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BAKU SEES ANTI-AZERBAIJANI SENTIMENTS IN ISRAEL
Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
December 22, 2014 Monday
Baku/22.12.14/Turan: Presidential spokesman Azer Gasimov sharply
criticized the government of Israel. Reason for this was the critical
articles about Azerbaijan in newspapers "Jerusalem Post" and "Haaretz".
These papers periodically publish hostile, absolutely unfounded slander
articles about Azerbaijanm, said Gasimov in an interview with state
agency "Azertaj."
"Taking into account the relationship between the government and
the media in Israel, you come to the conclusion that all this is
not accidental. In particular, the absence of any response from the
formal structures of these materials gives reason to believe that it
is an official order," said Gasimov.
In his opinion, the articles in "Haaretz" and "Jerusalem Post" are
far from journalistic ethics and are defamatory materials. "These
articles, undoubtedly, are funded by the leading anti-Azerbaijani
campaign, and are fully ordered," said the spokesman.
The articles in the Israeli press described the facts of suppression
of human rights and harassment of journalists in Azerbaijan. In
particular, the fate of the arrested journalist Khadija Ismayilova and
human rights activist Leyla Yunus. "It would be nice if the authors
of these articles drew attention to the disruption of human rights,
freedom of speech and conscience, democratic principles in their
country," said Gasimov. He further said that in Israel the situation
of journalists is "deplorable."
As an evidence Gasimov refers to the reports of international
organizations, fixing violations of media freedom. But for some reason,
when these same organizations have documented similar violations in
Azerbaijan, Azer Gasimov and his chiefs vehemently deny them, and
call them political order and the machinations of the Armenian lobby.
In particular, Gasimov lists the facts stated in the reports of
"Reporters Without Borders", Freedom House, Amnesty International and
other structures, pointing out that according to the World freedom
index, this year Israel dropped by 36 points.
In the higher echelons of the Israeli authorities " are serious
cases of corruption", and Israeli citizens are deprived of educational
opportunities, and so on. "I believe that the authors of these articles
and those who are behind these materials seriously undermine the
international image of Israel. The Government of Israel has always
said that it is trying to improve relations with Azerbaijan. Those
who have ordered these articles, no doubt, set a goal to undermine
the Israeli-Azerbaijani relations," makes far-reaching conclusions
the spokesman. -02D-
Turan Information Agency, Azerbaijan
December 22, 2014 Monday
Baku/22.12.14/Turan: Presidential spokesman Azer Gasimov sharply
criticized the government of Israel. Reason for this was the critical
articles about Azerbaijan in newspapers "Jerusalem Post" and "Haaretz".
These papers periodically publish hostile, absolutely unfounded slander
articles about Azerbaijanm, said Gasimov in an interview with state
agency "Azertaj."
"Taking into account the relationship between the government and
the media in Israel, you come to the conclusion that all this is
not accidental. In particular, the absence of any response from the
formal structures of these materials gives reason to believe that it
is an official order," said Gasimov.
In his opinion, the articles in "Haaretz" and "Jerusalem Post" are
far from journalistic ethics and are defamatory materials. "These
articles, undoubtedly, are funded by the leading anti-Azerbaijani
campaign, and are fully ordered," said the spokesman.
The articles in the Israeli press described the facts of suppression
of human rights and harassment of journalists in Azerbaijan. In
particular, the fate of the arrested journalist Khadija Ismayilova and
human rights activist Leyla Yunus. "It would be nice if the authors
of these articles drew attention to the disruption of human rights,
freedom of speech and conscience, democratic principles in their
country," said Gasimov. He further said that in Israel the situation
of journalists is "deplorable."
As an evidence Gasimov refers to the reports of international
organizations, fixing violations of media freedom. But for some reason,
when these same organizations have documented similar violations in
Azerbaijan, Azer Gasimov and his chiefs vehemently deny them, and
call them political order and the machinations of the Armenian lobby.
In particular, Gasimov lists the facts stated in the reports of
"Reporters Without Borders", Freedom House, Amnesty International and
other structures, pointing out that according to the World freedom
index, this year Israel dropped by 36 points.
In the higher echelons of the Israeli authorities " are serious
cases of corruption", and Israeli citizens are deprived of educational
opportunities, and so on. "I believe that the authors of these articles
and those who are behind these materials seriously undermine the
international image of Israel. The Government of Israel has always
said that it is trying to improve relations with Azerbaijan. Those
who have ordered these articles, no doubt, set a goal to undermine
the Israeli-Azerbaijani relations," makes far-reaching conclusions
the spokesman. -02D-