IN THE PRESS

Introduction
This section of the site offers an archive of key press coverage of the campaign to indict Ariel Sharon and others responsible for the Sabra & Shatila massacres. Articles are listed in reverse chronological order.


* Belgium Debates Future of War Crimes Law, Associated Press, 21 June 2003.

* US deflects Belgian genocide law, Expatica.com, 9 May 2003.

* Jewish Peace Groups in Europe Voice Support for Continuation of Sabra and Shatila War Crimes Trial in Belgium, Press release, Jewish Socialist group, 4 May 2003.

* Belgium Limits Genocide Law, dw-world.de, 7 April 2003.

* Belgian Senate Guts 'Genocide Law', The Guardian, 6 April 2003.

* Carte blanche: Un Juif belge prend la défense de son pays (in French), Léon Liebman, Magistrat honoraire, Le Soir Online, 21 February 2003.

* Compilation of press coverage relating to 12 February decision of Belgian Supreme Court 13 February 2003.

* Prosecute Sharon for war crimes, Israeli women say, by Robert Fisk, The Independent, 24 September 2002.

* To the Palestinian community in Lebanon, Statement from The Coalition of Women for a Just Peace on the 20th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacres, September 2002.

* Never forget? The forgotten slaughter of 9/16 , by Mike Carlton, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 2002.

* Massacres Don't "Just Happen", by Laurie King-Irani, indictsharon.net, 18 September 2002.

* How the US Media Forget and Remember an Anniversary, by Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 18 September 2002.

* Eyewitness: Sabra and Shatila 20 years on, by Martin Aseer, BBC News Online, 14 September 2002.

* Commentary: The other Sept. remembrance, by Claude Salhani, UPI, 12 September 2002.

* Belgian Court Rules that Sharon cannot be Tried, by Anthony Dworkin, crimesofwar.org, 1 July 2002.

* Court rules Sharon cannot be indicted for slaughter, by Robert Fisk, The Independent, 27 June 2002

* Belgian court drops Sharon human rights case, by Gareth Smyth, Financial Times, 26 June 2002

* A wolf in legal clothing?, by Aryeh Dayan, Ha'aretz, 16 May 2002.

* A Silent Revolution Is Underway in Human Rights, Activist Says, by Seth Sandronsky, CommonDreams.org, Sunday, April 28, 2002.

* Matter of moral inconsistency, by Gareth Smyth, Khaleej Times, 25 April 2002.

* Prof discusses case on '82 Mideast killings, by Ali Alemozafar, The Stanford Daily, 24 April 2002.

* Analysis: Fighting the fog of war, by Claude Salhani, UPI, 18 April 2002.

* Immunity or impunity, by Amira Howeidy, Al-Ahram Weekly, Issue No.574, 21 - 27 February 2002.

* UN legal ruling will halt Belgian war crimes cases, by Anne Penketh, The Independent (UK), 15 February 2002.

* Car crash adds to Lebanese suspicion of Israeli cover-up, by Robert Fisk, The Independent (UK), 1 February 2002.

* Detonating Lebanon's War Files: The Belgian Court Case and the Beirut Car Bomb, Laurie King-Irani, MERIP PIN 83, 31 January 2002.

* Ghosts and secrets at mass killer's funeral, by Robert Fisk, The Independent (UK), 27 January 2002.

* Fergal Keane: These dark secrets will not stay hidden forever, by Fergal Keene, The Independent (UK), 26 January 2002.

* Hobeika taped "evidence" against Sharon before assassination: Beirut press, Agence France Presse, 25 January 2002.

* The man who would testify against Sharon is blown up. Was this another targeted killing?, by Robert Fisk, The Independent (UK), 25 January 2002.

* "A Quest for Justice: The Case Against Ariel Sharon", a special supplement for The Daily Star (Lebanon), 29 November 2001 [PDF files requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF]:
  1. Cover page with editorial and articles by Chibli Mallat and Julie Flint in the Guardian. [PDF 224K]
  2. The Complaint and intro to the legal team. [PDF 229K]
  3. The Complaint (continued) and memorable quotes. [PDF 268K]
  4. The Electronic Intifada's bio of Ariel Sharon and Laurie King-Irani's March 2001 letter in the Washington Post. [PDF 244K]
  5. Various articles, including recommendation by Amnesty International, Charles Glass in the New York Press on ethnic cleansing, and a report on the growth of the campaign to indict Ariel Sharon. [PDF 176K]
  6. Various articles, including Nitzan Horowitz in Ha'aretz on the repeal of immunity for heads of state, James Ron in the Chicago Tribune on whether Sharon is a war criminal, Clyde Haberman in the New York Times on the Israeli Foreign Ministry's warning about legal risks for officials traveling abroad, Etgar Lefkovits in the Jerusalem Post on the stoning of the Belgian Consulate in Jerusalem, and Gareth Smyth in the Financial Times on the use of the Belgian Court. [PDF 238K]
  7. Ellen Siegel's testimony in the Middle East Policy Journal. [PDF 259K]


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