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Ban will also meet with Arab ministers, who are in United Nations to press for the passage of the Libyan draft resolution in the Council.
As the death toll among Palestinians rose to more than 500 and Israel showed no signs of halting its ground invasion of Gaza, Ban decided to convene a meeting of his top advisers and recalled his Special Coordinator for the Middle East peace process Robert Serry from Jerusalem for a first hand briefing.
But the Libyan draft, which condemns Israeli invasion and calls for immediate halt to the military action by Tel Aviv, has been described as "one-sided" and "unacceptable" by the United States.
The US has blocked an attempt to pass in the Security Council to express serious concern over the Israeli ground offensive in Gaza after eight days of air strikes and to call for an immediate ceasefire
"Given the crucial juncture at which we have arrived in the search for a ceasefire, I appeal to all members of the international community to display the unity and commitment required to bring this escalating crisis to an end," Ban said.
But American deputy Ambassador Alejandro Wolff, who blocked any action by the Council Saturday, has made it clear that Washington regards Hamas, which rules Gaza, as the "root cause" of the current trouble and must stop firing rockets into southern Israel.
Tel Aviv was only exercising the right of self defense and trying to protect its citizens, he had said. The Arabs will find it difficult to accept any formulation that criticises Hamas as it would not be popular among their constituencies and might also bring on them the wrath of Hamas.
Regretting that the Security Council could not reach a consensus on the action needs to be taken at its emergency session Saturday night, Ban pledged to work with its members, the Arab leaders and other key players in an effort to forge a consensus.
"I believe the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, has a central role to play in bringing a speedy end to the conflict," he said.
He said he remain "extremely concerned" about the deteriorating humanitarian situation on the ground.
"We are in close contact with the Israeli authorities to press them to open not only the Kerem Shalom crossing, but also Karni and Nahd Oz, to allow in, particularly, wheat grain and fuel for the power plant, as well as other essential supplies," Ban said.
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Achtung, Goyza! Oy gevalt, it didn't take long for these fahklumpte goyim to start comparing our airforce's bombing of Goyza to the blitzkrieg of the Nazis.Feh, these meshuggenah anti-Semites just don't know what they're talking about. Did they expect Israel to turn the other cheek forever? What are we, chopped liver?The Nazi blitzkrieg was there to achieve a military target, first they devastated and then they conquered. But the Jewish people just want peace and security, and it is the hamasniks who force us to kill and kill until we find a partner to make shalom withUnlike the fercockte Nazis who sent their young boys to die, we take care of our boychick soldaten. Instead of putting their lives at risk and taking the chance of making more Gilad'le Shalits, we just drop bombs on the enemy from 10 000 feet.
Israel is right in their move . They cannot be mute spectators watching the citizens are being killed by terror attacks from Hamas. No matter what the religion is ,the terror must be dealth with iron hands. Most of the Muslim countries promote terror by various channels and have no respect for other religions and the rights .KSA is the biggest sponsor to terror in the world . No rights for other religions at all in KSA they fund thousands of Madrassas in the name of charites and the fund eventually used for buying arms for the terrorits. The world is a melting pot of cultures and religions . You cannt ask to protect your rights when you are violating others rights .No muslim organisation has raised a voice agianst the carnages by Islamists in Arfrica,Indoesia and Malaysia . be tolerent and let the terror meet the logical end . Lets support Isarel in their brave actions.
Most of the oil rich countries are pro-America and they do not worry damn about theinnocent muslims killed by the Cannibal Israels. Israels are born animals they do not havehuman qualities, Hamas killed a few Israels but Israels killed more than 500 innocentmuslims. Why can't all the Muslim countries get together and wipe out the Israel fromthe world map. Israels are the born enemies of the Muslims all over the world. The UNOis a puppet of the USA. Israel is tamed by the USA and Uk for the sole purpose ofdestroying the muslims and that is now taking place due to inefficient politicians of themuslim world. Hell with Israel.
Though the UNO is a puppet with strings in USA' hands but still there has to be some world organisation to mediate international conflicts.The qestionable thing is Who heads UNO.MrBan is most weak and humble person who has no independant mind to act even in very trifling problems.Now about Israel,well for its survival it is forced to act.Hamas is a terrorist's group fully armed and in military uniforms and have no political agenda.They believe in destruction and killing.Moreover Palastinian political wingFatwa has lot differences with these power-hungry fantics.Why can't they put the weapons down and join political mainstream and achieve their goal?Hamas' cry for international interference/help is only a treacherous intrigue to get recognized as political party so as to sit on the same table to negotiate.Hamas is the same in function and tactics like AlQaeda,LeT etc.They must come out of uniform/ weapons and killing Israeli civilians through which they lose more than benefit.
WHERE WERE ALL THE ISLAMIC SUPPORTERS WHEN SUDAN GOVT WAS KILLING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS ?. WHERE WERE THEY WHEN SADDAM WIPED OUT/KILLED ENTIRE VILLAGES OF KURDS, WHY DO THEY KEEP QUIT WHEN CIVILIANS ARE KILLED BY BOMBS IN NORTH EAST STATES, WHY DO THEY NOT RAISE A VOICE WHEN HAMAS KILLED HUNDREDS OF FATAH MEMBERS IN THE PAST YEAR, WHY DID THEY KEEP SILENT WHEN THERE WAS GENOCIDE IN RWANDA?. THE LIST IS LONG. I WILL GIVE ANSWER, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE KILLED ARE NOT MUSLIMS, OR BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WHO KILL MUSLIMS ARE THEMSELVES MUSLIMS. PLEASE HAVE SOME RATIONAL.
UN IS NOTHING BUT KEEP OF US. AND US IS NOTHING BUT FATHER OF ISRAIL.
Dont belittle women by using words like KEEP etc. Learn to respect womankind. A woman is not a thing, she is human with same rights and respect.
these r false sympathy of U.N.O they r main culprits they r american dumy oneside organisation working for american and western countries benifit
Sir, Hamas does not recognize Israel. Hamas wants Israel eliminated and destroyed. In other words it is a terrrorist organization. It hides behind civilians to cause civilain casualty. When Hamas killed Fatah members numbering hundreds in the past 1.5 years you never raised your voice, only now?. This is hypocrisy. you mean Muslims are allowed to kill Muslims?. Sir the Quran specifically asks to practice "TERROR" against Kafirs. When that stops the world will be peaceful. The day Muslims are ready to internarry with other religions then we will see peace. Specifically here, when Halas recognized Israel, then we will see what you want, i.e real peace. We dont want a caliphate that you guys support. We respect God, but we wont allow you guys to monopolize and hijack the name of God.
The day when Muslims are ready to intermarry and mix with non-muslims, then he world will welcome mulsims like anyone else with open arms. Then there will be peace. are you ready to allow yourself or your children to marry non-muslims, Sir?.