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[11 May 2012] Death squads at root of Syria crisis - News Analysis - English In Syria, the fragile cease-fire brokered by the UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan was broken again: A roadside bomb struck a Syrian military truck, wounding six soldiers. But what was different was that the explosion happened just seconds after a convoy carrying the head of the U.N. observer mission passed by, which has put into speculation that perhaps the UN convoy was the target. If so, this comes just one day after US UN ambassador Susan Rice said the Kofi Annan ceasefire plan was ineffective on all fronts: Syria, its elections, its ceasefire: Subject of this edition of the Press TV News Analysis

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In a statement on Sunday, Iran called for restraint and an immediate halt of the large-scale Israeli bombardment of Gaza. Israel attacked the impoverished strip on Saturday, leaving 800 people in a critical state. The Saturday attacks are widely believed to be one of the worst in the 60-year history of the Israeli occupation. "The international community is duty bound to defend Gaza civilians in the face of Israel's genocide and crimes against humanity," the Foreign Ministry statement reads according to press tv. "Tel Aviv's bombardment of the Gaza Strip is yet another brazen example of Israel's terrorist mindset and its gross violation of human rights," it adds. The statement condemns the barrage of Israeli attacks on civilian non-military targets as being in stark defiance of the Geneva Convention and UN resolutions. Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that no protected person may be punished for an offense he or she has not personally committed, hence collective punishment and all measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited. The Saturday onslaught came after a six-month truce between Israel and the democratically-elected Palestinian government of Hamas expired on December 19 - and after repeated violations by Tel Aviv. The Arab world reacted in shock to the Israeli incursion into Gaza and stepped up calls for retaliation against Israel. "Today everybody has to stand by the side of the Palestinian people and stop this blind military action," said Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. Russia and France have also decried the large-scale operations, demanding that Israel immediately halt its attacks on the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, however, snubbed international appeals for an end to the attacks and asserted that operations against Gaza will go on for "as long as necessary". "There is a time for cease-fires and a time to fight, and now is the time to fight," said Barak, adding that the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and security forces have been masterminding the Gaza invasion "for months". In a televised speech on Sunday, Barak confirmed that Tel Aviv may even send ground troops into Gaza to help in carrying out fresh attacks on the coastal strip. The UN Security Council held emergency consultations Saturday night and early Sunday to outline a resolution, by which Israel would be obliged to halt its military operations "without delay".

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[24 April 2012] International observers in Syria - Middle East Today - Presstv -English Despite a ceasefire brokered by the UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, fighting in Syria continues. It seems that there are not only divisions within Syria itself but the regional and global powers are divided on how the issue should be dealt with as well. Some are calling for arming the Syrian opposition forces and others call for a dialogue.

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[19 May 2012] 'UN observers in Syria cannot be trusted - News Analysis - English Two failed US-backed Security Council resolutions vetoed by Russia and China, promised reforms by Damascus, a new constitution, Kofi Annan's 6-point peace plan followed by a fragile cease-fire and a flock of UN observers and most recently multi party parliamentary elections, all of those have been decisive factors over the past year or so in Syria. But is the Syrian solution gradually turning into the Syrian conundrum as the U-S and its Arab allies are arming groups fighting the government with significantly more and better weapons in recent weeks?

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[26 June 2012] Turkey vows retaliation Russia calls for restraint - News Analysis - English Turkey vows retaliation and Russia calls for restraint. On this edition of News Analysis we look at two apparently opposing camps on the Syrian unrest, will possible plans for a full-scale military intervention give diplomacy a chance on Syria?

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Israel has approved 69 new settlements in East Jerusalem al Quds. The new plan seeks to expand the Har Homar Israeli settlement. However, Palestinian activist Daoud Hamoude says the move is part of a bigger plan to annex all settlements from the North of the West Bank to the E1 area in Bethlehem, ultimately turning the West Bank into a string of Palestinian ghettos. Jamal Jumaa of the Stop the Wall also told Press TV that Tel Aviv has no interest in peace talks and will not cease settlement activities under any conditions. The Palestinian activist also says he has serious doubts about the future of talks between the Palestinian Authority and Tel Aviv. Nel Burden, Press TV, al-Quds

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A week from today there will be massive celebrations in the Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of a cease-fire tat halted the Korean War. Some three million Koreans were killed in the conflict, mainly as a result of the US bombing campaign. However, as North Korea prepares for a celebration of peace, tension is mounting once again. On July 12th, the Chong Chun Gang, a Korean vessel heading from Cuba to the DPRK was seized by Panamanian authorities. The vessel was searched and on July 16th the Panamanians declared that the ship contained \"undeclared military cargo.\" United Nations sanctions prohibit the shipping of arms to North Korea.

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India has accused Pakistani troops of attacking border posts in the southern regions of Indian controlled Kashmir. New Delhi says Pakistani forces fired mortars on at least 50 Indian border posts overnight. It says one guard was killed and six injured in the incident. The violence comes after India\'s home minister visited the region to review security. The attack has been described as the most serious violation of the 2003 cease-fire between the two neighbors in the past decade.

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The USA has put vague but far-reaching sanctions on the Islamic Seminary [Howza] of the Holy City of Qom (Jamiatul Mustafa, Al-Mustafa International University). This is a clear attack on knowledge, wisdom and the pure Islamic teachings. The FBI has been harassing fellow believers in the USA, particularly in Houston, Texas, using Gestapo techniques, aiming to frighten and terrorize innocent people. When will the tyranny of the USA cease? What does this mean for us? What do the Ahadith tell us? The reality is that they are afraid of the Holy Quran. They are afraid of the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (S). They are afraid of the Ahlulbayt (A) and Imam Mahdi (A)... Why? Because Imam Mahdi (A) stands for justice. Imam Mahdi (A) will eradicate bullying, tyranny, and oppression. Shaykh Usama Abdulghani addresses the issue. #AlMustafa #Sanctions #Iran #Islam #Wisdom #Love #Truth #Qom #FBI #CIA #IRGC #Islamophobia #Iranophobia #Trump #Biden

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By the grace and favor of Allah, the world is moving towards the liberation of al-Quds and the whole of Palestine. There are too many signs on the ground which are signaling the death knell of the foreigner-imposed Zionist regime. The illegal, illegitimate, and the terrorist Zionist regime cannot and will not remain. This non-stop injustice and oppression of israel will soon come to cease. The Zionist regime is a cancerous tumor which is nothing more than a terrorist garrison. Listen as the Leader of the Islamic Ummah, Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei, speaks about and describes the Zionist regime and the current Zionist war on the besieged Gaza Strip. #DeathToisrael #D2i