Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Peacekeeping force to Israel-Lebanon border

While I agree with FM Syed Hamid Albar's call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and a formal United Nations peacekeeping force to be sent to the Israel-Lebanon border, I disagree with any idea that armed forces that are predominated by Muslims or Jews, including the Malaysian Armed Forces, to be drafted for United Nations' peacekeeping efforts.

The reason is to avoid co-religionist bias which may worsen the situation. So, the ideal UN peacekeeping forces should be one composed of secular and religiously non-partisan forces from India, Russia, China, Thailand and other states in non-Islamic Africa such as South Africa. May be the Barisan Nasional government should also designate MIC's Samy Vellu to be Malaysia's spokesman on the Middle East Crisis for the same purpose.

Muslim summit to call for truce, UN force
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/54761

Appeal from Lebanese Communist Party
http://www.lcparty.org/290706_3.html

Xinhua Special Report on Israel-Lebanon Conflicts
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/30/content_4896775.htm

People's Daily News Feature on Israel-Lebanon Conflicts
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/zhuanti/Zhuanti_486.html

The Middle East in Crisis
http://www.cpusa.org/article/articleview/774/1/42/

Latin American nations condemn Israeli attack on Lebanon
http://english.people.com.cn/200607/20/eng20060720_285062.html

Worldwide communist solidarity with Palestinian and Lebanese people
http://inter.kke.gr/News/2006new/2006-07-joint/


World condemns Israeli attacks on civilians
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/30/content_4896775.htm

Worldwide protest against Israel's war
http://www.cpa.org.au/garchve06/1283israel1.html

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