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The Irony Is Lost On Terje Roed-Larsen

Terje Roed-Larsen is the UN Special Representative for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559, calling for Syrian withdrawal of Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah--and Terje Roed-Larsen is upset:

A senior United Nations official has harshly criticized Israel's indirect negotiations with Syria, whose second round ended yesterday, charging that "Israel has given Syria a huge gift, without thus far receiving anything in exchange."

Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN secretary-general's special envoy for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559, made the comments last week in a conversation with Israeli diplomats.

In a classified telegram to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, Israel's UN delegation wrote that Larsen had complained that "Syria is receiving legitimacy for free."

"Europe is courting the Syrians because of the negotiations with Israel, and they are no longer being asked to give anything in exchange," the telegram quoted Larsen as saying. [emphasis added]

A chutzpah! Only Palestinian Arabs are supposed to be treated this way!!

By Daled Amos

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Posted by daledamos at June 18, 2008 9:55 AM