July 29, 2004
WHO KNEW THE EUROS WERE SO EASILY SHOCKED:
Arabs shock Europeans, refuse to condemn anti-Semitism (Shlomo Shamir, 7/28/04, Ha'aretz)
Arab states at the United Nations are trying to foil a proposal to raise a vote condemning anti-Semitism in the General Assembly this September.
At a closed meeting held recently in New York, UN ambassadors from Arab and EU countries met and the Arabs made clear that they do not accept the initiative for the UN General Assembly to condemn anti-Semitism.The blunt language used by the Arabs describing their opposition, and their plans to use diplomatic means to prevent the resolution from reaching a vote, shocked the Europeans, said a UN source.
It's almost as if they mean it.... Posted by Orrin Judd at July 29, 2004 7:28 AM
I can hear it now: "With sadness and dismay, but firm resolve, we support this resolution".
How's that for nuance?
Posted by: jim hamlen at July 29, 2004 10:15 AMo/~
I'm the Shiek of Araby,
You buy your oil from me,
Drive the Jew into the sea
If you want more oil from me...
o/~
I'm surprised any body is shocked. Haven't they been listening to the news for last 3 decades.
Posted by: JR at July 29, 2004 12:50 PMPretend morality is so much easier than the real thing.
But the reminder of history (i.e., 1938) just won't go away.
Posted by: ratbert at July 29, 2004 2:44 PMBoy, even the Arabs take UN resolutions more seriously than the Euros.
Posted by: David Cohen at July 29, 2004 6:14 PM