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| UN tells Israel to end siege of Gaza |
| 2010-06-01 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco has called on Israel to end its "unacceptable" blockade of the Gaza Strip. Fernandez-Taranco, who was speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, said that Israel's Monday attack on peace activists on a flotilla of ships off the coast of Gaza would not have happened without the blockade. He was speaking in proxy for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, DPA reported. The UN official also called for a thorough investigation into the Israeli military assault on the ships. Fernandez-Taranco stated that the incident happened when all efforts should be focusing on confidence-building and on promoting talks between Israelis and Palestinians. The UN Security Council started an emergency meeting on Monday after Turkey called for a meeting on the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla. The Israeli navy attacked the Freedom Flotilla, which was carrying humanitarian assistance to Gaza, in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea early on Monday, killing at least 20 people on board the six ships, mostly Turkish nationals. About 50 others were injured, according to Palestinian sources. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 I think Israel should go to NYC and start shooting off rockets into the U.N. building. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-06-01 17:08 |
| #12 mojo I don't know much Israeli slang but the verb 'to bite' is le neshech (where the 'le' means 'to'). in the Hebrew bible, the word neshech is translated as 'usury' or 'interest'. it occurs once in exodus, once in Leviticus, three times in one sentence in Deuteronomy and twice in Ezekiel (my daughter gave me a Concordance as a gift recently). |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-06-01 16:57 |
| #11 How do you say "bite me" in Hebrew? |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-06-01 11:44 |
| #10 TW didn't, either. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-01 10:39 |
| #9 I didn't think I'd need it. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-06-01 09:34 |
| #8 UN tells Israel to end siege of Gaza HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa....... |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2010-06-01 08:34 |
| #7 If ever there was a bigger fraud than the UN, I'd like to see it. I'm really interested to know the opinion of the Togo UN Rep on the Israeli or any matter (Sarc button off, now). |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-06-01 08:30 |
| #6 and Israels poodle Egypt? Did you forget the /sarcasm tag, Bright Pebbles? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-06-01 07:46 |
| #5 and Israels poodle Egypt? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2010-06-01 07:32 |
| #4 Can we cancell our subscription to the UN and get our money back ? Please ? |
| Posted by: Elder of Zion 2010-06-01 06:42 |
| #3 In related news, Israel tells the UN to go *&$% themselves. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2010-06-01 05:19 |
| #2 What does Israel get for its UN dues? I can't see a single benefit from their membership. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-06-01 03:40 |
| #1 Just trying to seem relevant, that's all. No connection to reality, as usual. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-06-01 02:05 |