Israel's UN ambassador slams Qatar, praises Bolton

[Scurrilous]

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"Israel's U.N. ambassador, in unusually blunt comments, criticized Russia, China and Qatar on Monday for disappointing the Jewish state in their role as U.N. Security Council members this year.

But Ambassador Dan Gillerman, addressing a New York meeting of B'nai B'rith International, a Jewish humanitarian organization, heaped praise on U.S. Ambassador John Bolton, jokingly describing him at one point as a secret member of Israel's own team at the United Nations.

Noting that just five diplomats worked in the busy Israeli U.N. Mission, he told the group: "Today the secret is out. We really are not just five diplomats. We are at least six including John Bolton.

Israel's relations with the United Nations have generally been stormy since the 1967 Middle East War, during which Israel captured Gaza and the West Bank, and the 191-nation General Assembly annually adopts dozens of resolutions criticizing it.

But things have taken a turn for the better in recent years, Gillerman said, citing a General Assembly commemoration of the Holocaust and an assembly resolution denouncing anti-Semitism, among other breakthroughs."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/22/AR2006052201318.html

[saltpoint]

1. This guy sounds totally borged out to me. Gillerman? 'Fraid to say

I don't know much about him, but if he's heaping praise on John Bolton, please put me in a taxi heading the opposite direction.

[acmavm]

2. It's not a joke. And it's not a secret.

<snip>... jokingly describing him at one point as a secret member of Israel's own team...<snip>

[Kagemusha]

3. The sixth Israeli diplomat!? He said this out loud!?

Israeli diplomats are on a massive tear lately huh...

Wow. Just... wow...

[Poll_Blind]

4. Birds of a feather flock together.

PB

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[Poll_Blind]

7. Welcome to DU!

Enjoy your stay! :hi:

PB

[TomClash]

6. Gee, and I thought the US Ambassador to the UN was supposed to represent

the United States. Where did I get that silly notion? :shrug:

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[TomClash]

11. Well I'm sure AIPAC is happy nt

[Englander]

8. Bolton, according to Gillerman - Diplomat, worthy of praise.

Bolton, according to objective witnesses - Ignorant, repug thug.

Profile - John Bolton
http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/972

[Tom Joad]

9. So Israel is standing up and defending the thinking of the most

reactionary members of the Bush team. I mean he stands to the right of Condi Rice and some other members of the bush regime.
Says much about Israel's current government.