Things that Jews and Arabs have in Common
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- Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2007
america is young
agriculture
water and food security
mothers
President Carter
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- Date: Mon, Dec 4, 2006
I love Jimmy Carter! A caller is a little rude and criticizes Mr. Carter of being anti-Israel and anti-Semetic. Carter is unflappable.
Jimmy Carter on CNN
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- Date: Mon, Nov 27, 2006
Jimmy Carter is on Larry King live talking about the Palestinian situation. He is speaking of what needs to be addressed to bring about peace. He noted that these issues are not debated at all in the U.S. He has a new book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid.
President Carter says that we need recognition from Israel that it will abide by the UN Resoutions calling on it to withdraw from occupied territories. Resolution 242.
He said that the purpose of his book is to incite debate.
Go Jimmy Go!
- Tags: israel, no nukes, overidealism, palestine
Bad Iran, Bad Iran (and a little UN)
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- Date: Tue, Nov 14, 2006
Nuclear evidence is turning up on the IAEA’s radar. That’s never a good thing.
The IAEA board in February referred Iran to the UN Security Council, suggesting it had breached the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and might be trying to make nuclear weapons.
The U.S. and its European allies are negotiating with Russia and China over a draft Security Council resolution that would penalize Iran for its refusal to respect an Aug. 31 deadline to halt enrichment.
Sabre rattling. That’s what this type of tete a tete is called, right?
Kofi Annan on lofty mission statements:
The bridge to peace must be wide enough to accommodate all who have a legitimate stake in the process, long enough to span the enormous gulf of mistrust that separates the parties, and strong enough to withstand the efforts that will inevitably be made to sabotage it.. - Kofi Annan in address to Security Council
Kofi Annan on US Politics
… let me say that we have been here for over sixty years. We have seen lots of elections in the United States, and we have worked with the winners, whether [they are] Democratic or Republican, and we look forward to working with the Administration and the new Congress as they move in, and we will want to work with them as effectively as we have worked with others.
Kofi Annan on the Palestinian Situation:
New York, 8 November 2006 - Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the Middle East
The Secretary-General was shocked to learn about the Israeli military operation carried out early today in a residential area in Beit Hanoun, which has resulted in the deaths of at least 18 Palestinians, including eight children and seven women. He extends his condolences to the bereaved families of the victims.
Only last Friday, the Secretary-General expressed his deep concern about the rising death toll caused by the Israeli military operation in northern Gaza, given that such operations inevitably cause civilian casualties. The Secretary-General reminds both sides of their obligations under international humanitarian law regarding the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
The Secretary-General reiterates his call to the Israeli government to cease its military operations in Gaza without delay and calls on the Palestinian side to also halt attacks against Israeli targets.
He further takes note of the reported announcement by the Israeli Government of a full investigation into this latest incident and looks forward to its early results.
Children Should Never Be Soldiers” Declaration
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- Date: Thu, Oct 12, 2006
“Children Should Never Be Soldiers” Declaration In northern Uganda, as many as 30,000 children have been kidnapped and forced to serve as soldiers in a nightmarish civil war that the world has largely ignored. These innocent children are brutalized and mutilated, forced to commit atrocities, and given as sex slaves to military commanders. This targeted abuse of children is unacceptable.
As parents, people of faith, students and youth, we urge all parties involved in this conflict to find a peaceful resolution. We implore the United States government, the United Nations, and the international community to work diligently to bring peace and protection to the children of northern Uganda. All children deserve to have a childhood free from torture and a future free from cruelty.
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UN Assessment of Damage to Lebananese Environmental Underway
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- Date: Mon, Oct 2, 2006
An international team of experts will tomorrow begin an assessment of the environmental damage in Lebanon caused by “the recent conflict”. The team, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and working in close cooperation with the Lebanese authorities, will be visiting and sampling sites thought to present potential risks to human health, wildlife and the wider environment.
Areas which the team will focus on include:
- Jiyyeh thermal power plant, which discharged an estimated 10,000 to 30,000 tonnes of fuel oil into the Mediterranean after being bombed in mid July
- the estimated 22 petrol stations damaged or destroyed
- locations where there is thought to be unexploded ordnance
- pollution risks at damaged drinking water, sewage treatment and hospital facility sites
- possible leaks of hazardous materials from damaged power transformers, collapsed buildings and ruptured oil lines
- ruptured oil tanks at Beirut International Airport, where fuel tanks were set alight as a result of repeated bombin
“Work is on-going to deal with the oil spill on the Lebanese coast. We must now look at the wider impacts as they relate to issues such as underground and surface water supplies, coastal contamination and the health and fertility of the land,†said Unep’s secretary-general, Achim Steiner
“This post conflict assessment is being undertaken in response to a request by the Lebanese government to assist in the development of a framework for guiding international reconstruction efforts,†said Mr Steiner.
“I must thank the governments of Norway and Switzerland for helping to fund the assessment which should take just under a month. We expect to have a comprehensive report on sites and locations in need of decontamination and clean up before the end of the year. Once the hard facts are known and the hot spots pin pointed, I would urge the international community to back the findings as part of the reconstruction effort for Lebanon and its people,†he added.
The main areas of interest cover solid wastes; contamination at industrial sites including airports; coastal and marine contamination; potential impacts on ground water; rivers and lakes and springs; effects on waste water management; asbestos contamination linked with collapsed buildings; air pollution and possible impacts on soils and vegetation; and issues related to the use of weapons including possible use of depleted uranium.
UNEP’s Post-Conflict Branch has extensive experience in this field, having carried out similar work in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Iraq, and Liberia.
