Posted on February 27th, 2011 by Marian Houk
In the UN Security Council meeting on Libya on Saturday (26 Feb.) the French put their foot down, and insisted that the violence being carried out by loyalists and agents of the current regime in Libya against the people of Libya must be referred to the International Criminal Court. UNSC resolution 1970 was adopted unanimously. [...]
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Filed under: Ambassadors and other diplomats, Human Rights, Libya, Mercenaries, Sanctions, UN Security Council
Posted on February 27th, 2011 by Marian Houk
Meanwhile, back in Palestine – photos with many thanks to Hope for a Free Palestine — Palestinian police block international and Palestinian protesters at a demonstration in Hebron on Friday 25 February: This had to have been — it was — coordinated with Israeli security forces… And, as always, the Israelis take the highest point: [...]
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Filed under: Blogging, Boundaries & Borders, Human Rights, Israel, Palestine & Palestinians
Posted on February 25th, 2011 by Marian Houk
In today’s UN Security Council meeting at UNHQ/NY, Libya’s Ambassador Mohammad Abdel-Rahman Shalgham (until today, apparently loyal to Col. Muammar Qaddhafi, and according to AFP his childhood friend) formally joined his deputy (Ibrahim Dabbashi), and the opposition to the current regime in his country. Shalgham reportedly told the Security Council: “Please, the United Nations, save [...]
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Filed under: BAN Ki-Moon, Human Rights, Libya, UN Secretary-General, UN Security Council, United Nations
Posted on February 14th, 2011 by Marian Houk
Today’s Quote of the Day — even though it was uttered some three weeks ago — comes from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), who “dismissed the leak of hundreds of secret files on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks as nothing but a ‘boring soap opera’.” One place you can find this report published is here. Abbas [...]
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Posted on February 12th, 2011 by Marian Houk
Via Facebook (where else?), a pause for some day-after music, after all-night celebrations in Egypt’s Tahrir Square following Husni Mubarak’s instructions to the Egyptian military to take over running the country…for the time being. Sawt al-Hurriya (Sout al-Horeya) – from a link shared on Facebook by Abed Alsalaam Abu Askar and Bill Van Esveld: with [...]
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Posted on February 11th, 2011 by Marian Houk
The newly-named Egyptian Vice President (the 1st in 30 years) Omar Suleiman made (read out) a brief announcement on Egyptian State TV just now: “In these hard circumstances, President … Mubarak has [resigned +] instructed the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to run the country”. So, now the Army is in charge… What about [...]
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Posted on February 11th, 2011 by Marian Houk
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, wrapped up Friday a couple of days visit in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. (0Pt = UN terminology, adopted from the 2004 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Wall, which she mentions below). In a statement to the media, Pillay [...]
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Filed under: Human Rights, International Court of Justice - ICJ, International Humanitarian Law, International Law, Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Palestine & Palestinians, UN General Assembly, UN Security Council
Posted on February 11th, 2011 by Marian Houk
Today’s protests in Egypt were to be Jumua Sumud (Steadfastness Friday, in honor of those fallen in over three weeks of protests demanding freedom and democracy). but after Egypt’s President failed to announce his departure, as had been widely expected, they are now being called “Farewell Friday“. In his speech on Thursday night, Husni Mubarak [...]
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Posted on February 10th, 2011 by Marian Houk
UPDATE: At 11:00 pm, five hours after schedule, Egyptian President Husni Mubarak made his third pre-recorded speech to the nation. However, he did not step down, as had been expected. In one brief sentence that almost passed without notice, he delegated powers to the Vice President he appointed two weeks ago, intelligence chief Omar Suleiman. [...]
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Posted on February 9th, 2011 by Ben Lynfield
By Sai’d Ghazali The Palestinians who broke the barrier of fear against the Israeli occupation in the first and Second Intifadas haven’t yet broken it by revolting against our own Ramallah’s dictatorial and oppressive regime. But the Palestinians have heard the voice of the revolution coming from Egypt. Our corrupt PLO factions, our mercenaries, our [...]
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