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Vatican paper rips "do-nothing" UN policy on Lebanon July 17, 2006
The Vatican newspaper has sharply chided the "do-nothing policy" of the UN regarding the mounting violence in the Middle East, and chided the US for using its veto power to "prevent the adoption of concrete measures in support of international law."
L'Osservatore Romano lamented that after the UN Security Council failed to authorize immediate action, the international body had "again become a spectator" as violence increased, with violent assaults continuing "from both sides."
L'Osservatore provided an account of UN debates on July 14, when a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon-- urgently requested by that country's government-- failed. The US, which had earlier vetoed a resolution calling for Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, suggested that the blame for the latest violence should fall on Iran and Syria, for sponsoring Hezbollah terrorism. The French delegation, on the other hand, said that the Israeli attacks on Lebanon were a "disproportionate" response to Hezbollah.
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