Posted on 05/25/2004 12:12:36 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
NEW YORK - American Jewish leaders have asked UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to appoint a special advisor on Jewish affairs to be his liaison with American Jewish organizations. The request was made at a meeting with Annan last week.
According to a UN source, the Jewish leaders said that they made the unusual request because Annan is surrounded by aides and advisors - many of them from Muslim countries - who are hostile to Jews, and they have therefore found themselves unable to access him. "We have no one to talk to in the secretary-general's entourage," explained one.
As an example of the difficulties, the leaders noted that they had requested last week's meeting a year ago, but only recently received an affirmative response.
UN sources said Annan promised to consider the Jewish leaders' request. At the meeting, the Jewish leaders also complained that several of Annan's recent public statements have been one-sided and hostile to Israel. Annan responded that he is in a difficult situation.
American Jewish leaders have complained for some time about the way Annan's inner circle relates to Jews and Israel. His Pakistani bureau chief is particularly noted in Jewish circles for avowed hostility toward Jews.
Annan's special envoy to Iraq, Lakhdar Brahimi, also aroused Jewish ire recently when he said in a newspaper interview that Israeli policy is "the big poison in the region."
Gee, I can guess what his shortlist will look like:
1. The Chief Rabbi of the Neturei Karta
2. Noam Chomsky
3. Billy McKinney
4. Fritz Hollings
5. Anthony Zinni
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Ping!
1. The Chief Rabbi of the Neturei Karta
2. Noam Chomsky
3. Billy McKinney
4. Fritz Hollings
5. Anthony Zinni
Too bad (for Kofi's preferences and purposes, I mean) that Goerring isn't still alive, huh...?
5. Anthony Zinni
Either Israel still doesn't have a vote in the General Assembly...or,,
Israel is prohibited somehow from holding a seat on the Security Council..
Either way, A sort of rules out B, doesn't it..??
Candidates for the Security Council are proposed by regional blocs. In the Middle East, this means the Arab League and its allies are usually included.
Israel, which joined the UN in 1949, has never been elected to the Security Council whereas at least 15 Arab League members have.
Every UN member state belongs to one of the five regional groups. Geographically, Israel should be part of the Asian bloc, but Arab states such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia have successfully prevented Israel's inclusion.
As a temporary measure, Israel has sought acceptance in the West European and Others Group (WEOG), which includes not only the democracies of Western Europe but also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Turkey and the United States.
Despite the efforts of the United States and others, Israel has not been admitted to this group either.
Israel therefore cannot be elected to the Security Council nor can it join other key agencies, such as UNICEF, the World Court, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Commission on Human Rights.
You've got it.
I dream that one day the below letter will be sent to the UN:
Dear Kofi,
We quit. Get the hell off our land.
Love and kisses,
The United States and Israel
"Famous Anus" must first get a mind in order for it to be changed. he has a future handing out towels..
"Famous Anus" must first get a mind in order for it to be changed. he has a future handing out towels..
Didn't Bob Dole make some commercials about that for Pfizer?
Only insofar as that -- in both instances -- we're dealing with a bunch of tired, ineffectual d!cks. :)
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