> ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sally Mousa > To: undisclosed-recipients: > Sent: Tuesday, 26 June 2001 1:10 > Subject: WRITE TO THE ABC TO AIR "THE ACCUSED" > > Assalamu alaykum > Peace be upon you all > > Your help is needed to air the BBC Panorama documentary, > "The Accused," on ABC television. > > If you haven't already seen it, watch it now: > <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/panorama/latest.ram"; >target="_new">http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/panorama/latest.ram</a> > > On Monday June 18, a complaint was filed before an > investigating judge in Brussels, Belgium on behalf of > 28 survivors of the Sabra and Chatila massacres, to > indict Ariel Sharon for war crimes and crimes against > humanity. > > Although attempts are being made to prosecute the head > of a national government for war crimes, this has > received little attention in the Australian media. > > However, recently (17 June 2001), the BBC's Panorama > program aired a provocative documentary, "The Accused" > about Sharon's role in the massacre, as defense > minister in the Israeli government at that time. In > the documentary, international legal experts concur > charges should be brought against Sharon. > > In that regard, we are asking you to help us. The > Free Palestine media committee needs you to write > letters to the ABC, asking them to air "The Accused," > (Sunday 17 June). They have no plans - as yet - to air > the program. > > We are asking you to put pressure on the ABC to do > this because: > > 1. The Palestine-Israeli conflict is one of the most > covered issues in the Australian press. Yet the > Australian media has largely overlooked a matter of > incredible importance to the whole peace process. > > That is, a complaint against the national head of one > of the parties to the peace process, Ariel Sharon, has > been filed in a Belgium court to try the leader for > war crimes. > > 2. The Australian government recently supported > Israel's need for "security" at a recent protest, > where minister Tony Abbot stood in solidarity with > pro-Israel demonstrators. > > It is therefore important for Australian voters to be > exposed to the war crimes debate surrounding the > leader of a country Australia solidly supports. > > Below is a sample letter you can address to the ABC. > > Please CC a copy of any letter you write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Diaa Hadid > from the Free Palestine Media Committee > > > Please pass this letter around to your contacts. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Address your correspondence to: > > Sue Lester, > Network Programmer at ABC TV, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or snail mail: > > Sue Lester, > Network Programmer at ABC TV > ABC TV, > GPO box 9994, > Sydney 2001 > > ATTN: Sue Lester, Network Programmer at the ABC, > > I am writing this letter to urge you to air the BBC's > Panorama documentary, "The Accused." I believe > Australian viewers should be exposed to the > controversy regarding Israeli prime minister Ariel > Sharon's involvement in war crimes, particularly in > the context current moves in Belgium to indict Sharon > for war crimes, and Australia's friendly relations > with Israel. > > Recently, the BBC's panorama program aired a > controversial documentary, "The Accused," on June 17. > The documentary explored Ariel Sharon's role in the > 1982 Sabra and Chatila massacres, where between 800 > and 2,500 Palestinian civilians were slaughtered. > > The documentary comes in the wake of current moves in > Belgium to try Ariel Sharon for war crimes and crimes > against humanity, based upon his role the Israeli > defense minister during the time of the massacre. > > I think it is important for the ABC to also air this > documentary, for several reasons: > > · While attempts are being made to prosecute the head > of a national government for war crimes, this has > received little attention in the Australian media. > This is despite the commercial Australian media's > fairly saturated, often pro-Israeli coverage of the > current Palestinian Intifada against occupation. > > · The Palestine-Israeli conflict is one of the most > covered issues in the Australian press. > > Yet the Australian media has largely overlooked an > important matter to the whole peace process. That is, > survivors of the 1982 massacre are attempting to try > the national head of one of the parties to the peace > process for war crimes and crimes against humanity. > > · Meanwhile, the Australian government recently > supported Israel's need for "security" at a recent > protest, where minister Tony Abbot stood in solidarity > with pro-Israel demonstrators. > > It is therefore important for Australian voters to be > exposed to the war crimes debate surrounding the > leader of a country Australia solidly supports. > > · Moreover - the documentary is controversial. It is > cutting edge, relevant news, worthy of the ABC. The > documentary is so controversial, Israeli television > will not air it. Powerful enough, that according the > Haretz, British Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to > meet with Ariel Sharon during his stopover in Britain > a few days ago. > > In summary, we urge you to air the BBC's Panorama > documentary, "The Accused." We believe Australian > audiences must be exposed to the debate surrounding > Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon's involvement in > war crimes, especially considering Australia's > friendly relations with Israel, and current moves in > Belgium to try the leader for war crimes and crimes > against humanity. > > Regards, > > [name] > [phone number] > [e-mail] > [address] > > ------------------------------------------------------ > For more information, see the following links: > > For the trial against Sharon: > http://www.mallat.com/thecaseagainstarielsharon.htm > > The BBC documentary can be viewed at: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/cta/progs/panorama/latest.ram > > The transcript can be seen at: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/audio_video/programmes/panorama /tr > anscripts/transcript_17_06_01.txt > > Based on the evidence provided in the documentary and > by the earlier Kahan report, Human Rights Watch issued > a call asking the US to investigate Sharon. This > press release is found at: > > http://www.hrw.org/press/2001/06/isr0622.htm > :) http://www.1234Money.org List of 'Get Paid To Surf programs Senarai program 'Dibayar Untuk Layari Internet' __________________________________________________________________ TheMail.com - Full featured premium email you can count on. Sign-up today at http://www.themail.com/
