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US vetoes resolution on Gaza
The United States has vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate end to Israeli military operations in the Gaza strip that have cost some 68 Palestinian lives.
A total of 11 nations voted in favour in the 15-member council. Britain, Germany and Romania abstained and US Ambassador John Danforth exercised his veto power by voting "no."
The draft resolution would have reaffirmed support for the nearly dormant "road map" for Middle East peace and demanded "the immediate cessation of all military operations in the area of northern Gaza" and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
Israel launched the offensive, code-named "Days of Reckoning," after a Palestinian rocket strike killed two children in the southern town of Sderot last Wednesday. Some 2,000 troops as well as tanks and helicopters were used.
Britain, Germany and Russia attempted to get a last minute compromise by adding some amendments but the effort failed.
Voting in favour were Russia, France, China, Spain, Angola, Chile, Pakistan, Algeria, Benin, Brazil and the Philippines.
Danforth told the council before the vote that the resolution was "lopsided and unbalanced," lacked credibility and deserved a "no" vote.
He said the resolution did not mention even one of the 450 Qassam rocket attacks launched against Israel over the past two years, 200 this year alone.
"When the rest of the world gangs up on Israel with an insidious silence on terrorism, it does not advance the cause of peace," Danforth said.
But Algerian Ambassador Abdalla Baali, said the council appeared to be effective only when it chastised Arab nations. He recalled the recent resolution telling Syrian troops to pull out of Lebanon even though "there was no threat whatsoever to international peace and security."
"We regret that such a balanced and credible text that was merely calling upon Israel to end its military operation which causes so many human losses and so much damage has not gained unanimous endorsement by the council," Baali said.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/451638%3fformat=html
The draft resolution would have reaffirmed support for the nearly dormant "road map" for Middle East peace and demanded "the immediate cessation of all military operations in the area of northern Gaza" and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.
Israel launched the offensive, code-named "Days of Reckoning," after a Palestinian rocket strike killed two children in the southern town of Sderot last Wednesday. Some 2,000 troops as well as tanks and helicopters were used.
Britain, Germany and Russia attempted to get a last minute compromise by adding some amendments but the effort failed.
Voting in favour were Russia, France, China, Spain, Angola, Chile, Pakistan, Algeria, Benin, Brazil and the Philippines.
Danforth told the council before the vote that the resolution was "lopsided and unbalanced," lacked credibility and deserved a "no" vote.
He said the resolution did not mention even one of the 450 Qassam rocket attacks launched against Israel over the past two years, 200 this year alone.
"When the rest of the world gangs up on Israel with an insidious silence on terrorism, it does not advance the cause of peace," Danforth said.
But Algerian Ambassador Abdalla Baali, said the council appeared to be effective only when it chastised Arab nations. He recalled the recent resolution telling Syrian troops to pull out of Lebanon even though "there was no threat whatsoever to international peace and security."
"We regret that such a balanced and credible text that was merely calling upon Israel to end its military operation which causes so many human losses and so much damage has not gained unanimous endorsement by the council," Baali said.
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/451638%3fformat=html
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NEW YORK - The United States on Tuesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution demanding that Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip that has cost at least 80 Palestinian lives.
A total of 11 nations voted in favor. Britain, Germany and Romania abstained on the measure drafted by Arab nations.
Arab nations demanded in a draft UN Security Council resolution Monday that Israel immediately halt its incursion into northern Gaza.
The draft resolution, submitted to the council in an emergency meeting convened at the request of Arab nations on Monday, calls for an immediate halt to the offensive and calls on Israel and the Palestinians to immediately implement the internationally-backed road map peace plan.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Dan Gillerman expressed his happiness after the vote and said that the resolution only condemned the victim and not the attacker.
Gillerman added that the nations which abstained showed courage while those that voted in favor were cowards.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Danforth cast the U.S. veto after British and German efforts to find compromise language failed.
"Once again, the resolution is lopsided and unbalanced," Danforth told the council just before voting "no."
"It is dangerously disingenuous because of its many material omissions. Because of this lack of balance, because of these omissions the resolution lacks credibility and deserves a 'no' vote," he said.
After the vote, Algeria's UN Ambassador Abdallah Baali, the only Arab member of the council, thanked the resolution's supporters and noted that the measure got more than the minimum nine "yes" votes needed for adoption absent a veto by one of the five permanent council members.
"It is a sad day for the Palestinians and it is a sad day for justice," Baali said.
The U.S. had earlier on Tuesday rejected a Russian-sponsored compromise to balance a UN Security Council condemnation of Israel for its operation in the Gaza Strip with a condemnation of Hamas for firing Qassam rockets at the western Negev town of Sderot.
Danforth had said Monday that if the resolution was passed "it would be a very terrible statement for the Security Council to make" because he said it acquiesces in terror against Israelis.
Shalom holding talks with European counterparts
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom on Tuesday held a series of talks with his European counterparts in an effort to prevent a unilateral condemnation of Israel.
Shalom met with foreign ministers from the Netherlands, Russia and Great Britain. He asked them to oppose any resolution that does not also condemn Qassam rocket attacks on Israel.
The European ministers said they condemn the attacks on Israel, but expect Israel to respond to them in a manner proportional to the Qassam threat.
Baali, the only Arab member of the council, requested the open meeting following the nearly weeklong Israeli offensive - the largest of its kind launched by Israel in four years in Gaza.
"Taking into account the gravity, the urgency of the situation, the seriousness of the situation, we need to have the Security Council take a decision quickly - and quickly means Tuesday at the latest," Baali said.
Gillerman, referring to the Security Council debate, said Monday that, "In the past, as well, the Americans have not allowed one-sided resolutions to pass. They understand that our activity is a response to Qassams, they understand that Israel has the right to self-defense."
The United States hopes Israel will quickly end its massive offensive in Gaza without expanding the operation, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday.
"I hope it does not expand and I hope whatever he does is proportionate to the threat that Israel is facing and I hope that this operation can come to a conclusion quickly," Powell told reporters aboard his plane as he flew to Brazil.
Powell said he could not judge if Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had overreacted and predicted the Israeli leader would end the offensive only when he perceived he had dealt with the threat from Palestinian rockets
Sharon's offensive "is not in contrast to the disengagement plan. He remains as committed to the disengagement plan and hopefully that will get on track," Powell said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/485435.html
A total of 11 nations voted in favor. Britain, Germany and Romania abstained on the measure drafted by Arab nations.
Arab nations demanded in a draft UN Security Council resolution Monday that Israel immediately halt its incursion into northern Gaza.
The draft resolution, submitted to the council in an emergency meeting convened at the request of Arab nations on Monday, calls for an immediate halt to the offensive and calls on Israel and the Palestinians to immediately implement the internationally-backed road map peace plan.
Israeli Ambassador to the UN Dan Gillerman expressed his happiness after the vote and said that the resolution only condemned the victim and not the attacker.
Gillerman added that the nations which abstained showed courage while those that voted in favor were cowards.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Danforth cast the U.S. veto after British and German efforts to find compromise language failed.
"Once again, the resolution is lopsided and unbalanced," Danforth told the council just before voting "no."
"It is dangerously disingenuous because of its many material omissions. Because of this lack of balance, because of these omissions the resolution lacks credibility and deserves a 'no' vote," he said.
After the vote, Algeria's UN Ambassador Abdallah Baali, the only Arab member of the council, thanked the resolution's supporters and noted that the measure got more than the minimum nine "yes" votes needed for adoption absent a veto by one of the five permanent council members.
"It is a sad day for the Palestinians and it is a sad day for justice," Baali said.
The U.S. had earlier on Tuesday rejected a Russian-sponsored compromise to balance a UN Security Council condemnation of Israel for its operation in the Gaza Strip with a condemnation of Hamas for firing Qassam rockets at the western Negev town of Sderot.
Danforth had said Monday that if the resolution was passed "it would be a very terrible statement for the Security Council to make" because he said it acquiesces in terror against Israelis.
Shalom holding talks with European counterparts
Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom on Tuesday held a series of talks with his European counterparts in an effort to prevent a unilateral condemnation of Israel.
Shalom met with foreign ministers from the Netherlands, Russia and Great Britain. He asked them to oppose any resolution that does not also condemn Qassam rocket attacks on Israel.
The European ministers said they condemn the attacks on Israel, but expect Israel to respond to them in a manner proportional to the Qassam threat.
Baali, the only Arab member of the council, requested the open meeting following the nearly weeklong Israeli offensive - the largest of its kind launched by Israel in four years in Gaza.
"Taking into account the gravity, the urgency of the situation, the seriousness of the situation, we need to have the Security Council take a decision quickly - and quickly means Tuesday at the latest," Baali said.
Gillerman, referring to the Security Council debate, said Monday that, "In the past, as well, the Americans have not allowed one-sided resolutions to pass. They understand that our activity is a response to Qassams, they understand that Israel has the right to self-defense."
The United States hopes Israel will quickly end its massive offensive in Gaza without expanding the operation, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday.
"I hope it does not expand and I hope whatever he does is proportionate to the threat that Israel is facing and I hope that this operation can come to a conclusion quickly," Powell told reporters aboard his plane as he flew to Brazil.
Powell said he could not judge if Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had overreacted and predicted the Israeli leader would end the offensive only when he perceived he had dealt with the threat from Palestinian rockets
Sharon's offensive "is not in contrast to the disengagement plan. He remains as committed to the disengagement plan and hopefully that will get on track," Powell said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/485435.html
G.W. Bush says he believes in freedom for all, I am not so sure of that???
Many, many Nations are aware of the Atrocities that Israel commits, Only the U.S. who gives billions of dollars and Military equipment that goes to fund these atrocities vetoed stopping these atrocities.
Less then 10 Israelis have died and over 60 Palestinians have died in these past few days. Thanks to the fact that the Palestinians are not allowed to have weapons equal to the Israeli.
When will the U.S. open its eyes and free the Palestinian People from the Brutal Israeli Occupation and Oppression so that this conflict can come to an end.
Many, many Nations are aware of the Atrocities that Israel commits, Only the U.S. who gives billions of dollars and Military equipment that goes to fund these atrocities vetoed stopping these atrocities.
Less then 10 Israelis have died and over 60 Palestinians have died in these past few days. Thanks to the fact that the Palestinians are not allowed to have weapons equal to the Israeli.
When will the U.S. open its eyes and free the Palestinian People from the Brutal Israeli Occupation and Oppression so that this conflict can come to an end.
But you know it is the Palestinian terrorists who started killing Israelis. Should the Israelis let those people to kill them?
>>>"Less then 10 Israelis have died and over 60 Palestinians have died in these past few days. Thanks to the fact that the Palestinians are not allowed to have weapons equal to the Israeli."<<<
Apparently ANGEL isn't familiar with the concept of good training for weapon handling and use.
Apparently ANGEL isn't familiar with the concept of good training for weapon handling and use.
The UN keep on supporting terrorism.
The UN keep on supporting terrorism. They want the terrorists kill the Israelis and that the Israelis cannot defend themselves.
Have they condemned the launching of Qassam rockets against the Israelis? No.
Have they condemned the launching of Qassam rockets against the Israelis? No.
Two terrorist attacks have been committed in Taba, Israel. One of them in the Hilton Taba, where 20 people have been muredered. There are hundreds under the ruble.
Sorry for the mistake: Taba is in Egypt.
About an hour afte the attack in the hotel, there was a second explosion in the Sinai peninsula.
That hotel is frequented by Israelis.
About an hour afte the attack in the hotel, there was a second explosion in the Sinai peninsula.
That hotel is frequented by Israelis.
"Sorry for the mistake: Taba is in Egypt. "
you mean you don't consider Sinai still part of Israel?
you mean you don't consider Sinai still part of Israel?
JERUSALEM -- Israelis consider Taba, just across the Egyptian border with Israel, part of their own back yard - partly because Israel controlled the tiny enclave for 22 years
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp?category=1107&slug=Israel%20Taba%20History
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp?category=1107&slug=Israel%20Taba%20History
No, I didn't think so. I know Taba, Egypt, is where the Palestinians and the Israelis signed an accord.
What happened is that I was thinking that the Israelis used togo there on holiday. I have just heard the news and was in shock.
What happened is that I was thinking that the Israelis used togo there on holiday. I have just heard the news and was in shock.
Why be shocked?
Since in the past week or so Israel killed over 60 Palestinians, many of them innocent civilians, and even some children.
Does it not stand to reason that people who feel for the suffering of the Palestinian People would not retaliate?
We keep forgetting that before the Palestinian shot rockets into Israel (I know that it was wrong for the two innocent Israeli children to die, but no one knew that they would hit the children, just like when Israel drops Bombs on the Palestinans and some Children are killed, they claim they did not intend to hit the Children......) Israel did the last killings....
It all boils down to if we want the violence to end, we must end the reason for it, the Occupation and Oppression of the Palestinian People in Gaza and the West Bank.....
Lets get the Palestinian State called for in the Road Map to Peace done and over with so we can start on the Road to Peace.
Since in the past week or so Israel killed over 60 Palestinians, many of them innocent civilians, and even some children.
Does it not stand to reason that people who feel for the suffering of the Palestinian People would not retaliate?
We keep forgetting that before the Palestinian shot rockets into Israel (I know that it was wrong for the two innocent Israeli children to die, but no one knew that they would hit the children, just like when Israel drops Bombs on the Palestinans and some Children are killed, they claim they did not intend to hit the Children......) Israel did the last killings....
It all boils down to if we want the violence to end, we must end the reason for it, the Occupation and Oppression of the Palestinian People in Gaza and the West Bank.....
Lets get the Palestinian State called for in the Road Map to Peace done and over with so we can start on the Road to Peace.
I get in shock every time somebody is violently killed. And I supposed that if the attack had been in a hotel many people would have died.
We don't have to mistake causes for consequences. The Arabs have constantly been attacking Israel, and so Israel has to retaliate.
You say that, although the Palestinian killed two Israeli children, the last killings were made by Israel. So it is Israel which has to stop.
I cannot understand.
And Israel has constantly been attacking the Palestinians so the Palestinians have to retaliate……
Israel just killed 100 or so Palestinians and you say Israel is innocent???
So to end the conflict end the reason for the conflict, end the Brutal Israeli Occupation and Oppression and allow the Palestinian People to have their Viable Palestinian State in the Whole of the West Bank and Gaza…..
West Bank and Gaza is 22% of what is TODAY (it will not solve the problem to try to live in the past) Israel, West Bank and Gaza.
22% for some 4,000,000 or so Palestinians.
Israel inside the 1967 borders is 78%.
78 % for some 5,000,000 or so Jews and 1,200,000 Arabs living their at the present time.
Do the math who gets the most land per person.
To have Peace you have to start somewhere and the best place to start is a Palestinian State in the whole of the West Bank and Gaza.
That way the superior Israeli Military can guard and control their borders instead of going into the West Bank and Gaza and committing atrocities that only go to fuel the conflict instead of ending it.
Israel just killed 100 or so Palestinians and you say Israel is innocent???
So to end the conflict end the reason for the conflict, end the Brutal Israeli Occupation and Oppression and allow the Palestinian People to have their Viable Palestinian State in the Whole of the West Bank and Gaza…..
West Bank and Gaza is 22% of what is TODAY (it will not solve the problem to try to live in the past) Israel, West Bank and Gaza.
22% for some 4,000,000 or so Palestinians.
Israel inside the 1967 borders is 78%.
78 % for some 5,000,000 or so Jews and 1,200,000 Arabs living their at the present time.
Do the math who gets the most land per person.
To have Peace you have to start somewhere and the best place to start is a Palestinian State in the whole of the West Bank and Gaza.
That way the superior Israeli Military can guard and control their borders instead of going into the West Bank and Gaza and committing atrocities that only go to fuel the conflict instead of ending it.
You say 100 "Palestinians" are dead. Were all of those "Palestinians" innocent? Had they done nothing wrong?
You are right, the solution has to start somewhere. Then why are the "Palestinians" constantly attacking the Israelis?
The best thing for them to do is to stop committing atrocities against the Israelis. And if the "Palestinians" really wanted a solution they wouldn't have breeched the accords they signed.
Israel is defending its borders. It was forced to enter Gaza because they were been attacked from there.
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