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UN 'deeply troubled' by Golan killing
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Published: 07.06.11, 18:40
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1. The UN continues to show how useless/worthless it is
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (06.07.11)
A UN member at a state of war (Syria) with a fellow member (Israel) of the UN allows its citizens to illegally storm the border in violation of international law and various treaties signed under the auspicies of the UN. And this half-wit response is what we get? She's supposed to open her mouth and tell Syria that it is illegal to encourage its citizens to violate a treaty that Syria is a signatory to.
2. Don't storm our border = don't get shot
Vered, Israel   (06.07.11)
3. Pillay you are a MORON
sk ,   USA   (06.07.11)
Pillay, you are a fool: 1) Have you verified the death count? 2) Why you blaming Israel for the deaths? Are not the Syrians respnsible for their own deaths by disregarding warnings by a sovereign nation not to cross its borders?????
4. She is forgetting international law
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (06.07.11)
Oh wait that's right international law doesn't apply to Jews. Well for every OTHER nation in the world they would say absolutely nothing, because the UN Charter states that we can use all the force we want to defend from invasion. As for the 'unarmed protesters' well the videos belie that statement.
5. Could it be more transparent?
Oren ,   Canada   (06.07.11)
This puts to rest any speculation that the Assad regime might change, reform or evolve. Murdering hundreds of his fellow Syrians, even as they mourn, then declaring Israel as the source of all ill. It's like a broken record.
6. Navi Pillay InHUMANE
KennyCopal ,   Canada   (06.07.11)
United Nations truly shows their colors here. Let Syria governing butal dictators roam free to savagely kill their own people but keeps the headlines in Israel Courts. SICKENING OF WHAT THE UN HAS BECOME. It must cease and decist
7. An expression that I have not
Gideon Reader ,   USA   (06.07.11)
...used since I returned from my extended stay in the UK (which we used to call GB), seems to be appropriate here, when directed towards the "nice lady" from the UN. If I may,..."Silly Cow!!" One would think that she would have pointed her goofy attention to the murders, torture, imprisonment, rapine, beating and cutting off access to "Damascus' Got Talent"; that is taking place north of the Israel/Syria border. But.........NO. If someone gets the wrong toppings on his take away Pizza in Toronto, the UN pitches a bitch in Israel's dorection. So you see, their reputation for being sub moronic Israel-a-phobes and blatant anti-Semites are justly earned by the hard work of being a representative of an international body of crooks, communists and canibals.
8. UN Human Rights. LOL!
Steve ,   USA   (06.07.11)
What a joke these folks are. Like accusing a drain of sucking the water down. And just to 'even' things out (LOL) The Human rights 'mouthpiece' has 'concerns' about Syria encouraging 'protesters' to 'protest' in minefields. Hilarious! The fact that the (UN Human Rights Commission) has pretty much ignored what the barbarian Assad is doing to his own people makes anything they say here, irrelevant. This script (UN blaming Israel) was written years ago and is getting pretty old. You'd think they'd be embarrassed by it.
9. The UN has consistently STRIPPED Us Jews
EZAL ,   USA   (06.07.11)
Of our ability to defend ourselves, protect our sovereignty and Move forward in progress. It is a monstrous situation we Jews are faced with and the time has come to PUSH BACK!!! Enough is enough! How TERRORISTS committing ACTS OF TERROR are PROTECTED BY THE UN IS UNFORGIVABLE!!! We Jews must rethink our relationships with the international community and come to an understanding of who is worth our time and who is not and act accordingly!!! The UN is NOT our friend, period! We shouldn't bow to them ANYMORE! Israel should count their friends on one hand like everyone else! The UN has NOTHING to offer us Jews! NOTHING BUT MISERY! I wish our politicians would smarten up! It is time for LEADERSHIP AND RESOLVE!!!
10. Are you kidding me?
Daniel ,   New York, USA   (06.07.11)
Where are the UN condemnations of Syrian massacres of their own people for the past few months??? Instead, they condemn Israel for defending their own borders, while clearly acknowledging that the Syrian government encouraged the border raid... Israel should withdraw from the UN and handle things the way they see fit.
11. "Deeply concerned"
Jorge ,   Israel/USA/Argentina   (06.07.11)
2,000 people killed by Syrian dictactor is OK 23 people blowing thenselves in mines in "deeply concern" navi: the Nuremberg laws are not valid anymore
12. UN
Jorge ,   ISRAEL/USA/Argentina   (06.07.11)
AS REMIND YOU THE U.N. LET THE SYRIAN COME CLOSE TO THE BORDER. ARE YOU DEEPLY CONCERN ABOUT IT?
13. Very simple
Russ Cogswell ,   Tampa USA   (06.07.11)
Do not attack Israels borders and you will not be shot. So simple.
14. The UN as usual has its priorities all wrong
zionist forever   (06.07.11)
Assad has killed 1000 people so far ( thats more than Gaddafi killed before international intervention ). With Syria like most of the western leaders who were all cueing up to be the first ones to start dropping bombs on Libya the UN has said very little over what Assad is doing. We have had a few condemnations and demands that Assad stops killing people and thats about it. The arabs haven't even condemned it this time. IDF forces kill some people trying to storm the border and the UN is deeply troubled over it. It really is time for the US mostly to stop spending billions of dollars every year to fund this failed organization which very rarely gets anything right.
15. Im 'troubled' by Pillay's South Africa
david ,   Israel   (06.07.11)
How rich. Ms. Pillay, from South Africa. SA is the violent crime and homicide capital of the world and she is lecturing to others. Go home and fix your own problems, they are far worse than the Pal's problems.
16. Using Maltov Cocktails to set off land mine
Eric ,   Tel Aviv & NY   (06.07.11)
No mater how carefully Israel tries to stop them with non-lethal mean their using Maltov Cocktails was bound to cause fatalities.
17. Where is the concern that Syria kills more each day?
Eric ,   Tel Aviv & NY   (06.07.11)
It is interesting that Ms. Pillay is concerned in people being paid to become martyrs, but where is her concern that Syria is killing the mourners (twice as many killed as in clash with Israel) or the hundreds that Syria is brutally killing each day during protests? How about a little perspective? Israel kills people breaching an International Border. Syria kills people mourning the deaths of their loved ones.
18. UN double standard
DavidM ,   USA   (06.07.11)
The United Nations continues to show it is a hypocritical organization without any scruples. Thousands of Syrians have been killed by the regime in Damascus without so much as a peep from the UN.This is why nobody cares what the UN says anymore.
19. This bozo is nothing but a tool for dictators that run UN
Cynic ,   USA   (06.07.11)
20. Pillay off her meds ... references Syrian TV
GZLives   (06.07.11)
Whats the difference between UN Human Rights Council and Syrian State TV? Absolutely NOTHING
21. Invading Israel is an Act of War!
Linda Rivera ,   New York, USA   (06.07.11)
UN, condemn war monger Syria for invading a sovereign country! Israeli leaders have a moral obligation to protect their citizens from hostile invaders. And that requires force!
22. un takes the bait, once again
izzie irgun ,   usa   (06.07.11)
There has been remakably little world condemnation of israel over the border incidents but the sane world does not include the un. Once again we get an offical anti semite to tell us about the use of force to defend israel's boarders. Did anyone hear a peep from this anti semite when Turkey shot 12 iraqui kurds last week.. no you did not. and why because killing civilians is only a crime if israel is involved. Has anyone heard good old pillay say a word about the death of a thousand syrians, a thousand libyians or how about suicicde bombers in afganastan and pakistan yesterday killed over 100 innocent people. No you did not, not a peep from this anti semite ... but if Israel defends itsle fwe get moe sanctimonous lectures why am i ever surprised at what the anti smeites at the un ever say .
23. Hypocrisy
The Bald Scotsman ,   Medford,USA   (06.07.11)
So let me get this right. Syria offers $1,000 to anyone who is willing to make the attempt to cross the Golan border. Israel has the audacity to defend itself against the peaceloving Syrian protestors trying to cross the border.Syria open fire on their own population when they demonstrate against their government's policies. It reminds me of the song. "Oh the black folk hate the white folk. The white folk hate the black folk. The Protestants hate the Catholics, and EVERYBODY hates the Jews. Shavoah Tov- Amen.
24. Pillay not troubled by Syria's 2000 dead, Sri Lanka's 70,000
Marco ,   Spain   (06.07.11)
25. "Disparity of force" allows
D. Fuchs   (06.07.11)
26. YES - SOOO TROUBLING...
Andrew ,   Miami,Fl   (06.07.11)
WAIT TILL THE PAKIS FLOOD THE BOARDER OF INDIA - THEN YOU'LL SEE TROUBLE...SOOOO TROUBLING
27. UN Condemnation
DB ,   Stamford, CT   (06.07.11)
Wait a minute. And the UN says nothing about Syria's killing of its own civilians, including the torture and murder of a 13-year-old BOY?
28. troubled
colin   (06.07.11)
The UN is deeply troubled by Israel protecting its borders This nincumpoop Navi Pillay said and did nothing When Syria kills thousands of protesters- WHERE IS NAVI PILLAY ??? Always and only lies untruths falsehood against her worst enemy Israel Somebody tell Navi to o to hell !!!!!!!!
29. UN upset
M.Gerald Fried ,   USA   (06.07.11)
This has to be joke. UN is in Lebanon an can't keep hezbolah from rearming..Syria is killing there own people. Syria must killed at least 500 people by now. UN is silient .Israel can't protect there own border. Israel who warned all governments in advance an warned particants inArabic .UN has nothing better to do then start up with Israel. Israel shouldn't give a dime to UN and they should throw UN out of Israel an forbid them any entry into Israel.UN has no reason to be. They are not Impractical nor arebthey fair. Ent
30. Navi Pillay
Etienne Prinsloo ,   Sydney, Canada   (06.07.11)
Why do the protesters have rights and Israel only responsibilities? The UN is applying double standards as usual. Guess that is what they do best.
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