----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 2:31 PM Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff?
> At 17:53 4-3-2003 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: > > >> > He's referring to Israel and the UN resolution condemning the Israeli > >> > settlements in disputed territories. (I don't remember off the top of my > >> > head what number resolution that is.) > >> > >>I'm not really sure that there is a resolution that does that. Indeed, > >>242 specifically does not call for Israel to withdraw from "all" > >>territory. On of the authors of 242 has recently reaffirmed that this > >>was deliberate. > >You're right. I had to look it up, but you're right. :) > > > >Now I'm kind of confused about what Jeroen was referring to.... > > Let me clarify then. > > This resolution is a perfect example of America's inconsistency wrt > enforcing UN resolutions. This resolution was unanimously accepted in > November 1967, but Israel still hasn't withdrawn from those territories. Actually, its a reflection of the US's understanding of the UN charter. Robert Chassel had an excellent summation of the difference between 1441 and 242. In short, 242 was never intended to be enforced by outside parties. > If the US feels it is so important that UN resolutions be carried out, it > should at least be *consistent* about it. The US is very consistent. Clinton convinced Israel to make unprecedented concessions in order to implement 242 on the West Bank. Unfortunately he could not convince Palestine to implement 242. Any suggestions on how he could force them to do it? Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
