Identifier
Created
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09RIODEJANEIRO7
2009-01-09 15:56:00
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Consulate Rio De Janeiro
Cable title:
O GLOBO NEWSPAPER ON GAZA CONFLICT
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SUBJECT: O GLOBO NEWSPAPER ON GAZA CONFLICT
"Flight of the Falcons"
Rio-based center-right O Globo commented on page 06 (01/06/2009):
"Yesterday, entering its 13th day, the Gaza tragedy pointed, as is
always the case in these situations, to the victory of the falcons
and radicals in the Middle East. The greatest losers are the
civilian populations in the Gaza strip and on a merely smaller
quantitative scale, Israeli regions within reach of Hamas rockets.
Diplomacy has also lost if one looks at the inefficiency of the
so-called "Quartet" responsible for preventing the situation from
reaching its boiling point. The United States, in a presidential
transition, is doing less than what was expected of it... Russia
does not seem to be present at all. The U.N. had schools and
humanitarian aid convoys bombed by Israel and has already suffered
losses. In the European Union, the efforts of French President
Nicolas Sarkozy to obtain a cease-fire stand out. Hopes to close
this Pandora's box again rest upon the decision of Arab countries -
who also have much to lose with this conflict - to change their
stance and agree to negotiate, in the United Nations, a cease-fire
proposal presented by England with the support of France and the
United States. It is an illusion for Israel to think that by
destroying Hamas - and the Gaza Strip - it will annihilate Muslim
radicals... The "flight of the falcons" is extremely dangerous.
Hamas, just like Hezbollah in Lebanon, is allied with Iran, which
aspires to become a regional power. Thus, an escalation of the Gaza
conflict, which has already killed 700 Palestinians, could throw the
Middle East into total war, something that no one is interested in.
President-elect Barack Obama least of all... In such a scenario, it
is unbefitting for the Government of Brazil to issue hurried
statements which could undermine its position as a possible peace
mediator. It would be much better to keep to Itamaraty's usual
balanced stance."
MARQUEZ
SIPDIS
STATE INR/R/MR; IIP/R/MR; WHA/PD
DEPT PASS USTR
USDOC 4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
SUBJECT: O GLOBO NEWSPAPER ON GAZA CONFLICT
"Flight of the Falcons"
Rio-based center-right O Globo commented on page 06 (01/06/2009):
"Yesterday, entering its 13th day, the Gaza tragedy pointed, as is
always the case in these situations, to the victory of the falcons
and radicals in the Middle East. The greatest losers are the
civilian populations in the Gaza strip and on a merely smaller
quantitative scale, Israeli regions within reach of Hamas rockets.
Diplomacy has also lost if one looks at the inefficiency of the
so-called "Quartet" responsible for preventing the situation from
reaching its boiling point. The United States, in a presidential
transition, is doing less than what was expected of it... Russia
does not seem to be present at all. The U.N. had schools and
humanitarian aid convoys bombed by Israel and has already suffered
losses. In the European Union, the efforts of French President
Nicolas Sarkozy to obtain a cease-fire stand out. Hopes to close
this Pandora's box again rest upon the decision of Arab countries -
who also have much to lose with this conflict - to change their
stance and agree to negotiate, in the United Nations, a cease-fire
proposal presented by England with the support of France and the
United States. It is an illusion for Israel to think that by
destroying Hamas - and the Gaza Strip - it will annihilate Muslim
radicals... The "flight of the falcons" is extremely dangerous.
Hamas, just like Hezbollah in Lebanon, is allied with Iran, which
aspires to become a regional power. Thus, an escalation of the Gaza
conflict, which has already killed 700 Palestinians, could throw the
Middle East into total war, something that no one is interested in.
President-elect Barack Obama least of all... In such a scenario, it
is unbefitting for the Government of Brazil to issue hurried
statements which could undermine its position as a possible peace
mediator. It would be much better to keep to Itamaraty's usual
balanced stance."
MARQUEZ