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| UN orders Israel to stop violations of Lebanon airspace |
| 2007-11-07 |
| The United Nations on Tuesday ordered Israel to stop its daily air violations of Lebanese airspace, Yasmina Bouzian, spokeswoman of the UN Interim Force in southern Lebanon said Tuesday. "We have protested to Israel this issue and we expect them to stop because it is a violation of UN resolution 1701 ... and will eventually increase the tension in the area," she said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 was unanimously approved by the UNSC, the Lebanese cabinet, as well as the Israeli cabinet. Hezbollah hasnÂ’t disarmed, the abducted Israeli soldiers have yet to be released, and other continuous external hostilities are clear violations of the resolution. But that doesnÂ’t erase the fact that Israeli over flights are a violation of Lebanese sovereignty and therefore in violation of 1701 as well. Perhaps, if the UN denounced all violations with equal vigor their irrelevance quotient wouldnÂ’t peak as much but they are certainly justified in voicing their objections. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-11-07 12:38 |
| #8 Go Away or I shall taunt you a second time! |
| Posted by: doc 2007-11-07 12:01 |
| #7 I find it rather curious how an organization that has consistently backed Islam's terrorist states expects Israel to take them seriously. Nobody takes orders from the UN seriously except the higher-end restaurants Definite candidate for Snark O' The Day™. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-11-07 11:28 |
| #6 If it ain't a "strongly worded statement", it don't mean shit. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-11-07 09:57 |
| #5 I would reply, "As soon as their rockets stop violating our airspace and as soon as their terrorists that they are harboring stop violating our groundspace, we have a deal. Otherwise, if we find terrorists in your camps, we'll bomb your sorry asses too." |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-11-07 09:45 |
| #4 How about if Lebanon stops harboring terrorist groups first? You make it sound like they could just boot 'em out tomorrow. You got some information that conflicts with the reality over there? (and yes, the UN should find something useful to do, like restaurant reviews...) |
| Posted by: Pappy 2007-11-07 09:40 |
| #3 How about if Lebanon stops harboring terrorist groups first? |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-11-07 01:50 |
| #2 If Lebanon objects to Israeli overflights, Lebanon can (attempt to) shoot down the Israeli planes. The UN can STFU. |
| Posted by: Rambler 2007-11-07 01:34 |
| #1 Always good for a laugh when one reads that the UN 'ordered' this or that. Nobody takes orders from the UN seriously except the higher-end restaurants... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2007-11-07 00:44 |