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AZERI POLITICAL PARTIES, WEB USERS CONDEMN ISRAELI ATTACKS ON GAZA
Turan news agency
Nov 20 2012
Azerbaijan
Some parties and experts in Azerbaijan have condemned the latest
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, urging the international community
not to remain indifferent to the developments.
"Unfair stance"
The Islamic Party of Azerbaijan slammed the escalation of violence
in Gaza.
"Mass killings of Palestinians committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip
is a result of injustice and lawlessness," private Turan news agency
quoted the deputy chairman of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan, Natiq
Karimov, as saying.
He accused the international community and organizations of
indifference to the developments.
"Against the background of mass killings, no-one condemns criminals,
however, the protection of Israel by the US president is a
demonstration of an unfair stance on the whole Islamic world," he said.
"Heavy blow" to Israeli reputation abroad
In the meantime, the chairman of the Centre for the Protection of
Religion and Freedom of Conscience in Azerbaijan and head of the Cuma
religious community in Azerbaijan, Haci Ilqar Ibrahimoglu, urged an
end to "intervention" in Gaza.
"We call on... the international community not to turn a blind eye to
these crimes, not remain indifferent and show a principled position,"
the opposition Yeni Musavat newspaper quoted Ibrahimoglu as saying.
The opposition People's Front of Azerbaijan Party deputy chairman,
Razi Nurullayev, said that the killing of civilians in Palestine had
a negative impact on the peace process and increased the regional
tension.
"All difficult issues can be resolved at a [negotiating]
table...Similar developments took part during the 2008 parliamentary
election [in Israel] and it can be assessed as [part of the] Israeli
election campaign. This is a heavy blow to Israel's reputation abroad
while it can work in favour of Israel inside," the opposition newspaper
quoted Nurullayev as saying.
Web user comments
Most web users in Azerbaijan shared similar views.
In a comment posted on the website of the Azeri Service of Radio
Liberty on 20 November, user "Rauf Azeri" said that the developments
"openly show that how unfair the US and European countries are". User
"BozQurd" believes that the USA and Europe "are covertly eliminating
Muslims".
User "Diplomat" slammed the US "double-standard" to global conflicts.
"If we start a military operation in Nagornyy Karabakh, Obama will
not say that Azerbaijan has the right of liberating its lands from
occupation, he will say that Azerbaijan has violated talks and norms
of international law. A glaring example of double standards in the
world," the user said.
In a comment posted on the website of the privately-owned website
Qafqazinfo on the same day, user "Ey Zaur" urged an end to "this
vandalism".
In the same website, user "Burhan" questioned the lack of a "serious"
approach by major states to "this extent of injustice and atrocity".
Turan news agency
Nov 20 2012
Azerbaijan
Some parties and experts in Azerbaijan have condemned the latest
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, urging the international community
not to remain indifferent to the developments.
"Unfair stance"
The Islamic Party of Azerbaijan slammed the escalation of violence
in Gaza.
"Mass killings of Palestinians committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip
is a result of injustice and lawlessness," private Turan news agency
quoted the deputy chairman of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan, Natiq
Karimov, as saying.
He accused the international community and organizations of
indifference to the developments.
"Against the background of mass killings, no-one condemns criminals,
however, the protection of Israel by the US president is a
demonstration of an unfair stance on the whole Islamic world," he said.
"Heavy blow" to Israeli reputation abroad
In the meantime, the chairman of the Centre for the Protection of
Religion and Freedom of Conscience in Azerbaijan and head of the Cuma
religious community in Azerbaijan, Haci Ilqar Ibrahimoglu, urged an
end to "intervention" in Gaza.
"We call on... the international community not to turn a blind eye to
these crimes, not remain indifferent and show a principled position,"
the opposition Yeni Musavat newspaper quoted Ibrahimoglu as saying.
The opposition People's Front of Azerbaijan Party deputy chairman,
Razi Nurullayev, said that the killing of civilians in Palestine had
a negative impact on the peace process and increased the regional
tension.
"All difficult issues can be resolved at a [negotiating]
table...Similar developments took part during the 2008 parliamentary
election [in Israel] and it can be assessed as [part of the] Israeli
election campaign. This is a heavy blow to Israel's reputation abroad
while it can work in favour of Israel inside," the opposition newspaper
quoted Nurullayev as saying.
Web user comments
Most web users in Azerbaijan shared similar views.
In a comment posted on the website of the Azeri Service of Radio
Liberty on 20 November, user "Rauf Azeri" said that the developments
"openly show that how unfair the US and European countries are". User
"BozQurd" believes that the USA and Europe "are covertly eliminating
Muslims".
User "Diplomat" slammed the US "double-standard" to global conflicts.
"If we start a military operation in Nagornyy Karabakh, Obama will
not say that Azerbaijan has the right of liberating its lands from
occupation, he will say that Azerbaijan has violated talks and norms
of international law. A glaring example of double standards in the
world," the user said.
In a comment posted on the website of the privately-owned website
Qafqazinfo on the same day, user "Ey Zaur" urged an end to "this
vandalism".
In the same website, user "Burhan" questioned the lack of a "serious"
approach by major states to "this extent of injustice and atrocity".