Al-Jazeera: Why can’t Arab armies be more humane like Israel’s? By Tom Gross. Tom Gross Media, January 16, 2014.
Arab TV host touts Israel’s humanity. The Times of Israel, January 17, 2014.
Al Jazeera Arabic Admits Israel Ain’t So Bad. By David Lange (Aussie Dave). Israellycool, January 17, 2014.
Al Jazeera Arabic admits France, Israel better prevent civilian casualties. Video. Mecalecahi Mecahinyho, January 14, 2014. YouTube.
Gross:
I
attach a remarkable new video from Al-Jazeera (the Arabic version of
al-Jazeera) in which the presenter asks his audience why Arab armies (and in
particular the Iranian proxy organization Hizbullah) can’t act in a more humane
way to civilians, like the Israeli and French militaries do. (The guest in the
video on the right, Mr Muhammed, also agrees with him.)
Among
the questions posed on air: “Why don’t they learn from the Israeli army which
tries, through great efforts, to avoid shelling areas populated by civilians in
Lebanon and Palestine? Didn’t Hezbollah take shelter in areas populated by
civilians because it knows that Israeli air force doesn’t bomb those areas? Why
doesn’t the Syrian army respect premises of universities, schools or inhabited
neighborhoods? Why does it shell even the areas of its supporters? . . .
“I will
also give you the example of France. All Syrians remember that the French
forces, when they occupied Syria tried to avoid, when rebels entered mosques or
schools, they stopped. The people would prefer that France come back! For god’s
sake, if a referendum were to be held . . . if people were to be asked, who
would you prefer the current regime or the French, I swear by God they would
have preferred the French.”
“The
Israeli army, if it wanted to break up a demonstration, would have used water
cannons or rubber bullets, not rockets or explosive barrels as happens in
Aleppo today.
“You
mustn’t compare the Syrian army with French or Israeli . . . The Israeli army
didn’t shell Aleppo University and students there. They didn’t shell the
university with rockets killing dozens of students . . . The Israelis or the
French didn’t kill their people. Please tell me how many of their people did
the French army kill?”
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You can
watch the video below. One wonders when Western news outlets, such as The
Guardian and BBC, which day after day single out Israel for denigration, will
be as honest as this al-Jazeera anchor and studio guest?
