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UN Secretary-General calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire |
2012-11-21 |
[Al Ahram] United Nations ...When talk is your weapon it's hard to make yourself heard over the artillery... Secretary-General the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon ... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan... held an urgent presser Tuesday morning in Cairo to discuss recent developments in the Gazoo Strip and the ongoing conflict in Syria. "I am here personally to appeal for the end of violence and to offer my help in the ongoing efforts to achieve the ceasefire and to sympathise with civilians caught in the conflict," Ban Ki-moon asserted. Only hours before his visit to Tel Aviv to call for a ceasefire, Ban Ki-moon asserted: "Families and children are dying as a result of senseless violence," adding that once again Paleostinians and Israelis are caught in a situation where they fear the next strike. He asserted that immediate steps needed to be taken by all factions before further escalations - including ground operations - would take place. "Any further escalation will put the entire region at risk. My message is clear: all sides must halt fire immediately." |
Posted by:Fred |
#3 some interesting news from the Haaretz blog 4:33 P.M. (local time- it would be 933am EST) Egyptian authorities confiscate trucks carrying 108 warheads intended for Grad rockets, about 430 kilometers northwest of Cairo. Trucks also contained ammunition and likely arrived from Libya. |
Posted by: lord garth 2012-11-21 10:16 |
#2 Right after Syrian ceasefire, Mr Secretary, |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-11-21 10:05 |
#1 Isn't it odd how Ban grows so concerned only after Israel starts to defend her citizens from Ham-asses attempts to murder them? |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-11-21 09:57 |