Friday, September 26, 2003
I had to look at this twice. A Reuters story? No mention of blaming Israel or Sharon? A statement from entities other than the United States recognizing Israel's right to "self-defense in the face of attacks on its citizens" with no BUT attached (at least none mentioned in the Reuters piece - itself remarkable)? A condemnation of "vicious terror attacks?" The Reuters copy editors must have been sleeping not to have put in some editorial comment like, "Palestinian activists claim Israel is responsible for the real terror activity..." or somesuch. Well, OK, there's a pairing with "settlement activity," but still...
Yahoo! News - Mideast 'Quartet' Tells Palestinians to Stop Violence
In a statement that appeared to put the onus on the Palestinians for the current impasse in peace efforts, the United States, Russia, the European Union (news - web sites) and the United Nations (news - web sites) recognized Israel's right to self-defense in the face of attacks on its citizens.
"The quartet members condemn the vicious terror attacks of August and September. They call on the Palestinians to take immediate and decisive steps against individuals and groups planning violent attacks," the statement said.
