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11-11-2003, 04:17 AM
Arab nations will oppose an Israeli resolution condemning "Palestinian attacks on Israeli children" that is awaiting a vote this week in a UN General Assembly committee.
The Israeli resolution, pending in the assembly's Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee, mirrors an Egyptian-sponsored resolution adopted by the panel last week that demands Israel should protect Palestinian children.
Palestinian envoy Nasir al-Kidwa said on Monday Arab delegates, meeting at UN headquarters, concluded the Israeli draft had been written "as a bad joke" and should be voted down.
"Frankly, we were not amused," al-Kidwa told reporters after the meeting. "This is an anti-Palestinian resolution, much more than it is a pro-Israeli children resolution."
"The Europeans say they will abstain. I can't see anybody
voting in favor of this," he said. "We hope they (the Israelis)
will wake up and forget about this."
Israel has been the target of hundreds of critical resolutions at the United Nations. The measure on Israeli children is the first it has introduced in more than a quarter century.
It expresses concern "about the continuous grave threat to Israeli children from Palestinian terrorism" and "demands that the Palestinian Authority respect its obligations to undertake effective operations aimed at confronting all those engaged in terror."
The Israeli resolution, pending in the assembly's Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee, mirrors an Egyptian-sponsored resolution adopted by the panel last week that demands Israel should protect Palestinian children.
Palestinian envoy Nasir al-Kidwa said on Monday Arab delegates, meeting at UN headquarters, concluded the Israeli draft had been written "as a bad joke" and should be voted down.
"Frankly, we were not amused," al-Kidwa told reporters after the meeting. "This is an anti-Palestinian resolution, much more than it is a pro-Israeli children resolution."
"The Europeans say they will abstain. I can't see anybody
voting in favor of this," he said. "We hope they (the Israelis)
will wake up and forget about this."
Israel has been the target of hundreds of critical resolutions at the United Nations. The measure on Israeli children is the first it has introduced in more than a quarter century.
It expresses concern "about the continuous grave threat to Israeli children from Palestinian terrorism" and "demands that the Palestinian Authority respect its obligations to undertake effective operations aimed at confronting all those engaged in terror."