The International Committee of the Red Cross has been doing a heroic task of looking after the Palestinians trapped on the boarder between Iraq and Syria. This effort, reported below, to find them homes far from the region (Bravo Chile) is no doubt a result of ICRC efforts as well as Chilean kindness. Many thanks to Jean-Jacques Fresard, chef de delegation of the ICRC in Damascus [jfresard.dam@icrc.org] and to Irenee Herbet [iherbet.dam@icrc.org] the communications and field officer, who gave me a thorough overview of the ICRC's efforts to help the Palestinians last summer.
They have kept up constant pressure on International organizations to do something for these Palestinians, who are the forgotten refugees of the Iraq war. They have also taken every occasion to publicize their plight and to lecture people like me, sending pictures and details in an effort to humanize their conditions and put faces on the numbers. The ICRC is also responsible for the economic and human e...
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Summitry (26 March 2008)Post Date: 2008-03-25 20:59:26
“14 Arab leaders heading to Damascus, Abdullah & Mubarak to boycott it” (mideastwire.com)
Al-Akhbar, an independent pro-opposition newspaper, wrote on March 25: “The Saudi announcement about decreasing the level of Saudi representation in the Arab summit to the level of ambassador caused negative repercussions among the Syrian leadership and other Arab leaderships. Knowledgeable Syrian sources informed Al-Akhbar that more than 14 Arab leaders will participate in the sum...
News Round Up (23 March 2008)Post Date: 2008-03-23 15:42:47
Even if few presidents show up at the Arab summit in Damascus, the hoteliers will consider the event a success.
More Than 5,000 Rooms Booked for Summit in Syria, Al-Hayat SaysBy Massoud A. Derhally
March 23 (Bloomberg) — More than 5000 hotel rooms have been reserved for an Arab summit in Syria this month, causing prices to rise as much as 80 percent, Al-Hayat reported.
Of the total rooms reserved, about 1,500 have been booked at five-star hotels, the Saudi-owned newspaper reported....
The Peace Canal Plan – Peace plan/water import project from Turkey to the Middle EastPost Date: 2008-03-22 12:51:49
Posted by Alex
I received an email from Boaz Wachtel, an independent peace activist formerly associated with Freedom House. He is hoping to get feedback from readers of Syria Comment on the proposed Peace Canal project as well as the optional Tank barrier proposal. Boaz added: “The truth of the matter is that a senior member of Israeli politics, someone close to the top, is promoting the Peace Canal Plan among decision makers as a viable option to be discussed with the syrians in the next...
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