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UN chief seeks Israeli explanation on Gaza schools
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Published: 21.01.09, 23:47
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1. No one can end the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Maria ,   MD   (01.22.09)
until Arabs behave themselves.
2. FIRST LET KIMOON SAY WHY HIS SILENCE ON THE QASSAMS
stude ham   (01.22.09)
israel owes him nothing... and especially when hamas qassams landed in kindergarten facilities.
3. Hey! The UN was given 8 years!
Asaf Golan ,   Sugar Land   (01.22.09)
Mr UN, The State of Israel has wasted eight years on diplomacy to sop rockets. For eight years the Arabs have shot rockets at us and we listened to you and your predecessor's empty rhetoric about "ending cycle of violence" "showing restraint" "continuing peace." No action was taken by the UN to condemn the Arab violence which was celebrated in the streets and UN buildings. So spare us your BS. We had eight years of it. We had our fill. We shall defend ourselves from UN rocket pads as well as from Hamas rocket brigades.
4. the....
me ,   europe   (01.22.09)
hamas was using the UN facilities for rockets. How can I say it in Korean you moonbat ? you really stupid ?or simply anti_israelis. Me, an European who is sick and tired of palestinian crying.
5. Is he KIDDING?
Andreas ,   Tonsberg, Norway   (01.22.09)
Everybody knows that Hamas militants operated in or around these schools either by firing at Israeli troops or using it as a place to store weapons. Ban Ki-moon is one of two things: Either stupid or a puppet for the arab countries in the UN.
6. Barney, RU StupiG or Wat
Zohan ,   Tel Aviv   (01.22.09)
If you know Hamas is fighting around civilians, then there's nothing to explain. If you know Hamas has been firing rockets into Israel, then it's self-explanatory, Israel will retaliate. ...unless you are really that dumb that you are unable to rationalize what's right or wrong.
7. UN is not a solution. UN is the problem
I. Barr ,   Detroit USA   (01.22.09)
Part 2: UNWRA whining has to be viewed also through the eyes of the people of Darfur. In three years of mass killings and forced population displacements, Sudan and its Arab Janjaweed militias have caused the deaths of over 200,000 Africans in the country's Darfur provinces.15 million refugees live now in make shift tents with no running water, food,sewage all over, no electricity. They are raped and murdered by the Sudanese Muslim militias. 1000 to 5000 Darfurians are killed daily. And what does UNWRA do? Koffee Anan himself complained that 80% of UNWRA budget goes to Palestinians including Gazans. Figure it out: Every soul in Gaza, babies to Hamas terrorists gets 625 dollars annually from UNWRA. In Darfur the miserable unrepresented, un demonstrated, un propagandized Darfurians get 5 dollars PER SOUL PER YEAR. Palestinians are the darlings of the UN and Darfurians are the orphans of the UN. It is time that the UNWRA/Hamas organization will dismantled. After 60 years of symbiosis with terror organizations, after investments of billions of dollars UNWRA is in moral bankruptcy. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon like Koffee Anan who preceded him has to understand the game of deception that Hamas is playing. UNWRA has to get out of Gaza and provide only to those who absolutely deserve it including the people of Darfur.
8. part 1:Un in Gaza is the problem not the solusion
I. Barr ,   USA   (01.22.09)
Part 1:UNWRA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees) is supporting Gaza since 1949. For 60 years Gazan, refugees and non refugees, got billions of dollars from the UN which fed, supplies energy, health care, schools and employment. More than 26,000 are employed in Gaza by UNWRA and make one of the largest employers there. The ratio of 1 UNWRA employee to 157 Gazans has to be matched to a ratio of 1:3,110 in other UN refugee services. Among the employees of UNWRA in Gaza are many Hamas members as Peter Hansen UNWRA commissioner said. Indeed, UNWRA is so closely associated with Hamas that they introduced into UN schools Hamas ideology. More than that, UNWRA did not protest when Christian institutions, schools, university and churches, were destroyed. Gaza Christians were harassed, their land grabbed, women raped and men killed. Many were forced to convert to Islam. Never did UNWRA criticize Hamas for launching rockets into Israel a violation of international law. Never did they criticize Hamas when they killed and maimed hundreds of Fatah sympathizers. In the last war Hamas executed at least 8 people but probably more for "collaboration with Israel" but certainly they took the opportunity to get rid of many Palestinian dissidents. Never did UNWRA criticize Hamas for using schools, kindergartens,universities, residential homes to produce, store and fire these rockets. As a matter of fact, UNWRA became part of the camouflage, deception machine to misrepresent ,stage, act, lie about damages in Gaza and UNWRA. Clearly Hamas invited strikes on UN installations to be used later as propaganda tools. In the same time there were no UN employees, observers and alike on the Israeli side of the border. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was the first UN official to visit Sderot in Israel after the war ended. UN totally ignored for years Israel complaints about Hamas bombings and was not instrumental in trying to stop Hamas criminal activity
9. #5 Andreas
Mark ,   Israel   (01.22.09)
I'm afraid you're wrong. It's not either, or, it's both
10. The UNO and Human Rights.
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (01.22.09)
The United Nations has done nothing whatever to ensure the enforcement of the provisions of the Geneva Convention in the case of Gilad Shalit? Why has the United Nations done nothing to bring about cessation of bombardment of Israeli civilians as well as outrages committed by Hamas against its own subject population, including persecution of Christians and political opponents? To know more : http://xrl.us/beb4tu
11. UN hutzpah
Frank ,   Canada   (01.22.09)
Arab terrorists are using UN schools as shelling platforms and Ban is asking Israel for an explanation.
12. Why isn't Ban Ki-Moon demanding
EST ,   Miami USA   (01.22.09)
an immediate probe into the outrageous Hamas use of UN supported hospitals, schools and hijacking of humanitarian aid - which they are SELLING!!! Pleeeeeeeazzzzze!!! What rot!
13. Ban should go home
Brod ,   USA   (01.22.09)
He should take care of other pressing problems around the world such as Sudan, Somalia, Southern Thailand, Southern Philippines, etc. He should not waste time wallowing in the Islamist-Jihadist propaganda in Gaza. War is war. If he thinks war is a picnic he must be demented. There should be no safe houses, including the UN facility, for terrorists.
14. Ban condemns outragous crimes by Sudenase against Darfour
Jim ,   slc, utah   (01.22.09)
Oh wait, that didn't happen
15. by the numbers
Arie ,   BaGolan   (01.22.09)
1 year 6000 rockets zero UN condemnation adds up doesn't it?
16. What is required is to HOLD HAMAS RESPONSIBLE
Zvi   (01.22.09)
As long as the Arab and leftist worlds refuse to hold Hamas, Iran and Syria responsible for its actions, it will continue to destroy all hope of peace. Simple as that.
17. And now that the war is over????
Maria ,   MD   (01.22.09)
I hope the Hamas won't fire rockets from housing area to Israel while the Palestinian civilians are sleeping. Israel will fire back, don't blame it.
18. To #3, UN given 8 years?
motti   (01.22.09)
For the last 8 years and more, almost every serious UN attempt at peace resolution has been vetoed by the US to the benefit of Israel. However, we have a new player in the Whitehouse now, and many think that Obama will be far more engaged in pressuring BOTH sides to make the needed concessions for peace in the region. Israel's free ride is about to end, and it couldn't happen soon enough. Too many bodies lie in the wake of Israel's failed attempts at colonial conquest.
19. UNWRA is effectively run by Hamas
Free Gilad Shalit ,   Israel   (01.22.09)
Read this article "UN School hit by Israelis has a history of hiring terrorists" describing how UNWRA is an employment agency for terrorists, a nursery terrorists and enables terrorism. I hope UNWRA is fully investigated and that the worms come spilling out of the can. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/01/un_school_hit_by_israelis_has.html
20. What about GILAD SHALIT??????
mother from north ,   ISRAEL   (01.22.09)
21. Lawrence Seeks Explination From Ban
Lawrence ,   Safed Israel   (01.22.09)
Please Mr.Ban ki-moon,explain to me why you are such a Moron.
22. Banky - Moon
mark ,   Canada   (01.22.09)
What an idiot, along with the Euro sleazebags. Until they see the Hamanass bunch as Terrs who hide behind woman and children, we don't need slopers like Banky-Moon to tell anyone what to do. This guy shows his worthless stupidity. Lord, save us all from fools.
23. Isael DEMANDS to know why..
Stan ,   Johannesburg RSA   (01.22.09)
Isael DEMANDS to know why.UN allows its facilities and proximity to be used as a firing position!!!! Why does the UN employ terrorists?? Why does the UN allow for the smuggling of military items in it's aid convoys!! Why does the UN not report attacks and theft by Hamas!! Common Israel bring out the dossier on these infringments and show the world NOW!!!!
24. Ban
Joel ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.22.09)
I think that the Ban Ki Moon should keep his public pronoucements to a minimum. The cumulative effect of his one-sided declarations represents a form of incitement against Israel. Is he trying to deflect the world's attention from the failures of the UN? I think that Ban is showing himself to be a real lightweight. He is noisy and not so relevant.
25. PROBE ATROCITIES ,WAY BACK IN TIME
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (01.22.09)
WAR CRIMES ARE NOT TIME RELATED NO DOUBT SOME WOULD CONSIDER THE BOMBING OF PERL HARBOUR A WAR CRIME.HAMBURG A WAR CRIME,HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI,A WAR CRIME,THE LONDON BLITZ A WAR CRIME ETC.ETC.ETC..HOW FAR BACK SHOULD PROBES BE CONDUCTED?
26. change needed
Elisha Cohen ,   Rishpon   (01.22.09)
A premise of Kadima and Labor in pushing the disengagement was that Israel would be allowed to defend its citizens. They were wrong. In the three years since, Kadima and Labor have received unprecedented international support as long as they pushed for more Israeli retreats despite Hamas attacks on the Sderot and Ashkelon. Now, after Livni and Barak were finally forced to defend Israel from Gaza, they are condemned as war criminals. Kadima and Labor were wrong that territorial concessions at this time will help Israel. On the contrary, Israel is denied the right to defend civilians in its own borders. Concessions must stop, at least for a few years. Labor and Kadima must go. Rational leadership must be elected.
27. leadership
Ilana   (01.22.09)
leadership is a problembecausewe have no real leader. No strong leader, no charismatic leader, no decisive leader, no leader at all. Hamas kills Israeli civilians, palestinian civilians, has committed crimes against humanity since it first became an oraganized terror group. The danced with joy and celebrated with sweets on 9/11. Their aim is genocide of Jews, and no leader screams out internationally!!
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