Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Hamas Official Abducted and Tortured...but that's ok!

While the whole world is preoccupied with the situation in Lebanon, Israel has been taking this chance to kill more civilians in Gaza, and kidnap the odd cabinet minister from the democratically elected Hamas government.

Israel’s latest victim is the speaker of the parliament, Aziz Dwaik. Dwaik was abducted from his home and tortured in an Israeli prison. In fact, Dwaik was beaten so badly, he had to be taken to a hospital. To add to that his lawyers were not allowed to visit him in the hospital, because you know, that could be a threat to Israel’s security.

This news story did not even make it to the American media, since they were busy covering more important developments.

To me this is the epitome of hypocrisy and double standards that Arabs are witnessing today. Everybody has no problem seeing Lebanon destroyed, for two Israeli soldiers. Meanwhile, it’s perfectly fine to abduct a 60+ year old civilian and torture him. A civilian who plays an important role, in a democratic government, yes, the kind of democracy that Bush wants to spread in the Middle East.

Welcome to the New Middle East, where civilians are the currency of political agendas.

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posted by x @ 4:08 PM   5 comments

5 Comments:

  • At 8/09/2006 4:14 PM, Blogger Karin said…

    It is rotten, absolutely rotten and I feel terrible for Aziz Dweik to have been subjected to this horror! What drives me up the roof though is the fact that I am helpless, I WANT help - but can't!
    The UN and EU reduced themselves to a despicable bunch of morons - it is uncomprehensable, in the 21st century all these things happen - and people only look!

     

  • At 8/10/2006 5:18 AM, Blogger SH said…

    Omar, you are the last one who can lecture Israel on human rights.

     

  • At 8/10/2006 8:24 AM, Blogger x said…

    I know what you mean Karin. A bit part of it is caused by the daily brainwashing we recieve in radio, tv and nowadays, the internet.

    thanks LFH

    Shai, of course I can, and everybody in the world can. You have to remember here that the Israeli government is voted for democratcially. So the government's decisions reflect their voters decisions, which is clearly seen in the recent polls in Israel. Something like 97% of Israeli think the war is justified.

    And are you saying that during Syria's occupation, civillians were getting killed and infrastructure was damaged like it is now? Kofi Anan is saying that the initial UN report on the Qana massacre is showing evidence of crimes against humanity. Israel is using the "Hizbullah uses civillians as shields" to justify every action in Lebanon. All we're seeing are civillian deaths.

     

  • At 8/10/2006 7:40 PM, Blogger SH said…

    What I was trying to insinuate is, that when it comes to treating an unfriendly official of a neighbouring country, we only take lesson from the best :)

    Seriously Omar. What Israel did in Lebanon in the last month is nothing compared to what you Syrians did there in the last 29 years.

     

  • At 8/11/2006 3:41 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    HI OMAR.
    wonderful blog!
    my english isnt good but i read ur post.

    i'm not intersted in politics and i dont know much about that.

    but i see childeren who live in lebanon while they cant sleep at night .becoz they afraid of death or lose their families....
    ya,i'm sure god help them.

    nice 2 know u,Omar.
    i hope we can be good friends.
    if u permit me ,i want 2 link ur blog!

    bye 4 now

     

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