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ADL: Annan one-sided

Ad published in New York Times asks 'how many more Israeli civilians must die before you condemn Hizbullah?' Organization accuses UN secretary-general of being blatantly one-sided against Israel, demands he recognize Israeli victims in conflict

WASHINGTON – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is expected to publish an ad in the New York Times in which it harshly slams UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The organization accuses Annan of being blatantly one-sided against Israel and of the human tragedies taking place in Israel and Lebanon.

 

The American organization directly appealed to the UN secretary-general, asking: "How many more Israeli civilians must die before you condemn Hizbullah? And when will you extend condolences to Israeli victims?"

 

ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman accused Annan of being one-sided in terms of the Israel-Hizbullah conflict. In a letter to the UN secretary-general, ADL expressed its fury over the fact that the UN Human Rights Council had scheduled a special meeting, following a request made by Arab states and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, aimed at condemning Israel.

 

"While you clearly are not at a loss for words when it comes to criticizing and denouncing Israel, a member state of the United Nations, you seen unable to muster an equally strong voice to denounce the daily firing by the terrorist organization Hizbullah of hundreds of rockets into Israel specifically aimed at and intended to kill and maim civilians," ADL leaders said in the letter to Annan.

 

Annan: Israeli violations of international law

 

ADL has been following Annan's remarks and decided to publish the ad following a statement he issued on Tuesday, in which he accused Israel of "a pattern of violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, committed during the course of the current hostilities."

 

Since the onset of the fighting between Hizbullah and Israel, Annan has been reportedly one-sided in his reactions. After the Israel Defense Forces accidentally killed four UNIFIL observers, Annan accused Israel of intentionally killing the four, before the incident was event inquired.

 

When reports on the Qana village killing began pouring in, the UN secretary-general decided to convene a special Security Council meeting. Eventually it turned out that Hizbullah's claims that 60 civilians were killed in the strike were false, and only 26 bodies were found in the area.

 

Israeli sources noted that throughout the war Annan chose not to issue a statement on the harm caused to Israel. The secretary-general failed to address the heavy rocket barrage that hit Haifa or Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's call to destroy Israel.

 

Annan's term as UN secretary-general is expected to end in January.

 


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