Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Coverage Of Gaza Compared With Sri Lanka
As I commented in several earlier blog entries, the conflict in Sri Lanka was virtually ignored compared with the attention shed on Israel's attempts to stop rocket attacks on its territory. Honest Reporting actually went through the trouble of comparing BBC's coverage of the two conflicts. Not surprisingly, 4.5 articles were written every day about Israel's efforts to stop Hamas' rocket attacks, while the conflict in Sri Lanka produced barely one article per day. Since the estimated number of civilian deaths in Sri Lanka was much higher than in Gaza, the difference in reporting (not to mention condemnation) becomes difficult to explain.
Labels: gaza, media, reporting, sri lanka
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Hamas Stole Aid Intended for Gaza
According to The International Herald Tribune, "UN says Hamas stole aid intended for Gazans". Israel has been allowing approximately 200 truckloads of humanitarian aid into Gaza on a daily basis since the end of the campaign, though the article does not mention how much aid Egypt has allowed to pass through its borders.
Also, human rights groups have commented that an investigation of Hamas war crimes is not necessary as its actions constitute blatant war crimes not worthy of investigation.
The Norwegian tabloids VG & Dagbladet are ignoring these stories, and instead focus on a Norwegian politician that recently made a trip to the Gaza Strip and Israel. VG and Dagbladet also published articles on wreckage that needs to be removed from the Gaza Strip.
Currently, the crisis in Sri Lanka is getting zero coverage on the front pages of Dagbladet and VG. James Dunnigan posted an interesting article yesterday titled "Why Israel Is Special". He writes in the article about how approximately 300,000 people have been killed in fighting in Sudan during the last few years, around 5 million have died indirectly or directly as a result of the war in Congo during the last decade, and almost 100,000 have been killed in Sri Lanka during the last 25 years. Still, all the world's focus is on Israel and the "horrible" Jews, though the number of dead in the Israel-Arab conflict is relatively minimal compared to other conflicts. As he ends his essay; "Go Figure".
Update 1: VG has posted a small article covering an amnesty offered to the Tamil rebels by the government in Colombo. Dagbladet is still ignoring the Sri Lanka crisis, not to mention any stories stories from Africa. Instead, Dagbladet has posted a one-sided story (the sources are Al Jadeed og Al Jazeera) about a boat with emergency aid that was stopped on its way to Gaza. The ship is apparently trying to access Gaza without Israeli permission, and has several Palestinian activists onboard the ship. It seems the activists are more interested in media attention than they are in delivering the aid. Since it surely is not possible for them to ensure that the aid does not end up in the arms of Hamas, perhaps they ought to sail on to Sri Lanka?
Also, human rights groups have commented that an investigation of Hamas war crimes is not necessary as its actions constitute blatant war crimes not worthy of investigation.
The Norwegian tabloids VG & Dagbladet are ignoring these stories, and instead focus on a Norwegian politician that recently made a trip to the Gaza Strip and Israel. VG and Dagbladet also published articles on wreckage that needs to be removed from the Gaza Strip.
Currently, the crisis in Sri Lanka is getting zero coverage on the front pages of Dagbladet and VG. James Dunnigan posted an interesting article yesterday titled "Why Israel Is Special". He writes in the article about how approximately 300,000 people have been killed in fighting in Sudan during the last few years, around 5 million have died indirectly or directly as a result of the war in Congo during the last decade, and almost 100,000 have been killed in Sri Lanka during the last 25 years. Still, all the world's focus is on Israel and the "horrible" Jews, though the number of dead in the Israel-Arab conflict is relatively minimal compared to other conflicts. As he ends his essay; "Go Figure".
Update 1: VG has posted a small article covering an amnesty offered to the Tamil rebels by the government in Colombo. Dagbladet is still ignoring the Sri Lanka crisis, not to mention any stories stories from Africa. Instead, Dagbladet has posted a one-sided story (the sources are Al Jadeed og Al Jazeera) about a boat with emergency aid that was stopped on its way to Gaza. The ship is apparently trying to access Gaza without Israeli permission, and has several Palestinian activists onboard the ship. It seems the activists are more interested in media attention than they are in delivering the aid. Since it surely is not possible for them to ensure that the aid does not end up in the arms of Hamas, perhaps they ought to sail on to Sri Lanka?
Labels: gaza, hamas, israel, norway, sri lanka, sudan
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Hospital Shelled in Sri Lanka
CNN reports that a hospital was shelled in Sri Lanka today, but big portions of the international community continue to ignore the conflict. The Norwegian tabloid newspaper VG ignores the Sri Lanka situation. Instead, they feature a story speculating that Hamas may agree to a temporary ceasefire. During the ceasefire, Hamas obviously wants to continue smuggling weapons into the Gaza Strip. Despite the talks of a ceasefire, Israel was today attacked by several more rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert commented that Israel will retaliate. It is ironic that Sri Lanka can freely fight terrorism without any international condemnation, while Israel is forced to sit back while being attacked on a daily basis.
VG completely ignored the Tamil demonstration in Oslo yesterday, perhaps because it was peaceful and therefore not newsworthy.
Update 1: Dagbladet and VG report that Israel retaliated against some Hamas terrorist targets on the Gaza Strip. Apparently no one was injured in the attack as people had been warned not to stay in buildings containing weapons. The tabloid newspaper VG goes on to claim that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire, but "the problem is that Israel on principle will not negotiate directly with Hamas". Most civilized countries would not negotiate with an antisemitic terrorist organization that wants to implement a fundamentalist gender apartheid regime, so I have (not surprisingly) no problem understanding Israel's position. Further down south, the Congo conflict continues to produce much higher human tolls than the conflict with Hamas, though Norway's tabloids are showing no interest.
VG completely ignored the Tamil demonstration in Oslo yesterday, perhaps because it was peaceful and therefore not newsworthy.
Update 1: Dagbladet and VG report that Israel retaliated against some Hamas terrorist targets on the Gaza Strip. Apparently no one was injured in the attack as people had been warned not to stay in buildings containing weapons. The tabloid newspaper VG goes on to claim that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire, but "the problem is that Israel on principle will not negotiate directly with Hamas". Most civilized countries would not negotiate with an antisemitic terrorist organization that wants to implement a fundamentalist gender apartheid regime, so I have (not surprisingly) no problem understanding Israel's position. Further down south, the Congo conflict continues to produce much higher human tolls than the conflict with Hamas, though Norway's tabloids are showing no interest.
Labels: hospital, shelled, sri lanka
Tamils Demonstrate In Oslo Without Help From The Socialists
Approximately 1000 Tamils protested in Oslo today against the alleged "carnage" and "genocide" in Sri Lanka. As normal, they are receiving zero support from the Norwegian public. Contrast that with Hamas, which support was sufficient to set Oslo on fire several days in January.
In the picture posted by Dagbladet, I can not see a single of the Norwegian & Pakistani idiots that recently rioted in Oslo in support for Hamas. As I have commented previously, Norwegian socialists stand on thin ground when they claim not to be antisemitic.
Please check out the below video from the pro-Hamas demonstration in Oslo on January 8:
Update 1: On March 24, VG and Dagbladet report that only 10 of the 194 individuals arrested in the violent demonstrations in Oslo will receive any form of punishment. This proves yet again that Norway should be the world's top destination for current and future criminals and terrorists. Even if you are extremely unlucky and end up in Norwegian prison, your accommodation will be better than most budget hotels and you should complain if your prison does not have a tennis court.
In the picture posted by Dagbladet, I can not see a single of the Norwegian & Pakistani idiots that recently rioted in Oslo in support for Hamas. As I have commented previously, Norwegian socialists stand on thin ground when they claim not to be antisemitic.
Please check out the below video from the pro-Hamas demonstration in Oslo on January 8:
Update 1: On March 24, VG and Dagbladet report that only 10 of the 194 individuals arrested in the violent demonstrations in Oslo will receive any form of punishment. This proves yet again that Norway should be the world's top destination for current and future criminals and terrorists. Even if you are extremely unlucky and end up in Norwegian prison, your accommodation will be better than most budget hotels and you should complain if your prison does not have a tennis court.
Labels: norway, sri lanka, tamils
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