Lebanon

shocking video of Bahrain Peaceful protesters

BH2011 — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:59:36 +0100

Israelification of a Red Cross Abulance

legofesto — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:52:07 +0100

UNIFIL gets cluster bomb data from Israel - Middle East Times

Fulup — Fri, 15 May 2009 14:23:39 +0100

UNITED NATIONS, May 14 (UPI) -- The U.N. mission in Lebanon received detailed maps from the Israeli military outlining positions where it had used cluster munitions over southern Lebanon.

Source: UNIFIL gets cluster bomb data from Israel - Middle East Times

Robert Fisk’s World: I told him I admired his refusal to sign the death sentences

Niluccio — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:01:57 +0000

Dr Salim el-Hoss is 80 now but remains a staunch defender of human rights and democracy, an opponent of the death penalty and an outspoken supporter of Palestinians. He finds it difficult to climb the steps to airliners, he confessed to me on our way back from Qatar this week, but reads as voraciously as ever. When I recommended to him a long article on American torture, he read it right through to the end and then put the paper down with a slap on his knee. "Terrible, terrible," he muttered.

Source: Robert Fisk’s World: I told him I admired his refusal to sign the death sentences

UK ready for talks with Hezbollah

krease chan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:47:41 +0000

Britain overturned its policy on a key Middle East issue yesterday by agreeing to talk to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia movement which fights Israel and is banned as a terrorist organisation by the US.

Source: UK ready for talks with Hezbollah

Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon

fionamc — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:09:45 +0000

Rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon, raising fears the Israeli offensive in Gaza may spread.

Israel's army responded with artillery to a barrage of at least three rockets. No group has claimed responsibility.

Source: Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon

Sharia law incompatible with human rights legislation, Lords say | World news | guardian.co.uk

damianrafferty — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:02:15 +0100

The House of Lords today drew stark attention to the conflict between sharia and UK law, calling the Islamic legal code "wholly incompatible" with human rights legislation.

The remarks came as the Lords considered the case of a woman who, if she was sent back to Lebanon, would be obliged under sharia law to hand over custody of her 12-year-old son to a man who beat her, threw her off a balcony and, on one occasion, attempted to strangle her.

The woman was seeking asylum in the UK to avoid the provisions of sharia law that give fathers or other male family members the exclusive custody of children over seven.

Source: Sharia law incompatible with human rights legislation, Lords say | World news | guardian.co.uk