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| Israel's Arab neighbors condemn deadly Gaza airstrikes |
| 2008-12-28 |
| Ma'an -- Leaders and citizens of Israel's neighboring Arab countries condemned an airstrike that killed at least 150 Palestinians and injured more than 200 others on Saturday. Egypt Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak condemned the attacks, holding Israel responsible for those killed and demanded that the semi-successful ceasefire between militants in Gaza and the Israeli army be renewed. "Egypt will forge ahead with its contacts to create a favorable atmosphere for renewing the truce and attaining inter-Palestinian reconciliation in a bid to end the suffering of the Palestinian people," a statement from the president's office said. Moments after the first 30 airstrikes at noon on Saturday, a high-level Egyptian official told Al-Jazeera that the Israeli operation was "an unprecedented massacre." Jordan Jordan's King Abdullah II called for an immediate end to "all militant activities" in a statement issued from his palace. The statement insisted that the attacks "targeted innocents among the civilians, including women and children. The king insisted that "violence will only escalate the crisis and will not bring security to Israel." "Jordan will exert every possible effort along with influential powers in the region and beyond to put an end to the Israeli military operations," said Nasser Judah, the kingdom's state minister for Media Affairs and Communication. Judah added that only negitions will lead to peace and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state "on Palestinian soil." Meanwhile, hundreds of Jordanians took to the streets when news arrived about the airstrikes. Gathering at the United Nations headquarters in Amman, Jordanians demonstrated by waving Hamas banners and shouting slogans about the Israeli attack and the occupation, in general. Lebanon Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora called the strikes "tragic and criminal." Lebanon "strongly denounces and rejects the criminal operation in the Gaza Strip," a statement from Senior's office said. The Lebanese prime minister called on the Arab League and other heads of state to immediately convene in an emergency session to adopt a "united Arab stand to face aggression." He also insisted that the United Nations adopt "deterring and necessary measures against Israel for its continuous violations of Palestinian and Arab human rights." Seniora also announced a "Lebanese, Arab and international solidarity campaign to stop the attack and rescue the victims." Syria In Syria's Damascus-area Al-Yarmouk Refugee Camp, dozens of Palestinians protested the attack, vowing to continue the fight against Israel, the Associated Press reported on Saturday. Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa, himself from Egypt, condemned the airstrikes and called for an emergency session to discuss a united Arab response to the attacks. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Lebanon "strongly denounces and rejects the criminal operation in the Gaza Strip," a statement from Senior's office said. Please, please, please... no more crippling OPEC production cutbacks! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-12-28 14:39 |
| #2 Yada, yada, yada. This is a recording.... |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-12-28 14:04 |
| #1 Think of Oslo Accords as an experiment designed to answer the question "Can we make Peace with Arabs, or should we go for without?", Ahmads. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-12-28 07:18 |