Thursday, November 25, 2004
It's hard to tell from this Maariv story whether this is a true flying pig moment or not, actually. They use the word "condemn" in the headline, but the quoted text only uses the term "concern." Only in the surreal world of the UN and international politics are such distinctions anything but a laugh, and maybe it still is...but there it is. Anything would be better than the usual nothing, of course. I was unable to find the actual resolution on the UN site and I haven't seen it reported anywhere else, yet. I'll keep an eye on it. Expect something very, very milquetoast engendering thoughts of "that's the best you can do?" when I find it. (via Celestial Blue)
Maariv International: UN adopts resolution condemning suicide bombings against Israeli civilians (in full):
The United Nations General Assembly last night adopted for the first time a resolution that condemns suicide bombings against Israeli civilians.
The resolution states, among other things, the “deep concern regarding suicide bombings, which cause loss of Israeli life”. 142 nations voted in favor of the resolution, five voted against and six abstained.
For dozens of years, the UN has been adopting resolutions tabled by Palestinian or Arab representatives, which condemn Israel for its actions in the territories. Last year, such a resolution was again passed, supported by the majority of European nations.
This year, the EU demanded of the Palestinians to add an article condemning the suicide bombings. It was the first time the subject was mentioned in a typical pro-Palestinian proposal.
On Monday, the Third Committee of the General Assembly passed a resolution that called for "Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance".
The resolution was adopted with specific mention of anti-Semitism, despite the efforts of the OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference) to remove or amend references to anti-Semitism in the text.
Well they would do that, wouldn't they?
