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Israel-Palestine

Arab Nations Demand Israel Stop Incursion

2004-10-05

Arab nations demanded in a draft U.N. Security Council resolution Monday that Israel immediately halt its incursion into the northern Gaza Strip, where fighting has left at least 68 Palestinians dead.

This ought to be entertaining.

The draft resolution, submitted to the 15-nation council in an emergency meeting convened at the request of Arab nations, calls for an immediate halt to a major Israeli offensive in the northern Gaza Strip. It also urges Israel and the Palestinians to immediately implement the internationally backed road ~~kill~~ map peace plan. Algeria's U.N. Ambassador, Abdallah Baali, the only Arab member of the council, requested the open meeting following the nearly weeklong Israeli offensive - the largest of its kind launched by Israel in four years in Gaza. Baali said he hoped for a vote on the draft by Tuesday at the latest. "Taking into account the gravity, the urgency of the situation, the seriousness of the situation, we need to have the Security Council take a decision quickly," Baali said.

Why don't we take this in order of priority -- first, Darfur.

U.S. Ambassador John Danforth said Monday that another Security Council resolution was not the answer and admonished the council, which he said "acts as the adversary of the Israelis and cheerleader to the Palestinians." However, British Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry, whose country is president of the council this month, said "there's a strong support in the council for the resolution."

And both statements are true.

Posted by:Steve White

#9 I expect the NG is what's going to make Fred rich and even more famous, it's a natural for the Paki Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Job Printing.

Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-05 6:16:06 PM

#8 Fred's auto name generating program, so everyone is not Anonymous 6XXX

Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-05 5:59:03 PM

#7 Snorong Clort5744

Sounds like a good name for a band to me :).

Posted by: John Kerry 2004-10-05 5:56:08 PM

#6 'Snorong Clort5744' is me.

Where in the hell are all these weirdo names coming from????

Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-05 5:50:46 PM

#5 U.S. Ambassador John Danforth said Monday that another Security Council resolution was not the answer and admonished the council, which he said "acts as the adversary of the Israelis and cheerleader to the Palestinians"

He's a good choice for that thankless job

Posted by: Frank G 2004-10-05 2:06:38 PM

#4 Arab Nations Demand Israel Stop Incursion

Legally, speaking it's an Excursion. I don't know of any laws in the Useless Nations concerning excursions. Since it's legal, I say Israel should continue.

Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-10-05 2:02:50 PM

#3 Gesundheit!

Posted by: Poison Reverse 2004-10-05 1:58:26 PM

#2 Whoops. 'Snorong Clort5744' is me.

Posted by: Bryan 2004-10-05 7:46:57 AM

#1 The world's statesmen, like Bill Clinton, compete to take Yasser Arafat to their bosom because each wants to go down in history as the one who resolved the Middle East conflict.

And the Palestinian terror continues.

They clamour for the privelege of wading through the Ramallah rubble to kiss Arafat's stubbly cheeks.

And the Palestinian terror continues.

They pump money into ~~Arafat's pocket~~ Palestine, draw up road maps, pass UN resolutions....

And the Palestinian terror continues.

Israel builds the wall/fence.

Palestinian terror grinds to a halt in the areas where it's built

Palestinians fire one too many Kassam rockets over the old Gaza fence.

The IDF goes into Gaza, killing dozens of terrorists in a few days.

The Palestinians offer to stop firing rockets (terror) if Israel withdraws.

Something is starting to make sense here.

Posted by: Snorong Clort5744 2004-10-05 7:45:18 AM

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