HARDTalk: Dan Meridor, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister
A year into Binyamin Netanyahu’s premiership, Israel is fighting a series of diplomatic battles. Relations with Turkey, its main ally in the Middle East are at crisis point, and the once unbreakable relationship with America is not what it used to be, with threats from Iran and attacks from militants in Gaza escalating. In an exclusive interview for HARDtalk, Stephen Sackur talks to the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Dan Meridor. Can Israel protect itself and its diplomatic alliances?
2 years ago
January 22, 2010
When did we stop caring about civilian deaths during wartime?
As the Gaza conflict drags on and bombs keep falling, Robert Fisk asks about civilian deaths and if the mere monitoring of bloody conflict assumes precedence over human suffering.
The Israeli offensive continues, but Gaza is glaringly absent from the headlines of most TV news shows. During the conflict, the ‘cover’ provided by the press’ focus on Gaza allowed other bombardments to continue around the World unreported. Take a moment to think of civilian casualties in Sri Lanka. Then read about a man that unravels all sides of these conflicts, Fred Abrahams.
An excellent and in-depth report from a surprising source…
CBS News: Is Peace Out Of Reach? 60 Minutes looks at the living conditions of Palestinians — not the usual biased reporting we expect from a major US network:
Gaza done. Is Iran next?
Israeli ambassador to Australia drops a hint about Iran being Israel’s next target “within a month”:
Last word on the BBC—DEC nonsense
It’s clear the BBC failed in their human duty, let alone their public-service duty. One aspect of their ‘impartial’ double standards is in relation to Zimbabwe. Clearly and concisely put by Ali A Mazru in his letter, “BBC lecture on neutrality”
UPDATE — OK, just one more:
‘The BBC cannot be neutral in the struggle between truth and untruth, justice and injustice, freedom and slavery, compassion and cruelty, tolerance and intolerance.’
from a 1972 BBC publication “Principles and Practice in News and Current Affairs” laying out the guidelines for the BBC’s coverage of conflicts. How times have changed…
3 years ago
February 2, 2009
Israel had requested access to “bunker-buster” bombs developed by the US, and also clearance for flying over Iraqi airspace to get at Iran. Both requests were denied.
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