Peres Says Assad 'Murderer' of his People
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Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad has become the "murderer" of his people and they need help to free themselves from his regime.
"Their president, who is supposed to be the father of their nation, became their murderer," Peres told reporters during a joint press conference with visiting German President Joachim Gauck.
"Nobody can remain indifferent to it," the Nobel peace laureate said.
"The reactions until now have been declarations; unfortunately, declarations don't stop murders and assassinations. I think the time has come to help the Syrians achieve peace and regain their freedom."
The United Nations says that at least 108 people -- including 49 children and 34 women -- were slaughtered in the central Syrian village of Houla on Friday and Saturday, many of them gruesomely blown to pieces or shot dead at point blank range.
The massacre brought an end to Israel's long official silence on events taking place across its northern border.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday voiced his revulsion over the killing, while accusing Iran and its Hizbullah of being accomplices.
He was "revolted by the incessant massacres conducted by Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces" against civilians in the town of Houla at the weekend, his office said.
The violence in Syria has killed more than 13,000 people, most of them civilians, according to Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, since an uprising erupted against Assad's regime in March 2011.
29 May 2012, 17:26
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Although Israel kills th Arabs, it's seldom the case that an arab per day is killed. Assad, on the other hand, had killed more than 50 per day and the numbers are escalating everyday. Israel doesn't kill any of its people; it kills the enemy by their own words. If Assad killed one Israeli per day, the entire Arab world would be with him and he could have become a hero. killing own's people is certainly not like killing your enemy. Assad is a stupid murderer not only in Syria but also in Lebanon. he should be brought to justice. I am more than certain he will have the same fate of Saddam and Gaddafi.
29 May 2012, 18:04
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what he is saying is probably true (I was not there so I cannot say 100% the regime did it) but what bothers me is that the Israeli army did the same kind of MASSACRE TWICE IN QANA OF LEBANON! so in short, go first and remove the roof beam from your eye before you try to remove the splinter from your brother's eye!
29 May 2012, 21:20
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the only difference between israel and assad(h/b) is that unlike assad(h/b) israel never murdered it's own people, of course they are both very effective when killing others' peoples.
so to conclude assad(h/b) is a murder of others and of his own people and peres can brag when israel becomes as proficient as assad(h/b) in both kinds of murdering styles till then he can zip it, assad(h/b) still number one in murdering in general.
