Bolton. U.S. will condemn
Photo: Reuters
Scene of the attack in Netanya
Photo: Reuters
Algeria vetoes U.N. anti-terror statement
U.N. Security Council fails to issue statement condemning Netanya attack due to Algeria's objection to proposed wording
The U.N. Security Council did not issue a statement condemning Monday's terror attack in Netanya,
after it failed to agree on a version due to Algeria's objection to the proposed wording.
Algeria is not a permanent member of the council, but is currently participating in its meeting as a representative of the Arab countries.
The original version of the statement, drafter by the United States, included a harsh denouncement of the bombing, and a demand of Syria to close down the Islamic Jihad offices in Damascus.
However, Algeria refused to fall in line with the other member states and sign the statement.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton issued a statement Wednesday criticizing the Security Council for failing to condemn the attack.
Bolton claimed that Algeria prevented the council from publishing a statement despite the fact that Palestinian Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has himself condemned the bombing.
According to Bolton, Algeria objected to the reference to Syria and to the reference to Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
It is shameful that the U.N. Security Council is unable to speak up against the Netanya terror attack, Bolton said, adding that if the Security Council fails to do so, the U.S. will.
Algeria's U.N. Ambassador Abdallah Baali stressed that he objected to the statement as it was "totally inaccurate and unfair," and that other countries including Russia disputed the proposed version.
We are willing to reach an agreement on a version accepted by all, he concluded.
