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4/30/2002 (14:34) |
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Make your own jokes after us is back on humanitarian UN commity by default!!!!!( after italy and spain withdrew)
UN's Jenin mission in doubt
Israel says the UN mission is biased against it
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan 'is minded to disband' his fact-finding team which is supposed to go the Palestinian refugee camp at Jenin in the West Bank, UN officials say.
The team was assembled nearly two weeks ago after Palestinian accusations - denied by Israel - that a massacre had taken place in Jenin during the Israeli military offensive earlier this month.
The latest announcement from the UN came after the Israeli Government again refused to co-operate with the team.
The Security Council was told by a senior official that without the cooperation of the Israeli Government, it would be impossible for the team to carry out its aims of establishing the circumstances leading to the destruction at the Jenin camp.
Objections
Israel has raised a series of objections over the mandate of the UN team, which is now in Geneva.
The BBC's Greg Barrow at the UN in New York says that although Mr Annan appears to be leaning in favour of disbanding the UN team, diplomats there say it is still unclear whether a firm decision has yet been made on this.
Mr Annan is likely to take into account the views of Security Council members before pullng the team back from Geneva, our correspondent says.
The UN secretary general said earlier the UN had done everything to meet Israeli concerns about its mission to Jenin.
The dow is up 135 points so far and the day is young.!!!
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