Is the UN Able to Achieve Peace in Libya? – Inside Story

The downfall and death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 was hailed as a victory for democracy by some in the international community. Since then, Libyans have suffered six years of war, chaos and competing governments. The power struggle between rival factions and militia, has also allowed ISIL to expand its influence. So lots to sort out for the newly appointed UN Envoy to Libya. Ghassan Salama arrived for a surprise visit to Misrata on Tuesday. But how are regional rivalries complicating the situation in this war-ravaged country? | Presenter: Sohail Rahman | Guests: Anas El Gomati Libyan, Political Analyst and Founder of the Tripoli-based Sadeq Institute; Alexey Kh-leb-nikov, Middle East expert at Russian International Affairs Council; George Joffe, Lecturer at University of Cambridge

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Libyan Revolutionary Council Rejects African Union's Peace Initiative
THE GUARDIAN: Rebels say deal is unacceptable because it does not require Gaddafi to step down

Libya's revolutionary leadership has flatly rejected an African Union peace initiative because it does not require Muammar Gaddafi to immediately relinquish power.

The rebels' interim ruling council met an AU delegation from five countries – led by three presidents and two foreign ministers – the day after Gaddafi endorsed the African "roadmap to peace", which included an immediate ceasefire, the suspension of Nato air strikes and talks towards a political settlement.

But Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the revolutionary council chairman, said the rebels had told the AU its proposal had been outdated by events, including the UN security council resolution authorising air strikes, and was in any case unacceptable because it left Gaddafi in power while both sides negotiated.

"From the very beginning we have been asking that the exit of Gaddafi and his sons take place immediately. We cannot consider this or any future proposal that does not include this peoples' requirement," said Jalil. "He leaves on his own or the march of the people will be at his doorstep."

That view was strongly backed by thousands of demonstrators outside the Benghazi hotel where the talks were held. They waved revolutionary flags and carried signs saying: "No solution with Gaddafi staying". » | Chris McGreal in Benghazi, Harriet Sherwood in Tripoli, Ian Traynor in Brussels and Nicholas Watt | Monday, April 11, 2011

African Union Leaders Meet with Gaddafi
Apr 10 - A delegation from the African Union met with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Sunday evening, the latest diplomatic effort to stop the bloodshed in Libya. Jon Decker reports

REUTERS: Gaddafi accepts peace plan but rebels say he must go » | Maria Golovnina | TRIPOLI | Monday, April 11, 2011

Gaddafi Accepts Roadmap to Peace
There has been more than a month of fighting in Libya - and at last there appears to be some hope on the horizon. 



And it has come in the form of the African Union. 



A delegation from the organisation, including South African president Jacob Zuma, has visited the capital, Tripoli.



And they say Muammar Gaddafi has accepted their road map to peace.



Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Tripoli.

Inside Story: Libya's Peace Pleas Not Enough
After more than a month of fighting, Muammar Gaddafi the Libyan Leader has once again renewed diplomatic efforts seeking an end to the crisis. 
On Sunday, Abdel Ati Obeidi, Libya's deputy foreign minister landed in Athens, carrying a message to the Prime Minister from Gaddafi. Gaddafi's message: to seek an end to the fighting. 

This was followed by a trip to Turkey and then to Malta.
 The Greek foreign minister said his country wants to reinforce the demands of the UN resolution.
 Also Franco Frattini, Italy's Foreign Minister dismissed Al Obeidi's message from Gaddafi as "not credible", reiterating that Gaddafi had to leave power. At the same time, Italy recognised the Libyan Opposition National Council as the only legitimate authority in the country. But Libyan opposition are still refusing any kind of settlement saying they will accept a UN-demanded ceasefire only if Gaddafi pulls his forces from all Libyan cities. Inside Story, with presenter Dareen Abughaida, discusses with guests: Ashur Shamis, a Libyan journalist and writer; Dimitris Papadimitriou, a reader in European Politics at the University of Manchester and Claire Spencer, head of Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House.
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Netanyahu: Change in Iran Could Bring Peaceful Ties
YNET NEWS: Prime Minister Netanyahu tells German newspaper he has 'no doubt' Iran's citizens would choose a different government if allowed to vote freely. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman calls Netanyahu's previous comments on Iran 'provocation'

Peaceful relations between Israel and Iran would be possible if new leadership took power in Tehran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an interview with German newspaper Bild published on Monday.

"There is no conflict between the Iranian people and the people of Israel and under a different regime the friendly relations that prevailed in the past could be restored," Netanyahu told German daily Bild.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was officially re-elected in a June 12 vote that the opposition has denounced as a fraud, and that has provoked the most violent unrest in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution which ousted the US-backed shah.

Iran has accused the West and its media of playing a role in fomenting unrest.

Netanyahu said he had "no doubt" that Iran's citizens would choose a different government if allowed to vote freely.

"I think the true nature of the Iranian regime has been unmasked," he told Bild. "What we have seen in Iran is a powerful desire on the part of the Iranian people to be free." >>> Dudi Cohen | Monday, June 22, 2009

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Dutch Jews Slam Christian 'Peace by Conversion' Group
HAARETZ: Dutch Jews are accusing a Christian organization of insulting Jews and Muslims by trying to convert them under the banner of promoting peace and interfaith dialogue.

The Jewish community's umbrella group, the Central Jewish Committee, issued an unusually harsh statement about a conference held by the Christian organization Cornerstone in the town of Soest, near Utrecht, yesterday.

The organizers of the conference, which drew hundreds to Soest's Juliana Church, advertised it under the slogan: "The path: Reconciling Jews with Arabs." Preceding the event was a visit by Cornerstone leaders to a Dutch concentration camp.

"It is an insult and maltreatment of the Jewish and Muslim faiths to suggest that their followers can only coexist in peace if they convert to Christianity," the Committee wrote.

One of the organizers, Cornerstone's Jaap Broker, labeled this criticism "laughable," adding that the conference was not geared toward conversion. He nonetheless added that "the only path to reconciliation is to accept Jesus Christ as one's Savior." >>> By Cnaan Liphshiz | Sunday, February 22, 2009

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BBC: The most senior judge in Saudi Arabia has said it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV channels which broadcast immoral programmes.

Sheikh Salih Ibn al-Luhaydan said some "evil" entertainment programmes aired by the channels promoted debauchery.

Dozens of satellite television channels broadcast across the Middle East, where they are watched by millions of Arabs every day.

The judge made the comments on a state radio programme.
He was speaking in response to a listener who asked his opinion on the airing of programmes featuring scantily-dressed women during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

"There is no doubt that these programmes are a great evil, and the owners of these channels are as guilty as those who watch them," said the sheikh.

"It is legitimate to kill those who call for corruption if their evil can not be stopped by other penalties." Saudi Judge Condemns 'Immoral TV' >>> | September 12, 2008

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