In western Europe there have been known or suspected cells in London, Hamburg, Milan and Madrid. No Palestinian election has been held since, primarily because of the internal divisions. The organisation is thought to operate in 40 to 50 countries, not only in the Middle East and Asia but in North America and Europe. BBC's Hilary Andersson in Jerusalem 'Today's incident is a nasty development on the ongoing war' real 28k US President Clinton 'We are witnessing a new beginning' real 28k BBC's Stephen Sackur in Washington 'History at the White House but the atmosphere was awkward' real 28k BBC's Christopher Hack in Beirut 'The children were in the playground. Hamas won the 2006 legislative elections but a year later the two men fell out and Hamas seized the Gaza Strip in a bloody civil war. Tuesday, OctoPublished at 17:51 GMT 18:51 UK World: Middle East 'Safe passage' deal signed Israelis and Palestinians have signed an agreement paving a way for opening a 'safe passage' for Palestinians to travel between the West Bank and Gaza strip. President Abbas presented Mr Tebboune with a Palestinian stamp commemorating Algeria's 60th independence day, along with a map showing a Ramallah street recently named "Algeria".
It is not clear whether he held talks with Mr Haniya. The two leaders were invited by Mr Tebboune to attend his country's 60th independence day celebrationsĪlgeria is a major supporter of the Palestinian cause.įootage broadcast by Algerian television channels showed President Tebboune getting his Palestinian counterpart and Mr Haniya to shake hands, after which Hamas delegation members embrace Mr Abbas. Mr Abbas - the Palestinian president - and his arch rival who heads the Hamas' politburo - the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip - met for the first time in 15 years. Subject Headings: - Journalism: - Middle Eastern Studies. Update: The reference to Israel has been removed from the report.Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images The Palestinian leaders Mahmoud Abbas (left) and Ismail Haniya (right) met for the first time in 15 years Image caption: The Palestinian leaders Mahmoud Abbas (left) and Ismail Haniya (right) met for the first time in 15 yearsĪlgerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has hosted Palestinian rival leaders Mahmoud Abbas and Ismail Haniya. The Arabic branch of the world news outlet BBC covers the effects of the Coronavirus in the. So who has made such a comparison? The dubious company that the BBC has chosen to keep includes the pro-Hamas ‘ Middle East Monitor’ ( MEMO), Ismail Patel of ‘ Friends of Al Aqsa’ writing at the Qatar-linked ‘ Middle East Eye’, a former Pakistani prime minister and a Pakistani Islamist conspiracy theorist among a few others.Īpparently Geeta Panday considered that opportunistic, politically motivated talking point touted by a handful of notoriously partisan outlets and commentators to be appropriate for amplification by a media organisation supposedly committed to accuracy and impartiality.
While that Amnesty International webpage is predictably problematic in itself, it does not make any reference to India and so is not an example of the “comparison” that Pandey clearly seeks to promote. the land does not belong to them), that the Bedouin are infiltrators on the land and that building there is unauthorised and illegal.
That link leads readers to an Amnesty International UK webpage promoting a campaign against the company JCB and partial presentation of a ‘case study’ about Khirbet Humsa which does not inform readers that in 2019 the Supreme Court ruled that the residents have no property rights in the location (i.e. BBC News ignores a story that contradicts a recurrent claim ABOUT US CAMERA-UK is the UK division of Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), the 65,000 member media-monitoring organization founded in 1982, and dedicated to promoting fair, accurate and balanced coverage of Israel. “But the demolitions – which have drawn some comparison with Israel’s use of heavy machinery in the Palestinian territories – have been criticised in India and made headlines globally, with critics saying there is “only the thinnest veneer of legality covering this official action” and that they “are bulldozing over the very spirit of the law”.” The quake 22 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Kish Island in Hormozgan province happened at 8:07 a.m. TEHRAN, Iran (AP) A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck a southern Iranian province Saturday, killing at least one person and injuring more than 30 others, Iranian media reported. “Bulldozers, invented 100 years ago, have been used across the world to build homes, offices, roads and other infrastructures.īut in recent years, many say, they have become a weapon in the hands of India’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to destroy homes and livelihoods of the minority Muslim community.”Įight paragraphs in, readers find a dog whistle and a link: Moderate quake jolts southern Iranian province, killing 1. Late on June 19 th an article by Geeta Pandey headlined ‘ How bulldozers became a vehicle of injustice in India’ was published on the BBC News website’s ‘India’ page.
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