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Jerusalem, 26 April 2002
Israel is seeking to delay the arrival of the UN committee
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
Following a government discussion today (Friday), 26.4.2002, at Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon's Tel Aviv office, in the framework of the heads
of the various coalition factions, the Israeli team that is working in
New York City with the UN Secretariat was directed to insist on the
points that were formulated prior to its departure. The interpretation
which Israel has received ahead of the fact-finding committee's arrival
does not match the mandate of the UN Security Council decision. In
order to clarify matters, Israel is seeking to delay the arrival of the
committee until the discussions have been concluded and the problematic
points have been clarified.
The participants in today's government discussion noted that the IDF had
fought a difficult battle in Jenin with armed terrorists who purposely
concealed themselves among the civilian population. The IDF refrained
from harming innocents, while courageously fighting to defend the
security of Israeli citizens.
Israel will present these facts to all concerned. Even now, the facts
reveal the terrible blood libel that the Palestinians have attempted to
spread by the mendacious use of fantastic - yet absolutely refuted -
numbers regarding their losses.
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