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Culture & Politics » soc.culture.china » U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution on Mideast
| U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution on Mideast [message #224947] |
Fr, 14 Juli 2006 00:18 |
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(CNN) -- The United States on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council
resolution demanding Israel halt its attacks in Gaza.
The proposal also demanded that Palestinian militants release the
Israeli soldier abducted June 25 in a raid in Israel and stop launching
rockets at Israel from Gaza. In addition, it called on Israel to
release Palestinian government officials and lawmakers it took into
custody after the soldier's abduction.
Ten nations on the council voted in favor of the resolution, and four
abstained.
John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that "in light
of the fluid events on the ground," the United States believed the
Qatar-sponsored resolution was untimely and out of date, and would have
helped inflame passions in the Middle East.
As one of the five permanent members on the Security Council, the
United States has veto power over resolutions.
Earlier Thursday, the United Nations called fighting between Hezbollah
militants and Israel a "major crisis" and said it was sending a
diplomatic team to the region.
A U.N. statement said the team will urge all parties to exercise
restraint.
The three-member team first will visit Cairo to meet with Egyptian
officials and consult with Arab League Foreign Ministers, who will be
meeting there Saturday.
Vijay Nambiar, Alvaro de Soto and Terje Roed Larsen are also expected
to travel to Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories, Lebanon and
Syria, with other stops added as needed.
Israel has bombed runways at civilian and military airports in Lebanon,
as well as a Hezbollah-run television station in response to
Wednesday's abduction of two Israeli soldiers. It also has imposed a
full naval blockade on the country. Hezbollah fighters have been
lobbing Katyusha rockets into northern Israel. (Full story)
Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmed Fatfat called the airport strikes a
"general act of war." He said they had nothing to do with Hezbollah but
were, instead, an attack against Lebanon's "economic interests,"
especially its tourism industry.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday said the attack and
abductions were an "act of war" and said the Lebanese government would
be held responsible for the soldiers' safe release.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he is concerned that
a "regional war is mounting" with Israel's military campaigns in
Lebanon and Gaza, where forces were deployed after last month's capture
of an Israeli soldier.
"This is not our interest and will not bring peace and stability to the
region," Abbas said, referring to "this [Israeli] aggression."
Bashar Ja'afari, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, said
Thursday that Syria supports Hezbollah because it is engaging in
"national resistance against foreign occupation."
Ja'afari said the roots of the current conflict go far beyond the
recent escalation of tensions.
"The Arab-Israeli conflict did not start with the capture of an Israeli
soldier in Gaza or two other Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon. The
Arab-Israeli conflict is 60 years old, and nobody was giving any care
to solving this conflict," he said. "Those who should be blamed are the
Israeli policies, not the Arab policies."
Asked whether Syria has direct contact with Hezbollah, Ja'afari said,
"We have been having direct contacts with everybody, except, of course,
the American administration and the Israeli side."
President Bush, speaking during a trip to Germany, said that "Israel
has a right to defend herself." But he warned that Israel should take
care not to weaken Lebanon's government.
"The democracy of Lebanon is an important part of laying a foundation
of peace in that region," Bush said.
Bush also said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "needs to show some
leadership toward peace."
Ja'afari said Damascus "is deploying a huge effort within the Arab
circles ... as well as at the international level through direct
contacts."
"We are doing our utmost," he said. "Saturday there will be a meeting
of Arab foreign affairs ministers in Cairo to discuss the Israeli
escalation. We will do our best. But, mainly speaking, those who have
the upper hand with regard to the Security Council should deal with the
Arab-Israeli conflict in its ... wider spectrum."
Bush said the United States was working to calm the situation.
"We've got diplomats in the region. Secretary of State [Condoleezza]
Rice, who is here, is on the phone talking to her counterparts. I'll be
making calls," Bush said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the abduction of the soldiers
was unacceptable and blamed Hezbollah for starting the crisis.
The European Union reportedly condemned the fighting and criticized
Israel for using what it called "disproportionate" force. It said the
blockade of Lebanon was not justified.
"Actions which are contrary to international humanitarian law can only
aggravate the vicious circle of violence and retribution," the EU
president said in a statement, according to Reuters.
Hezbollah is designated a terrorist organization by the United States
and Israel, but the Islamic militia is a significant player in
Lebanon's fractious politics. Its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, told
reporters Wednesday that abducting the soldiers was "our natural, only
and logical right" to win freedom for Hezbollah prisoners held by
Israel.
Nasrallah said the two soldiers had been taken to a place "far, far
away" and that an Israeli military campaign would not win their
release.
The new fighting on Israel's northern border comes amid a two-week-old
Israeli campaign in Gaza in search of Israeli army Cpl. Gilad Shalit, a
soldier captured by Palestinian militants there.
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| Re: U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution on Mideast [message #224951 ] |
Fr, 14 Juli 2006 00:38 |
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mkao wrote:
> (CNN) -- The United States on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council
> resolution demanding Israel halt its attacks in Gaza.
>
> The proposal also demanded that Palestinian militants release the
> Israeli soldier abducted June 25 in a raid in Israel and stop launching
> rockets at Israel from Gaza. In addition, it called on Israel to
> release Palestinian government officials and lawmakers it took into
> custody after the soldier's abduction.
>
> Ten nations on the council voted in favor of the resolution, and four
> abstained.
>
> John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that "in light
> of the fluid events on the ground," the United States believed the
> Qatar-sponsored resolution was untimely and out of date, and would have
> helped inflame passions in the Middle East.
>
> As one of the five permanent members on the Security Council, the
> United States has veto power over resolutions.
>
> Earlier Thursday, the United Nations called fighting between Hezbollah
> militants and Israel a "major crisis" and said it was sending a
> diplomatic team to the region.
>
> A U.N. statement said the team will urge all parties to exercise
> restraint.
>
> The three-member team first will visit Cairo to meet with Egyptian
> officials and consult with Arab League Foreign Ministers, who will be
> meeting there Saturday.
>
> Vijay Nambiar, Alvaro de Soto and Terje Roed Larsen are also expected
> to travel to Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories, Lebanon and
> Syria, with other stops added as needed.
>
> Israel has bombed runways at civilian and military airports in Lebanon,
> as well as a Hezbollah-run television station in response to
> Wednesday's abduction of two Israeli soldiers. It also has imposed a
> full naval blockade on the country. Hezbollah fighters have been
> lobbing Katyusha rockets into northern Israel. (Full story)
>
> Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmed Fatfat called the airport strikes a
> "general act of war." He said they had nothing to do with Hezbollah but
> were, instead, an attack against Lebanon's "economic interests,"
> especially its tourism industry.
>
> Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday said the attack and
> abductions were an "act of war" and said the Lebanese government would
> be held responsible for the soldiers' safe release.
>
> Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he is concerned that
> a "regional war is mounting" with Israel's military campaigns in
> Lebanon and Gaza, where forces were deployed after last month's capture
> of an Israeli soldier.
>
> "This is not our interest and will not bring peace and stability to the
> region," Abbas said, referring to "this [Israeli] aggression."
>
> Bashar Ja'afari, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, said
> Thursday that Syria supports Hezbollah because it is engaging in
> "national resistance against foreign occupation."
>
> Ja'afari said the roots of the current conflict go far beyond the
> recent escalation of tensions.
>
> "The Arab-Israeli conflict did not start with the capture of an Israeli
> soldier in Gaza or two other Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon. The
> Arab-Israeli conflict is 60 years old, and nobody was giving any care
> to solving this conflict," he said. "Those who should be blamed are the
> Israeli policies, not the Arab policies."
>
> Asked whether Syria has direct contact with Hezbollah, Ja'afari said,
> "We have been having direct contacts with everybody, except, of course,
> the American administration and the Israeli side."
>
> President Bush, speaking during a trip to Germany, said that "Israel
> has a right to defend herself." But he warned that Israel should take
> care not to weaken Lebanon's government.
>
> "The democracy of Lebanon is an important part of laying a foundation
> of peace in that region," Bush said.
>
> Bush also said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "needs to show some
> leadership toward peace."
>
> Ja'afari said Damascus "is deploying a huge effort within the Arab
> circles ... as well as at the international level through direct
> contacts."
>
> "We are doing our utmost," he said. "Saturday there will be a meeting
> of Arab foreign affairs ministers in Cairo to discuss the Israeli
> escalation. We will do our best. But, mainly speaking, those who have
> the upper hand with regard to the Security Council should deal with the
> Arab-Israeli conflict in its ... wider spectrum."
>
> Bush said the United States was working to calm the situation.
>
> "We've got diplomats in the region. Secretary of State [Condoleezza]
> Rice, who is here, is on the phone talking to her counterparts. I'll be
> making calls," Bush said.
>
> German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the abduction of the soldiers
> was unacceptable and blamed Hezbollah for starting the crisis.
>
> The European Union reportedly condemned the fighting and criticized
> Israel for using what it called "disproportionate" force. It said the
> blockade of Lebanon was not justified.
>
> "Actions which are contrary to international humanitarian law can only
> aggravate the vicious circle of violence and retribution," the EU
> president said in a statement, according to Reuters.
>
> Hezbollah is designated a terrorist organization by the United States
> and Israel, but the Islamic militia is a significant player in
> Lebanon's fractious politics. Its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, told
> reporters Wednesday that abducting the soldiers was "our natural, only
> and logical right" to win freedom for Hezbollah prisoners held by
> Israel.
>
> Nasrallah said the two soldiers had been taken to a place "far, far
> away" and that an Israeli military campaign would not win their
> release.
>
> The new fighting on Israel's northern border comes amid a two-week-old
> Israeli campaign in Gaza in search of Israeli army Cpl. Gilad Shalit, a
> soldier captured by Palestinian militants there.
Once more, America has lost an opportunity to act like a leader.
Many ways to become a leader. Only one way to keep it: through programs
which are win-win to all parties.
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| Re: U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution on Mideast [message #225004 ] |
Fr, 14 Juli 2006 01:20 |
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to wipe off communism is not way of win-win to free world parties.
ltlee1 wrote:
> mkao wrote:
>
>>(CNN) -- The United States on Thursday vetoed a U.N. Security Council
>>resolution demanding Israel halt its attacks in Gaza.
>>
>>The proposal also demanded that Palestinian militants release the
>>Israeli soldier abducted June 25 in a raid in Israel and stop launching
>>rockets at Israel from Gaza. In addition, it called on Israel to
>>release Palestinian government officials and lawmakers it took into
>>custody after the soldier's abduction.
>>
>>Ten nations on the council voted in favor of the resolution, and four
>>abstained.
>>
>>John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said that "in light
>>of the fluid events on the ground," the United States believed the
>>Qatar-sponsored resolution was untimely and out of date, and would have
>>helped inflame passions in the Middle East.
>>
>>As one of the five permanent members on the Security Council, the
>>United States has veto power over resolutions.
>>
>>Earlier Thursday, the United Nations called fighting between Hezbollah
>>militants and Israel a "major crisis" and said it was sending a
>>diplomatic team to the region.
>>
>>A U.N. statement said the team will urge all parties to exercise
>>restraint.
>>
>>The three-member team first will visit Cairo to meet with Egyptian
>>officials and consult with Arab League Foreign Ministers, who will be
>>meeting there Saturday.
>>
>>Vijay Nambiar, Alvaro de Soto and Terje Roed Larsen are also expected
>>to travel to Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories, Lebanon and
>>Syria, with other stops added as needed.
>>
>>Israel has bombed runways at civilian and military airports in Lebanon,
>>as well as a Hezbollah-run television station in response to
>>Wednesday's abduction of two Israeli soldiers. It also has imposed a
>>full naval blockade on the country. Hezbollah fighters have been
>>lobbing Katyusha rockets into northern Israel. (Full story)
>>
>>Lebanese Interior Minister Ahmed Fatfat called the airport strikes a
>>"general act of war." He said they had nothing to do with Hezbollah but
>>were, instead, an attack against Lebanon's "economic interests,"
>>especially its tourism industry.
>>
>>Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday said the attack and
>>abductions were an "act of war" and said the Lebanese government would
>>be held responsible for the soldiers' safe release.
>>
>>Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he is concerned that
>>a "regional war is mounting" with Israel's military campaigns in
>>Lebanon and Gaza, where forces were deployed after last month's capture
>>of an Israeli soldier.
>>
>>"This is not our interest and will not bring peace and stability to the
>>region," Abbas said, referring to "this [Israeli] aggression."
>>
>>Bashar Ja'afari, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, said
>>Thursday that Syria supports Hezbollah because it is engaging in
>>"national resistance against foreign occupation."
>>
>>Ja'afari said the roots of the current conflict go far beyond the
>>recent escalation of tensions.
>>
>>"The Arab-Israeli conflict did not start with the capture of an Israeli
>>soldier in Gaza or two other Israeli soldiers in south Lebanon. The
>>Arab-Israeli conflict is 60 years old, and nobody was giving any care
>>to solving this conflict," he said. "Those who should be blamed are the
>>Israeli policies, not the Arab policies."
>>
>>Asked whether Syria has direct contact with Hezbollah, Ja'afari said,
>>"We have been having direct contacts with everybody, except, of course,
>>the American administration and the Israeli side."
>>
>>President Bush, speaking during a trip to Germany, said that "Israel
>>has a right to defend herself." But he warned that Israel should take
>>care not to weaken Lebanon's government.
>>
>>"The democracy of Lebanon is an important part of laying a foundation
>>of peace in that region," Bush said.
>>
>>Bush also said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "needs to show some
>>leadership toward peace."
>>
>>Ja'afari said Damascus "is deploying a huge effort within the Arab
>>circles ... as well as at the international level through direct
>>contacts."
>>
>>"We are doing our utmost," he said. "Saturday there will be a meeting
>>of Arab foreign affairs ministers in Cairo to discuss the Israeli
>>escalation. We will do our best. But, mainly speaking, those who have
>>the upper hand with regard to the Security Council should deal with the
>>Arab-Israeli conflict in its ... wider spectrum."
>>
>>Bush said the United States was working to calm the situation.
>>
>>"We've got diplomats in the region. Secretary of State [Condoleezza]
>>Rice, who is here, is on the phone talking to her counterparts. I'll be
>>making calls," Bush said.
>>
>>German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the abduction of the soldiers
>>was unacceptable and blamed Hezbollah for starting the crisis.
>>
>>The European Union reportedly condemned the fighting and criticized
>>Israel for using what it called "disproportionate" force. It said the
>>blockade of Lebanon was not justified.
>>
>>"Actions which are contrary to international humanitarian law can only
>>aggravate the vicious circle of violence and retribution," the EU
>>president said in a statement, according to Reuters.
>>
>>Hezbollah is designated a terrorist organization by the United States
>>and Israel, but the Islamic militia is a significant player in
>>Lebanon's fractious politics. Its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, told
>>reporters Wednesday that abducting the soldiers was "our natural, only
>>and logical right" to win freedom for Hezbollah prisoners held by
>>Israel.
>>
>>Nasrallah said the two soldiers had been taken to a place "far, far
>>away" and that an Israeli military campaign would not win their
>>release.
>>
>>The new fighting on Israel's northern border comes amid a two-week-old
>>Israeli campaign in Gaza in search of Israeli army Cpl. Gilad Shalit, a
>>soldier captured by Palestinian militants there.
>
>
> Once more, America has lost an opportunity to act like a leader.
> Many ways to become a leader. Only one way to keep it: through programs
> which are win-win to all parties.
>
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