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France condemns Israel's killing of Rantisi
Jerusalem Post ^
| Apr. 18, 2004
| ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted on 04/18/2004 12:39:17 PM PDT by yonif
France condemned Israel's killing of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, with the French foreign ministry saying such "extrajudicial executions" are violations of international law.
"Every state in the region has the right to protect its citizens, but not with no regard for international law," the ministry said in a statement Sunday, referring to the Middle East.
Rantisi, the head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and two bodyguards were killed as they rode in his car on Saturday in Gaza City near his home, hospital officials said. Rantisi was one of Israel's top targets after it assassinated Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin last month.
France "declares yet again that extrajudicial executions are contrary to international law, and are unacceptable," the ministry statement said.
France's belief is that "only through dialogue - and not through violence - will peace be achieved" in the region, it said.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: axisofweasels; france; hypocrites; israel; rantisi; waronterrorism
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To: yonif
France "declares yet again that extrajudicial executions are contrary to international law, and are unacceptable," the ministry statement said.
Whereas blowing up Pizza parlors and city buses are
not, and seem to be acceptable to the EU.
Must be a nuance thing.
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posted on
04/18/2004 3:24:12 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: beckett
I keep hearing about this strange beast called "international law." Where is this "law" codified? And who elected the legislators who drafted these "laws?It all seems so clear now... Jamie Gorelick must be French. Their logic is similar.
To: Agnes Heep
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posted on
04/18/2004 3:25:45 PM PDT
by
sandlady
To: tet68
Who cares what they think.hey that's an oxymoron
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posted on
04/18/2004 3:29:40 PM PDT
by
rang1995
To: sandlady
Kerry will likely change his position tomorrow...
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posted on
04/18/2004 3:36:11 PM PDT
by
bygolly
To: yonif
,,, last summer around 16,000 French senior citizens died in the heatwave. Care beyond borders is something to indulge in once you've taken care of your own population.
To: yonif
There is no telling how many Palistinian kids Israel will save by targeting the terrorist leaders. But I bet it's more than a few that will avoid the fate of strapping suicide belts to themselves and blowing themselves up, because Israel dared to eliminate these monsters.
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posted on
04/18/2004 3:42:52 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: yonif
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posted on
04/18/2004 3:45:08 PM PDT
by
Tailgunner Joe
("As government expands, liberty contracts.")
To: beckett
There is such a thing as international law and it allows for preemptive strikes.
To: Tailgunner Joe
Oh that reminds me...Note to self: Continue to boycott all French products...if there are any.
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posted on
04/18/2004 5:33:40 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Liberalism is communism one drink at a time)
To: yonif
The same cheese-eating monkeys who surrendered to the terrorists in Iraq. The French are experts in the art of capitulation.
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posted on
04/18/2004 5:36:22 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: yonif
"France condemned Israel's killing of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi, ",P.
Yeah?, Well, Americans applaud it - so how do you like them apples, JC?
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04/18/2004 6:22:46 PM PDT
by
Paulie
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