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| Kofi sez U.N. Has Answered Israeli Concerns |
| 2002-04-30 |
| U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday the United Nations had "done everything" to meet Israeli concerns about a U.N. Believe the gist of the Israeli response was "Hang it in yer ear." Israel originally agreed to the mission to Jenin, the scene of the fiercest fighting during a crushing Israeli offensive in the West Bank. But it later withdrew its approval, objecting to the team's mandate and composition. "We've really done everything to deal with their concerns. And I think we've been very forthcoming. Obviously the decision is theirs and I am waiting to get a formal notification," Annan told reporters. If he wanted something to happen, instead of Striking a Blow Against Zionist Aggression™ he'd get professional military men to fill out a real team and make sure the human rights hacks didn't have veto power over their findings. Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer both told him a U.N. team would be welcome and Israel had nothing to hide, Annan said. He said he was expecting a note from Peres and "I would much rather wait to see what the formal communication from the government is, have further discussion with the (Security) Council and decide what to do next," he said. He's hoping Peres will give him what he wants... In Brussels, European Commission President Romano Prodi called the Israeli refusal "unacceptable." Yeah. Da noive o' dem Jews. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |