The US State Department has taken offense at the claim by Israeli Justice Minister Haim Ramon that Wednesday’s 15-nation emergency meeting in Rome on the situation in Lebanon had, by not demanding an immediate cease-fire, effectively gave Israel the green light to continue its attacks against Hezbollah. That conclusion is “outrageous†says the State Department.
It has good reason to be upset. But not because of the Israeli claim. The real reason for its unusual bitterness is because the evidently ungrateful ally it was trying to help as devious and manipulative has exposed the US, and the US does not like that.
This Arab News editorial makes it clear: the crisis in Lebanon is all the fault of the United States.
As this editorial was put together on Friday—the Jeddah equivalent of Sunday—I’m assuming that some sub-editor got the chance to play boss and let this piece of fantasy seep out. I don’t think Khaled Al-Maeena should be trusting his staff enough for him to go away on holiday. They get up to a lot of mischief.
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July:28:2006 - 19:20
This Arab News editorial makes it clear: the crisis in Lebanon is all the fault of the United States.
A view that can only gain credibility in light of the fact that it was the U.S. State Department, not Israel, that first announced a 48-hour bombing halt, which the Israeli government later confirmed.
July:28:2006 - 19:20
The fact that American-made aircraft are dropping American-made ordnance doesn’t help much, either, even if the planes and bombs are owned by Israel.