UNIFIL was warned ten days beforehand that Lebanese terrorists planned to fire rockets into Israel. They were even told what kind of rockets were going to be used. And so, UNIFIL took that information and warned Israel.
Oh, wait. No they didn’t. They told the Lebanese army that terrorists were going to fire rockets into Israel. And nothing happened.
Lebanese civilians saw the terrorists drive into their area, unload the rockets, set a timer, and leave. Then they notified the authorities.
Oh, wait. No they didn’t. Nothing happened. Except that the rockets flew towards Israel.
The Israelis also filed a complaint about the rocket fire with the UN. I expect the UN to investigate the incident and issue a statement insisting that the Lebanese government is responsible for keeping its terrorists in check.
Oh, wait. No they won’t. Nothing will happen. Unless Israel retaliates, in which case, Ban Ki-Moon will issue a statement urging “all parties” to exercise restraint.
Benjamin Netanyahu warned today that Israel won’t accept these kind of attacks from Lebanon, and won’t hold back if attacked.
But nothing will happen.
Oh, wait. It will. Israel will respond if attacked, and will respond heavily. And the world will come down on Israel’s back, insisting that A) Israel is using disproportionate force; B) The Lebanese people are not responsible for Hezbollah’s action, in spite of the fact that Hezbollah is a fully-participating member of the Lebanese government; and C) Israel is deliberately targeting civilians.
And the way we know this is to check on this spin from the AP, buried deep in the article reporting on Netanyahu’s remarks:
In mid-July, a suspected Hezbollah arms depot exploded near the Israeli border. Israel said this was proof the group was rearming and stashing weapons in populated villages.
An illegal weapons depot explodes a short distance away from Israel’s northern border. UNSCR 1701 forbids Lebanon to have these weapon depots. And yet, the AP says that Israel claims this is proof that Hezbollah is rearming. Not the UN. Not UNIFIL. Israel says it, and therefore, we can question the truth of the claim.
The dates change. But really, the stories remain the same. I should just start recycling my old posts. It would save me a lot of time.
The “B” in BN stands for “benighted.”
Ah, Meryl, if only the UN were useless. “Useless” would be an improvement. It’s inimical.
Headline in the Washington Times “U.N. to address rape as a tool of war” Based on the actions shown by a google of the terms “United Nation rape” I would say that they already use it. I would agree with Alex. It seems that the U.N. is doing its “best” as an organization to destroy the ideals expressed at its founding.
Just get a macro that changes the Israeli PM to whoever is in the job and “Arafat” to
whoever claims to lead the PLO and you’ll definitely save yourself a lot of time.
Actually, as Sabba points out, we might be grateful that the UN doesn’t do more on Israel’s borders, since in other “peacekeeping” operations its soldiers have a habit of raping and otherwise abusing women, girls, and occasionally boys.