Israel to file UNSC complaint against Syria, Lebanon
Israel to file UNSC complaint against Syria, Lebanon.
The Israeli Mission to the United Nations announced Monday that it will submit a complaint to the UN Security Council against Syria and Lebanon for breach of council resolutions and violation of international law following Nakba Day events at the northern border Sunday.
Opposition leader Tzipi Livni on Sunday commented on the border protests during her meeting with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, saying, “The attempt to infiltrate into Israel is a clear manifestation of the lack of acceptance of Israel’s sovereignty as a country.”
“Israel must defend its sovereignty. This is a significant change in the security situation in the region,” she said.
Meanwhile, Lebanon on Monday filed an official complaint with the UN Security Council against Israel following its “killing and wounding of civilians rallying in the town of Maroun a-Ras near the Israeli border,” the Lebanese National News Agency reported.
According to the report, the complaint said “Lebanon considered the assault as a hostile act,” and “Israel violated Lebanese sovereignty and disregarded UN resolutions.
The complaint called on the UNSC to pressure Israel to stop “its hostile and provocative policies against Lebanon” and to “hold it accountable for killing civilians.”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon late Sunday night called for restraint following the deadly day of border demonstrations.
“The secretary-general is deeply concerned that a significant number of people have been killed or injured,” Ban’s office said in a statement. “He calls on all concerned to show restraint and refrain from provocations so as to prevent escalation of tensions and ensure civilians are not killed or injured.”
Noting that the border breach originated from the Syrian side, Ban said he was “acutely conscious of the unsustainable status quo in the Arab-Israeli conflict, which is only thrown into sharper relief by the profound political changes now under way in the region.”
He added that there is an “urgent need for a just, lasting and comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace.”
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May 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM
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May 16, 2011 at 1:38 PM
The U.N. are a joke.
November 15, 2010 – ’U.S. President Barack Obama has praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for urging his cabinet to accept a U.S. proposal to extend a freeze on West Bank settlement building for 90 days. Under the plan, Washington would block UN resolutions critical of Israel, and supply Israel with fighter jets worth $3 billion. The US government also promised Israel that after the 90-day moratorium, they would not seek an extension, and settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem (all of which is illegal under international law) could continue unabated.’
February 19, 2011 – Israel ‘deeply appreciates’ U.S. veto on UN resolution condemning settlements. Israel said it was deeply grateful to the United States on Saturday after it vetoed a United Nations resolution put forward by the Palestinian leadership condemning Israeli settlement activity.