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US vetoes UN resolution condemning Israel
2006-11-12
The United States traditionally opposes what it considers one-sided Security Council resolutions on Israel, and Saturday's vote was the fourth time in three years that Washington had taken such action. In July the United States vetoed another resolution on Gaza; in March 2004 it vetoed a resolution condemning Israel for killing the Hamas leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, and in December 2003 it blocked a measure protesting the construction of the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank.

Jean-Marc de la Sablière, the ambassador of France, said he felt the final negotiated text was "a balanced one" and would have sent the right message to both Israel and the Palestinians.
Almost all of the 45 nations that spoke during a daylong debate on the Middle East on Thursday condemned Israel. Arab nations are now expected to move for a vote in the 192-member General Assembly, a path they have followed in the past when such measures have failed to pass the Security Council. Unlike Security Council resolutions, those passed in the General Assembly are nonbinding and largely symbolic. But they generally attract widespread support when Israel, and, by extension, the United States, are the targets.

Jean-Marc de la Sablière, the ambassador of France, said he felt the final negotiated text was "a balanced one" and would have sent the right message to both Israel and the Palestinians. He added, "I hope that the fact this text has not been adopted will not renew tensions on the ground."
Posted by:Fred

#3  Seething in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ...
Posted by: DMFD   2006-11-12 17:44  

#2  I just heard that Arab nations are using this veto as a typically pathetic excuse to start sending $$$ to the Palestinians again.
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-12 13:51  

#1  Jean-Marc de la Sablière, the ambassador of France, said he felt the final negotiated text was "a balanced one" and would have sent the right message to both Israel and the Palestinians.

One day, Israel will send a "right sort of message" to Euros.
Posted by: gromgoru   2006-11-12 04:43  

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