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  • UN Humanitarian Chief Slams Israel's Blockade Of Lebanon

    07/14/2006 7:05:11 AM PDT · by Hadean · 13 replies · 339+ views
    Nasdaq ^ | 07-14-2006
    GENEVA (AP)--The U.N.'s top humanitarian official criticized Israel Friday for sealing off borders and blockading harbors, saying such actions violated international law and had grave consequences for civilians. Jan Egeland was equally critical of armed Arab extremist groups in southern Lebanon and Gaza for abducting Israeli soldiers and provoking violence in the Middle East, but said Israel's military reaction has been excessive. "It is wrong. It is in violation of international law, and it is also in violation of common sense," he told reporters at the U.N.'s European headquarters in Geneva. "You are supposed to do something to the armed...
  • UN Security Council to vote on French resolution demanding Israel withdrawal from Gaza

    07/13/2006 11:08:24 AM PDT · by HAL9000 · 93 replies · 2,154+ views
    AFP via Babelfish translation | July 13, 2006
    ALARM - Gaza: the Security Council will vote on a draft Resolution New York (the United Nations) - the Security Council will vote Thursday evening on a draft Resolution calling at the end of the military operation of Israel in the Gaza Strip and with the release of the Israeli soldier removed, according to the French ambassador, President-in-Office of the institution.