The new Libyan head of the UN Security Council has proven me right, in less than two weeks.
First, the good news:
Meanwhile, the Security Council condemned Katyusha rocket fire from Lebanon that struck Shlomi in northern Israel, according to a report by Army Radio.
Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Cohen, who led efforts to get the condemnation passed, was quoted by Army Radio as saying “it’s crucial the Security Council condemn such acts. It was a grave violation of UN resolution 1701 and a threat to world peace and security.”
That’s great. The UN Security Council actually noticed a violation of 1701, although UNIFIL has been turning a blind eye to Hezbullah for well over a year now.
But here’s where the Libyan ambassador proves how fair-minded he intends to be:
For 48 hours, Libyan ambassador Giadalla Ettalhi, sitting head of the UN Security Council, fought efforts to have the condemnation passed, and tried in vain to have it include criticism of Israel Air Force violations of Lebanon airspace, against the wishes of Israel, the U.S., and France.
Uh-huh. That’s what I said would happen.
Meryl – I don’t have the link handy, but the report I read said that in the end, the Libyan stooge was forced to read the UNSC condemnation out loud. That made me say “MUAHAHAHA”.
You didn’t mention that. Am I missing something?
I didn’t see that in the article. That’s great, though. Thanks, Mamzer.
Found it:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3492968,00.html
Money quote:
“Libya’s efforts to curb such a statement, claiming that the Security Council should instead denounce Israel’s sorties over Lebanon, were rejected, and Ettalhi was forced to read out the statement himself.”
Oh, the humiliation.