What did UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon say when the Fogel family were butchered in their sleep?
The Secretary-General condemns last night’s shocking murder of an Israeli family of five, including three children, in a West Bank settlement. He calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice, and for all to act with restraint.
What did he say when the IDF misfired a shell, killing Palestinian civilians by mistake?
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the killing of three Palestinian children and their uncle and the wounding of 13 other civilians by an Israeli tank shell in the Gaza Strip earlier today. He is very concerned at an escalating situation in Gaza and southern Israel. He reiterates as well his condemnation of rocket fire by Palestinian militant groups in Gaza, including from populated areas, against civilian targets in southern Israel. He calls on all to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and human rights law.
And what did he say in response to the bombing of Jerusalem’s main bus station?
The Secretary-General strongly condemns a bomb attack today adjacent to a bus stop in West Jerusalem, which has reportedly killed one woman and injured over thirty Israeli civilians, some of them seriously. Such attacks are unacceptable. The Secretary-General is deeply concerned and calls for an immediate cessation of acts of terrorism and violence against civilians in order to prevent further escalation and loss of life.
Do you see a pattern here? Which party does he most condemn, Hamas or Israel? What does he react to the most viscerally, terrorism or the death of civilians by either side? And what kind of condemnation does the butchery of a four-year-old, a three-year-old, a young child and their parents get?
The Secretary-General condemns last night’s shocking murder of an Israeli family of five, including three children, in a West Bank settlement. He calls for the perpetrators to be brought to justice, and for all to act with restraint.
Oh. That’s right. It was only Jews. And “settlers,” while we’re at it. No need to get as up in arms as he does over Palestinian civilians killed by errant IDF fire.