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Jewish groups accuse UN chief of being one-sided
Associated Press ^ | Aug 13, 2014 4:50 PM EDT | Trenton Daniel

Posted on 08/13/2014 1:57:14 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Leaders of major Jewish organizations on Wednesday accused U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of being one-sided in his handling of the crisis in Gaza.

A delegation of 11 Jewish organizations met with the U.N. chief to express their concerns, presenting a letter that listed what they said were 19 violations of international law by Hamas that have gone ignored, said Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights group with an office in New York.

Chief among their demands was a need for the U.N. to investigate rocket attacks by Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, on Israel’s civilian population, and Hamas’ use of U.N. schools. Rockets were found in three empty U.N. schools during the conflict. …

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bankimoon; gaza; hamas; onesidedness; palestinians; rop; un; unrwa

1 posted on 08/13/2014 1:57:14 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Uh...are they just now coming around to that realization???


3 posted on 08/13/2014 2:03:34 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Olog-hai

What do you mean U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has done nothing else his whole life ,just like Biden


4 posted on 08/13/2014 2:12:29 PM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: Olog-hai
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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It would be more accurate to call them a combatant.

5 posted on 08/13/2014 2:44:22 PM PDT by SJackson (incompetent and feckless..the story of the Obama presidency. No hand on the f***ing tiller, Hillary)
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To: Olog-hai

One sided? Wow - you think so?

Liberal Jewish groups helped build the UN into the place it is today. :)


6 posted on 08/13/2014 2:44:54 PM PDT by Tzimisce
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To: Olog-hai

The UN Sec. Has earned his title, Kahk a Moon!


7 posted on 08/13/2014 2:48:13 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: Olog-hai

come on man,
There are 40+ countries in the U.N. that are mooselimb.
And one Jewish.
The U.N. knows where it gets it’s butter.


8 posted on 08/14/2014 3:01:23 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) obammy lied and lied and lied)
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