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Quotes in response to recent events in Gaza:
(from the BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5128368.stm)
Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General:
"Of course it is understandable that they [the Israelis] would want to go after those who kidnapped their soldier but it has to be done in such a way that civilian populations are not made to suffer...
We need to be very careful, not only not to escalate, but not to expand the area of conflict."
(if i knew how to bold words on this... i would bold the last sentence)
G8 foreign ministers' statement:
"We call on Israel to exercise utmost restraint in the current crisis.
The detention of elected members of the Palestinian government and legislature raises particular concerns."
Mikhail Kamynin, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"The right and duty of the government of Israel to defend the lives and security of its citizens are beyond doubt.
But this should not be done at the cost of the lives of many lives and many Palestinian civilians, by massive military strikes with heavy consequences for the civilian population."
and now for the US response:
Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"This crisis of course just underscores the need to have all parties, all Palestinian parties, work for an end to terrorist activities. We also called on the Palestinian government and other parties to secure the release of the Israeli soldier.
We are asking Israel to exercise restraint in this circumstance, because with restraint perhaps we can get back to a place where there can be hopes again for a peace process."
notice something different here in the response? Perhaps missing something?
P.S. The night after writing my last post I got into a "discussion" with some people here. With some... it did not go so well. At all. With a few others - i found some hope.
Why can racism be accepted in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis without much thought? I know that most wouldn't consider it racism, but really - i don't see how it isn't.
(side note: i'd rather not use the word 'racism', but rather ethinicism - which is defined by the language you speak. And if you speak arabic, then theres a whole set of connations with it, and the same with if you speak hebrew - at least in the US. And races do not exist for humans)
Another random bit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5147882.stm
I think this is good...?
(from the BBC - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5128368.stm)
Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General:
"Of course it is understandable that they [the Israelis] would want to go after those who kidnapped their soldier but it has to be done in such a way that civilian populations are not made to suffer...
We need to be very careful, not only not to escalate, but not to expand the area of conflict."
(if i knew how to bold words on this... i would bold the last sentence)
G8 foreign ministers' statement:
"We call on Israel to exercise utmost restraint in the current crisis.
The detention of elected members of the Palestinian government and legislature raises particular concerns."
Mikhail Kamynin, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
"The right and duty of the government of Israel to defend the lives and security of its citizens are beyond doubt.
But this should not be done at the cost of the lives of many lives and many Palestinian civilians, by massive military strikes with heavy consequences for the civilian population."
and now for the US response:
Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"This crisis of course just underscores the need to have all parties, all Palestinian parties, work for an end to terrorist activities. We also called on the Palestinian government and other parties to secure the release of the Israeli soldier.
We are asking Israel to exercise restraint in this circumstance, because with restraint perhaps we can get back to a place where there can be hopes again for a peace process."
notice something different here in the response? Perhaps missing something?
P.S. The night after writing my last post I got into a "discussion" with some people here. With some... it did not go so well. At all. With a few others - i found some hope.
Why can racism be accepted in the Israeli-Palestinian crisis without much thought? I know that most wouldn't consider it racism, but really - i don't see how it isn't.
(side note: i'd rather not use the word 'racism', but rather ethinicism - which is defined by the language you speak. And if you speak arabic, then theres a whole set of connations with it, and the same with if you speak hebrew - at least in the US. And races do not exist for humans)
Another random bit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5147882.stm
I think this is good...?