Saturday, August 20, 2011

Lebanon prevents UN condemnation of terror attack


Security Council member Lebanon thwarts condemnation of Thursday’s terror offensive that left eight Israelis dead; UN envoy Prosor: Lebanon itself a terror state, UN blind and deaf in face of anti-Israel terror

Yitzhak Benhorin
Latest Update: 08.20.11, 03:55 / Israel News



WASHINGTON – Murder of Israelis permitted? Lebanon, which is currently a member of the United Nations Security Council, prevented early Saturday a condemnation of the recent terror offensive in southern Israel.

Israel’s UN Ambassador Ron Prosor expressed his disappointment with Beirut’s move, noting that Lebanon is itself “a state controlled by a terrorist organization.”




The UN envoy said that the latest fiasco proved that the UN has become “blind and deaf” when it comes to condemning terror attacks against Israeli citizens.

“The Security Council’s silence is deafening,” Prosor said. Read the rest on: Ynet



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