Tuesday, July 13, 2004
The UN's Terje Larsen, who proclaimed the fabricated "Jenin Massacre," horrific beyond belief, actually criticized Yasser Arafat today.
Haaretz - Larsen launches attack on Arafat, PA's failure to reform
Larsen also criticized Israel for failing to remove illegal settlement outposts and freeze settlement building.
"The PA, despite consistent promises by its leadership, has made no progress on its core obligation to take immediate action on the ground to end violence and combat terror and to reform and reorganize the Palestinian Authority," Larsen said in his monthly report to the Security Council on the situation in the territories.
In what is considered a rare attack on the Arafat ["the Arafat," I like that. -Sol], Larsen said: "Regarding the crucial area of security reforms, the president of the PA has lent only nominal and partial support to the commendable Egyptian effort aimed at reforming the ailing Palestinian security services.
"All those who yearn for peace have already and repeatedly argued President Arafat, in public and in private, [must] take immediate action to restore this diminished credibility," Larsen said...
Is it possible the UN and EU are finally getting the message that they can't expect Israel to take risks with its citizens without some sort of action from Arafat?
The Un may have a brief moment of lucidity but with the overwhelming group think of anti_American dictators, I fear it may be short lived as blaming the US for their problems is soooo much more gratifying than asking them to take any responsibility themselves.