Obama: Israel was forced to close Gaza
Haaretz Wed., January 23, 2008
Rosner's Blog
Shmuel Rosner Chief U.S. Correspondent
1.23.2008
The letter from the Senator to the Ambassador speaks for itself:
Dear Ambassador Khalilzad,
I understand that today the UN Security Council met regarding the situation in
Gaza, and that a resolution or statement could be forthcoming from the Council
in short order.
I urge you to ensure that the Security Council issue no statement and pass no
resolution on this matter that does not fully condenm the rocket assault Hamas
has been conducting on civilians in southern Israel...
All of us are concerned about the impact of closed border crossings on
Palestinian families. However, we have to understand why Israel is forced to do
this... Israel has the right to respond while seeking to minimize any impact on
civilians.
The Security Council should clearly and unequivocally condemn the rocket
attacks... If it cannot bring itself to make these common sense points, I urge
you to ensure that it does not speak at all.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
United States Senator
(RAINnote: I was wondering whether this story was true and then found it here
also:
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/140293:
<http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/140293> )
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=865078:
<http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerBlog.jhtml?itemNo=865078>
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