Saniora Condemns Silence over 'Crime against Humanity' in Syria's Madaya
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
Head of the Mustaqbal parliamentary bloc MP Fouad Saniora slammed on Thursday the silence over the “crime against humanity” that is taking place in Syria's Madaya.
He said: “The crime in Madaya is a black mark against all those who are witnessing it and have failed to do anything about it. Why is no one talking about this crime?”
“Madaya is only a few kilometers away from Lebanon. The crime against it is being committed under the noses of the Arab and Muslim world,” he remarked.
“We condemn the ongoing siege against the town and plead to the world to lift the siege and help the people,” Saniora continued.
He also demanded that the United Nations Security Council intervene in this issue.
“The Syrian regime is committing the crime against Madaya and we hope that Hizbullah is not involved in it,” he remarked.
“The party's possible involvement in this crime will negatively impact ties between the Lebanese,” added the MP.
Head of the Mustaqbal Movement MP Saad Hariri later questioned via Twitter the world's silence over the developments in Madaya,
“Where does the world stand on two months of siege against 40,000 civilians in Madaya?” he asked.
Some 40,000 people, mostly civilians, are believed to be in the town of Madaya in Damascus province, many of them displaced from the neighboring rebel stronghold of Zabadani.
Both Zabadani and Madaya are under the control of a loose alliance of opposition forces, including secular rebels and Islamist groups.
They are encircled by regime forces, and last year were part of a deal, along with two rebel-besieged villages in northwestern Syria, to allow aid in and the exit of civilians and the wounded.
But so far Madaya has seen only a one-off aid delivery three months ago, and residents, activists, and aid agencies describe dire conditions in the town now.
According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier this week, at least 10 people have died from lack of food and medicine in the town.
"Many of the town's residents have been forced to survive on weeds and others pay huge sums of money at government checkpoints to obtain food," Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman said.
"Young people, women and children have turned into skeletons from hunger. The town needs everything," said Moaz al-Qalamuni, a journalist in Madaya.
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D.A.
07 January 2016, 13:40
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the criminal militia is killing 40,000 civilians in Madaya and they have the nerve to criticize KSA for executing a convicted terrorist.
حزب الله في مضايا: الأرض مقابل الغذاء
http://orient-news.net/ar/news_show/99058/0/حزب-الله-في-مضايا-الأرض-مقابل-الغذاء
الصور: “الجوع كافر”.. واطفال مضايا كفروا بـ”حزب الله والنظام السوري”
http://www.lebanese-forces.com/2016/01/06/charly-azar-10/
حزب الله يقتل شخصين حاولا إدخال مساعدات لمضايا.. والموت جوعاً مستمر
http://orient-news.net/ar/news_show/98800/0/حزب-الله-يقتل-شخصين-حاولا-إدخال-مساعدات-لمضايا-والموت-جوعاً-مستمر
07 January 2016, 15:29
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thanks for the references. The online media is full of horrific pictures of men, women and children dying of starvation because of Hezbollah's siege. They are eating stray cats and tree leaves. Nassrallah claims he does not want to cause strife and sunni-shia conflict... LOL.
07 January 2016, 18:46
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http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/198861-syria-government-to-allow-aid-into-besieged-madaya
07 January 2016, 18:48
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now what about yemen? over 20 million people are being besieged by the army of sauds and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. is sanioura going to speak about this too? or will anyone mentioning this be attacked as interfering in saudi's sovereign right to massacre yemenis?
07 January 2016, 18:51
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When the your minority cult the Huthis militarily invaded all of Yemen without any resistance were they not massacring the Yemenis?
07 January 2016, 19:03
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Yemen is not the issue here! 40,000 civilians are besieged in madaya by your militia and assad and they are dying. Instead of diverting the discussion and escaping accountability, any human being would condemn this horrific tragedy. Yet, you come on here offering justifications and spewing your hatred for Saudi Arabia. BTW, KSA is not besieging 20 million Yemenis. Your relatives in Yemen the Huthis account for not more than 20% of the population. The only city besieged in Yemen is Taez and by your iranian shia Huthis.
07 January 2016, 19:12
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ashtah > my first comment addressed the issue of madaya, it is solved.
07 January 2016, 19:13
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as for your lies concerning yemen, they are very easy to expose:
"After a visit to the country in August, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, declared: "Yemen after five months looks like Syria after five years."
The conflict has reached 21 out of 22 of Yemen's provinces and shows no sign of ending. More than 2.51 million people have been displaced internally - more than four times the number recorded at the beginning of 2015. An additional 121,000 people have fled the country.
An estimated 14.4 million are considered food insecure and 7.6 million severely food insecure, according to the WFP."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34011187
07 January 2016, 19:14
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and barrymore no, there were no massacres like the ones we are seeing now. actually the houthis had been massacred for decades before that (including by saleh at the time)
07 January 2016, 19:25
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lol mowaten...! and i am confident you are implying your Huthis had nothing to do with the devastation in Yemen. Actually the article does not support your point of view at all.
07 January 2016, 15:58
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في مضايا... يأكلون القطط ويموتون جوعاً رفضاً للركوع امام النظام والحزب
http://www.annahar.com/article/299468-في-مضايا-يأكلون-القطط-ويموتون-جوعا-رفضا-للركوع-امام-النظام-والحزب
07 January 2016, 13:44
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Where was his condemnation of the Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon 2006?
He told the Resistance to surrender, just like all the other March 14 cowards.
07 January 2016, 17:37
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Mystic - you are a liar. He condemned the Israeli attacks. Indeed, your camp kept making fun of him because he broke down and cried over the Lebanese victims of Israeli attacks.
07 January 2016, 17:40
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sure miss tic and his likes have a selective memory... the gvt asked numerous times for a cease fire, lamenting over the casualties and deaths of civilians... but miss tic would deny it even if we show him videos... LOL
07 January 2016, 18:15
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Who accepted 1701 Mastika??? Yes, your boss begged for the 2006 war to stop! Yes he took a beating! Yes, Ebolas were pushed back behind the Litani river, yes, Nassy called it the "Divine Victory", in what I call the biggest Propagandist face savior speech ever!
But it works! Sheep such as yourself believe it! :)
07 January 2016, 14:31
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Mystic. Everyone one has the right to be STUPID, but you're abusing your privilege. Scumbag
07 January 2016, 14:41
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are you denying your militia is starving to death more than 40,000 syrian civilians in Madaya?
07 January 2016, 15:23
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The Butcher is the greatest criminal of all times. He has assassinated more people than Israel ever did...
It is time to condemn him.
07 January 2016, 15:31
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Tony, this robot has no shame and does not know what shame is. He is paid to pour his hatred against KSA no matter what the opportunity is, relevant or irrelevant. They were born with hatred.
07 January 2016, 15:35
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Here is a horrific scene for you guys to see what Hezbollah, Assad, and the Iranian militias are doing:
عرض سيارته للبيع مقابل الأرز والحليب… ومات جوعاً
http://www.lebanese-forces.com/2015/12/29/jamil-ahmad-alloush/
07 January 2016, 15:50
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southern...
and how are your comments relevant to the subject! I wonder sometimes about your state of mind and whether you understand the issues being discussed.
07 January 2016, 16:50
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'the case of this village is false, full stop..."
If it is false then why did the Assadi government just approve the U.N request to bring in humanitarian aid? So they were not starved to death?
Syria's government on Thursday gave permission to the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to three besieged towns including Madaya near Damascus, the U.N. said.
"The U.N. welcomes today's approval from the Government of Syria to access Madaya, Fuaa and Kafraya and is preparing to deliver humanitarian assistance in the coming days," a U.N. statement said.
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/198861-syria-government-to-allow-aid-into-besieged-madaya
07 January 2016, 16:59
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sure what are 40 000 civilians to dogs like southern as long as they are not chias... they can die for him. TFEH on you
07 January 2016, 15:42
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Southern, I believe you have stepped on all civil and human limits in your blind hatred. First, Madaya has no armed personnel and for someone who worships Hezbollah you should have known better. Hezbollah agreed to evacuate the civilians of Zabadani and neighboring areas to Madaya provided there are no armed personnel remain in Zabadani or Madaya. Everybody in Madaya is pure civilian from neighboring villages who were relocated as part of the ethnic sectarian cleansing your party of terror is doing in Syria. Don't dare use the word "presumed" shortages of food!!! Your hezb is a criminal murdering sectarian militia.
07 January 2016, 16:01
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Ashraf Neiss
أوقفت دورية من مديرية المخابرات في دورس، وبعد متابعة ورصد، أحد أبرز المطلوبين الخطرين المدعو حسين عبد الهادي محمد طليس والصادر بحقه أكثر من 100 بلاغ وخلاصات حكم وإلقاء قبض وبحث وتحر ومذكرات توقيف صادرة عن قضاة التحقيق لدى النيابة العامة العسكرية في البقاع وبعلبك وجبل لبنان، والهيئات الإتهامية ومحكمة الجنايات في البقاع وبعلبك.وذكرت قيادة الجيش أن الموقوف يترأس عصابة خطف أقدمت بتاريخ 25/8/2012 على خطف المواطن الكويتي عصام الحوطي، كما أقدمت بتاريخ 20/4/2015 على إقتحام مستشفى دار الحكمة وإخلاء الموقوف عباس حسين طليس الملقب بحسين الرهوان والذي كان يعالج في المستشفى المذكور إثر إصابته نتيجة إشتباك مع دورية للجيش.وقد قام الموقوف حسين طليس من خلال العصابة المذكورة بعمليات سلب بقوة السلاح والسرقة والاتجار بالمخدرات والسلاح وتزوير العملات وترويجها، وإطلاق النار على دوريات الجيش وقوى الأمن.
07 January 2016, 17:40
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Southern - The biggest criminal in Syria is your regime. If you have not figured that out yet (despite the overwhelming evidence), then you are blind. I deal with many Syrian refugees in Canada and they overwhelmingly escaped the indiscriminate bombings by the Syrian regime.
07 January 2016, 18:55
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yes a good christian should always think about huthi yemenis who invaded yemen militarily and besieged cities and massacred their fellow yemenis.
08 January 2016, 00:16
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Why are you all incapable of having a rational discussion of the topic at hand. The topic that should be discussed is that civilians are being starved to death in a Syrian town, and M14 MP is calling the worlds attention to this. Why is 2006 war being brought up, why is Yemen, and why is the murder of a cleric in Saudia being brought up???
Please lets have rational civil discussions on the discussing board, and leave name calling and swearing to the school playgrounds.
08 January 2016, 07:40
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Prediction for the year 2016 -
Syria will be Hezbollah's grave - and Hassan Nasrallah will soon be exiled to Iran.
