MP Feedback Sheets
MP Feedback Sheets Constituency & MP Constituent's Name Did MP sign EDM MP views Sympathetic Constituent's Comments Brentford & Isleworth (Ann Keen) George John Daugis No Never criticized Israel or condemned its oppression of the Palestinians, never condemned arms trade with Israel No Supports Israel Brentford & Isleworth (Ann Keen) Paul Hughes-Smith No Does not support Palestinian cause No Avoided the meeting, unsympathetic to the Palestinian cause Brentford & Isleworth (Ann Keen) Patricia Magadi As above As above Brentford & Isleworth (Ann Keen) Abdulhani, Megdad No As above No As above Brent South (Paul Boateng) Jeanne Coiler Saw a member of the office instead, was informed that Mr Boating, being a cabinet minister, has same views as the cabinet. I was invited to put my points in writing Bristol (Valerie Davey) Claire Devrell We discussed the need for America to insist on Israeli withdrawal from settlements, discussed women in Afghanistan Yes MP is planning a visit to the area next year Bristol East (Jean Corston) Alison Devrell No, would write letter instead Said Israel should withdraw but expressed the need for Israeli security, agreed in principle to ending arms trade w Israel Fairly She said the gov is not biased in favour of Israel, I challenged that , she has supported Israel in the past but agrees now with 2 state
Western offensive in the Mediterranean: The Crusades.
Western offensive in the Mediterranean: The Crusades The crusades imply the military and religious confrontation between the Latin, Christian West and the Muslim world. This clash clearly separated the two but also brought them into greater contact with one another. . The Crusades: A Holy War in the East. On the 27th of November in 1095 at the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II called for a Crusade to free the holy sites of Jerusalem from muslim domination (they had been under muslim control for 4 centuries). The pope tried to capitalise on a rising, religious awakening and seize the reins of christianity from the rising power of sovereigns. Jerusalem is the objective of the crusades. To capture Jerusalem and its holy saints, namely the Holy Sepulchre, Christ's tomb. From 1096 to 1291 thousands of christians from the latin west headed to Palestine convinced that their salvation would come in liberating Christ's place of rest. The first crusade in 1096 came in two waves, the first made up of common people, the peasantry, which was wiped out by tthe Turks; and, the second, made up of lords. They managed to take Jerusalem on the 15th of July 1099 by inflicting a tremendous massacre upon the muslim population. 2. The Latin East: occupation and colonisation Once in Syria and Palestine, the leaders of the Crusades impose the western feudal order in the 4 principalities of
In 1993 the Israelis and the Palestine Arab signed a peace agreement. It failed because of long-term events. Like the 'Six Day War' and the creation of Israel in 1948.
Simon Darke 11L3 Question 2 In 1993 the Israelis and the Palestine Arab signed a peace agreement. It failed because of long-term events. Like the 'Six Day War' and the creation of Israel in 1948. Arafat, the leader of the P.L.O, agreed to fight against the Palestinian terrorists, or help the Israelis gain security and Rabin, the prime minister of Israel, agreed to pull back from Gaza and the West Bank or give the Palestinians land or automany. On the May 14th 1948 the Jewish State of Israel was made. The Arab countries around Israel, or Palestine, did not accept this and attacked Israel the next day. The Israelis defended the country very well and managed to attack the Arab armies and increase their land by a quarter. Three quarters of a million Arabs had to flee their homes in Palestine because of this attack. This gained the Israelis security but it was only temporary. The countries made truces to end the fighting, which lasted for over a year. There were never any peace talks between them. Even though the Arabs were not at war with the Israel, they boycotted and blockaded so that supply ships could not go down the Egyptian controlled Suez Canal. Arab businesses refused any Israel firm or firms that had dealings with the Israelis. They stopped tourists whose passports showed that they had been to Israel. Israel was on siege for almost 30 years. Every Israeli was called
India And Pakistan’s Involvement and Terrorism
India And Pakistan's Involvement and effects of that In the recent tragedy on Black Tuesday 11 Sept., evidence has been gathered by the FBI which links Osama Bin Laden to the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and Pittsberg incident. It is beleived that Bin Laden is supposedly based in Afghanistan in the remote mountains. The US wants revenge and therefore they have opted to wage a war against 'global terrorism' and as you may know yesterday saw the beginning. By using Pakistan's air space and putting bases in Pakistan, the US can attack Afghanistan. This puts the limelight on Pakistan and has also brought India into the forefront due to the fact that they are Pakistan's neighbours and have extremely tense political ties. Pakistan's President Musharraf mentioned that India was interested in seeing an anti-Pakistan regime installed in Kabul. "Lay off" was the message he gave to the Indian leadership. Pakistan has realised that the tide has changed. India has decided to come out of the shadows and pursue its own interests in Afghanistan. The question that concerns many Indians is this: Why are India harping on these offers when these have not even been asked for? The Indian government acted in haste when it wholeheartedly supported the proposed US National Missile Defence programme. Home Minister L K Advani said the US might have faced a terrorist attack for
Can Terrorism Be Stopped?
CAN TERRORISM BE STOPPED? Terrorism may be well considered one of the most controversial topics today. One can ask twenty different people their feelings on terrorism and what they believed it to be; a person may get twenty different answers. What are the crucial elements in modern terrorism? There is, first of all a fascination on the media publicizing this so much. The nature and history of terrorism as we know it today is that terrorist's like to provoke the public who has the authorities that gives them the upper hand scenario. The whole point, of terrorism, summed up, is that this is an issue that must not be ignored. Meaning the over reaction of the press, public and governments have to stop exploiting terrorist's that helps them kill innocent people for gaining a title. The only thing that people gain from such an act is capturing attention from the media so they are ahead of the game. Terrorism is a ballgame and you have to know how to play it well. It is calculated to create major fear, which in turns allows people to respond however they want. We face terrorism in our world everyday of our lives. There have been incidents at airports with several occurrences of bombing, hand grenades being spontaneously being thrown away; gangs of politically gunmen have disrupted society's everyday. We face all different types of terrorism and it's all around the world.
What are the main national and international issues in Syria today?
What are the main national and international issues in Syria? The Syrian uprising started as a reaction to the Arab Spring, a series of anti-government protests across the Arab world inspired by the fall of the Tunisia's authoritarian regime in early 2011. But at the root of the conflict was anger over unemployment, decades of dictatorship, corruption and state violence under one of the Middle East’s most repressive regimes. This violence isn't just a local conflict. It has ramifications on both a regional and global level. Many Sunnis (the majority in Syria) resent the fact that so much power is monopolised by a few Shiite families and this bitterness sparked the uprising. However, it would be a gross generalisation to say the conflict is simply Sunnis against Shiites. The opposition is made up of a mixture of radical Sunni extremists and secular groups whose motive isn't religion. Also, some communities are more supportive of the regime than the others, fuelling mutual suspicion. Therefore the groups fighting alongside each other against the regime are also turning against each other. In March 2011 a national issue was the way in which President Assad suppressed human rights. The release of political prisoners was demanded in protests in Damascus and Deraa. Security forces shot a number of people dead, triggering violent unrest that spread nationwide. A crackdown on his
Should the West intervene militarily in Syria?
‘The west should intervene militarily in the conflict in Syria in response to the use of chemical weapons’ How far do you agree with this statement? There have been several arguments and questions regarding this statement and I am personally against the idea of intervention from the West, militarily. I believe that because people are killed all the time, it is insane to think that sending in foreign military is the answer to the question, as neither Britain nor USA are the world’s police force. If President Assad didn't want the west getting involved he would have avoided chemical weapons to begin with, so assuming that he has used them, surely he is already prepared to take a few tomahawk missiles and therefore we have no ability to deter? Throwing in another hypothetical, maybe he wants the west to have a direct but limited involvement. Therefore, the support he receives from Russia may enhance with masses of new weaponry following suit. These are but a few of the many reasons that I shall cover in this essay in putting forward my argument in the hope that the cons of military involvement can be seen to outweigh the pros. There are a number of reasons as to why I am against military intervention from the west. I disagree with the statement at hand, firstly because I find it ludicrous that the metaphorical ‘red line’ has been drawn so late. President Obama claims
Nuclear proliferation in Iran
The world is becoming much smaller than it was in the 20th century. Military conflicts are becoming less reliant on strategy and fighting style and more reliant on who has the best weapon capabilities. States are worrying about who is will the press the red button that could start a nuclear holocaust. Nuclear weapons are the deciding factor in whether a state poses a threat to the international community. Iran, a country that is trying to become a new hegemony on the world stage, is attempting to gain nuclear weapons. It is very important that the United States and its democratic allies keep Iran from succeeding in their nuclear program. Even though it is tough to stop another country from doing anything, the problem that can arise if Iran succeeds could be catastrophic, a catastrophe that might lead to world war III that would surely include the use of nuclear weapons. A government’s main priority is to ensure the safety of its citizens and protect the countries ideologies. To keep safe states are doing two things. One, they are attempting to gain nuclear capabilities and two; they are aliening themselves with already nuclear capable states that share common ideologies in domestic, political and foreign policies. For the states that already have nuclear capabilities, they are trying to stop states with opposing ideologies from gain nuclear weapons. This is all
The Syrian Uprising
Ahmed El Wakeel 23/02/2012 The Syrian Situation Involved Parties: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party: The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party is a political party that was formed back in 1947 and has ruled Syria ever since the 8 March Revolution in 1963. This party is lead by the current Syrian President Bashar El Assad and is the main target for removal by the opposition groups. The acting head and the one who takes all the actions and decisions is Bashar El Assad. Bashar El Assad has suffered from sanctions from most of the world including EU, USA, Canada and other nations. Bashar El Assad and the political party are deploying troops from the Syrian Armed Forces, Syrian Security Agents and the Shabeeha which are the thugs and militia under Basahr's control. The Party seeks remaining in office and is trying to make changes by writing a new draft constitution and public referendums on other matters. Syrian National Council: The Syrian National Council was founded and formed on the 23rd of August 2011 in Istanbul. The SNC is supposedly a government in exile that is not able to recognize its legal power in Syria. The council was formed as a Syrian opposition coalition during the uprising in Syria. The Council sought international recognition but denied playing the role of a government
Radovan Karadzic MUN Position paper
Committee: ICJ Country: Alan Tieger Topic Area A: The Karadzic Trial Radovan Karadzic, the one-time Bosnian Serb leader, was brought to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on eleven charges of war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity for his actions during the Bosnian war in 1992-1995. Defending himself, Karadzic denies all the charges. He is known by some as the “modern-day Hitler” because of his alleged campaigns to clean out Bosnia-Herzegovina of the Muslim ethnicity. Karadzic is charged with two counts of genocide by ordering and planning the killings, torture, and abuse of Bosnian Muslims; one count of persecutions by ordering autocratic searches, arrests, and destruction; three counts of extermination and murder for the 10,000 people killed during a 44 month siege of Sarajevo, and the total extermination of boys and men in Srebrenica; two counts of deportation and inhumane acts for the expulsion of Muslims (mainly women) from their homes and the harsh treatment of people who were allowed to stay; two charges for terror, and unlawful attacks which constitute the killings, maiming, wounding, and terrorizing of thousands of civilians in both Sarajevo and Srebrenica; one count for the taking of hostages for the abduction of more than 200 UN peacekeepers and military observers to prevent NATO from entering Bosnia. The two main