Posted on 07/19/2006 9:46:20 PM PDT by SmithL
The United Nations is working toward a new diplomatic arrangement between Israel and Lebanon that will be based on implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559, calling for the disarmament of Hezbollah, the restoration of Lebanese sovereignty, and the deployment of the Lebanese army to southern Lebanon.
The arrangement will be based on principles concluded at the G8 summit in St. Petersburg earlier this week, which include the unconditional return of the abducted Israeli soldiers, cessation of rocket attacks against Israel, an end to the Israeli assault on Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and the release of Hamas officials arrested by Israel following the raid on Kerem Shalom in late June.
The UN delegation visiting Jerusalem yesterday told senior Israeli officials there is no value in a cease-fire without a broad diplomatic agreement. If Lebanon refuses direct talks with Israel, the arrangement will be negotiated through mediators or anchored in a new Security Council Resolution. The UN diplomats assessed that achieving an agreement would take weeks, perhaps even months.
The visiting UN diplomats told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that their aim is to bring a real change to the strategic reality on the ground. "If we return to the situation that existed before the current confrontation, it will only be a matter of time before the fighting is resumed," they said.
The UN officials stressed that it is important to settle the Shaba Farms issue, which Hezbollah has used as an excuse for attacks against Israel. They also said it would be necessary to restructure or reorganize the UN force in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL, which is ineffective.
Special adviser to Secretary General Kofi Annan, Vijay Nambiar, former special representative to the region on behalf of the UN, Terje Roed-Larsen, and special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Alvaro De Soto,
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
No more "peace process" shell games.
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Great, a new deal from the same impotent body that held Saddam responsible,,errrh, wait,,,uhmmm.
More of the same, different resolution number.
The UN has been in that area and done zilch. No one believes they can implement another resolution.
I can't wait to see the blue helmets try to disarm the Hezzies. Pure comedy.
Why didn't the un get this involved to stop the genocide in Darfur? I don't remember them doing anything to help the Christians getting slaughtered by the muzzies there. The un wants to protect terrorist. Screw the un.
"They also said it would be necessary to restructure or reorganize the UN force in southern Lebanon, UNIFIL, which is ineffective."
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No. Really?
Oh thank God!!! The UN is involved. Everything will be just great now!!! /sarc
The UN is the biggest POS org. /reality
And this time they really really really mean it!!
Of course they didn't implement it immediately after it was authored; they had to wait until their terrorist buddies were getting their towells handed to them.
One hopes that the U.N. means that the conditions must be met before Israel will be required to stop. But I'm not that optimistic that that is the intent.
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em, Down Hezbullies.)
Another UN game.
Since 2000 , hezzbollah atacked israeli soldiers 2 times.., pouded israeli cities with anti aircraft artillery and Anan look the other way.
Besides as one israeli newspaper does point out the hezzbollah built a network of tunnels , in a territory that was suposed to be under UN control.
A senior IDF Northern Command officer told Ynet that Hizbullah has set up an extensive underground bunker network not far from the Israeli border.
On Wednesdaytwo IDF soldiers from the Magellan unit were killed and nine more soldiers were wounded during army operations aimed at uncovering the bunkers.
Hizbullah terrorists were hiding out in the fortified underground bunkers some 40 meters (roughly 120 feet) underground, along with mass weapons caches, the officer said. “Despite the results of the event, we’ll continue with this operation,” the officer stated. “There are missions that the Air Force cannot carry out and they need to be completed by other means.”
Now that israel is destroying the bunkers.., Annansteps in and tries to save nasrallah neck.
Israel is implementing the resolution, with their own risk in their own way, no thanks to the UN. The UN and Kofi failed pure and simple.
Say 'ello to my little friend.
In other words: UN Working on Deal to Screw Israel. Again.
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