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| Israel Circulates Resolution at U.N. |
| 2003-11-04 |
| UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israel, which has seen hundreds of U.N. resolutions passed against its policies over the years, circulated its first resolution ever Monday, saying the outcome will show whether the organization is taking a balanced approach to the Mideast. Interesting ploy. The Israeli resolution, a copy of which was given to The Associated Press, calls for the protection of Israeli children victimized by Palestinian terrorism. It closely mirrors a similar draft submitted by Egypt last week highlighting the plight of Palestinian children affected by more than three years of bloody conflict in the region. Wonder if it mentions the Palestinian child abuse documented over at LGF? Israeli diplomats said they’d be happy if the General Assembly decided to drop the two drafts or adopt them both. ``The test will be if they pass the Palestinian one but not ours,’’ said deputy Israeli Ambassador Arye Meckel. Sounds like a Rantburg Future to me. For years, Israel has refused to take seriously the hundreds of resolutions Arab states sponsor, all of which condemn Israel’s actions against the Palestinians while making little, if any, mention of Palestinian attacks against Jews. But Meckel said the pattern of dismissal only led to mounting anti-Israel resolutions. Twenty such resolutions passed in the General Assembly in 2002. The United States vetoed several that were brought to the Security Council, arguing that they were unbalanced and didn’t condemn Palestinian groups taking credit for suicide bombings against Israelis. ``It’s time to stop being passive,’’ Meckel said in an interview with The Associated Press. Tell that to your army. And to Sharon. Meckel will send a letter later this week to 155 ambassadors at the United Nations asking for their support for Israel’s first resolution. Israeli diplomats will also lobby world capitals. Wonder how many Islamic ambassadors actually handled their copy of the letter? Both the Israeli and the Palestinian resolutions are expected to come up for a vote in the U.N.’s human rights committee within the next two weeks, he said. If either one passes, it will go to the full General Assembly for a final vote in December. Expect lots of eye-rolling, face-making fun! |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 The Greeks are voting maybe. Unless the Macedonian Flag is before the same commitee in which case they will vote to table, this of course would require the table to declare a dolore victoria. My theory is to put Blue Bonnet Upon It and annex the whole fucking mess to Scotland the Brave Black Bear.. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-4 8:38:47 PM |
| #5 I wonder what the Greek vote will be. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-4 1:17:47 PM |
| #4 It's alway dangerous to allow your enemy to use a weapon that you refuse to use, even if the weapon is stupid and silly. The UN should not be ignored, it should be used to further a nations aims. Some countries get that (it's their only way of furthering aims); others do not (US whines an awful lot about the UN while giving away Aid and such to those that use it against us). |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-11-4 12:44:52 PM |
| #3 playing the game to expose the hypocrisy is a good move - something to throw back at the Paleo-supporters and multilateralists who say we always need to work through the UN |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-4 10:33:53 AM |
| #2 Even if it does pass, it won't be 178-4 or something like that. It will be a close call. The Arab one will pass without hindrance though, I'm sure. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-4 4:41:27 AM |
| #1 I also suggest Israel acting agressively on any abuses involving fundamentalists be it against non-Muslims like in Sudan and Kenya or against moderate Muslims like in Algeria. Time to expose the hipocrisy of the Arab and Muslim world who has never shown any concern when the victims were Christians, Algerians or Kurds even when they outnumbered 100 to 1 the number of Palestinian victims since 1967. |
| Posted by: JFM 2003-11-4 3:40:24 AM |