deaanklacht tegen Sharon in Belgixeb
de Israxeblischehouding

•  Israel puzzled by Belgian push to see Sharon in the dock (Jordan Times, 21/11/2001)
• "In Belgium,Israeli officials are trying to forestall repeat broadcasts of a controversialBBC program on the 1982 massacres in Lebanon.

(…) Stillrecoiling from the recent broadcast of the BBC program "The Accused" byBelgium’s state, French-language, station RTBF, Israeli officials are tryingto stop a planned broadcast of the Sabra and Chatila documentary on Belgium’sFlemish-language channel. BBC’s Panorama investigative report about themassacres is slated for broadcast on the station next Sunday, three daysbefore the hearing in Brussels on the war crimes allegations against Sharon.Israeli officials insist that showings of the BBC program in Belgium reflectan "inflamed atmosphere" hostile to Israel and to Prime Minister Sharon.

Israel’sEmbassy in Belgium issued an official statement expressing "revulsion"about the program itself, and also critizing the Belgian decision to broadcastit. The statement categorized the broadcast decision as an "insufferableattempt to intervene in a legal proceeding." (Ha’aretz, 20/11/2001).

• Belgianairing of anti-Sharon TV show clouds EU visit (Jerusalem Post, 18/11/2001).