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2003-09-16 Middle East

U.S. Veto of U.N. Arafat Plea Alarms Palestinians

"Oh, hold me, Fatimah! I'm so alarmed!"

Palestinians voiced fears that the U.S. veto of a U.N. resolution demanding that Israel not harm or expel Yasser Arafat could be seen by Israeli leaders as a license to kill him. The Security Council vote on Tuesday followed Israel's dismissal of a cease-fire call by the Palestinian president's national security adviser, Jibril Rajoub.

"Piss off, Jibril. Been there, done that, got the dead guys to prove it..."

Israel said that instead of pursuing a truce, Arafat's Palestinian Authority should hunt down militants as mandated by a U.S.-backed peace plan known as the road map.

"But... What's peace in the Middle East got to do with us Paleos? It's up to them Jews and the Merkins to make it happen!"

"It's a black day for the United Nations and for international law," chief Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat told Reuters after the vote. "I hope that Israel will not interpret the resolution as a license to kill President Arafat."

"... or any of his spokesmen..."

After back-to-back suicide bombings killed 15 Israelis last week, Israel touched off an international outcry by announcing a decision "to remove" Arafat, without saying how or when.

Notice that booming a busload of innocents didn't set off an international outcry? Not that it was a great success for the Paleos. The best they could get this time was stunned silence from the intergnats.

In vetoing the resolution, which demanded Israel "desist from any act of deportation and cease any threat" to Arafat's safety, the United States said the text failed to name Palestinian groups blamed for suicide attacks.

Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-09-16 21:26|| || Front Page|| [11138 views since 2007-05-07] Top

"I hope that Israel will not interpret the resolution as a license to kill President Arafat."

I hope they do. They should have gotten a hunting license on that slimebag years ago.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2003-9-16 9:57:39 PM|| 2003-9-16 9:57:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm posting a personal bounty on Saeb Ereekat (how many times has he resigned and be reinstated as "Chief Negotiator"/ "Arafat ass licker"?) - I have a personal stash of Tequila (Cazadores and Tres Generaciones), I'm willing to share for Saeb shutting the f*&^ up - amount negotiable, limes/salt available

Posted by Frank G 2003-9-16 10:23:43 PM|| 2003-9-16 10:23:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "It's a black day for the United Nations and for international law," chief Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat told Reuters after the vote. "I hope that Israel will not interpret the resolution as a license to kill President Arafat."

Erekat himself should be concerned with his own fate. Whatever happens to Arafat should happen to Erekat as well.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-16 10:45:34 PM|| 2003-9-16 10:45:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm not familiar with the word "intergnats", as in:
"The best they could get this time was stunned silence from the intergnats." Could someone please enlighten me?

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2003-9-16 10:49:39 PM|| 2003-9-16 10:49:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm out of Kleenex...but, in deference to the mom's and babies blown up by lost causes... I'm sure it won't be a problem for me should the death cart make an early arrival for Mr. Arafat.

Hmm...on to more important things like, what's for dinner? or...should I wear the pink shirt or the blue one? Oh...and FG...I've been AWOL too long to know who Seab is...but should he ST*U...count me in!

Posted by Becky 2003-9-16 10:54:31 PM|| 2003-9-16 10:54:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Will this cut back on his "Fearless Leader stands in the window and waves victory signs" show? It'd be worth it if it just did that.
Do the right thing, Yasshole. Croak in your sleep. Your boys will blame it on the IDF "death rays" but you'll still be dead. And we'll all get over it.

Posted by tu3031 2003-9-16 11:16:09 PM|| 2003-9-16 11:16:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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