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Arabs to block Canberra's UN push
The Australian ^ | 2nd February 2010 | Greg Sheridan

Posted on 02/01/2010 1:19:25 PM PST by naturalman1975

KEVIN Rudd's bid for a UN Security Council seat has been dealt a severe blow after a warning from the Arab League that it is less likely to succeed because of Australia's support for Israel.

Hashem Yousseff, chief of cabinet for Arab League secretary-general Amr Moussa, told The Australian Canberra kept "bad company" at the UN, where it often opposes anti-Israel resolutions in alliance with the US, Canada and small Pacific island states.

Australia's support for Israel, he said, was "one of the elements that will be taken into consideration" by the 22-member Arab League in deciding whether to support Australia's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council for the 2013-14 term.

Mr Yousseff said the Arab nations would consider how different candidates affected their interests. "For us, the Arab-Israeli issue is an important part of the consideration."

Canberra has invested huge political, diplomatic and financial resources in its bid for one of 10 non-permanent Security Council seats.

But Mr Yousseff's comments indicate it will be difficult for Australia to out-poll the European nations, which are regularly more critical of Israel.

Australia has not held a seat on the Security Council for more than 20 years.

(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.com.au ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: arab; arableague; arabs; australia; islam; israel; securitycouncil; un; unitednations

1 posted on 02/01/2010 1:19:25 PM PST by naturalman1975
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To: naturalman1975
Filthy fascist regimes like Australia aren't suitable to be represented on the Security Council.Iran is suitable...North Korea is suitable...Venezuela is suitable.But Australia is *certainly* not.

(end disgusted sarcasm)

2 posted on 02/01/2010 1:24:54 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Host The Beer Summit-->Win The Nobel Peace Prize!)
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To: naturalman1975

Goes to show how the UN has been hijacked by the Islamderthals.


3 posted on 02/01/2010 1:33:03 PM PST by Proud_USA_Republican ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: naturalman1975

More proof that Islam is Evil and outright genocidal anti-Semitic.

The UN is a party to all this genocidal anti-Semitism by accomodating these Islamic Hate-States


4 posted on 02/01/2010 1:56:18 PM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (National Security begins at the Border)
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To: naturalman1975

They want the Aussies to bow like Obowma and kiss the ring.


5 posted on 02/01/2010 2:00:59 PM PST by muleskinner ("You know the Germans always make good stuff')
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To: naturalman1975

The UN? FM!


6 posted on 02/01/2010 2:09:46 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: naturalman1975

Nothing wrong with the UN that an eviction notice couldn’t fix.

Get ‘em out of the US and get us out of the US.


7 posted on 02/01/2010 2:24:05 PM PST by rahbert
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8 posted on 02/01/2010 4:25:45 PM PST by SJackson (In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria.)
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To: naturalman1975

How come you Aussies aren’t suitably kissing Muslim butt! How come you aren’t giving their false prophet his rightful due?


9 posted on 02/01/2010 8:03:17 PM PST by dennisw (It all comes 'round again --Fairport)
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Kevin Rudd's bid for a UN Security Council seat has been dealt a severe blow after a warning from the Arab League that it is less likely to succeed because of Australia's support for Israel.
Thanks naturalman1975.
10 posted on 02/01/2010 8:20:49 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
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