Tuesday, 7 April 2009

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Gaza feud puts patients at risk

The World Health Organisation has warned that the latest twist in the feud between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority is putting the lives of critically ill Gazans at risk, reports the BBC's Heather Sharp from Gaza City


Complete article at BBC NEWS | Middle East | Gaza feud puts patients at risk

Don't forget about those and also the healthy rest of the 1.5 people living in that big prison called Gaza. I do not expect their state to get better while the current Israeli cabinet is ruling. And what is the UN doing about that?

Saturday, 4 April 2009

Documentary 'The Israel lobby - The influence of AIPAC on US Foreign Policy'


Here is a TV documentary on the influence of Israel on US American foreign policy regrading Israel and the Middle East. It shows reflection on the reactions that resulted after the publishing of the Book The Israel Lobby by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt. It is impressive how this lobby has its fierce grip on public opinion in the USA. If you pay attention that most people gave their opinion and were critical against this lobby and against the policies of Israel are Jews. Nobody else would dear say such opinions publicly of fear of being brabded with Anti-Semitism. I find this terrifying and I think that it lead thr USA to take decisons that simply would contadict with their intersests if they keep on being under such a strong influence.
In fact if you watch this video (and probably if you read the book, what I didn't) you would undersatnd that even when the new governemnt of Israel under Netanyahu are overtly saying that they are agaimst the 2 state solution, which is the central point of the US American policy in the Middle East, no one in Obama's administration would dare counteract this. Still, I hope that suprises might occur?

Thursday, 2 April 2009

Israel's new foreign minister dismisses two-state solution - Middle East, World - The Independent

Far-right politician Avigdor Lieberman stunned diplomats in his first speech as Israel's foreign minister yesterday when he rejected the past year of US-led negotiations and said that a previous commitment Israel made to Palestinian statehood "had no validity"."


Complete article at: Israel's new foreign minister dismisses two-state solution - Middle East, World - The Independent

At least and his boss (Netanayahu) are honest. They re now speaking out what the others have been doing in the hidden suggesting to the world who peaceful and serious about peace they are while they were leading wars and building settlements. Now, let us see what Obama's administration say on that? The elected Palestinian government with Hamas in 2006 was dismissed and maarginalised by the world because they did not recognize Israel. What about this now? surely, I do not expect any serious measures out of this, albite, Obama is really trying to do something and would show them who is the master? (a dream, I know)