Monday, 19 November 2012

Ashraf Shannon, Press TV, Gaza
Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip continue to claim more Palestinian lives. Dozens of Gazans mainly civilians were killed since Wednesday including women and children. Hundreds more were also wounded with wounds varying from critical to light condition.



Interview with Harry Fear, a pro-Palestinian activist from Gaza
The mainstream media provide a farcical representation of journalism with respect to the current situation in the Gaza Strip, an activist tells Press TV.



Mohamad Ali, Press TV, Damascus
An event was held in Damascus to pay tribute to the Press TV's correspondent Maya Nasser who was killed while reporting on Syria's unrest. It was attended by a large number of officials, journalists, parliamentarians and clerics.



Interview with Alaa Ebrahim, journalist & political analyst
A political analyst tells Press TV that France and the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) states are the main sponsors of the new Syrian opposition bloc.


Interview with Professor James H. Fetzer, philosopher from Madison
The United States soldier Robert Bales must be punished for his rampage through Afghan civilian homes, shooting them and killing their loved ones, a philosopher tells Press TV.



Constantine Venizelos, Press TV, Athens
November 14th sees a pan-European anti-austerity mobilisation in several major cities. In Athens labour unions take to the streets, one week after the Greek coalition government approved an 18.9 billion euro austerity package and only three days after it ratified 9 billion euros worth of state budgetary restrictions for 2013.



Interview with Brent Budowsky, columnist of The Hill
A political analyst tells Press TV that if the EU does not reach an agreement soon, the economy will worsen and there will be more protests.



Interview with Michael Burns, political and military analyst, New York
A prominent political and military analyst tells Press TV that the Zionist lobby in the US is exerting pressure on the White House to weaken Syria by any means since Israel considers the Arab country as its "natural enemy" in the region.



Syed Ali Safvi, Press TV, Indian Administered Kashmir
After a long time, Indian administered Kashmir is witnessing unprecedented rush of tourists with hotels and resorts flooded with visitors. Over 150,000 tourists have visited Kashmir in last two months alone. The authorities are expecting the figure to pick up during winter season.



interview with Ali al-Ahmed, director of the IGA
A political analyst tells Press TV that the next phase of the Arab Spring might topple the monarchy in Jordan before other monarchies in the region.



Interview with Mr. Michael Maloof, former Pentagon official, Washington.
According to a former Pentagon official, the investigation into the affair that buried David Petraeus' career was hidden from top US intelligence officials and the White House.



Joshua Blakeney, Press TV, Calgary
Earlier this year the UN slammed Canada for its failure to comply with international human rights standards. And this week memoranda surfaced which indicate that the allegations of Canadian human rights abuses, far from being a surprise, were actually anticipated by the Harper government.



Interview with Randy Short, Dignity, Human Rights & Peace Organization
The United States is seeking to topple president Bashar al-Assad in order to install a puppet government in Damascus, says an analyst.



Interview with Isa Chaer, member of the Syrian Social Club, London
The Syrian opposition groups seek to attract the "Western-backed attention" to establish a so-called "government in exile that has no basis in Syria," says political analyst.



Ross Frasier, Press TV, Los Angeles
Activists with Occupy Fights Foreclosures are taking their battle against the banks to an international level.



Marjan Asi, Press TV, Washington
They are the Cuban Five- men who were sent to the United States to monitor terror activity against Cuba but were themselves convicted of terrorist conspiracy charges against the U.S.



Interview with Eric Draitser, founder of stopimperialism.com
A political analyst tells Press TV that what the United States seeks to achieve in Syria is either a puppet regime or more likely a chaotic situation so they can maintain hegemony in the region.



Karim Gamal el-Deen, Press TV, Cairo
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi met with Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to discuss the latest attacks by Israel on the besieged Gaza Strip, and to hold talks about the developments of the Palestinian cause.



Hamza Ameer, Press TV, Lahore
Jamat-e-Islami, Pakistan largest religious party staged a protest rally in Lahore to condemn government policy of expanding trade relations with India, neglecting core issue of Kashmir.



Interview with Tighe Barry, member of the CODEPINK Movement from Los Angeles
A political analyst tells Press TV that according to all records the US is the biggest violator of human rights in the world, and should not have a place in the United Nations Human Rights Council.



Colin Campbell, Press TV, Washington
It's the scandal that's rocking Washington. And it's growing. Days after the FBI revealed that it learned of a woman having an affair with CIA director General David Petraeus--prompting his resignation--another top ranking military official is under investigation.



Ghanbar Naderi, Press TV, Tehran
350 teams and 12 divisions. In the final day of the fourth international robotics competition at Tehran's Amir Kabir University of Technology, the winners grabbed trophies for their rescue robots, flying robots, humanoids, submarine robots and de-miners.


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