Originally published January 6 2006
UN ambassador derides Security Council for lack of a response to latest attack on Israel
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton criticized the U.N. security council for failing to issue a response to the latest terrorist attack on Israel because of diplomatic concerns raised by Algeria, whose representatives did not like the language of the statement that was prepared.
Washington's ambassador to the United Nations has criticized the Security Council for failing to condemn the latest terrorist attack in Israel.
The envoy singled out Algeria for blocking a U.S. drafted statement.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton issued a statement Tuesday unequivocally condemning the bomb attack in the Israeli town of Netanya that killed at least five people.
The unusual action came after a U.S. attempt to have the statement issued by the Security Council was rejected.
Diplomats attending the meeting say several Council members raised concerns about language in the U.S.-drafted document.
Ambassador Bolton, however, blamed Algeria for quashing the measure by objecting to a passage urging Syria to close offices of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which claimed responsibility for the attack.
"Other governments had questions about particular language.
We were perfectly prepared to engage in discussions about constructive suggestions, but Algeria categorically refused to name Syria and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad," he said.
The U.S. envoy later read the text of the statement to reporters, and lashed out at the Council for what he called "failing to speak the truth".
Algeria's U.N. Ambassador Abdallah Baali said he had objected to what he called a "lack of balance" in the U.S.-drafted statement.
"Some delegations moved to introduce some amendments, including Algeria and Russia, others, so we are willing to have a text as long as it is a balanced text.
Ambassador Bolton noted Tuesday that despite the Council's failure to act in this case, the Netanya suicide attack had been condemned by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's chief of staff.
News reports say Palestinian police arrested three Islamic Jihad militants from the West Bank area where the bomber lived.
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