Posted on 04/28/2008 5:35:59 AM PDT by SJackson
Israel: UNIFIL hiding info about Hezbollah from Security Council
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent Last update - 08:16 28/04/2008 www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/978382.html
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is intentionally concealing information about Hezbollah activities south of the Litani River in Lebanon to avoid conflict with the group, senior sources in Jerusalem have said. In the last six months there have been at least four cases in which UNIFIL soldiers identified armed Hezbollah operatives, but did nothing and did not submit full reports on the incidents to the UN Security Council.
The Israel Defense Forces and the Foreign Ministry are reportedly very angry about UNIFIL's actions in recent months, especially about the fact that its commander, Major General Claudio Graziano, is said to be leniently interpreting his mission, as assigned by Security Council Resolution 1701, passed at the end of the Second Lebanon War.
Senior IDF officials said recently behind closed doors that Graziano is "presenting half-truths so as to avoid embarrassment and conflict with Hezbollah," and that Resolution 1701 has been increasingly eroded in recent months.
A senior government source in Jerusalem said that, "There is an attempt by various factors in the UN to mislead the Security Council and whitewash everything having to do with the strengthening of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon." The source also said, "The policy of cover-ups and whitewashing will not last long and, hopefully, now that the concealing of information has been revealed, things will change."
[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA:
Question: How can Israeli officials consider 3rd parties as a solution in Gaza given the UNIFIL experience in Lebanon?
And please note that these reports are most likely only the proverbial tip of the iceberg.]
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Reasonable Conclusion: When Israel FINALLY strikes back at its homicidal enemies, ALL of its enemies should be targeted.
Of course, that presupposes that the pussies in charge have been replaced by men and women.
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