UN Springs Into Action, Notices Palestinian Terrorism
Charles Johnson
Sun Feb 17, 2008 at 9:07 am PST • Views: 285
Nearly a flying pig moment this morning, as a United Nations “humanitarian” functionary condemns Palestinian rocket attacks.
But the flying pig stays in the hangar, because at the end of it he just parrots more “peace process” fantasy-think.
SDEROT, Israel: A Palestinian rocket struck a house in this southern Israeli border town on Sunday, shortly after the U.N.’s top humanitarian official condemned Palestinians for the near-daily rocket barrages and urged the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers to halt the attacks.
No one was wounded in the attack, but Sderot has been struck by thousands of homemade rockets from Gaza. Twelve people have been killed in recent years and dozens wounded, including an 8-year-old boy who lost a leg in an attack last week.
“We condemn absolutely the firing of these rockets. There’s no justification for it. They are indiscriminate, there’s no military target,” John Holmes, the U.N. undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs, told The Associated Press during a visit to Sderot.
Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions into Gaza have killed dozens of militants in recent months, but have failed to stop the rockets. Israeli leaders have warned that a broad ground operation is increasingly likely if the rocket fire persists.
Holmes, however, said the only way to solve the problem is through a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. “At the end of the day, the only thing that will make a lasting difference is a peace settlement,” he said. “You can’t stop these problems militarily. They have to be solved through negotiations.”
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