
November 2010: When Libya’s abysmal human rights record is addressed under the council’s universal review procedure, UN Watch renews its call for the Qaddafi regime to be removed. The appeal is reported by Germany’s DPA, Swissinfo and elsewhere. Yet the UN council and its member states stay silent.
February 21, 2011: Working closely with Libyan dissident Mohamed Eljahmi — who sounds the alarm on massive atrocities being committed by the Qaddafi regime — UN Watch spearheads an international appeal by 70 human rights groups to remove Libya. The plea for UN action is covered around the world. Three days later, the EU requests a special session of the Human Rights Council, but fails to contest Libya’s council membership.
Yesterday: UN Watch publicly calls on EU foreign minister Catherine Ashton, and the governments of France, Germany, and the UK, to demand Libya’s removal from the council.
Today: Finally, for the first time in the council’s five-year history, the EU calls for the suspension of a council member — Libya — on grounds of committing gross and systematic human rights violations. The vote is tomorrow.
UN Watch has been the leading voice at the United Nations challenging Libyan human rights abuses for several years. To see statements on Libyan abuses click here; for compelling YouTube videos, click here.
Text från UN Watch hemsida:
NGO Campaign to Remove Libya welcomes new EU draft; but real action needed to stop killings
GENEVA, February 24, 2010 – UN Watch, which heads the Global NGO Campaign to Remove Libya from the UN Human Rights Council, welcomed a new EU draft for tomorrow’s meeting that calls for suspension of the Qaddafi regime from the world’s top human rights body. Click here for text of EU’s new draft resolution.
“The original draft ignored the fact that Libya’s council membership is a moral obscenity that must be rectified immediately,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, a Geneva-based human rights group, and an international lawyer who represents Libyan torture victims. “After our objections were widely published, the EU thankfully revised their draft. We’re also grateful that that our other demands were met — for a special session, an international inquiry, and required follow-up at the March and June sessions.”
The revised EU draft resolution now “recommends to the United Nations General Assembly, in view of the gross and systematic violations of human rights by the Libyan authorities, the consideration of the application of the [membership suspension] measures.” The African Group, China and Cuba objected to the provision during public consultations today, but it remained unclear if they would vote against it tomorrow.
“Because the council can do no more than call on the UN General Assembly to effect the suspension, we now urge the US, the EU and other states to convene the New York plenary to suspend Libya.”
“While the council draft regrettably stops short of directly condemning Moammar Qaddafi, the resolution makes clear that his regime is regarded by the world as an international criminal. It is, of course, tragic that not a single state ever spoke out earlier. Who knows if things could have turned out differently if members of the regime knew that the world was watching and cared about the basic human rights of the Libyan people.”
“The human rights council meeting is necessary, but hardly sufficient to protect victims of Qaddafi’s slaughter,” said Neuer. We need to see concrete international action, like a no-fly zone. The UN Security Council must take immediate action on the ground to stop the bloodbath. Meanwhile, all it has done is adopt a press statement, and a relatively mild one at that.”
Chronology: The NGO Campaign to Remove Libya From the UN Human Rights Council
May 2010: UN Watch leads 37 NGOs in a protest on the eve of Libya’s election to the UNHRC, with a widely covered media event at UN Headquarters in New York, and a mass email campaign. Countries are urged to oppose Qaddafi’s candidacy. Instead, in a secret ballot, the UN elects Libya by a landslide of 155 out of 192 UNGA votes. UN Watch warns on Swiss TV that Qaddafi’s government is a “murderous and racist regime.” Not a single country speaks out against Libya’s candidacy or election.
September 2010: Libya takes its seat at the council. UN Watch launches a global campaign, supported by 30 NGOs, and victims of Libyan abuses, to remove the Qaddafi regime. To confront the Libyans in the plenary UN Watch brings Bob Monetti, whose 20-year-old son was murdered in Libya’s 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103; Mohamed Eljahmi, brother of slain dissident Fathi Eljahmi; Kristyana Valcheva, one of the five Bulgarian nurses who were framed, imprisoned and tortured for eight years on false charges of poisoning children with HIV; and Ashraf El-Hajouj, the Palestinian doctor framed and tortured together with the nurses. The Libyans and their allied regimes rudely interrupt the speakers. The incident and the victims’ appeal to remove Libya is widely covered by dedicated stories in Voice of America and Agence France Presse, and by a cover story in Sweden’s Neo magazine. “The HRC grants legitimacy to ‘murderous’ Gadaffi regime,” reported Radio Netherlands on UN Watch’s campaign. Yet the UN council and its member states stay silent.
November 2010: When Libya’s abysmal human rights record is addressed under the council’s universal review procedure, UN Watch renews its call for the Qaddafi regime to be removed. The appeal is reported by Germany’s DPA, Swissinfo and elsewhere. Yet the UN council and its member states stay silent.
February 21, 2011: Working closely with Libyan dissident Mohamed Eljahmi — who sounds the alarm on massive atrocities being committed by the Qaddafi regime — UN Watch spearheads an international appeal by 70 human rights groups to remove Libya. The plea for UN action is covered around the world. Three days later, the EU requests a special session of the Human Rights Council, but fails to contest Libya’s council membership.
Yesterday: UN Watch publicly calls on EU foreign minister Catherine Ashton, and the governments of France, Germany, and the UK, to demand Libya’s removal from the council.
Today: Finally, for the first time in the council’s five-year history, the EU calls for the suspension of a council member — Libya — on grounds of committing gross and systematic human rights violations. The vote is tomorrow.
UN Watch has been the leading voice at the United Nations challenging Libyan human rights abuses for several years. To see statements on Libyan abuses click here; for compelling YouTube videos, click here.
Raketer mot Be'er Sheva
IDF har uppmanat daghem i samhällen nära Gaza att hålla barnen inomhus efter att Israel har utsatts för flera raket och granatattacker denhär veckan.
Den allvarligaste incidenten hittills inträffade onsdag kväll när två GRAD raketer träffade Ber-Sheva som ligger 40 km från Gaza. Ber-Sheva är en relativt stor stad med ca 200.000 invånare och Israel ser allvarligt på attacken och har även besvarat den.
Grad rockets fall on Beersheba neighborhood
IDF to kindergartens in towns by Gaza: Keep kids inside
PM on Beersheba attack: 'No one should test our resolve'
IAF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza; 1 dead, 3 injured
Kartor över området
Den allvarligaste incidenten hittills inträffade onsdag kväll när två GRAD raketer träffade Ber-Sheva som ligger 40 km från Gaza. Ber-Sheva är en relativt stor stad med ca 200.000 invånare och Israel ser allvarligt på attacken och har även besvarat den.
Grad rockets fall on Beersheba neighborhood
IDF to kindergartens in towns by Gaza: Keep kids inside
PM on Beersheba attack: 'No one should test our resolve'
IAF strikes Hamas targets in Gaza; 1 dead, 3 injured
Kartor över området
onsdag 23 februari 2011
USA tappar greppet
Det är oroligt i världen, inte minst i arabvärlden. USA kunde vara en stabiliserande faktor men det verkar som om dess nuvarande ledning skulle vara helt rådlös och utan linje.
Ett exempel är den senaste omröstningen i FN:s säkerhetsråd där USA lade in sitt veto för att stoppa en resolution riktad mot Israel.(Det är för övrigt absurt att medan araberna dödar varandra på gatorna har säkerhetsrådet inget viktigare att göra än att behandla var judar får bosätta sig) Efter omröstningen beklagade USA:s FN-ambassadör Susan Rice sitt eget handlande.
As Rice put it in her explanation of the vote: “We reject in the strongest terms the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity. For more than four decades, Israeli settlement activity in territories occupied in 1967 has undermined Israel’s security and corroded hopes for peace and stability in the region. Continued settlement activity violates Israel’s international commitments, devastates trust between the parties, and threatens the prospects for peace….“While we agree with our fellow Council members – and indeed, with the wider world – about the folly and illegitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity, we think it unwise for this Council to attempt to resolve the core issues that divide Israelis and Palestinians. We therefore regrettably have opposed this draft resolution.”
Caroline B Glick kommenterar:
"It is important at the outset to point out that Rice’s claims are either wrong or debatable. Israel has not committed itself to barring Jews from exercising property rights in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria. Permitting Jewish construction in these areas does not violate Israel’s international commitments.Moreover, there is no firm international legal basis for declaring Jewish neighborhoods and villages in these areas illegal.It is far from clear that Jewish neighborhoods, cities and villages in these areas harm prospects for peace or undermine trust between Israelis and Arabs. Jews built far more homes back when Israel was signing agreements with the Palestinians.Finally, it is far easier to form a coherent argument explaining how these communities strengthen Israel’s security than an argument that they endanger it."
"BUT BEYOND the basic falseness of Rice’s statement, her condemnation of her own vote to veto the resolution, and Clinton’s similar statements, serve to send a series of messages to the states in the region that are devastating to US regional posture.Friday’s Security Council vote marked a new peak in the Fatah-controlled, US-sponsored Palestinian Authority’s political war against Israel. The war’s aim is to delegitimize the Jewish state in order to foment its collapse on the model of apartheid South Africa.To advance this aim, the Palestinians seek to isolate Israel internationally by criminalizing it in international arenas. The Palestinians have made intense use of all UN bodies to achieve their goal. With automatic majorities in nearly every UN body, the most obvious impediment to the Palestinians’ bid to criminalize Israel and thus bring about its international isolation is the US’s Security Council veto."
Hela artikeln:Our World: Obama’s devastatingly mixed signals
Ett exempel är den senaste omröstningen i FN:s säkerhetsråd där USA lade in sitt veto för att stoppa en resolution riktad mot Israel.(Det är för övrigt absurt att medan araberna dödar varandra på gatorna har säkerhetsrådet inget viktigare att göra än att behandla var judar får bosätta sig) Efter omröstningen beklagade USA:s FN-ambassadör Susan Rice sitt eget handlande.
As Rice put it in her explanation of the vote: “We reject in the strongest terms the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity. For more than four decades, Israeli settlement activity in territories occupied in 1967 has undermined Israel’s security and corroded hopes for peace and stability in the region. Continued settlement activity violates Israel’s international commitments, devastates trust between the parties, and threatens the prospects for peace….“While we agree with our fellow Council members – and indeed, with the wider world – about the folly and illegitimacy of continued Israeli settlement activity, we think it unwise for this Council to attempt to resolve the core issues that divide Israelis and Palestinians. We therefore regrettably have opposed this draft resolution.”
Caroline B Glick kommenterar:
"It is important at the outset to point out that Rice’s claims are either wrong or debatable. Israel has not committed itself to barring Jews from exercising property rights in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria. Permitting Jewish construction in these areas does not violate Israel’s international commitments.Moreover, there is no firm international legal basis for declaring Jewish neighborhoods and villages in these areas illegal.It is far from clear that Jewish neighborhoods, cities and villages in these areas harm prospects for peace or undermine trust between Israelis and Arabs. Jews built far more homes back when Israel was signing agreements with the Palestinians.Finally, it is far easier to form a coherent argument explaining how these communities strengthen Israel’s security than an argument that they endanger it."
"BUT BEYOND the basic falseness of Rice’s statement, her condemnation of her own vote to veto the resolution, and Clinton’s similar statements, serve to send a series of messages to the states in the region that are devastating to US regional posture.Friday’s Security Council vote marked a new peak in the Fatah-controlled, US-sponsored Palestinian Authority’s political war against Israel. The war’s aim is to delegitimize the Jewish state in order to foment its collapse on the model of apartheid South Africa.To advance this aim, the Palestinians seek to isolate Israel internationally by criminalizing it in international arenas. The Palestinians have made intense use of all UN bodies to achieve their goal. With automatic majorities in nearly every UN body, the most obvious impediment to the Palestinians’ bid to criminalize Israel and thus bring about its international isolation is the US’s Security Council veto."
Hela artikeln:Our World: Obama’s devastatingly mixed signals
måndag 21 februari 2011
Palestinska röster
Nabil Sha’ath representant för de palestinska myndigheterna upprepar att palestinierna vägrar förhandla med Israel, istället uppmanar han till kamp mot den "israeliska ockupationen".
Sha'ath: Negotiations with Israel are self-deception
Trots detta säger PA:s utrikesminister Riyad al-Malki att palestinierna är redo för självständighet i höst.
En intervju med Riyad al-Malki kan läsas här:
‘Are we ready for statehood in September? Absolutely’
- En intressant detalj i den palestinska demokratin, enligt intervjun, är att det inte är de folkvalda som representerar palestinierna utan PLO.
"Hamas doesn’t want to recognize the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people"
- Hamas styrs av Iran
"The second problem that Hamas faces is that Hamas has sold its spirit and its independence to other countries. Hamas is not free to decide on its own about its decisions.I think other countries decide for Hamas. This is really a problem.I’m referring to Iran in particular.Amazing, but this is really the problem, that Hamas allowed such countries like Iran and others to intervene and influence internal Palestinian affairs and decisions."
- Gaza är ett laglöst territorium som kan komma att kontrolleras av extrema element utifrån
"Gaza is becoming a radical spot in our region. We are worried about that. We are worried about radical elements coming into Gaza, because Gaza is a lawless kind of territory...
One day such extremist elements might take over Gaza, and then what will happen?
- Gaza kommer att göra uppror mot Hamas
"We should continue believing that one day very soon Gaza will revolt against Hamas, who controls it by force. "
- Naturligtvis är det Israels fel att inga fredsföhandlingar förs
"Of course, what happened is that politicians sometimes undermine such consensus or majority by taking actions that make the people really realize that “oh my goodness, where are our leaders taking us?” Especially in Israel, they allow the elitists to lead. And the elitists right now in Israel are leading us no where, unfortunately. "
Faktumet att det är, och har varit palestinierna som vägrar komma till förhandlingsbordet spelar tydligen ingen roll.
Sha'ath: Negotiations with Israel are self-deception
Trots detta säger PA:s utrikesminister Riyad al-Malki att palestinierna är redo för självständighet i höst.
En intervju med Riyad al-Malki kan läsas här:
‘Are we ready for statehood in September? Absolutely’
- En intressant detalj i den palestinska demokratin, enligt intervjun, är att det inte är de folkvalda som representerar palestinierna utan PLO.
"Hamas doesn’t want to recognize the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people"
- Hamas styrs av Iran
"The second problem that Hamas faces is that Hamas has sold its spirit and its independence to other countries. Hamas is not free to decide on its own about its decisions.I think other countries decide for Hamas. This is really a problem.I’m referring to Iran in particular.Amazing, but this is really the problem, that Hamas allowed such countries like Iran and others to intervene and influence internal Palestinian affairs and decisions."
- Gaza är ett laglöst territorium som kan komma att kontrolleras av extrema element utifrån
"Gaza is becoming a radical spot in our region. We are worried about that. We are worried about radical elements coming into Gaza, because Gaza is a lawless kind of territory...
One day such extremist elements might take over Gaza, and then what will happen?
- Gaza kommer att göra uppror mot Hamas
"We should continue believing that one day very soon Gaza will revolt against Hamas, who controls it by force. "
- Naturligtvis är det Israels fel att inga fredsföhandlingar förs
"Of course, what happened is that politicians sometimes undermine such consensus or majority by taking actions that make the people really realize that “oh my goodness, where are our leaders taking us?” Especially in Israel, they allow the elitists to lead. And the elitists right now in Israel are leading us no where, unfortunately. "
Faktumet att det är, och har varit palestinierna som vägrar komma till förhandlingsbordet spelar tydligen ingen roll.
Olika behandling i media
Idag kunde man i lokaltidningen Österbottens Tidning och även i Hufvudstadsbladet hitta en liten utrikesnotis som nämnde att 30 barn och 20 kvinnor dödats av NATO-trupperna i Afghanistan.
Man kan inte undgå att notera hur annorlunda rapporteringen är när det är NATO som påstås döda civila än när Israel utpekas som skyldig.
Ifall Israel hade dödat 50 civilpersoner skulle rubrikerna ha varit stora och antagligen hade man på ledarplats fördömt våldet, men så är inte fallet nu.
(Man bör notera att uppgiferna om dödsoffren inte är helt pålitliga, precis som när uppgifterna kommer från Hamas eller de palestinska myndigheterna kan uppgifterna vara tagna ur luften eller överdrivna.)
Nato anklagas för att ha dödat civila
Man kan inte undgå att notera hur annorlunda rapporteringen är när det är NATO som påstås döda civila än när Israel utpekas som skyldig.
Ifall Israel hade dödat 50 civilpersoner skulle rubrikerna ha varit stora och antagligen hade man på ledarplats fördömt våldet, men så är inte fallet nu.
(Man bör notera att uppgiferna om dödsoffren inte är helt pålitliga, precis som när uppgifterna kommer från Hamas eller de palestinska myndigheterna kan uppgifterna vara tagna ur luften eller överdrivna.)
Nato anklagas för att ha dödat civila
söndag 20 februari 2011
Rasism i säkerhetsrådet
Enligt min mening är det inget mindre än rasism när FN:s säkerhetsråd röstar för att israeliska bosättningar "på palestinskt territorium" är olagliga och genast måste upphöra.
Kan man föreställa sig att säkerhetsrådet också skulle börja bestämma var människor av andra folkslag har rätt att bosätta sig?
Om säkerhetsrådet skulle kräva att allt byggande i området skall upphöra tills områdets ägandeförhållande fastställts skulle det var OK, men att fastslå att judarna inte har rätt att bygga och bo i området medan arabera nog kan göra det är något som kan liknas vid rasism och etnisk rensning.
Dessutom är det rena skräppratet att tala om "palestinskt territorium", enligt internationell lag (Palestina Mandatets stadgar och San Remo beslutet) har judarna rätt att bosätta sig i området.
San Remo Konferensen
Judar som bosättare 1/3
Palestinierna har aldrig haft någon stat i området och därmed förfogat över något territorium.
Palestinskt territorium kan man tala om efter att Israel och palestinierna slutit fred och kommit överens om var gränserna skall gå. (Som förberedelse till detta har Israel gett palestinierna självbestämmanderätt på stora delar av det som kallas västbanken (Judéen och Samarien) samt Gaza)
Om man ser på historiska fakta har nog Judéen och Samarien en betydligt starkare koppling till det judiska folket än till araberna, så ett byggstopp för araberna i området kanske skulle vara på sin plats, ifall man nu förespråkar byggstopp överhuvudtaget.
Resolutionen i FN:s säkerhetsråd stöddes av 14 av rådets 15 medlemmar. USA använde sin vetorätt för att stoppa resolutionen, inte för att de egentligen motsatte sig innehållet utan för att de anser att Israel och palestinierna skall förhandla fram en lösning. Resolutioner från FN försvårar förhandlingarna och låser positionerna ännu mera anser USA.
Resolutionsförslaget stöddes förutom av säkerhetsrådets medlemmar av över 120 av FN:s medlemsstater.
Security Council Fails to Adopt Text Demanding That Israel Halt Settlement (U N)
United States vetoes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements (UN)
US vetoes UN resolution condemning settlements as illegal (Jerusalem Post)
Säkerhetsrådet består av de permanenta medlemmarna: USA, Ryssland, Kina, Strobritannien och Frankrike samt Bosnien Herzegovina, Brasilien, Colombia, Gabon,Tyskland, Indien,Libanon, Nigeria, Portugal och Syd-Afrika.
Världssamfundet säger: Judiskt bosättning i Judéen och Samarien och delar av Jerusalem är olaglig och måste genast upphöra.
En annan röst säger:
"Så säger Herren,Heren:Se i nitälskan och i vrede har jag talat, eftersom ni hånas av folken. Därför säger Herren Herren så:Jag lyfter min hand och försäkrar: Sannerligen, folken runt omkring er skall själva bli förödmjukade. Men ni, Israels berg, skall åter grönska och bära frukt åt mitt folk Israel, och de skall snart komma tillbaka." Hes.36:6-7
"Hela det land som du ser skall jag ge åt dig och dina efterkommande för evig tid" 1 Mos 13:15
"Jag skall föra dem ut från folken och samla ihop dem från länderna och låta dem komma till sitt eget land och föra dem i bet på Israels berg, vid bäckarna och där man i övrigt kan bo i landet." Hes.34:13
Kan man föreställa sig att säkerhetsrådet också skulle börja bestämma var människor av andra folkslag har rätt att bosätta sig?
Om säkerhetsrådet skulle kräva att allt byggande i området skall upphöra tills områdets ägandeförhållande fastställts skulle det var OK, men att fastslå att judarna inte har rätt att bygga och bo i området medan arabera nog kan göra det är något som kan liknas vid rasism och etnisk rensning.
Dessutom är det rena skräppratet att tala om "palestinskt territorium", enligt internationell lag (Palestina Mandatets stadgar och San Remo beslutet) har judarna rätt att bosätta sig i området.
San Remo Konferensen
Judar som bosättare 1/3
Palestinierna har aldrig haft någon stat i området och därmed förfogat över något territorium.
Palestinskt territorium kan man tala om efter att Israel och palestinierna slutit fred och kommit överens om var gränserna skall gå. (Som förberedelse till detta har Israel gett palestinierna självbestämmanderätt på stora delar av det som kallas västbanken (Judéen och Samarien) samt Gaza)
Om man ser på historiska fakta har nog Judéen och Samarien en betydligt starkare koppling till det judiska folket än till araberna, så ett byggstopp för araberna i området kanske skulle vara på sin plats, ifall man nu förespråkar byggstopp överhuvudtaget.
Resolutionen i FN:s säkerhetsråd stöddes av 14 av rådets 15 medlemmar. USA använde sin vetorätt för att stoppa resolutionen, inte för att de egentligen motsatte sig innehållet utan för att de anser att Israel och palestinierna skall förhandla fram en lösning. Resolutioner från FN försvårar förhandlingarna och låser positionerna ännu mera anser USA.
Resolutionsförslaget stöddes förutom av säkerhetsrådets medlemmar av över 120 av FN:s medlemsstater.
Security Council Fails to Adopt Text Demanding That Israel Halt Settlement (U N)
United States vetoes Security Council resolution on Israeli settlements (UN)
US vetoes UN resolution condemning settlements as illegal (Jerusalem Post)
Säkerhetsrådet består av de permanenta medlemmarna: USA, Ryssland, Kina, Strobritannien och Frankrike samt Bosnien Herzegovina, Brasilien, Colombia, Gabon,Tyskland, Indien,Libanon, Nigeria, Portugal och Syd-Afrika.
Världssamfundet säger: Judiskt bosättning i Judéen och Samarien och delar av Jerusalem är olaglig och måste genast upphöra.
En annan röst säger:
"Så säger Herren,Heren:Se i nitälskan och i vrede har jag talat, eftersom ni hånas av folken. Därför säger Herren Herren så:Jag lyfter min hand och försäkrar: Sannerligen, folken runt omkring er skall själva bli förödmjukade. Men ni, Israels berg, skall åter grönska och bära frukt åt mitt folk Israel, och de skall snart komma tillbaka." Hes.36:6-7
"Hela det land som du ser skall jag ge åt dig och dina efterkommande för evig tid" 1 Mos 13:15
"Jag skall föra dem ut från folken och samla ihop dem från länderna och låta dem komma till sitt eget land och föra dem i bet på Israels berg, vid bäckarna och där man i övrigt kan bo i landet." Hes.34:13
fredag 18 februari 2011
Ondska i Sinai
Senaste år smugglades över 10.000 afrikaner in till Israel via Sinai.Beduinorganisationerna som sköter smuggeltrafiken är totalt hänsynslösa. Afrikanerna våldtas (mera regel än undantag) tvingas till slavarbete och utsätts för utpressning.
Ännu ett exempel på människans erhörda ondska och förmåga att slå den redan slagne.
'African migrants brutalized en route to Israel' (Jerusalem Post - Ben Hartman)
The report, titled “The Dead of the Wilderness,” is full of tales of rape, torture, murder, extortion and near-starvation compiled during interviews with 60 African migrants. The 24 women and 36 men, mainly from Eritrea, reported suffering severe brutality on their way to Israel.Most of the interviews were conducted by the Hotline at the Saharonim Prison, where the migrants were held after arriving in the country.In 2010, 11,763 people were smuggled into Israel across the Egyptian border, according to a report by the Knesset Research and Information Center. Most, if not all, of these people paid exorbitant sums in the thousands of dollars to Beduin smugglers, and many reportedly found themselves held hostage later by the smugglers until their families could pay a ransom. Many of those held for ransom were reportedly subjected to repeated torture and rape – used against both women and men – to force their families to send more money to end their ordeal.
The report notes that the level of cruelty dealt to the captives is linked in some part to religion. It asserts that Muslim Turks and Ghanaians who came to Israel by way of the same smuggling routes were not tortured or held for ransom, and were only required to pay $1,000-$1,400 each, as opposed to the $2,500- $3,000 smuggling fees reportedly demanded of Christian and Animist migrants from Africa.
Majority of asylum-seekers in Israel are seriously abused in Sinai, report reveals
Ännu ett exempel på människans erhörda ondska och förmåga att slå den redan slagne.
'African migrants brutalized en route to Israel' (Jerusalem Post - Ben Hartman)
The report, titled “The Dead of the Wilderness,” is full of tales of rape, torture, murder, extortion and near-starvation compiled during interviews with 60 African migrants. The 24 women and 36 men, mainly from Eritrea, reported suffering severe brutality on their way to Israel.Most of the interviews were conducted by the Hotline at the Saharonim Prison, where the migrants were held after arriving in the country.In 2010, 11,763 people were smuggled into Israel across the Egyptian border, according to a report by the Knesset Research and Information Center. Most, if not all, of these people paid exorbitant sums in the thousands of dollars to Beduin smugglers, and many reportedly found themselves held hostage later by the smugglers until their families could pay a ransom. Many of those held for ransom were reportedly subjected to repeated torture and rape – used against both women and men – to force their families to send more money to end their ordeal.
The report notes that the level of cruelty dealt to the captives is linked in some part to religion. It asserts that Muslim Turks and Ghanaians who came to Israel by way of the same smuggling routes were not tortured or held for ransom, and were only required to pay $1,000-$1,400 each, as opposed to the $2,500- $3,000 smuggling fees reportedly demanded of Christian and Animist migrants from Africa.
Majority of asylum-seekers in Israel are seriously abused in Sinai, report reveals
Terrorist i styrelsen för HRW:s Mellanösternavdelning
Human Right Watch har flera gånger visat sig vara mer intresserad av att göra politik än att bevaka mänskliga rättigheter när det kommer till Mellanöstern och speciellt Israel. Nu har HRW utnämnt en medlem av en terroristorganisation, Shawan Jabarin, till medlem av syrelsen för Mellanösternavdelningen. Shawan Jabarin är en palestinier, medlem av PFLP ( Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) och 2007 beskrev Israels högsta domstol honom som “Dr. Jekyll och Mr. Hyde” eftersom han samtidigt var aktiv inom Al-Haq, en palestinsk mänksorättsorganisation och en terroristorganisation.
Utnämningen av Jabarin har kritiserats av bl.a. HRW:s grundare Robert L. Bernstein och välkände mänskorättsadvokaten Stuart Robinowitz.
Bernstein har också tidigare kritiserat HRW för dess ensidiga bevakning av Israel.
Human Right Watch kritiseras av dess grundare (uppdaterad)
“Human Rights in the Middle East”
HRW appoints alleged terrorist to Mideast Board (Jerusalem Post)
"...In 2008, the court wrote that Jabarin “is among the senior activists of the terrorist organization, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.”
"...He also heads an organization, Al-Haq, which is among the leaders of delegitimization campaigns targeting Israel. This appointment is a slap in the face from HRW Executive Director Ken Roth and Chairman James Hoge to terror victims, Israelis, Jews, and others who seek to uphold universal human rights.”
Utnämningen av Jabarin har kritiserats av bl.a. HRW:s grundare Robert L. Bernstein och välkände mänskorättsadvokaten Stuart Robinowitz.
Bernstein har också tidigare kritiserat HRW för dess ensidiga bevakning av Israel.
Human Right Watch kritiseras av dess grundare (uppdaterad)
“Human Rights in the Middle East”
HRW appoints alleged terrorist to Mideast Board (Jerusalem Post)
"...In 2008, the court wrote that Jabarin “is among the senior activists of the terrorist organization, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.”
"...He also heads an organization, Al-Haq, which is among the leaders of delegitimization campaigns targeting Israel. This appointment is a slap in the face from HRW Executive Director Ken Roth and Chairman James Hoge to terror victims, Israelis, Jews, and others who seek to uphold universal human rights.”
tisdag 15 februari 2011
Iran tillåter inga demonstrationer
Irans ledning uttalade sitt stöd för demonstranterna i Egypten men de slår till hårt mot demonstranter i hemlandet.
En person har dött i protesterna flera skadats och arresterats.
I parlamentet skyller man protesterna på USA, Storbritannien och Israel och kräver att oppositionsledarna skall avrättas.
Iran blames Israel, US for supporting protests
Iran parliamentarians call for death of opposition leaders
En person har dött i protesterna flera skadats och arresterats.
I parlamentet skyller man protesterna på USA, Storbritannien och Israel och kräver att oppositionsledarna skall avrättas.
Iran blames Israel, US for supporting protests
Iran parliamentarians call for death of opposition leaders
Israels fredsavtal med Egypten
Caroline B. Glick har skrivit en artikel som behandlar Israels och Egyptens fredsavtal.
Our World: The legacy of a teetering peace
Problemet med diktatorer (Mubarak/Sadat) är att oberoende av vem som blir deras efterträdare finns det inga garantier för att ingångna avtal kommer att hållas.
Eller som Mohamed El Baradei säger i en intervju i Der Spiegel: "Israel har ett fredsavtal med Mubarak inte med folket i Egypten."
Glick konstaterar att Egypten egentligen aldrig hållit fredsavtalat utan det har närmast varit ett vapenstilleståndsavtal. Avsaknad av krig snarare än fredlig samexistens. Egypten har enligt Glick aldrig gjort något för att utveckla vänskapliga relationer med Israel utan ofta på den internationella arenan uppfört sig som en fiende.
PEACE TREATY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND EGYPT
Article 5
Cooperation for Development and Good Neighborly Relations
- The Parties recognize a mutuality of interest in good neighbourly relations and agree to consider means to promote such relations.
- The Parties will cooperate in promoting peace, stability and development in their region. Each agrees to consider proposals the other may wish to make to this end.
- The Parties shall seek to foster mutual understanding and tolerance and will, accordingly, abstain from hostile propaganda against each other.
Caroline B. Glick:
"- Whether Sadat was purposely deceptive or whether he was simply blocked from implementing his vision of peace by an assassin’s bullet in 1981 is unclear. True, he committed Egypt to peace. The peace treaty contains an entire annex devoted to specific commitments to cultivate every sort of cultural, social and economic tie imaginable.But both Sadat and his successor Mubarak breached every one of them...
- On the international stage, our leadership’s refusal to acknowledge that Egypt had not abandoned its belligerent attitude against Israel was translated into an abject refusal to admit or deal with the fact that Egypt leads the international political war against Israel.Rather than fight back when Egyptian diplomats at the UN initiate anti-Israel resolution after anti-Israel resolution, Israeli diplomats have pretended that there is no reason for concern.
THIS IS also the case regarding Egyptian anti-Semitism.Before the peace treaty, the Foreign Ministry prepared regular reports on anti-Semitism in the Egyptian media and school system. These reports were distributed at embassies and consulates throughout the world. After the treaty was signed, the reports were filed away and never spoken of..."
"Jihad i Malmö" rapporterar att för några dagar sedan angreps Stora Synagogan i Tunis av demonstranter som skrålade den välkända antisemitiska ramsan:
"Khaybar, Khaybar, yya yahoud, jaysh
muhammad saya'oud !"
Khaybar var Muhammeds första stora anti-
semitiska massaker år 628.
Ramsan betyder O judar, Muhammeds armé kommer
tillbaka; underförstått för att döda er....
Detta beskriver riskerna med "demokratiseringen" av arabvärlden.
Our World: The legacy of a teetering peace
Problemet med diktatorer (Mubarak/Sadat) är att oberoende av vem som blir deras efterträdare finns det inga garantier för att ingångna avtal kommer att hållas.
Eller som Mohamed El Baradei säger i en intervju i Der Spiegel: "Israel har ett fredsavtal med Mubarak inte med folket i Egypten."
Glick konstaterar att Egypten egentligen aldrig hållit fredsavtalat utan det har närmast varit ett vapenstilleståndsavtal. Avsaknad av krig snarare än fredlig samexistens. Egypten har enligt Glick aldrig gjort något för att utveckla vänskapliga relationer med Israel utan ofta på den internationella arenan uppfört sig som en fiende.
PEACE TREATY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND EGYPT
Article 5
Cooperation for Development and Good Neighborly Relations
- The Parties recognize a mutuality of interest in good neighbourly relations and agree to consider means to promote such relations.
- The Parties will cooperate in promoting peace, stability and development in their region. Each agrees to consider proposals the other may wish to make to this end.
- The Parties shall seek to foster mutual understanding and tolerance and will, accordingly, abstain from hostile propaganda against each other.
Caroline B. Glick:
"- Whether Sadat was purposely deceptive or whether he was simply blocked from implementing his vision of peace by an assassin’s bullet in 1981 is unclear. True, he committed Egypt to peace. The peace treaty contains an entire annex devoted to specific commitments to cultivate every sort of cultural, social and economic tie imaginable.But both Sadat and his successor Mubarak breached every one of them...
- On the international stage, our leadership’s refusal to acknowledge that Egypt had not abandoned its belligerent attitude against Israel was translated into an abject refusal to admit or deal with the fact that Egypt leads the international political war against Israel.Rather than fight back when Egyptian diplomats at the UN initiate anti-Israel resolution after anti-Israel resolution, Israeli diplomats have pretended that there is no reason for concern.
THIS IS also the case regarding Egyptian anti-Semitism.Before the peace treaty, the Foreign Ministry prepared regular reports on anti-Semitism in the Egyptian media and school system. These reports were distributed at embassies and consulates throughout the world. After the treaty was signed, the reports were filed away and never spoken of..."
"Jihad i Malmö" rapporterar att för några dagar sedan angreps Stora Synagogan i Tunis av demonstranter som skrålade den välkända antisemitiska ramsan:
"Khaybar, Khaybar, yya yahoud, jaysh
muhammad saya'oud !"
Khaybar var Muhammeds första stora anti-
semitiska massaker år 628.
Ramsan betyder O judar, Muhammeds armé kommer
tillbaka; underförstått för att döda er....
Detta beskriver riskerna med "demokratiseringen" av arabvärlden.
måndag 14 februari 2011
Oro bland de palestinska ledarna
Mahmoud Abbas har gett sin premiärminister Fayyad i uppdrag att bilda en ny regering.
Orsaken är antagligen rädsla för att demonstrationerna i arabvärlden också skall drabba de palestinska myndigheterna som knappast är mera omtyckt än regeringarna i grannländerna.
Analysis: PA cabinet changes show Abbas is freaking out
Fayyad dissolves Palestinian Authority cabinet
En annan förändring är att Saeb Erekat, palestiniernas långvariga chefsförhandlare med Israel, har sagt att han avgår. Orsaken lär vara de palestinska dokument som Al-Jazeera publicerade för en tid sedan och som framställer honom/fredsförhandlingarna i en något märklig dager.
The end of the Erekat era
Från Egypten kommer det oroväckande nyheter då en av de sekulära och liberala oppositionsledarna säger att fredsavtalet med Israel är över och åtminstone måste omförhandlas.
Armén som för tillfället styr landet säger däremot att de hållder fast vid tidigare internationella överenskommelser.
Egypt presidential hopeful: Peace treaty with Israel is over
Orsaken är antagligen rädsla för att demonstrationerna i arabvärlden också skall drabba de palestinska myndigheterna som knappast är mera omtyckt än regeringarna i grannländerna.
Analysis: PA cabinet changes show Abbas is freaking out
Fayyad dissolves Palestinian Authority cabinet
En annan förändring är att Saeb Erekat, palestiniernas långvariga chefsförhandlare med Israel, har sagt att han avgår. Orsaken lär vara de palestinska dokument som Al-Jazeera publicerade för en tid sedan och som framställer honom/fredsförhandlingarna i en något märklig dager.
The end of the Erekat era
Från Egypten kommer det oroväckande nyheter då en av de sekulära och liberala oppositionsledarna säger att fredsavtalet med Israel är över och åtminstone måste omförhandlas.
Armén som för tillfället styr landet säger däremot att de hållder fast vid tidigare internationella överenskommelser.
Egypt presidential hopeful: Peace treaty with Israel is over
söndag 13 februari 2011
Mubaraks tankar om regionens framtid
Egyptens president höll kort före sin avgång ett telefonsamtal med Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, tidigare israelisk minister.
Haaretz rapporterar om samtalet och bl.a. Mubaraks tankar inför framtiden.
- Mubarak kritiserade skarpt USA : "De talar om demokrati men de vet inte vad de talar om och resultatet kommer att bli extremism och radikal islam."
- "Snöbollen (oroligheterna) kommer inte att stanna i Egypten utan den kommer att rulla genom hela Mellanöstern, jag komer inte att bli förvånad om vi i framtiden kommer att få se mera extremism, radikal islam och oordning, dramatiska förändringar och omvälvningar.
Framtiden kommer att visa om Mubarak får rätt, för tillfället betyder revolutionens och folkets seger att militären har makten på obestämd tid.
Mubarak slammed U.S. in phone call with Israeli MK before resignation (Haaretz)
Ben-Eliezer said Mubarak expanded in the telephone call on "what he expects will happen in the Middle East after his fall"."He contended the snowball (of civil unrest) won't stop in Egypt and it wouldn't skip any Arab country in the Middle East and in the Gulf."He said 'I won't be surprised if in the future you see more extremism and radical Islam and more disturbances -- dramatic changes and upheavals," Ben-Eliezer added.
'We see the democracy the United States spearheaded in Iran and with Hamas, in Gaza, and that's the fate of the Middle East,'" Ben-Eliezer said."'They may be talking about democracy but they don't know what they're talking about and the result will be extremism and radical Islam,'" he quoted Mubarak as saying.
Haaretz rapporterar om samtalet och bl.a. Mubaraks tankar inför framtiden.
- Mubarak kritiserade skarpt USA : "De talar om demokrati men de vet inte vad de talar om och resultatet kommer att bli extremism och radikal islam."
- "Snöbollen (oroligheterna) kommer inte att stanna i Egypten utan den kommer att rulla genom hela Mellanöstern, jag komer inte att bli förvånad om vi i framtiden kommer att få se mera extremism, radikal islam och oordning, dramatiska förändringar och omvälvningar.
Framtiden kommer att visa om Mubarak får rätt, för tillfället betyder revolutionens och folkets seger att militären har makten på obestämd tid.
Mubarak slammed U.S. in phone call with Israeli MK before resignation (Haaretz)
Ben-Eliezer said Mubarak expanded in the telephone call on "what he expects will happen in the Middle East after his fall"."He contended the snowball (of civil unrest) won't stop in Egypt and it wouldn't skip any Arab country in the Middle East and in the Gulf."He said 'I won't be surprised if in the future you see more extremism and radical Islam and more disturbances -- dramatic changes and upheavals," Ben-Eliezer added.
'We see the democracy the United States spearheaded in Iran and with Hamas, in Gaza, and that's the fate of the Middle East,'" Ben-Eliezer said."'They may be talking about democracy but they don't know what they're talking about and the result will be extremism and radical Islam,'" he quoted Mubarak as saying.
Oroligt i Sinai
Israel uppmanar alla sina medborgare att genast återvända från Sinai, ett populärt turistmål. Detta på grund av att det rapporteras att flera egyptiska polisstationer har övergivits i området efter att de attackerats av beväpnade beduiner. Egypten har haft svårigheter med beduinerna i området som inte har någon överdriven lojalitet mot de egytiska myndigheterna.
Israel fruktar att Sianai kan förvandlas till en bas för terroristattacker om Egypten inte lyckas upprätthålla ordningen i området.
Israel har en 240 km lång gräns mot Egypten/Sinai.
Egypt reportedly losing control of Sinai to Beduin (Jerusalem Post)
"In recent years, the Sinai has turned into a launching pad for attacks against Israel, including by Hamas, which several months ago launched Katyusha rockets into Eilat from the Egyptian territory.The Egyptian military has for years encountered difficulty in controlling the Beduin population, which does not hold allegiance to the Egyptian government in Cairo.“The Sinai is already known as a lawless land,” a senior defense official said over the weekend. “There is real concern that if the Egyptians don’t get the Sinai back under their control, it could develop into a major threat to Israel.”
Israel fruktar att Sianai kan förvandlas till en bas för terroristattacker om Egypten inte lyckas upprätthålla ordningen i området.
Israel har en 240 km lång gräns mot Egypten/Sinai.
Egypt reportedly losing control of Sinai to Beduin (Jerusalem Post)
"In recent years, the Sinai has turned into a launching pad for attacks against Israel, including by Hamas, which several months ago launched Katyusha rockets into Eilat from the Egyptian territory.The Egyptian military has for years encountered difficulty in controlling the Beduin population, which does not hold allegiance to the Egyptian government in Cairo.“The Sinai is already known as a lawless land,” a senior defense official said over the weekend. “There is real concern that if the Egyptians don’t get the Sinai back under their control, it could develop into a major threat to Israel.”
onsdag 9 februari 2011
Egypten och Muslimska brödraskapet
En talesman för egyptiska utrikesministeriet, Husam Zaki, säger att Hizzbollah och Iran försöker uppvigla hela regionen. Hizbollahs ledare Nasrallah går i sin mentor ayatollah Khameneis fotspår, säger han. Nasrallah har bl.a. anklagat Egypten för att gå i USA:s och Israels ledband.
Egypt: Hizbullah and Iran want to 'ignite the region'
Muslimska brödraskapet som deltar i förhandlingarna med Egyptens regering säger att de inte vill ta över makten i Egypten utan att de vill delta i regeringsarbetet och hjälpa till.
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: We won't take over gov't
En uppfattning om vad den hjälpen kan innebära får man om man läser en översättning som Palestinian Media Watch gjort av "Jihad is the way" skriven av Mustafa Mashhur som var ledare för Muslimska brödraskapet i Egypten från 1996-2002.
The Muslim Brotherhood - in its own words
PMW translation of"Jihad is the way" by Mustafa Mashhur Leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, 1996-2002
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
One of the results of the turmoil in Egypt is the rise in influence of the Muslim Brotherhood. In order to understand the implications, Palestinian Media Watch has translated the book Jihad is the way by Mustafa Mashhur, who was the official leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt 1996-2002. The book is the fifth volume of his full work called The Laws of Da'wa (Islamic missionary activity).
In his book, Jihad is the way, Mashhur explains the fundamental concepts of the Muslim Brotherhood ideology. Mashhur's teachings encompass subjects such as the Muslim Brotherhood's goal of establishing an Islamic state, world domination under Islam, the public and personal religious duty of military Jihad, and the warning not to rush to Jihad until it is prepared and timed for maximum benefit. Click to view full translation in PDF
PMW has selected the following quotes from Jihad is the way to illustrate central ideas of Muslim Brotherhood ideology. PMW's translation of the book follows below.
National goal: Islamic world domination
- "...the Islamic Ummah [nation]... can regain its power and be liberated and assume its rightful position which was intended by Allah, as the most exalted nation among men , as the leaders of humanity..."- "...know your status, and believe firmly that you are the masters of the world, even if your enemies desire your degradation..."- "It should be known that Jihad and preparation towards Jihad are not only for the purpose of fending-off assaults and attacks of Allah's enemies from Muslims, but are also for the purpose of realizing the great task of establishing an Islamic state and strengthening the religion and spreading it around the world..."- "...Jihad for Allah is not limited to the specific region of the Islamic countries, since the Muslim homeland is one and is not divided, and the banner of Jihad has already been raised in some of its parts, and it shall continue to be raised, with the help of Allah, until every inch of the land of Islam will be liberated, the State of Islam will be established,..."
Means: Jihad - a mandatory religious duty
-"Then comes the power of arms and weapons,... and this is the role of Jihad."- "Jihad is a religious public duty... incumbent upon the Islamic nation, and is a personal duty to fend off the infidels' attack on the nation..."- "And the youth should know that the problems of the Islamic world, such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, or the Philippines, are not issues of territories and nations, but of faith and religion. They are problems of Islam and all Muslims, and their resolution cannot be negotiated and bargained by recognizing the enemy's right to the Islamic land he stole, therefore, there is no other option but Jihad for Allah, and this is why Jihad is the way." - "The symbol of the [Muslim] Brotherhood is the book of Allah [the Quran] between two swords. The swords symbolize Jihad and the force that protects the truth represented in Allah's book." - "...that is, go out to battle, oh believers, young and old, by foot or with animal, under all circumstances and conditions..."
Timing: Don't rush, prepare carefully for Jihad
- "... despite this, the [Muslim] Brotherhood is not rushed by youth's enthusiasm into immature and unplanned action which will not alter the bad reality and may even harm the Islamic activity, and will benefit the people of falsehood..."- "... one should know that it is not necessary that the Muslims will repel every attack or damage caused by the enemies of Allah immediately, but [only] when ability and the circumstances are fit to it." - "Prepare yourself and train in the art of warfare, and embrace the causes of power. You must learn the ways and manners and laws of war. You must learn them and embrace them and adhere to them, so that your Jihad will be the one accepted by Allah."- "... there exists an unavoidable personal duty for every Muslim to equip himself and prepare and gear-up towards Jihad..."
Personal goal: Aspire to Shahada - Death for Allah
- "Allah is our goal, the Prophet is our leader, the Quran is our constitution, the Jihad is our way, and the Death for Allah is our most exalted wish."- "The Jihad is our way and death for Allah is our most lofty wish", this is the call which we have always called,... Many of our beloved ones have already achieved this wish,... We ask Allah to accept all of them,... and may He join us with them, ..."
Jihad against Israel:
- "Honorable brothers have achieved Shahada (Martyrdom) on the soil of beloved Palestine, during the years 47' and 48', [while] in their Jihad against the criminal, thieving, gangs of Zion. The Imam and Shahid (Martyr) Hassan Al-Banna is considered as a Shahid (Martyr) of Palestine, even if he was not killed on its soil."
Också kvinnorna har en viktig roll:
My Islamic sister,
And you, the Islamic sister on the path of the Jihad, you have an important role in Jihad, which
starts at home educating the [young] generations, and preparing them for the Jihad. The woman
is the producer of the men, and Muslim women used to teach their sons by heart the stories of
the military expeditions, as they would teach them the Quran2 In addition, the Islamic sister
who lives by the spirit of the Jihad, is a help to her husband and encourages him in the path of
the Jihad, and she doesn't turn him away or weaken him2 Likewise, she properly manages his
possessions and children, and takes care of them while he is away on the Jihad.
In the past the Muslim women had a role in battle: she would give water to the soldiers and
bandage the wounded, and sometimes she would even participate with weapons, like Nasiba
the daughter of Ka'ab, protecting Allah's Messenger [Muhammad] in the battle of Uhud.
Egypt: Hizbullah and Iran want to 'ignite the region'
Muslimska brödraskapet som deltar i förhandlingarna med Egyptens regering säger att de inte vill ta över makten i Egypten utan att de vill delta i regeringsarbetet och hjälpa till.
Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: We won't take over gov't
En uppfattning om vad den hjälpen kan innebära får man om man läser en översättning som Palestinian Media Watch gjort av "Jihad is the way" skriven av Mustafa Mashhur som var ledare för Muslimska brödraskapet i Egypten från 1996-2002.
The Muslim Brotherhood - in its own words
PMW translation of"Jihad is the way" by Mustafa Mashhur Leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, 1996-2002
by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik
One of the results of the turmoil in Egypt is the rise in influence of the Muslim Brotherhood. In order to understand the implications, Palestinian Media Watch has translated the book Jihad is the way by Mustafa Mashhur, who was the official leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt 1996-2002. The book is the fifth volume of his full work called The Laws of Da'wa (Islamic missionary activity).
In his book, Jihad is the way, Mashhur explains the fundamental concepts of the Muslim Brotherhood ideology. Mashhur's teachings encompass subjects such as the Muslim Brotherhood's goal of establishing an Islamic state, world domination under Islam, the public and personal religious duty of military Jihad, and the warning not to rush to Jihad until it is prepared and timed for maximum benefit. Click to view full translation in PDF
PMW has selected the following quotes from Jihad is the way to illustrate central ideas of Muslim Brotherhood ideology. PMW's translation of the book follows below.
National goal: Islamic world domination
- "...the Islamic Ummah [nation]... can regain its power and be liberated and assume its rightful position which was intended by Allah, as the most exalted nation among men , as the leaders of humanity..."- "...know your status, and believe firmly that you are the masters of the world, even if your enemies desire your degradation..."- "It should be known that Jihad and preparation towards Jihad are not only for the purpose of fending-off assaults and attacks of Allah's enemies from Muslims, but are also for the purpose of realizing the great task of establishing an Islamic state and strengthening the religion and spreading it around the world..."- "...Jihad for Allah is not limited to the specific region of the Islamic countries, since the Muslim homeland is one and is not divided, and the banner of Jihad has already been raised in some of its parts, and it shall continue to be raised, with the help of Allah, until every inch of the land of Islam will be liberated, the State of Islam will be established,..."
Means: Jihad - a mandatory religious duty
-"Then comes the power of arms and weapons,... and this is the role of Jihad."- "Jihad is a religious public duty... incumbent upon the Islamic nation, and is a personal duty to fend off the infidels' attack on the nation..."- "And the youth should know that the problems of the Islamic world, such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, or the Philippines, are not issues of territories and nations, but of faith and religion. They are problems of Islam and all Muslims, and their resolution cannot be negotiated and bargained by recognizing the enemy's right to the Islamic land he stole, therefore, there is no other option but Jihad for Allah, and this is why Jihad is the way." - "The symbol of the [Muslim] Brotherhood is the book of Allah [the Quran] between two swords. The swords symbolize Jihad and the force that protects the truth represented in Allah's book." - "...that is, go out to battle, oh believers, young and old, by foot or with animal, under all circumstances and conditions..."
Timing: Don't rush, prepare carefully for Jihad
- "... despite this, the [Muslim] Brotherhood is not rushed by youth's enthusiasm into immature and unplanned action which will not alter the bad reality and may even harm the Islamic activity, and will benefit the people of falsehood..."- "... one should know that it is not necessary that the Muslims will repel every attack or damage caused by the enemies of Allah immediately, but [only] when ability and the circumstances are fit to it." - "Prepare yourself and train in the art of warfare, and embrace the causes of power. You must learn the ways and manners and laws of war. You must learn them and embrace them and adhere to them, so that your Jihad will be the one accepted by Allah."- "... there exists an unavoidable personal duty for every Muslim to equip himself and prepare and gear-up towards Jihad..."
Personal goal: Aspire to Shahada - Death for Allah
- "Allah is our goal, the Prophet is our leader, the Quran is our constitution, the Jihad is our way, and the Death for Allah is our most exalted wish."- "The Jihad is our way and death for Allah is our most lofty wish", this is the call which we have always called,... Many of our beloved ones have already achieved this wish,... We ask Allah to accept all of them,... and may He join us with them, ..."
Jihad against Israel:
- "Honorable brothers have achieved Shahada (Martyrdom) on the soil of beloved Palestine, during the years 47' and 48', [while] in their Jihad against the criminal, thieving, gangs of Zion. The Imam and Shahid (Martyr) Hassan Al-Banna is considered as a Shahid (Martyr) of Palestine, even if he was not killed on its soil."
Också kvinnorna har en viktig roll:
My Islamic sister,
And you, the Islamic sister on the path of the Jihad, you have an important role in Jihad, which
starts at home educating the [young] generations, and preparing them for the Jihad. The woman
is the producer of the men, and Muslim women used to teach their sons by heart the stories of
the military expeditions, as they would teach them the Quran2 In addition, the Islamic sister
who lives by the spirit of the Jihad, is a help to her husband and encourages him in the path of
the Jihad, and she doesn't turn him away or weaken him2 Likewise, she properly manages his
possessions and children, and takes care of them while he is away on the Jihad.
In the past the Muslim women had a role in battle: she would give water to the soldiers and
bandage the wounded, and sometimes she would even participate with weapons, like Nasiba
the daughter of Ka'ab, protecting Allah's Messenger [Muhammad] in the battle of Uhud.
tisdag 8 februari 2011
Raketer från Gaza
Fyra Kassamraketer avfyrades från Gaza mot Israel idag. Två raketer avfyrdes på morgonen och två på eftermiddagen. Ingen skadades i attackerna.
Four rockets fired at western Negev from Gaza
Palestinska lokalval i juli?
Palestinske premiärministen Salam Fayyad tillkännagav i dag att lokalval kommer att hållas på västbanken och i Gaza den nionde juli.
Hamas som styr Gaza svarade omdelbart med att klargöra att inga val kommer att hållas i Gaza innan de olika palestinska fraktionerna har nått en överenskommelse.
Enligt Hamas är regeringen ledd av Fayyad inte längre en laglig regering och därför behöver dess beslut inte följas.
Hamas: We won't hold PA municipal elections in Gaza
Four rockets fired at western Negev from Gaza
Palestinska lokalval i juli?
Palestinske premiärministen Salam Fayyad tillkännagav i dag att lokalval kommer att hållas på västbanken och i Gaza den nionde juli.
Hamas som styr Gaza svarade omdelbart med att klargöra att inga val kommer att hållas i Gaza innan de olika palestinska fraktionerna har nått en överenskommelse.
Enligt Hamas är regeringen ledd av Fayyad inte längre en laglig regering och därför behöver dess beslut inte följas.
Hamas: We won't hold PA municipal elections in Gaza
söndag 6 februari 2011
Gennesaret behöver mera regn
Vattennivån i Gennesaret har stigit endast med 15 cm i januari, som jämförelse kan nämnas att 2010 steg vattennivån med 60 cm och det var inget speciellt bra år när det gäller regnmängden.
Vattennivån i Gennesaret är rekordlåg och det skulle ännu behövas mycket regn under de kommande vintermånaderna för att inte sjön skall hotas av en total katastrof.
På tio år har mängden fisk som kunnat fångas i sjön minskat med 90%.
Kinneret rises only 16 centimeters in January
'Kinneret could become a fish-free lake'
This was Kinneret’s worst decade since 1920s
Vattennivån i Gennesaret är rekordlåg och det skulle ännu behövas mycket regn under de kommande vintermånaderna för att inte sjön skall hotas av en total katastrof.
På tio år har mängden fisk som kunnat fångas i sjön minskat med 90%.
Kinneret rises only 16 centimeters in January
'Kinneret could become a fish-free lake'
This was Kinneret’s worst decade since 1920s
Muslimska Brödraskapet
Muslimska brödraskapet i Egypten deltar nu i förhandlingar med vicepresident Suleiman om Egyptens framtid.
Det har framförts många olika synpunkter på vad Muslimsk brödraskapet står för.
Jonathan D. Halevi har sammanställt en artikel som låter Muslimska brödraskapet med egna ord förklara sig:
- endast islam representerar äkta demokrati
- Egypten måste styras enligt sharialagen, det är enda vägen till frihet för alla
- inte enbart Egypten skall erövras för islam utan hela världen under islamskt styre är målet
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: In Their Own Words
The Muslim Brotherhood has taken a greater role in organizing the protest against the Egyptian regime as it unfolds its independent political agenda. Rashad al-Bayumi, the Brotherhood's second-in-command, announced in an interview with Japanese TV that the group would join a transitional government in order to cancel the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, as it "offends the Arabs' dignity and destroys the interests of Egypt and other Arab states." He further stressed that Egypt does not need American aid.
The Muslim Brotherhood does indeed participate in political activity and defend the democratic process. That is not, however, because it has accepted the principles of Western democracy, but rather because the democratic process can be exploited to establish an Islamic regime which will then render democracy unnecessary.
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Mahdi ‘Akef told the Egyptian daily Al-Karama in 2007 that only Islam was the expression of true democracy. "Islam and its values antedated the West by founding true democracy, exemplified by the Shura [the advisory council under the Caliphs]."
The Brotherhood's official website notes that jihad is Islam's most important tool in effecting a gradual takeover, beginning with the Muslim countries, moving on to reestablishing the Caliphate over three continents in preparation for a conquest of the West, and finally instituting a global Islamic state.
The Muslim Brotherhood's step-by-step plan dictates its supposed "moderation," which will gradually vanish as its achievements increase and its acceptance of the existing situation is replaced by a strict, orthodox Muslim rule whose foreign policy is based on jihad.
Det har framförts många olika synpunkter på vad Muslimsk brödraskapet står för.
Jonathan D. Halevi har sammanställt en artikel som låter Muslimska brödraskapet med egna ord förklara sig:
- endast islam representerar äkta demokrati
- Egypten måste styras enligt sharialagen, det är enda vägen till frihet för alla
- inte enbart Egypten skall erövras för islam utan hela världen under islamskt styre är målet
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: In Their Own Words
The Muslim Brotherhood has taken a greater role in organizing the protest against the Egyptian regime as it unfolds its independent political agenda. Rashad al-Bayumi, the Brotherhood's second-in-command, announced in an interview with Japanese TV that the group would join a transitional government in order to cancel the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, as it "offends the Arabs' dignity and destroys the interests of Egypt and other Arab states." He further stressed that Egypt does not need American aid.
The Muslim Brotherhood does indeed participate in political activity and defend the democratic process. That is not, however, because it has accepted the principles of Western democracy, but rather because the democratic process can be exploited to establish an Islamic regime which will then render democracy unnecessary.
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Mahdi ‘Akef told the Egyptian daily Al-Karama in 2007 that only Islam was the expression of true democracy. "Islam and its values antedated the West by founding true democracy, exemplified by the Shura [the advisory council under the Caliphs]."
The Brotherhood's official website notes that jihad is Islam's most important tool in effecting a gradual takeover, beginning with the Muslim countries, moving on to reestablishing the Caliphate over three continents in preparation for a conquest of the West, and finally instituting a global Islamic state.
The Muslim Brotherhood's step-by-step plan dictates its supposed "moderation," which will gradually vanish as its achievements increase and its acceptance of the existing situation is replaced by a strict, orthodox Muslim rule whose foreign policy is based on jihad.
fredag 4 februari 2011
Hur ser muslimska länder på världen?
En undersökning utförd av PewResearchCenter om inställningen till olika frågor i de muslimska länderna ( Egypten finns med i undersökningen) kan vara intressant läsning. Undersökningen finns här:
Most Embrace a Role for Islam in Politics
Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah
Ett exempel:
"Views of harsh punishments also vary across the Muslim publics polled. Majorities of Muslims in Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan and Nigeria say they would favor making harsh punishments such as stoning people who commit adultery; whippings and cutting off of hands for crimes like theft and robbery; and the death penalty for those who leave the Muslim religion the law in their country. In the other predominantly Muslim countries surveyed – Turkey, Lebanon and Indonesia – most Muslims oppose these measures."
Most Embrace a Role for Islam in Politics
Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah
Ett exempel:
"Views of harsh punishments also vary across the Muslim publics polled. Majorities of Muslims in Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan and Nigeria say they would favor making harsh punishments such as stoning people who commit adultery; whippings and cutting off of hands for crimes like theft and robbery; and the death penalty for those who leave the Muslim religion the law in their country. In the other predominantly Muslim countries surveyed – Turkey, Lebanon and Indonesia – most Muslims oppose these measures."
onsdag 2 februari 2011
Egypten
Situationen i Egypten har försämrats, nu förekommer sammandrabbningar mellan Mubaraks anhängare och demonstranter som vill ha hans avgång.
Egypt Health Ministry: 350 injured, 1 killed in clashes
Även journalister har angripits idag.
Aftonbladets team – gripet i Egypten
'Pro-Mubarak demonstrators are targeting the press'
Pro-government protesters and Egyptian military have attacked reporters from numerous media sources around the world during Wednesday's riots in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Hamas i Gaza är orolig att protesterna också skall drabba dem.
Hamas worried upheaval in Arab world will spill into Gaza
Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip are concerned about the effects of the upheaval in the Arab world, as Facebook messages call on Gaza residents to demonstrate against Hamas rule on Friday.
Israels premiärminister:
'A democratic Egypt does not threaten peace'
Netanyahu expresses hopes that "efforts for democracy come true," tells Abbas to "see the changes in the region as a chance to negotiate."
Några exempel som visar varför Israel oroligt följer med händelserna i Egypten.
‘We know that Netanyahu cannot sleep now’
-Ahmed said he didn’t want Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel completely demolished, but for it to undergo a serious change.“It should be remodeled. With Mubarak leaving, we know that whoever comes next will remodel the agreement.”
- Ahmad Ragab, 42, spoke more vehemently towards Israel saying “look, all Egyptian people hate Israel, only Sadat wanted Camp David. We know that Israel will be mad about what is happening here, and we know that Netanyahu can’t sleep now. We know that with the change here, there won’t be peace with Israel. There won’t be a war, but I don’t think there will be an Israeli embassy in Egypt any more, we will have only the most minimal relations.”
Här kan du läsa mer om undersökningsresultaten:
Most Embrace a Role for Islam in Politics
Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah
Surprise, Suprise: Mubarak is a dictator
Lite bakgrundsfakta och spekulationer om framtiden:
Lion's Den: Revolutions or coup d'etats?
Heavy-handed rule will lighten somewhat in Egypt and elsewhere, but the militaries will remain the ultimate power brokers.
Egypt Health Ministry: 350 injured, 1 killed in clashes
Även journalister har angripits idag.
Aftonbladets team – gripet i Egypten
'Pro-Mubarak demonstrators are targeting the press'
Pro-government protesters and Egyptian military have attacked reporters from numerous media sources around the world during Wednesday's riots in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Hamas i Gaza är orolig att protesterna också skall drabba dem.
Hamas worried upheaval in Arab world will spill into Gaza
Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip are concerned about the effects of the upheaval in the Arab world, as Facebook messages call on Gaza residents to demonstrate against Hamas rule on Friday.
Israels premiärminister:
'A democratic Egypt does not threaten peace'
Netanyahu expresses hopes that "efforts for democracy come true," tells Abbas to "see the changes in the region as a chance to negotiate."
Några exempel som visar varför Israel oroligt följer med händelserna i Egypten.
‘We know that Netanyahu cannot sleep now’
-Ahmed said he didn’t want Egypt’s peace treaty with Israel completely demolished, but for it to undergo a serious change.“It should be remodeled. With Mubarak leaving, we know that whoever comes next will remodel the agreement.”
- Ahmad Ragab, 42, spoke more vehemently towards Israel saying “look, all Egyptian people hate Israel, only Sadat wanted Camp David. We know that Israel will be mad about what is happening here, and we know that Netanyahu can’t sleep now. We know that with the change here, there won’t be peace with Israel. There won’t be a war, but I don’t think there will be an Israeli embassy in Egypt any more, we will have only the most minimal relations.”
Här kan du läsa mer om undersökningsresultaten:
Most Embrace a Role for Islam in Politics
Muslim Publics Divided on Hamas and Hezbollah
Surprise, Suprise: Mubarak is a dictator
Lite bakgrundsfakta och spekulationer om framtiden:
Lion's Den: Revolutions or coup d'etats?
Heavy-handed rule will lighten somewhat in Egypt and elsewhere, but the militaries will remain the ultimate power brokers.
tisdag 1 februari 2011
Demonstrationer i Egypten och Jordanien
Egypten
I Israel är det vissa som med förvåning sett hur USA reagerat på demonstrationerna i Egypten. USA har mer eller mindre övergivit sin långvariga allierade preident Mubarak och försiktigt stött demonstranterna.
USA:s agerande är lite förvånanande i all synnerhet om man jämför hur lamt USA reagerade när demokratirörelsen demonstrerade i Iran efter senaste val. Då fick demonstranterna inte mycket stöd från USA trots att de demonstrerade mot USA:s (och hela världens) fiende, president Ahmadinejad och hans valfusk.
Israeli critics open up on US ‘abandonment' of Mubarak
De palestinska myndigheterna både i Gaza och på västbanken har förhindrat demonstrationer där man försökt visa sitt stöd för demonstranterna i Egypten.
Gaza activist: Hamas stops pro-Egypt rally in Gaza
Några skrämmande undersökningsresultat som visar vad ett demokratiskt val i Egypten kan leda till finns i Caroline B. Glicks kolumn:
Our World: Clueless in Washington
"...According to a Pew opinion survey of Egyptians from June 2010, 59 percent said they back Islamists. Only 27% said they back modernizers.
Half of Egyptians support Hamas. Thirty percent support Hizbullah and 20% support al Qaida. Moreover, 95% of them would welcome Islamic influence over their politics. When this preference is translated into actual government policy, it is clear that the Islam they support is the al Qaida Salafist version.
Eighty two percent of Egyptians support executing adulterers by stoning, 77% support whipping and cutting the hands off thieves. 84% support executing any Muslim who changes his religion..."
Analysis: Egypt realities running ahead of Mubarak
ElBaradei: 'Mubarak must resign to prevent bloodshed'
"Earlier Tuesday, the UN's top human rights official said that she had unconfirmed reports that 300 people have been killed and over 3,000 injured in the anti-government protests in Egypt."
Här kan man läsa om hur ElBaradei försöker ge en positiv bild av Muslimska brödraskapet men
inte är så nogräknad med sanningen.
If ElBaradei Can't Tell the Truth About the Muslim Brotherhood, He Can't Master It
"Muhammad ElBaradei blatantly lied to CNN. Naturally, the reporter neither called him on it or followed up to ascertain the truth." (Barry Rubin)
Hur påverkar revolutionen i Egypten resten av M-Ö och speciellt Israel
Jordanien
Jordaniens kung har utsett en ny premiärminister efter att ha avskedat den gamla regeringen på grund av demonstrationer mot regeringen, inspirerade av protesterna i Tunisien och Egypten.
Jordan's king sacks entire Cabinet amid street protests
I Israel är det vissa som med förvåning sett hur USA reagerat på demonstrationerna i Egypten. USA har mer eller mindre övergivit sin långvariga allierade preident Mubarak och försiktigt stött demonstranterna.
USA:s agerande är lite förvånanande i all synnerhet om man jämför hur lamt USA reagerade när demokratirörelsen demonstrerade i Iran efter senaste val. Då fick demonstranterna inte mycket stöd från USA trots att de demonstrerade mot USA:s (och hela världens) fiende, president Ahmadinejad och hans valfusk.
Israeli critics open up on US ‘abandonment' of Mubarak
De palestinska myndigheterna både i Gaza och på västbanken har förhindrat demonstrationer där man försökt visa sitt stöd för demonstranterna i Egypten.
Gaza activist: Hamas stops pro-Egypt rally in Gaza
Några skrämmande undersökningsresultat som visar vad ett demokratiskt val i Egypten kan leda till finns i Caroline B. Glicks kolumn:
Our World: Clueless in Washington
"...According to a Pew opinion survey of Egyptians from June 2010, 59 percent said they back Islamists. Only 27% said they back modernizers.
Half of Egyptians support Hamas. Thirty percent support Hizbullah and 20% support al Qaida. Moreover, 95% of them would welcome Islamic influence over their politics. When this preference is translated into actual government policy, it is clear that the Islam they support is the al Qaida Salafist version.
Eighty two percent of Egyptians support executing adulterers by stoning, 77% support whipping and cutting the hands off thieves. 84% support executing any Muslim who changes his religion..."
Analysis: Egypt realities running ahead of Mubarak
ElBaradei: 'Mubarak must resign to prevent bloodshed'
"Earlier Tuesday, the UN's top human rights official said that she had unconfirmed reports that 300 people have been killed and over 3,000 injured in the anti-government protests in Egypt."
Här kan man läsa om hur ElBaradei försöker ge en positiv bild av Muslimska brödraskapet men
inte är så nogräknad med sanningen.
If ElBaradei Can't Tell the Truth About the Muslim Brotherhood, He Can't Master It
"Muhammad ElBaradei blatantly lied to CNN. Naturally, the reporter neither called him on it or followed up to ascertain the truth." (Barry Rubin)
Hur påverkar revolutionen i Egypten resten av M-Ö och speciellt Israel
Jordanien
Jordaniens kung har utsett en ny premiärminister efter att ha avskedat den gamla regeringen på grund av demonstrationer mot regeringen, inspirerade av protesterna i Tunisien och Egypten.
Jordan's king sacks entire Cabinet amid street protests
GRAD raketer från Gaza mot Israel
Senaste natt avfyrades två Grad raketer från Gaza mot Israel. Raketerna slog ner i staden Ofakim och i Netivot, inte långt från en byggnad där man firade ett bröllop.
Ytterligare en granat avfyrades vid samm tidpunkt. Endast materiella skador uppstod, men fyra personer behandlades för chock.
Palestinians shell Negev with Grads, mortar attacks
Each Projectile, whether a Qassam, a mortar or a Grad can reach a wide range of distances. The map below marks the ranges of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The grey area refers to mortar shells, the yellow to kassam rockets, the orange improvised kassam rockets and Grad missiles, the red area refers to the range of upgraded Grad missiles.
Today, there are over 950,000 Israelis living within range of rocket, mortar and grad attacks, with the highest population in Be’er Sheva, where approximately 531,000 civilians have 60 seconds to find shelter in case of an attack.
The map below indicates how much time people have to take cover given the distance the rocket travels. Those living in the 10 kilometer range have 15 seconds to find safety once the alarm sounds, those in the 20 km range have 30 seconds, 30 km – 45 seconds, and 40 km a minute.
Ytterligare en granat avfyrades vid samm tidpunkt. Endast materiella skador uppstod, men fyra personer behandlades för chock.
Palestinians shell Negev with Grads, mortar attacks
Each Projectile, whether a Qassam, a mortar or a Grad can reach a wide range of distances. The map below marks the ranges of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The grey area refers to mortar shells, the yellow to kassam rockets, the orange improvised kassam rockets and Grad missiles, the red area refers to the range of upgraded Grad missiles.
Today, there are over 950,000 Israelis living within range of rocket, mortar and grad attacks, with the highest population in Be’er Sheva, where approximately 531,000 civilians have 60 seconds to find shelter in case of an attack.
The map below indicates how much time people have to take cover given the distance the rocket travels. Those living in the 10 kilometer range have 15 seconds to find safety once the alarm sounds, those in the 20 km range have 30 seconds, 30 km – 45 seconds, and 40 km a minute.
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