During the Human Rights Council 19th Session this past week, Charles O. Blaha stated, "The United States continues to be deeply troubled by this Council’s biased and disproportionate focus on Israel, as exemplified by the creation of yet another one-sided United Nations mechanism related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
http://geneva.usmission.gov/2012/03/22/israeli-settlements/
Far be it from the US to withdraw from the organization. Hey, if you can't beat them, might as well join them.
On Thursday, Reuters reported, "Petrol pumps have run dry and power cuts are blacking out the Gaza Strip because of a dispute over fuel supplies between Egypt and the enclave's Hamas Islamist rulers....Some Hamas sources accuse Egypt of creating fuel shortages to pressure the movement to implement a unity deal with Western-backed Abbas."
On Friday, the first question at the Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General was posed by Masood, who never misses an opportunity to bring up a scathing question relating to Israel.
Question: On this situation that exists now in occupied Gaza ever since Israeli attacks, suddenly there is much shortage of fuel and so forth, and the crossings are still not opened. Has the Secretary-General or anybody in the United Nations talked to the Israeli authorities to ease their stranglehold of [Gaza]?
Deputy Spokesperson: Well, the Secretary-General has spoken out on many occasions against the closure of the land routes into Gaza, and that continues to be his policy. I am not sure whether he has spoken recently to anybody there, but as you will recall, he visited the region in February and he had extensive discussions with both Israeli and Palestinian senior leaders, and this was one of the issues that came up.
Question: On the recent shortages of fuel and supplies, there has been no updates that you have?
Deputy Spokesperson: No, our people on the ground are aware. Apparently, there have been a few supplies coming in from Egypt if I am not mistaken, I’ve seen reports about that, but, again, the situation remains problematic, yes. Matthew?
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2012/db120323.doc.htm
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