India out. GST war on islam. Islamist leader Abdelilah Benkirane as Morocco Premier (write to: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com)

India out.

GST war on islam.

Islamist leader Abdelilah Benkirane as Morocco Premier

-DR. ABDUL RUFF

abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com

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I – Poll

Moroccans have elected new lower house of parliament on 25 November, in the first national vote since the approval of constitutional reforms in July billed as laying the foundations for a fully-fledged constitutional monarchy. Moderate Islamists, as expected, did well the vote after a similar success in Tunisia’s first democratic election a month ago and the Justice and Development Party (PJD) emerged as the biggest party in Friday’s parliamentary elections.

The Justice and Development Party (PJD) took 107 seats out of the 395 in Parliament, almost twice as many as the second-place nationalist Istiqlal party, with 60 seats. The election was held more than a year early, after pro-democracy demonstrations swept the country earlier this year as part of the regionwide Arab Spring.

The leader of a moderate Islamist party Abdelilah Benkirane has been appointed by King Mohammed VI as Morocco’s new prime minister. Abdelilah will now hold talks on forming a coalition government.  His Justice and Development Party has not been in government before.

The PJD’s victory follows that of Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda Party in an election there last month. Following elections, King Mohammed VI is for the first time obliged to choose the prime minister from the largest party, rather than naming whoever he pleases. King Mohammed received Benkirane, who is the PJD’s secretary general, in the mountain town of Midelt and named him head of government with the task of forming a new government.

Under a new constitution approved by referendum in July, the king has to choose a prime minister from the party that won the most seats. The constitution also gives the prime minister more powers to govern, but the king still has the final say on issues of defence, security and religion. The reforms were supported by all the main political parties, which called on their supporters to back the proposals in the referendum.

The 20 February movement, which spearheaded Morocco’s pro-democracy protests earlier this year, has called for a boycott of the elections, dismissing them as a “piece of theatre”. It says the constitutional changes approved in July are superficial, and perpetuate a “facade of democracy” that – it says – has disguised continuing royal rule for decades.

King Mohammed VI presented the constitutional changes as a far-reaching concession to Arab Spring-style pro-democracy protests, but activists believe they will do little to change the actual power structure and have called for a boycott of the elections. As a result of the constitutional changes approved by 98% of those voting in a 1 July referendum, the position of the prime minister, who must now be appointed from the largest party in parliament, has also been enhanced, gaining the authority to appoint government officials and dissolve parliament.  However, the parliament will have a greater share of power and – in theory – will play the leading role in a legislative process previously dominated by the king.

Benkirane, who was elected head of his party in 2008, leads its more pro-monarchy faction. He has repeatedly stated his support for a strong king, even though some of his colleagues would prefer a less powerful ruler. “The head of the state is king and no-one can govern without him,” he told supporters. The PJD has said it will promote Islamic finance. However, it has avoided focusing on issues such as alcohol and headscarves for women.

Many of the protesters who took to the streets in February feel the reforms still fall far short of their demands for a democratic, constitutional monarchy, and have called for a boycott. Ahead of the poll, the sleepy calm of the capital, Rabat, was occasionally punctuated by the marches of unemployed graduates. But the country’s powerful monarchy and the system that supports it appear to have averted any direct, mortal challenge for now.

A low turnout in the parliamentary poll would detract from the legitimacy of King Mohammed VI’s reforms and could hint at future problems.

II – Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco is the most westerly of the North African countries known as the Maghreb. To the south, the status of Western Sahara remains unresolved. Morocco annexed the territory in 1975 and a guerrilla war with Algerian-backed pro-independence forces ended in 1991. UN efforts have failed to break the political deadlock. To the north, a dispute with Spain in 2002 over the tiny island of Perejil revived the issue of the sovereignty of Melilla and Ceuta. The small enclaves on the Mediterranean coast are surrounded by Morocco and have been administered by Madrid for centuries.

Strategically situated with both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, but with a rugged mountainous interior, it stayed independent for centuries while developing a rich culture blended from Arab, Berber, European and African influences.  However, Morocco was a French protectorate from 1912 to 1956, when Sultan Mohammed became king. He was succeeded in 1961 by his son, Hassan II, who ruled for 38 years. He played a prominent role in the search for peace in the Middle East, given the large number of Israelis of Moroccan origin, but was criticized for suppressing domestic opposition. A truth commission set up to investigate human rights violations during Hassan’s reign confirmed nearly 10,000 cases, ranging from death in detention to forced exile. After his death in 1999 Hassan was succeeded by his son, who became King Mohammed VI and was seen as a modernizer. There has been some economic and social liberalization, but the monarch has retained sweeping powers.

King Mohammed is aided by a powerful propaganda machine – his image adorns streets and shops across the country. Central to the monarchical regime’s strength is its longevity – the Alaoui dynasty gained control of most of Morocco in 1664 – and its claim of descent from the Prophet Muhammad. The king has tremendous religious and political capital – it’s not just the king but the whole political establishment, the monarchy and the “makhzen” provide for the patronage network that embodies Morocco’s ruling elite.

Moroccan citizens, many of them poor and illiterate and living in rural areas, are made to believe that the monarch has a special gift or blessing and they feel that they have some psychological relationship with the king. Symbolic rituals also boost his status. In an annual ceremony of allegiance, the “bay’a”, Moroccan officials bow before the king as he parades on a horse.

Despite these traditional trappings, the monarchy under the 48-year-old king has taken on a more modern, reformist image. His father, Hassan II, ran a notoriously brutal regime between 1961 and 1999. Opponents were tortured and protests repressed.  1965, the interior minister at the time, Gen Mohammed Oufkir, supervised a crackdown on demonstrations in Casablanca from a helicopter while – according to one story – personally spraying rioters with a machine gun. But a process of gradual reform began in the final years of Hassan’s rule, and continued with his son. It included a family law that advanced women’s rights and a truth commission that explored abuses under King Hassan – though none of those responsible were prosecuted.

Along with Ennahda in Tunisia and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey, it places itself within a contemporary movement to promote and respect Islam and reconcile Islam and democracy. Coalitions of more secular, royalist parties have tried to smother it and the Islamists have found it hard to directly challenge the king because of his religious status as “commander of the faithful”. It too is seen by many as being in the pocket of the palace. The PJD here in Morocco is presenting the ‘third way’ between revolution and the uncertainty of the current system.

The toppling of long-standing leaders in Tunisia and Egypt at the beginning of the year is widely seen as having caught the Moroccan regime off-guard, at a time when the reform process had stagnated. As Morocco’s own protest movement took shape, a long-held taboo was breached. It’s the first time in Morocco that the king was openly criticized and they didn’t shoot people. Instead, the monarchy’s response was to promise changes including rights guarantees and more powers for the parliament. These were enshrined in a new constitution that was approved by referendum in July.

III – Observations

Maybe, the Arab World is in the process of changing but Arabs still don’t know the results and what will happen in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria or Yemen especially the destruction of Libya by the NATO-UNSC terror organizations. The moderately Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), which has been buoyed by the recent reforms, and by the gains Islamists have made elsewhere in the region, could win the election and so supply the next prime minister.

Leaders of Morocco claim they are presenting the way of reform without losing the stability, the unity of the country- but at the same time furthering the democratic agenda of Morocco.

Morocco’s ruling elite thinks it has skillfully sidestepped the revolutionary fervor sweeping the Arab world by offering a milder, more peaceful vision of change. Critics of the reforms point in particular to the fact that the king will still have wide-ranging executive powers, in particular control over foreign, defence and security policy. Activists also say the reforms will not end the behind-the-scenes dominance of the “makhzen” – a power apparatus of veteran politicians, powerful businesspeople, the security forces and royal officials controlled by the king through a system of patronage.

Morocco is bidding for membership of the European Union, its main trade partner, but there appears to be little enthusiasm for this within the bloc.

Morocco has been given the status of non-Nato ally by Washington, which has praised its support for the US-led war on terror. After deadly suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003, Morocco launched a crackdown on suspected Islamic militants.

The message of a democratic agenda and gradual change is one that has gone down well with Morocco’s allies in the anti-Islamic US and Europe who promote pro-west leaders in Muslim world and destabilize the Muslim nations if the leaders do not buy CIA terror gimmicks…

Political and poll bribery is common. Sheep were being handed out to voters, and over the last few months, the protest movement has been subject to a smear campaign, arrests, and intimidation at the hands of shadowy groups of pro-monarchy thugs known as “baltaja”. But Moroccans say they will show the Western world that Morocco can bring about a gentle revolution and the nation can travel towards a real democracy.

In Morocco elections are never decisive as the king retains ultimate control and though parliament has more power, parties are weak. The electoral system is prepared on purpose not to let anyone succeed, so it’s impossible to get more than 20% of the seats in parliament and this is to allow the monarchy to dominate. The manipulation of the party system is just one of the old-fashioned tactics still being deployed to bolster the status quo.  According to analysts, the reforms passed this year are largely cosmetic, and there is no guarantee they will be put into practice on the ground. However, so long as it plays the NATO fiddle well, it has got nothing to worry.

Claims, fake or real, of descent from the Prophet Muhammad (Peace) by a few pampered Muslim leaders might be fashionable but are ridiculous if they decline to promote true Islam in the society. Moroccan king clams the same of being a descent from the Prophet Muhammad but he shamelessly sides with NATO terrorism and western anti-Islamism. A Muslim nation that promotes anti-Islamism and helps, directly or otherwise, the anti-Islamic GST rogues and refuses to promote Islamic way of life and institutionalize Islamic law on daily basis ceases to be a Muslim nation.  Muslim leaders in such societies are guilty of anti-Islamic crimes.

Elected premier Islamist leader Abdelilah Benkirane, though worships the king, has a responsibly constructive role to play in this regard so that Islam takes firm roots in the society. Americans, Britishers and other western terrocrats cannot help him or Morocco in this regard. Benkirane’s pro-people policies and their proper implementation would greatly benefit not just Muslims but entire humanity in some measure.

Muhammad praying at the Ka’ba.

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د. عبد راف

Dr. Abdul Ruff, Specialist on State Terrorism; Educationalist;Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Independent Analyst;Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements(Palestine,Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc); Anti-Muslimism and anti-Islamism are more dangerous than ”terrorism” Anti-Islamic forces & terrorists are using criminal elements for terrorizing the world and they in disguise are harming genuine interests of ordinary Muslims. Global media today, even in Muslim nations, are controlled by CIA  & other anti-Islamic agencies. Former university Teacher;/website:abdulruff.wordpress.com

Israeli Fanaticism: Interim agreement with Palestine without peace deal?

Israel: Interim agreement with Palestine without peace deal?

By DR. ABDUL RUFF COLACHAL

[Educationist,  Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.) Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Specialist on State Terrorism ; Commentator  on world affairs & sport fixings, Expert on Mideast Affairs,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; (http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com);  website: http://abdulruff.wordpress.com/ mail: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com]

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Israel has been vigorously pursuing their agenda of retaining and adding more illegal settlements inside Palestine. In recent months Tel Aviv demanding from Obama to let the Zionist regime to keep some of the Jewish settlements it has built on occupied lands.

With the gaps between Israel and the Palestinians on many key issues seemingly unbridgeable, pursuing a Palestinian state with temporary borders has emerged as an option in recent months, particularly among Israelis searching for a way out of the status quo.

The Palestinians have repeatedly rejected this option, fearing an interim deal that falls short of their hopes will become permanent.

The issue of Jewish settlements has been at the heart of the current 4 ½-year impasse in peace talks. The Palestinians have refused to negotiate, saying that continued Israeli construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem is a sign of bad faith. The Palestinians claim both areas and the Gaza Strip, all captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, for their future state.

 

In March, American officials confirmed that an interim arrangement, while not their preference, was one of the ideas being explored.

Israeli terror PM B Netanyahu’s senior coalition partner illegal settlers’ finance minister Yair Lapid’s says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement. He also called on Obama to endorse the position laid out by President George W. Bush in 2004, allowing Israel to keep some of the Jewish settlements it has built on occupied lands. Yair Lapid’s assessment, delivered in a published interview just days before the arrival of US Secretary of State John Kerry, throws a contentious idea into the mix as the US President B. Obama searches for ways to restart peace talks.

In order to allay Palestinian concerns, Lapid said Obama should set a three-year timeline for determining the final borders of a Palestinian state. \ It remains unclear whether the idea of a temporary arrangement will be raised during Kerry’s visit later this week.

Most Israelis, including Netanyahu, think that the continued control over millions of Palestinians would spell demographic suicide for Israel, and that creation of an independent Palestinian state is essential to preserving Israel’s identity as a democracy with a Jewish majority. “I believe in the two-state solution,” Lapid told Yediot. “In my opinion, there is nothing more dangerous than the idea of a bi-national state.”

At the same time, though, Lapid, like Netanyahu, rejects a full withdrawal to Israel’s 1967 lines. Lapid favors a broad pullout from the West Bank, including the dismantling of many settlements, but believes Israel should hold on to major “blocs” along the Israeli frontier where the majority of settlers live. Lapid also believes that Israel should keep control of east Jerusalem, home to sensitive Jewish, Muslim and Christian religious sites. The Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as their capital.

Nimr Hamad, an adviser to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, gave Lapid’s proposal a cool reception. “We have heard this idea before and rejected it simply because we know the intention of Israel is to continue building on Jerusalem and other parts of the West Bank,” he said. “The most important thing for us” is to agree on the final borders between Israel and a future Palestine, he added.

The issues of Jerusalem and final borders are just some of the explosive core issues that must be resolved. The Palestinians demand the “right of return” of millions of Palestinian refugees and their descendants, whose families lost property in what is now Israel. Israel rejects this out of hand, saying a mass influx would spell the end of the country.

Lapid said the disputes over Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees would “torpedo any Israeli-Palestinian dialogue” and it is preferable to set them aside and pursue an interim arrangement.

Further clouding the picture is the status of Gaza. Israel withdrew from the area in 2005, but two years later, the Islamic militant group Hamas, which opposes peace with Israel, seized control from Abbas’ forces. The internal Palestinian division, with Hamas in Gaza and Abbas governing in the West Bank, is a major obstacle to implementing any peace deal.

Illegal settler leaders are pampered by the regime. In the Israeli coalition system, Lapid is both a key ally and potent rival of Netanyahu, capable of robbing the prime minister of his parliamentary majority at any time. Lapid burst onto the Israeli political scene in January’s parliamentary election, turning his new Yesh Atid party into the second-largest faction in parliament. While focused largely on domestic and economic matters, he criticized Netanyahu’s hard line toward the Palestinians and said he would not sit in a government that is not serious about pursuing peace.

 

Netanyahu has never clearly spelled out his vision for Israel’s final borders, but appears to be far more reluctant than Lapid to pull out from large parts of the West Bank.

Lapid also tossed criticism at the Palestinians, saying Abbas “is still not psychologically ready for an agreement with Israel, either partial or full.” He accused the Palestinian leader of focusing too heavily on Palestinian victimhood, which he called “the main obstacle to reconciliation.”

 

Lapid says that he believes that Netanyahu, concerned about his political legacy, is serious about pursuing a peace agreement. He also believes there is enough support in the government, despite the presence of many pro-settler hard-liners, to approve a withdrawal from much of the West Bank.

Netanyahu’s office declined comment.

Kerry has been shuttling between the Israelis and Palestinians in recent months in search of a formula for restarting negotiations. For now, he is focused on setting up a framework for a final peace deal. Recently, he won support from Arab leaders for a comprehensive peace with Israel in exchange for the establishment of a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines. To entice Israel, the Arab leaders said the final borders could be modified as part of an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.

At Kerry’s urging, both sides have said very little in public about his discussions with them.

Netanyahu’s chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni, indicated in March that she does not oppose an interim agreement, saying Israel should think about “other possibilities” if a permanent deal couldn’t be reached. Livni’s office did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Lapid also did not return messages. Dov Lipman, a lawmaker in Yesh Atid, said the party has not yet formally accepted the goal of an interim agreement, but that it was “in line” with its platform of seeking peace while retaining settlement blocs and protecting Israeli security. “We are very pragmatic and know that this will be a process which requires trust building. Because we are sincere in our desire to make peace, we believe we will demonstrate that sincerity and trust can be developed as we move through the various stages,” he said.

 

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د. عبد راف

Denuclearization and Disarmament

USA against Denuclearization and Disarmament

 By DR. ABDUL RUFF COLACHAL

[ Educationist,  Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.) Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Specialist on State Terrorism ; Commentator  on world affairs & sport fixings, Expert on Mideast Affairs,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; (http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com);  website: http://abdulruff.wordpress.com/ mail: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com]

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Humanity seeks a secured world free from nukes and wars. But  big powers and their traditonal military n and space rivalries  dney  the pople of globe  real chances for safety and security.

Although it criticizes Iran and North Korea on their legitimate nuke projects, USA is not at all serious about denuclearization and disarmament. Washington stalls al serious attempts by global nations to   create a world free of nukes.

American opposition and lack of commitment to various international disarmament conventions are obstacles to advancing the issue of global disarmament.

To put it aptly, the US opposition to the protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention, its non-adherence to its commitments under the Chemical Weapons Convention to eliminate its arsenal by 2012, and efforts to prevent global denuclearization as well as a nuclear-free Middle East are all part of Washington’s black record of non-compliance with international obligations and disrespect for international mechanisms on global disarmament and security.

The USA has, for all practical purposes, taken the UN Disarmament Conference hostage and is hindering its effective performance in advancing international peace and security.  For years now, the USA is opposed to bringing up the issue of disarmament in the UN Disarmament Conference

Refusal by USA to denuclearize Israel clearly shows its own mindset to retain have nuke regime intact.

But the efforts by USA-Israel twins to project Iran as a rogue state are motivated and hence do hold water.

Iran is among the first founders of the UN Disarmament Conference and, Iran says, has always played an instrumental and constructive role in advancing the objectives of the conference, in particular that of nuclear disarmament. Iran has also played a key role in negotiations on international treaties, including the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Iran proposed the idea of a nuke-free Middle East and is among the flag-bearers of nuclear disarmament. Describing Iran as a victim of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), the Iranian spokesman said the Islamic Republic of Iran along with other peace-loving nations of the world will continue to tap into all national and international potential to contribute to the creation of a WMD-free world.

The recent remarks by US President B Obama and UK Premier David Cameron about continuing pressure on Iran are discouraging and indicate the lack of a realistic view and the right understanding of reality by those who advocate these pressures. Iran said the policy of pressure had never been effective, adding that purposeful negotiations made with goodwill were the only way to achieve a solution to the Western standoff over Tehran’s nuclear energy program.

 

Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned Canada regime for joining anti-Iran rogue states bandwagon led by USA-Israel twins and also condemned the recent remarks by Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird and the holding of an anti-Iran conference in Canada as flagrant interference in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s internal affairs.

Canada’s blame-game in the foreign policy arena, particularly with respect to the Islamic Republic of Iran, will not be able to divert public attention either inside or outside Canada from issues such as the election fraud known as the Robocalls scandal, which brought the current Canadian government to power, or the blatant and systematic violation of human rights in Canada. People around the world have learned about the massive racial discrimination, child trafficking and sex abuse, biased regulations for aborigines and minorities, growing poverty and unemployment among immigrants, racism and xenophobia in Canada, which were all reported by the UN official sources as well as Canada’s non-government organizations. The international community is concerned about democracy and the human rights situation in Canada

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman further welcomed Egypt’s proposal on forming a quartet on Syria and voiced the Islamic Republic’s readiness to help resolve the crisis in the Arab country.

 

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Zionism 1948: Symbol of Zionist state terrorism, occupation and expansionism!

 

Zionism 1948:

Symbol of Zionist state terrorism, occupation and expansionism!

-DR. ABDUL RUFF COLACHAL

 

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All peace talks have not meant anything significantly while Palestine people continue to face Zionist threat for their survival.

Fascist Israel, backed by its chief promoter USA, has been the cause of disastrous existence of people of Palestine on their own lands. Israel has also succeeded in dividing the Palestinians into virtually two nations along unexplainable lines. Along with Israeli genocides, these two factions, Fatah and Hamas also kill each other.

Enemies of Palestine- Israel-USA terror twins, not just keep laughing at the cruel fate of Palestine people but also plan for future rigorous terror attacks, genocides and expansionism.  

Jewish lobbies residing in Washington and controlling US foreign policy just do not let the Fatah-Hamas faction reunite into a single nation. Thus far, pro-west Fatah has been effectively used by USA to attack Hamas faction.   Unity between Fatah and Hamas is the key issue for further progress of creation of Palestine state.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is in touch with Arab world to get the Palestine factions reunited and was in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Talks scheduled include discussions relating to Palestinian reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah and the recent Arab League visit to Washington where the Israeli-Arab peace process was discussed with Obama administration officials. Representatives of Hamas and Fatah met in Cairo and agreed to hold elections for a unity government within three months.

The game plan in Mideast by US-Israel terror twins after occupation of Palestine in 1948 has been expansionism and genocides in Palestine.

Israel does not seek peace in Mideast and stalls all peace talks. Nuclear Tel-Aviv agreed to partake in peace talks, unwillingly, only by intentional pressure but has managed to make the talks bogus.

Bush Jr, or George W Bush’s name is generally mud across much of the Arab World. But for Palestinians, Obama has been worse to deal with. And rightly so. Maybe Obama is not worse for the Middle East as a whole. But Obama is deadly disgusting.

 

Around 1.7 million Palestinians live in Gaza under terror control of Israel, even after the UN granted statehood to the Palestinians. The events of the Arab Spring, which few, if any, predicted, have meant the Palestinian-Israeli issue has been largely sidelined. Obama’s famous double speech in Cairo in June 2009 where he was perceived to have reached out to the Arab World turned out to be totally fake.  

Obama has been worse than Bush,” one Palestinian official in the West Bank told me not so long ago. It raised an eyebrow.

 

 

The failure of the two main Palestinian factions, Fatah in power in parts of the West Bank, and Hamas, which governs in Gaza, to reconcile their differences and speak with one voice.

This has made the Palestinians weak.

Since 1948 Israel has become a strong terror state with hidden Zionist dry ideas, envisaged wars as the key tool to acquire Arab lands.  In the more than 40 years since the Middle East war of June 1967, there have been many peace plans and many negotiations. Some of these have been successful, including those between Egypt and Israel and Israel and Jordan, but a settlement has still not been reached in the core conflict – the dispute between the Israelis and Palestinians.

All peace talks, all agreements have so far only benefited Israel in further expanding territories and killing Palestinians as well as obtaining more sophisticated terror goods from the USA and Europe.

Here are some of important landmarks in US sponsored peace talks without containing Israeli fascist trends.  A peace talks is followed by Israeli attacks on people of Palestine, besieged by terror blockades.

Notorious UNSC and NATO controlled by USA shields Zionist crimes against humanity.

ICJ and ICC look the other way as the cold blooded Zionist criminals go on rampage in Palestine.

 

 

UN Security Council Resolution 242, 1967

 

Resolution 242 was passed on 22 November 1967 and embodies the principle that has guided most of the subsequent peace plans – the exchange of land for peace. The resolution called for the “withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict”, and “respect for and acknowledgement of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognised boundaries free from threats or acts of force”.

The resolution is famous for the imprecision, in English, of its central phase concerning an Israeli withdrawal – it says simply “from territories”. The Israelis said this did not necessarily mean all territories, but Arab negotiators argued that it did. It was written under Chapter VI of the UN Charter, under which Security Council resolutions are recommendations, not under Chapter VII, which means they are orders. Many peace proposals refer to 242. Resolution 338 is usually linked to it. This called for a ceasefire in the war of October 1973 and urged the implementation of 242 “in all its parts”.

Camp David Accords, 1978

There were several peace plans following the 1967 war, but nothing happened until after the 1973 Yom Kippur or October War. There followed a new mood for peace, as shown by a historic visit to Jerusalem by the Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat, in November 1977.

US President Jimmy Carter capitalised on the new mood and invited President Sadat and the Israeli Prime Minister, Menachem Begin, for talks at the presidential retreat at Camp David near Washington. The talks lasted for 12 days and resulted in two agreements. The first was called A Framework for Peace in the Middle East. It laid down principles for peace, expanding on resolution 242, set out what it hoped was a way of resolving what it called the “Palestinian problem”, agreed that there should be a treaty between Egypt and Israel and called for other treaties between Israel and its neighbours. The weakness of the first agreement was the section on the Palestinians. The plan aimed to set up a “self-governing authority” in the West Bank and Gaza, leading to eventual “final status” talks, but the Palestinians were not party to the agreement.

The second accord was the Camp David framework for the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. This followed in 1979, after an Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai. This was the first recognition of Israel as a state by a major Arab country. The talks probably stand as the most successful negotiations in the whole peace process. The treaty has lasted, and it substantially strengthened Israel’s position. However the peace between Egypt and Israel has not been warm. President Sadat was himself later assassinated.

The Madrid Conference, 1991

This conference, co-sponsored by the US and the Soviet Union, was designed to follow up the Egypt-Israel treaty by encouraging other Arab countries to sign their own agreements with Israel. Jordan, Lebanon and Syria were invited as well as Israel and Egypt. The conference eventually led to a peace treaty between Israel and Jordan in 1994

Oslo Agreement, 1993

The Oslo negotiations tried to tackle the missing element of all previous talks – a direct agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, represented by the PLO. Its importance was that there was finally mutual recognition between Israel and the PLO. The talks took place in secret under Norwegian auspices and the agreement was signed on the White House lawn on 13 September 1993, witnessed by President Bill Clinton. The PLO leader, Yasser Arafat, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, shook hands.

The Oslo Agreement stipulated that Israeli troops would withdraw in stages from the West Bank and Gaza, that a “Palestinian Interim Self-Governing Authority” would be set up for a five-year transitional period, leading to a permanent settlement based on resolutions 242 and 338. The agreement spoke of putting “an end to decades of confrontation and conflict” and of each side recognising “their mutual legitimate and political rights”. Therefore, though not stated explicitly in the text, the implication was that a state of Palestine would one day be set up alongside Israel.

USA got Israel-PLO mutual recognitions against the will of Palestinians.

Camp David-II, 2000

In 2000, President Bill Clinton sought to address the final status issues – including borders, Jerusalem and refugees – that Oslo had left aside for later negotiation. The talks took place in July between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. There was no agreement. The basic problem was that the maximum Israel offered was less than the minimum the Palestinians could accept.

Israel offered the Gaza Strip, a large part of the West Bank, plus extra land from the Negev desert, while keeping major settlement blocks and most of East Jerusalem. It proposed Islamic guardianship of key sites in the Old City of Jerusalem and contributions to a fund for Palestinian refugees. The Palestinians wanted to start with a reversion to the lines of 1967, offered the Israelis rights over the Jewish quarter of the Old City and wanted recognition of the “right of return” of Palestinian refugees.

The failure at Camp David-II was followed by a renewal of the Palestinian uprising or intifada.

 

Saudi peace plan, 2002

Arab world has been trying to mediate and secure peaceful settlement of the crisis in Mideast. After the failure of bilateral talks and the resumption of conflict, the Saudi peace plan presented at an Arab summit in Beirut in March 2002 went back to a multi-lateral approach and in particular signalled a desire by the Arab world as a whole to put an end to this dispute.

Under the plan, called the Arab Peace Initiative, Israel would withdraw to the lines of June 1967, a Palestinian state would be set up in the West Bank and Gaza and there would be a “just solution” of the refugee issue. In return, Arab countries would recognise Israel. The plan was re-endorsed by another Arab summit in Riyadh in 2007.Its strength is the support given by Arab countries to a two-state solution. Its weakness is that the parties have to negotiate the same issues on which they have failed so far.

USA has been cool to the Arab plan because it indirectly reduces importance of unilateral US power and so it successfully made the Arab intuitive invalid.

 

Arabs are quite happy with petro-dollars they earn from the USA.

Roadmap, 2003

 

The so-called roadmap is a plan drawn up by the “Quartet” – the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations. It does not lay down the details of a final settlement, but suggests how a settlement might be approached. It followed efforts made by US Senator George Mitchell to get the peace process back on track in 2001. The plan was preceded by an important statement in June 2002 by President George W Bush who became the first US president to call for a Palestinian state. It proposed a phased timetable, putting the establishment of security before a final settlement. It is designed to create confidence, leading to final status talks.

• Phase 1: Both sides would issue statements supporting the two-state solution, the Palestinians would end violence, act against “all those engaged in terror”, draw up a constitution, hold elections and the Israelis would stop settlement activities and act with military restraint
• Phase 2: Would see the creation, at an international conference, of a Palestinian state with “provisional borders”
• Phase 3: Final agreement talks

The road map has not been implemented. Its timetable called for the final agreement to be reached in 2005. It has largely been overtaken by events, but remains a reference point for negotiations.

The  mischievous Quartet roadmap is a dead plan drawn up by big powers  to promote Zionist state criminals.

Geneva Accord, 2003

The Geneva Accord reverses the concept of the roadmap, in which the growth of security and confidence precede a political agreement, and puts the agreement first, which is then designed to produce security and peace. Its main compromise is that the Palestinians effectively give up their “right of return” in exchange for almost the whole of the West Bank, though there could be a token return by a few. Israel would give up some major settlements such as Ariel, but keep others closer to the border, with swaps of land in Israel for any taken in the West Bank. Palestinians would have the right to have their capital in East Jerusalem, though with Israeli sovereignty over the Western Wall in the Old City. This envisaged a return to the 1967 lines, an open city of Jerusalem and an end to the Palestinian claim to a right of return to former homes.

Annapolis, 2007

The last so far of US mediated peace talks held in military zone Annapolis. Late in his second presidential term, US President George W Bush hosted a conference at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland aimed at relaunching the peace process. Israeli terror Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas took part in talks along with officials from the peace-making Quartet and more than a dozen Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Syria. This was seen as significant as they do not officially recognise Israel.

US-Israeli terror twins deliberately ignored the elected government in Gaza, thereby making talks irrelevant. The Palestinian group Hamas, which had won parliamentary elections and taken control of the Gaza Strip, was not represented. It declared it would not be bound by anything decided. A joint understanding was issued by the Israeli and Palestinian leaders to engage in negotiations with the goal of a full peace deal by the end of 2008. They agreed that implementation would wait until confidence-building measures outlined in the “Road Map” had been met. Regular meetings took place between Mr Olmert and Mr Abbas which are said to have made good progress on border issues but these came to an abrupt halt with Israel’s military offensive in Gaza in late 2008.

All these peace talks have only got pieces of thousands of Palestinians. The United States also supported Israel in opposing the Palestinian application to become a member of the UN’s cultural and scientific body UNESCO. American funding to both UNESCO and the Palestinian Authority was cut when the bid was successful.

Shame on shielders of Zionist criminal state – rogue states!

Obama spent two days in Israel and a few hours in the West Bank but refused to visit Gaza, thereby undermining his own peace intent. Ahead of his visit to Israel and the West Bank, much has been written about President B Obama’s apparently difficult personal relationship with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But these things are relative. He’s not exactly hit it off with the Palestinians either. They’ve been disappointed.

Palestinians expected much better stuff from an African American president. Not just because he’s African American but because he would understand the fight for civil rights and the fight for human rights. Palestinians were unhappy that the United States failed to back Abbas’s successful move last year to have Palestine’s status at the United Nations upgraded to non-member state.

 

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د. عبد راف 

 Muslim blood is cheap…
Global media today, even in Muslim nations, are controlled by anti-Islam rogue agencies. Terrorism is caused by anti-Islamic forces. Anti-Muslimism and anti-Islamism are more dangerous than ”terrorism” Fake democracies have zero-tolerance to any criticism of their anti-Muslim and other aggressive practices. Anti-Islamic forces & terrorists are using all sorts of criminal elements for terrorizing the world and they in disguise are harming genuine interests of ordinary Muslims.

Iran–Syria Relations: How has Assad not fallen?

Iran–Syria Relations: How has Assad not fallen?

DR. ABDUL RUFF

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[Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal, Educationist,  Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.) Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Specialist on State Terrorism ; Commentator  on world affairs & sport fixings, Expert on Mideast Affairs,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; (http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com);  website: http://abdulruff.wordpress.com/ mail: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com]

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Israel, western powers, Sunni powers in Mideast, the rebels in Syria among others want to draw America into the war in Syria and extend it to Iran. . Without US involvement Assad would remain in power against the wishes of Arab world.

Strange bedfellows – Saudi Arabia and Israel against Iran and Syria!

Syrians need peace. The people of Syria do not support the armed portion of the opposition that may be trained in nuclear operations. Syrians are increasingly realizing that many of the insurgents are mercenaries, controlled by foreign powers and pursuing their agendas targeting both the regime, and people.

That was what exactly happened in Libya too where opposition was a mere tool in the hands of anti-Islamic west. People know too well that Saudi Arabia led Persian Gulf countries support the crisis in Syria.

As the threat for Syria-Iran is growing for the entire region, the power struggle in Syria has been escalating since the beginning of the year, and chemical weapons may have been used. Iran, Assad’s large ally, is playing a key role, both openly and behind the scenes. There are indications that poison gas was used in Syria. The foreign mercenaries were the culprits. The Syrian government brought the victims of poison gas attacks to the attention of the United Nations.

President Assad has a large army with hundreds of thousands of men under arms. Over the decades, his government has armed itself against its ruthless enemy, Israel, and he doesn’t need a few guns from here or there. Those who believe that Bashar Assad is becoming fickle or that his government is collapsing are suffering from an illusion. The president is pleased with the progress his military is making. He says that his military leaders have the upper hand. The Syrian government is putting up such impressive resistance.

Shiite Iran government can’t afford an overthrow of the Assad regime. Damascus is indeed an important partner for Tehran, one that Iranians don’t want to lose. But some countries believe that by striking Syria they’ll weaken Iran. In that sense, the struggle for Syria is partly a proxy war.

A few months ago, there may have been some sympathy for these rebels among a portion of Syrians, but that has now changed. The people have awakened and now oppose them as they see a weakened Mideast.

CIA inspired media created an impression that Damascus is under siege and Assad is falling by offering fabricated twists of war.  President Bashar Assad has the situation completely under control. He is very well informed about everything that is going on. Assad believes in victory and will resolutely pursue his path.

As Assad stays, the Western intelligence agencies say that Iran already has a plan B for the event that Damascus can no longer serve as a hub for Iranian arms shipments to Hezbollah: an airlift between Tehran and Beirut.

Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi had a lengthy meeting in Jordan with King Abdullah II before flying to beleaguered Damascus to discuss the situation in Syria with President Bashar Assad. After two conferences on Syria last year, Salehi is now planning another meeting with the aim of putting an end to the bloodshed. Salehi, 64, is a key figure in the Middle East and one of the few Iranian politicians to enjoy the trust of many powerful figures in the region while at the same time having an appreciation for the West. A nuclear physicist, Salehi is seen as relatively open-minded.

Salehi said there will be serious consequences if Israel doesn’t exercise restraint. You can burn down an entire forest with a single match. However, an expansion of the conflict would be extremely dangerous for the Zionists, which is why they’ll think carefully about what they do. He also wrote a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and urged him to investigate these horrific incidents. Iran has called upon the UN to send inspectors.

Russia, a key supplier of weapons to Iran and Syria, has been doing everything possible to support the Assad regime. In addition to supplying weapons and ammunition, Moscow has troops stationed at its naval basis in the Syrian port city of Tartus and in air defense positions. But when Israel attacked Syrian targets, Russians did nothing to counter them. In reality, Moscow appears to be playing for time, primarily to prevent United States President Barack Obama from intervening militarily. President Obama wants to preserve the government apparatus in Syria to avoid total chaos. Moscow and Washington have announced an international summit on the Syrian crisis.

 

Iran elects a new president on June 14. The next president will undoubtedly approach the matter with new vigor. His most important task will be to improve Iran’s international relationships. Tehran is trying to buy time so that it can continue to pursue its nuclear program.

For Iran and Syria, this means that the end of Assad cannot be a precondition of talks. Only Iran could initiate negotiations between the opposition and the government in Syria. But the conflict can only be resolved if everyone seeks a solution without restrictions and no outsider imposes its will on Syria. Iran will support the proposals of Egypt. Egypt will be able to achieve a great deal in the Arab world with its political influence. Iran shares three demands on Syria: There should be no foreign intervention, the country’s integrity and sovereignty must be preserved, and the government and opposition should form a shared interim leadership. This leadership must lead the country into a new era. There is no other alternative.

 

 

 

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د. عبد راف

 

 Muslim blood is cheap…
Global media today, even in Muslim nations, are controlled by anti-Islam rogue agencies. Terrorism is caused by anti-Islamic forces. Anti-Muslimism and anti-Islamism are more dangerous than ”terrorism” Fake democracies have zero-tolerance to any criticism of their anti-Muslim and other aggressive practices. Anti-Islamic forces & terrorists are using all sorts of criminal elements for terrorizing the world and they in disguise are harming genuine interests of ordinary Muslims.

My passport F 2180776 (New Delhi) was stolen along with other very valuables from my home 20-28

To 

 

DSP Colachal PS

 

Tamil Nadu Government & state authorities

 

 

Respected Sirs: 

 

My passport  F 2180776 (New Delhi) was  stolen  along with other  very valuables from my home 20-28 when I was forced away.  

 

 

To

DSP Colachal Police station

&

Tamil Nadu Government & state authorities

 

 

Respected Sirs: 

 

 

My passport F 2180776 (New Delhi) was stolen along with other very valuables FD receipts of SBH, SBT etc from my home 20-28 after i was thrown out of my house forcefully and when I was away in Thiruvanathapuram.

 

I request  you to kindly register this complaint as I unable to come to Colachal  my birth place now. 

 

 

 

As Colachal police may be knowing, after I was driven out of my home 20-28 Colachal, Kanya kumari district, I have been living in nearby Thriuvanathapuram Kerala in miserable conditions.

 

I left Colachal a few years ago primarily because the Colachal police refused to  help me and refused to register my complaints- not even the DSP  wanted  look into to matter and punish the criminals occupying my home with more and more people joining them.  

 

 

 

Colachal police refused to help me and was seen strengthening the criminals in my house thereby making my life more miserable and vulnerable to criminal elements.. Unfortunately, as we see in movies, Colachal police was trying to shield the criminals in my house. I could not live in my own  house and I was kicked out of  my house by women criminals. 

 

 As police refused to give me justice  I felt threatened more and vulnerable to criminal attacks at home.  It is shame that police supports the criminals. 

 

After I was thrown out of my home, the criminals  seems  to have destroyed my house and looted my belongings, including pass port and FD receipts, money, jewel,etc. My complaints are with Colachal police station very close to my house and   and the criminals have taken  away my belongings without any information to me though they know  my whereabouts. i don’t know if some police also helped them to escape freely. But it seems they helped the criminals the destroy my house without fear or worry.  

 

I have made several written complaints  whenever  i found threatened  at home when I came  from Delhi to visit to my home but I always felt  Colachal police are shielding  their crimes against me for years. I was told  thee were orders form “above”.  

  

I earnestly appeal to you to kindly register  a complaint about  crimes against me, destruction of my home 20-28, looting of my belongings, A separate complaint maybe registered about the theft of my pass port no. F 2180776 (New Delhi).

 

I am sure  I would get  back my pass port and FD receipts and the belongings as well as my home by your action. Without my home  it is not possible to return to my birth place. Hope  police also love their homes.  

 

Looking forward to  immediate action in this regard and  give me justice  at the earliest. I have no other ways. 

 

With regards 

 

Thanking  you

Sincerely. 

 DR. ABDUL RUFF

 

[Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

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د. عبد راف 

Israeli terror attacks on Syria: Implications for fragile Mideast

 

Israeli terror attacks on Syria: Implications for fragile Mideast 

 

By DR. ABDUL RUFF

[Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal, Educationist,  Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.) Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Specialist on State Terrorism ; Commentator  on world affairs & sport fixings, Expert on Mideast Affairs,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; (http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com);  website: http://abdulruff.wordpress.com/ mail: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com]

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ONE

 

Israel, imposed in Mideast by top powers like USA and UK  in order mainly to safeguard their peoples from  Zionist  crimes, has emerged monstrous power and been a terrible threat to humanity not only because it threatens Arabs but it can attack any nation on earth, including USA and Europe with the terror goods it has got from them. . ..

Israel continues to present itself as the first enemy of the Arab world by refusing to strike a positive deal with Palestine people that would enable them to establish a home for themselves. Now that the UN has cleared the statehood issue for Palestine, Israel also hurry up to settle the issue amicably so that they could coexist without animosity. .

Jews are not at all fools; many of them have analytical capabilities and they even counsel the Americans, among other needy terrocrats. They are core criminals.

After killing thousands of innocent Palestine for years since it occupied their lands, Zionist criminals have come to the view that their security cannot be ensured just by killing the Palestine or proliferating illegal colonies inside Palestine or by creating terror blockades around Palestine territories.

Israel must recognize the Palestine state and Palestinian right for existence and self rule and end blockades and terror attacks on them..

However, instead of try to sincerely solving the Palestine issue, Israel deliberately gets involved in destabilization of Arab nations one by one.

USA also assigns specific tasks to Israel and Mossad as cost of terror goods and technology being supplied to them regularly. .

Undoubtedly, Israeli attacks on Syria are part of US-Israeli conspiracy. Israel would not have done it if USA did not want that way. And Americans always use third parties to   threaten or destabilize nations.

Having already burnt its dirty fingers in Mideast, USA doesn’t want to invade Syria., complicating the US-Arab relations further.  So, Israel is found to the perfect tool for the Job.

Nearly all Arab states have sided with the rebel forces seeking to topple Syrian president Bashar Assad and inflict a blow to his main ally, Iran. And the second attack by Israeli warplanes in Syria — in three days — was the type of punishing response many Arab leaders have urged from the West against Assad after more than two years of civil war. The fact the fighter jets came from Israel, however, exposes the complications and regional crosscurrents that make Syria the Arab Spring’s most intricate puzzle.

 

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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is till adamant and refuses to step down or call for polls. Last month, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down Assad.  Assad denounced Israeli’s airstrike into Assad’s territory as a dangerous threat to regional stability. The contrast reflects a fundamental conundrum for Arab leaders.

 

Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided missiles believed to be bound for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group. The attack, the second in three days and the third this year, signaled a sharp escalation of Israel’s involvement in Syria’s bloody civil war. Syrian state media reported that Israeli missiles struck a military and scientific research center near Damascus and caused casualties.

 

Although Israel has not accepted or denied responsibility for two air strikes on Syria that reportedly targeted long-range missiles from Iran that were destined for Hizbullah guerillas in south Lebanon, Israel took several precautions against a possible retaliatory strike from either Syria or Hizbullah. Syrian officials called the attacks a “declaration of war” and said it would respond at a time and place of its choosing. Israel deployed two Iron dome missile batteries in northern Israel that can shoot down incoming missiles. Israel also closed its northern airspace to civilian flights.

But Binyamin Netanyahu left for a five-day trip to China as planned, and Israeli officials tried to broadcast a feeling of business as usual. Israeli officials said that neither Syrian President Assad nor Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah want another front with Israel. Meanwhile, a Syrian activist group, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the air strikes killed at least 42 Syrian soldiers. Syria has not released an official death toll.

An Israeli airstrike in January also targeted weapons apparently bound for Hezbollah, Israeli and U.S. officials have said. The White House had no immediate comment on Sunday’s reported missile strikes.

 

While foxy Israel joins much of the Arab world share suspicions about Iran, including worries over its nuclear ambitions and jointly expanding military, the perception that they are allied against Assad — even indirectly — is strongly knocked down by many Arab leaders.

Israel has said it wants to stay out of the Syrian war, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly stated the Jewish state would be prepared to take military action to prevent sophisticated weapons from flowing from Syria to Hezbollah or other extremist groups.

 

Israeli media reported that Netanyahu also was holding an emergency meeting of his inner Security Cabinet. The prime minister’s office declined comment. Amos Yadlin, a former head of Israel’s military intelligence, said the strikes on Syria are a signal to Damascus’ ally, Tehran, that Israel is serious about the red lines it has set. “Syria is a very important part in the front that Iran has built. Iran is testing Israel and the U.S. determination in the facing of red lines and what it sees is in clarifies to it that at least some of the players, when they define red lines and they are crossed, take it seriously,” he told Army Radio.

 

Israel and Hezbollah fought a month long war in mid-2006. The militant group fired thousands of rockets at Israel, while Israeli warplanes destroyed large areas of southern and eastern Lebanon during a conflict that ended in stalemate.

 

Israel’s first airstrike in Syria, in January, also struck Jamraya. U.S. officials said it targeted trucks next to the research center that carried SA-17 anti-aircraft missiles. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an activist group, also reported large explosions in the area of Jamraya, a military and scientific research facility northwest of Damascus, about 15 kilometers (10 miles) from the Lebanese border. The raid appeared to have taken place next to a major road that was filled with debris, and shell casings were strewn on the ground. A blue street sign on the side of the road referred to the direction of the Lebanon border and the Syrian town of Zabadani near the frontier. Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen TV, which has several reporters around Syria, said one of the strikes targeted a military position in the village of Saboura, west of Damascus and about 10 kilometers (six miles) from the Lebanon border. Uzi Rubin, a missile expert and former Defense Ministry official, told the AP that if the target were Fateh-110 missiles as reported then it is a game changer as they put almost all Israel in range and can accurately hit targets. Rubin emphasized that he was speaking as a rocket expert and had no details on reported strikes. “If fired from southern Lebanon they can reach Tel Aviv and even (the southern city of) Beersheba.” He said the rockets are much five times more accurate than the scud missiles that Hezbollah has fired in the past. “It is a game changer because they are a threat to Israel’s infrastructure and military installations,” he said.

 

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Syria’s government called the attacks against against its territory a “flagrant violation of international law” that have made the Middle East “more dangerous.” Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi, who read a Cabinet statement to reporters Sunday in Damascus following an emergency government meeting, claimed the Israeli strikes are evidence of the Jewish state’s links with Islamic extremist groups trying to overthrow President Bashar Assad’s regime. He added that Syria has the right and the duty “to defend its people by all available means.”

While the government tried to use the airstrikes to taint the rebels by linking them to Israel, Syria’s arch rival, the attacks still pose a dilemma for an Assad regime already battling a relentless rebellion at home. If it fails to respond, it looks weak and opens the door to such airstrikes becoming a common occurrence. But any military retaliation against Israel would risk dragging the Jewish state and its powerful army into a broader conflict.

The target was Fateh-110 missiles, which have precision guidance systems with better aim than anything Hezbollah is known to have in its arsenal. The tempo of the new strikes added a dangerous dynamic to the conflict, fueling concerns that events could spin out of control and spark a regional crisis. Israel’s military deployed two batteries of its Iron Dome rocket defense system to the north of the country. It described the move as part of “ongoing situational assessments.” A senior Israeli official confirmed that Israel launched an airstrike in the Syrian capital early Sunday but did not give more precise details about the location.

The airstrikes come as Washington considers how to respond to indications that the Syrian regime may have used chemical weapons in its civil war. President Barack Obama has described the use of such weapons as a “red line,” and the administration is weighing its options – including possible military action.

 

The airstrikes highlight one of the critical side issues of the Syrian conflict: the Iranian-backed Shiite group Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Israeli warplanes apparently targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made Fateh-110 guided missiles believed to be bound for Hezbollah. Toppling Assad would cut the arms pipeline that runs from Shiite giant Iran to Hezbollah. But Hezbollah remains deeply popular on the Arab street for its battles with Israel, including a war in 2006 in which Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets into Israel.

No Arab leader wants to be perceived as giving a green light for Israeli attacks.

Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby warned of serious repercussions from the Israeli attacks and called on the U.N. Security Council to “immediately move to stop the Israeli aggressions on Syria.” Elaraby described the Israeli airstrikes as a “grave violation of the sovereignty of an Arab state that will further complicate the issue in Syria and expose the region’s security and stability to the most serious threats and consequences.”  Elaraby held talks with Mouaz al-Khatib, who recently resigned as chief of the Syrian National Coalition of opposition forces, to discuss the Israeli raids and other issues. At an Arab League summit in late March, Elaraby backed a declaration by host Qatar that gave member states “the right” to back the Syrian opposition.

Qatar and other wealthy Gulf Arab have become leading backers of Syria’s opposition in a dual bid to expand their influence while crippling Iran. Official Gulf reaction to the Israeli attacks was limited to straightforward reports with little commentary.

 

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Iran, a close ally of the Assad regime, condemned the airstrikes, and a senior official hinted at a possible response not from Terhan, but rather Hezbollah. Gen. Masoud Jazayeri, assistant to the Iranian chief-of-staff, told Iran’s state-run Arabic-language Al-Alam TV that Tehran “will not allow the enemy (Israel) to harm the security of the region.” He added that “the resistance will retaliate to the Israeli aggression against Syria.”

 

Like the Syrian regime, Iran also portrayed the strike as evidence of collusion between Israel and Syria’s rebels. Iranian defense minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying the attacks show a growing alliance of convenience between the Syrian opposition and Israel. “These vain moves are not a sign of Israel’s power,” he said. “It rather shows the (Israeli) regime’s despair in the face of regional developments.”

Iran has provided both financial and military support to Hezbollah for decades, and has used Syria as a conduit for both. If Assad were to fall, that pipeline could be cut, dealing a serious blow to Hezbollah’s ability to confront Israel. The Fateh-110, or “Conqueror” in Farsi, is a short-range ballistic missile developed by Iran and first put into service in 2002. The Islamic Republic unveiled an upgraded version in 2012 that improved the weapon’s accuracy and increased its range to 300 kilometers (185 miles). Vahidi said at the time that the solid-fueled missile could strike with pinpoint precision, making it the most accurate weapon of its kind in Iran’s arsenal.

 

Earlier this year, the Iron Dome system was credited with shooting down hundreds of rockets during a round of fighting against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Israel is especially concerned that Hezbollah will take advantage of the chaos in neighboring Syria and try to smuggle advanced weapons into Lebanon. These include anti-aircraft missiles, which could hamper Israel’s ability to operate in Lebanese skies, and advanced Yakhont missiles that are used to attack naval ships from the coast.

The airstrikes come as Washington considers how to respond to indications that the Syrian regime may have used chemical weapons. President Barack Obama has described the use of such weapons as a “red line,” and the administration is weighing its options, including possible military action.

Syria’s state news agency reported explosions at the Jamraya military and scientific research center near Damascus and said initial reports indicate they were the “result of Israeli missiles.” It said there were casualties but did not give a number. Damascus-based activist Maath al-Shami said the strikes occurred around 3 a.m. “Damascus shook. The explosion was very, very strong,” said al-Shami adding that one of the attacks occurred near the capital’s Qasioun mountain that overlooks Damascus. He said the raid targeted a military position for the elite Republican Guards that is in charge of protecting Damascus, Assad’s seat of power. Mohammed Saeed, another activist who lives in the Damascus suburb of Douma, said “the explosions were so strong that earth shook under us.” He said the smell of the fire caused by the air raid near Qasioun was noticeable miles away.

 

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Egypt launched an Arab bid to bring a peaceful end Syria’s civil war, but it gained little momentum.Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour called on the Arab League to take a “firm stance regarding Israel’s aggression against Syria.” Mansour said that Israel is paving the way “for a wide aggression that would blow up the region.” Egypt’s Popular Current, a leftist opposition group headed by former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi, said in a statement that it condemns the “licentious” Israeli attack. “No single Arab person, regardless of how much they disagree with the regime of Bashar Assad, can accept this aggression,” the group said, calling Israel the “first enemy” of the Arab world.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi condemned Israel’s airstrikes, calling them a violation of international law and warning they complicate the civil war in that country. The statement from Morsi’s office added that Egypt also “strongly objects” to the bloodshed and the use of Syria’s military against its people, but rejected the violation of Syrian sovereignty and “exploiting its internal crisis under whatever pretext.”

In Iraq, the Syrian crisis has forced the Shiite-led government in Baghdad to try to balance its ties to Arab partners and its close bonds to Iran. In a statement, influential anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said “Syria’s dignity should be preserved” and urged Assad to “retaliate.”

 

Observations

Obviously, Israel illegally occupying Palestine lands and possessing illegally obtained nukes, has assumed the role of super power of Mideast. 

Arab Spring that created havoc as well as  loss of lives and destructions in many Arab nations  has skillfully evaded Israel.  One suspects if Israel, backed  as usual by USA, engineered the spring exclusively for Arab Muslim nations. 

In attacking Syria as a street criminal gang, Israel has demonstrated that it could single-evenhandedly but with US backing, replace entire NATO terror infrastructure in destabilizing Syria. USA can help Israeli occupation of Israel on a large scale and over a longer period of time. 

Pentagon-CIA twins are eager to destroy or loot Syrian chemical weapons depots. The scenario concluded that for this task alone, a force of more than 75,000 soldiers would have to march in to Syria. The Pentagon perhaps is reviewing a plan of establishing a buffer zone along the Syrian-Jordanian border that would be secured by the Jordanian army and with support of Saudi led aimless Sunni nations in Mideast. CIA wants to make attack and occupation of Syria largely as an Arab undertaking and ahs a plan for the possibility of establishing a buffer zone.

Syrian rebels seem to be trained on using and securing chemical weapons.

Europe reeling under economic and financial crises is still very reserved about the prospects of intervention in Syria. Moreover many European nations suspects CIA-Pentagon intentions in Mideast. The fact that Russia and China would block any decision on a mission in Syria in the notorious UNSC comes as a welcome excuse in Europe to do nothing

 

The unipolar USA is bent upon keeping lies  surrounding the Sept-11 hoax and wants to destabilize both Sunni and Shii’a  nations and is now strongly considering providing weapons to the Syrian rebels. Top colonizer  terrocracies Britain and France in particular have announced several times in recent months their desire to provide weapons to the rebel Free Syrian Army. The European Union’s weapons embargo against Syria will expire at the end of May these three rogue states are pushing the 27 EU member-states to unanimously vote to extend it at the end of May.

 

US-Israeli terror twins want to provoke Iran to get involved in a possible war in Syria.

The establishment of a no-fly zone over Syria is impossible now. . But the regime of President Bashar Assad would almost certainly not permit the creation of a no-fly zone. At the point international powers moved to establish the no-fly zone, it would essentially be a declaration of war.

Indeed, it would be hard to find an expert who wouldn’t warn that an incursion into Syria would be enormously challenging and disastrous.

UNSC and NATO cane put an end to Zionist  attacks o n Arab nations and occupational crimes in neighboring Palestine. 

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د. عبد راف

India: Gujarat is underdeveloped too

 

India: Gujarat is underdeveloped too

 By DR. ABDUL RUFF

[Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal, Educationist,  Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.) Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Specialist on State Terrorism ; Commentator  on world affairs & sport fixings, Expert on Mideast Affairs,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; (http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com);  website: http://abdulruff.wordpress.com/ mail: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com]

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In which way you say Gujarat is more developed than other states in this post-colonialist nation? 

 

Capitalism describes development in terms of number of capitalists and multimillionaires produced by a system. This profit crony system cares a damn for common people or their welfare status as index to determine development.

Indian media run by crony capitalists and multimillionaires do not behave differently than their western bosses.

There has been mischievous attempt by media to project Gujarat, now ruled by Hindutva communal brand RSS/bjp as the most developed state in India. That is wrong.  Gujarat has several industries for years even before the arrival of Moodi and RSS, , especially  cloth etc  adding more wealth to the rich but life of people is miserable.  Moody bhaiya may have created a couple more of capitalists in his reign.  So long as a government refuses to undertake measures to uplift common people by spending more resources on them or even by squeezing the rich and capitalists one can’t really think of development at all.

RSS.bjp duo has been on job to generate good will for Moody bhaia as the most important PM candidate for India.  That is a pure poll gimmicks because LK Advani sahib would not let anybody in RSS to over take him to reach PM seat. He narrowly missed it as deputy PM under Vajpayee sahib.

Now let the RSS/bjp, already a discredited duo, say what progress has ordinary people of Gujarat achieved under Moody? 

 

 

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د. عبد راف 

Pakistan: Muslim League is back in power – what next?

Pakistan: Muslim League is back in power – what next? 

By DR. ABDUL RUFF

[Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal, Educationist,  Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.) Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Specialist on State Terrorism ; Commentator  on world affairs & sport fixings, Expert on Mideast Affairs,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; (http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com);  website: http://abdulruff.wordpress.com/ mail: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com]

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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who expanded his illegal wealth in his previous reign declared victory for his Pakistani Muslim League party in the 11^th May parliamentary elections even while votes were still being counted. Early results indicated that Sharif will likely return to the job he held twice in the 1990s. But no party is expected to win a majority of seats in parliament, meaning Sharif would have to form a coalition government.

 

This time youngsters became active and many extended support to Imran Khan’s PTI. The contest was close between PML-N and PTI in Punjab. Urban Sindh extended support to MQM and PPP remained docile in urban as well as rural areas. Surprisingly, Bilawal, Chairman PPP (son of President Zardari and Benazir Bhutto) preferred to remain in door due to life threats. ANP came under attack in Sindh as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In Balochistan, nationalist parties are likely to get reasonable number of seats. Religious parties formed an alliance but JI and JUI-F fielded their own candidates.

 

A point worth mentioning is that, due to strong poll campaign, turnout was higher as compared to previous elections, also may be people have realized that they are being cheated by the leaders and if they wish to bring a change in Pakistan they have to cast their vote.

MQM, JI and some other religious parties have lodges complaint of rigging and are demanding re-election. So, there is the question of the polling being fair, free and transparent. However, some observers are of the view that any attempt to mar credibility of the polling held or non-acceptance of the results could create unrest in the country, an objective enemies of Pakistan are trying to achieve. They initially threatened people to stay away from this non-Shariah compliant system but their argument carried no weight as they declared not to stop, religious parties, PML-N, JI and PTI from participating in the polls.

 

Sharif Brothers and their dynasty contested on various seats. Most of the political commentators were hinting towards ‘hung parliament’ in which no party will get majority and the outcome could be another ‘coalition’ government. A point to watch is has the youth made any difference?

 

The Sharif regime is tasked now with leading a country suffering from attacks  from NATO terror syndicates occupying Pakistan, and political corruption severe power shortages, a struggling economy,.
In his earlier stint as premier of Pakistan he let all capitalists thrive in Pakistan by special tax rebates and he himself was a beneficiary of all state patronage of illegal wealth making.

Will Sharif and other capitalist associates now resume the loot of the nation’s resources and ignore the aspirations of hapless Muslims?

Or will they get over the US puppetry hang over and rebuild the nation along Islamic way?

More importantly, will the new regime kick the NATO terror gangs out of Pakistan soil
and let Pakistanis live in peace as before the Bush rogues and Pentagon criminal infrastructure entered Islamizing Pakistan by using readymade Sept-11 hoax, Osama gimmicks and and Afghan nukes?

So long as NATO terror gangs are allowed to stay on in Pakistan, killing Muslims in Afghanistan-Pakistan by calling them as terrorists and insurgents, there is no question of peace, progress and stability in Pakistan.

More and more Muslims would only be slaughtered by the enemy of Islam- both others and Muslims themselves as paid agents of CIA & co.

Sharif must ask Obama and associates to stop killing Muslims in Pakistan and Afghanistan and elsewhere through their agents. Pakistan must use its UNSC membership for this job.

Pakistan must now fix its policy priorities in favor of Islamic Pakistan and Muslims- after all Shari’a is not a mere slogan.

 

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د. عبد راف

Israel misuses recognition granted by Muslim nations

Israel misuses recognition granted by Muslim nations

-DR. ABDUL RUFF

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Why did the Arab Spring that caused havoc in other Mideast nations not enter Israel?

Why Israel wants every Muslim nation to recognize it ignoring its genocides in Palestine?

Backed by hard core Zionist Americans, Israel has thus far very skilfully used those Arabs and Muslim nations in general that supported and recognized the Zionist regime its own advantages and employed their support for justifying its crimes in Palestine. .

Arms sales – a major revenue source of Israel- to pro-Israeli Muslim nations like Turkey and Egypt,  kept the Zionist occupation intact because these Muslim nations never criticized Zionist crimes, thereby providing secured  signal  of legitimacy  for  illegal occupation, genocides and  crimes  .

Jordan that has also recognized fascist Israel has got the Israeli taste when Israel arrested the Mufti of Jerusalem Sheikh Muhammad Hussein on false ground. Angered by Israeli provocative action, the Jordanian parliament voted unanimously yesterday to expel Israel’s ambassador to Jordan and to recall the Jordanian ambassador to Israel. The Jordanian parliament vote is non-binding but said Israel’s actions had caused “extreme shock and anger.”

The Jerusalem Mufti was released after a few hours. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told The Media Line he was questioned in connection to an incident earlier this week when some 15 Muslim worshippers on the Temple Mount threw chairs at security forces.

Israel also allowed Jews to visit the Temple Mount, which is holy to both Jews and Muslims, on the day that marked the “reunification” of Jerusalem. Jordanian security forces dispersed dozens of protestors who tried to break into the Israeli embassy in Amman.

Tens of thousands of Israelis marched through Jerusalem to celebrate “Jerusalem Day,” when Israeli troops conquered Jerusalem’s Old City, and the holiest Jewish site, the Western Wall. Israel annexed both the Old City and East Jerusalem, which Palestinians say must be the capital of a future Palestinian state.

Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, 18 Palestinians and 3 Jews were arrested yesterday for attempting to incite violence.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi arrived in Gaza for a three-day visit at the head of a delegation of 50 senior and was welcomed by Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. The rival Palestinian Authority sharply condemned the visit, saying it legitimizes Hamas rule in Gaza and deepens divisions between Fatah and Hamas. Qaradawi is the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and the visit was also seen as a victory for Hamas, which the US and Israel consider a terrorist organization.

The delegation of Muslim scholars accompanying him is from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, Libya, and Tunisia as well as other Arab and Muslim countries. Hamas welcomed the visit as “historic”. Qaradawi has issued some controversial “fatwas” or religious decrees including supporting suicide bombings against Israel.

 

 

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[Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal, Educationist,  Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.) Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Specialist on State Terrorism ; Commentator  on world affairs & sport fixings, Expert on Mideast Affairs,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; (http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com);  website: http://abdulruff.wordpress.com/ mail: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com]

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Israel’s Silly Problem

Israel’s  Silly Problem 

By DR. ABDUL RUFF

[Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal, Educationist,  Chronicler of Foreign occupations & Freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.) Chancellor-Founder of Centor for International Affairs(CIA); Specialist on State Terrorism ; Commentator  on world affairs & sport fixings, Expert on Mideast Affairs,Former university Teacher; Editor:INTERNATIONAL OPINION; Editor: FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES;  Palestine Times: RANDOM THOUGHTS; (http://abdulrubb.wordpress.com);  website: http://abdulruff.wordpress.com/ mail: abdulruff_jnu@yahoo.com]

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Clearly, Israel is isolated internationally where only America is on its terror side. Europe has abandoned Israel long ago.

Israel has killed thousands of Innocent Palestine people, including children, to clear way for lands to construct illegal settlements and prolong their occupation.
Being the most dreadful terrorist state on earth, Israel does not want any body or nation to criticize it or its crimes. 

Israeli Zionist courts have legalized all crimes committed by Israeli state and military in Palestine and Arab world 

Israel’s this silly problem is common for for all colonial terrocracies  from USA, Russia to India. 

That is Zionist criminalized fun. 

There seems to be some consensus between USA and Israel terror twins to go for peace deal with Palestinians. 

But Israel wants to make it appear that it agrees for peace deal on its own and not under pressure from USA or EU or Arabs or Turkey. 

All colonialist terrocracies suffer from  inferiority complex but one doesn’t know if they have any guilty conscience at all? Do they have conscience, first of all?.

Fine, let peace take place even that way, paving way for the creation of state of Palestine.

 

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د. عبد راف

 

 Muslim blood is cheap…
Global media today, even in Muslim nations, are controlled by anti-Islam rogue agencies. Terrorism is caused by anti-Islamic forces. Anti-Muslimism and anti-Islamism are more dangerous than ”terrorism” Fake democracies have zero-tolerance to any criticism of their anti-Muslim and other aggressive practices. Anti-Islamic forces & terrorists are using all sorts of criminal elements for terrorizing the world and they in disguise are harming genuine interests of ordinary Muslims.