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Libya seeking UN condemnation of Israeli settlement building
By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Settlements, UN 

United Nations Security Council member Libya on Friday presented a document to the UN calling for "an immediate and complete end" to the building and expansion of West Bank settlements.

The document was presented by Libya shortly after the Security Council held their monthly meeting on the Middle East and a hearing on the document will be held no earlier than the middle of next week.

The document was authored by the Arab League and Saudi Arabia and harshly criticizes Israel for its settlement policy in the West Bank.
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The Arab League delayed the issuing of the document until Friday, out of a desire to wait until the end of June when the United States will be replaced as Security Council president by Vietnam.

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      1.   only if pa does the same and begins immediate birthcontrol 22:37  |  ralph 27/06/08
      2.   UN is a bad joke 22:46  |  GZLives 27/06/08
      3.   An end to settlement building 22:54  |  Conversations 27/06/08
      4.   Libya can go to Hell 22:55  |  Brod 27/06/08
      5.   If Arabs could, they would stop any building in Israel too 22:57  |  Sam 27/06/08
      6.   Another UN Resolution Heading for US Veto 23:19  |  Ray 27/06/08
      7.   The terrorist nation tries, but... 23:32  |  JP 27/06/08
      8.   Yes, God forbid Israel.... 00:18  |  DR 28/06/08
      9.   Libyia UN 00:24  |  Gabrial Allon 28/06/08
      10.   5.Sam of Canada,if ever there was a canard yours takes the prize! 00:45  |  lakshmi 28/06/08
      11.   Arabs use UN to accomplish what they could not on the battlefield 01:07  |  Cynic 28/06/08
      12.   when not rename UN to Arab League UN? 01:40  |  vik 28/06/08
      13.   ITS TIME FOR FURTHER SANCTIONS AGAINST 02:16  |  indrajaya 28/06/08
      14.   "Libya is doing the good work` 03:19  |  Sam 28/06/08
      15.   #10 Cynic is complaining? 03:25  |  JIm 28/06/08
      16.   Israel`s Settlements are Already illegal Under International Law 04:12  |  Johan Odin 28/06/08
      17.   cynic 04:14  |  noor 28/06/08
      18.   December 21, 1988 04:18  |  Arie 28/06/08
      19.   The Jews are trying to rule the world with their schemes. 06:43  |  John 28/06/08
      20.   Condemnation of Libya`s human rights violatons FIRST! 06:52  |  Absolute Israel 28/06/08
      21.   Libya and Kaddafi, It`s funny if it wasn`t for poor Libyans 07:01  |  Kaddafi Modernnero 28/06/08
      22.   The real way to stop settlement building 07:02  |  Gershon Reed 28/06/08
      23.   What settlements. These are not settlements ... 07:12  |  Edward 28/06/08
      24.   LIBYA;ANOTHER IMPOVERISHED PLACE THAT WILL MAKE A LEAGUE AGAINST 07:27  |  glenna 28/06/08
      25.   #13 What "further" sanctions against Israel Indrajaya? 07:27  |  Conroy 28/06/08
      26.   Yes, stop the land robbery! 07:29  |  Niva dos santos 28/06/08
      27.   indrajaya @#13 07:29  |  Absolute Israel 28/06/08
      28.   no such thing as settlements! ONLY LIBERATED LAND! 07:43  |  Transfer is forthcom 28/06/08
      29.   Libya seeking UN condemnation of Israeli settlement building 08:08  |  Jean Van Daem 28/06/08
      30.   indrajaya @#13 08:22  |  Absolute Israel 28/06/08
      31.   Transfer is forthcom @#28 08:40  |  Absolute Israel 28/06/08
      32.   A Dilemma for Zalmay Khalilzad 08:55  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/06/08
      33.   The Zionist Lobby controls the UNSC 09:08  |  jack 28/06/08
      34.   Here`s Proof Libya Is Still Terrorist 09:34  |  Yosemite 28/06/08
      35.   Indrajaya Friends Of Yours? 09:52  |  Yosemite 28/06/08
      36.   why do palestinian laborers build jewish settlements? 10:39  |  odles 28/06/08
      37.   Only war will stop the Greater Israel Project 10:44  |  Clickfool 28/06/08
      38.   Give it a `Lybia treatment` & go home 10:49  |  TonyL 28/06/08
      39.   "he PA can start their own construction projects with money 10:51  |  Andreas 28/06/08
      40.   Re vik #11 10:54  |  Esther 28/06/08
      41.   The pity is... 11:05  |  Esther 28/06/08
      42.   Re Gershon Reed #22... well said...! 11:08  |  Esther 28/06/08
      43.   What happened to UN anyway? 11:29  |  Johnny 28/06/08
      44.   Stop Arab Expansion , Herd Arabs Back To Arabs States 11:33  |  Joseph.E 28/06/08
      45.   # 11 Cynic "It`s Called Arabs Politics As War Completion Against 11:50  |  Joseph.E 28/06/08
      46.   THE WORLD NEEDS UNANIMOUS CONDEMNATION 12:18  |  indrajaya 28/06/08
      47.   Libya should look to it`s own terrifying problems 12:41  |  Jo 28/06/08
      48.   14 Sam,15 Jim, Sam stay on message,instead of diatribes against 12:53  |  lakshmi 28/06/08
      49.   ONLY LNAD THEFT IS BY ARABS 12:54  |  Levi 28/06/08
      50.   Kaddafi is a sour grape these days. 13:03  |  Akram Zekaria 28/06/08
      51.   to Brod 13:33  |  jhon 28/06/08
      52.   #40, Esther, just how is the Arab League a worthy entity? 13:38  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 28/06/08
      53.   Re Clickfool #36...you have it wrong again... 13:39  |  Esther 28/06/08
      54.   Israel the only country that is condemned because it reclaims 13:57  |  Richard Shuster 28/06/08
      55.   "Nazi Concentration camps" 15:57  |  H 28/06/08
      56.   Does Anyone Care What Libya Says?? 16:20  |  US CITIZEN 28/06/08
      57.   Re Cipora #43 16:40  |  Esther 28/06/08
      58.   Noor, the Arabs have self-esteem problems 16:58  |  Jewboy 28/06/08
      59.   Good News 17:10  |  Jeff Northridge 28/06/08
      60.   LYBIA, ASYLUM OF THE INSANE 17:44  |  Iskander 28/06/08
      61.   # 20 Absolute Israel..... and compensate the 18:36  |  Lynn 28/06/08
      62.   ralph: only if settlers do same and begin immediate birthcontrol 20:22  |  Historian 28/06/08
      63.   Richard Shuster #45 21:12  |  Brod 28/06/08
      64.   slide show on Dubai 21:33  |  Jackie 28/06/08
      65.   brod 4 00:33  |  potobac 29/06/08
      66.   Potobac #51 03:27  |  Brod 29/06/08
      67.   Kadaffi is a sour grape these days. 05:28  |  Akram Zekaria 29/06/08
      68.   Jhon #42 06:02  |  Brod 29/06/08
      69.   brod 57 06:55  |  potobac 29/06/08
      70.   #59 Jeff Northridge, whistling in the dark 15:13  |  Johnboy 30/06/08
      71.   #6 There is zero chance of this passing the veto 15:20  |  Johnboy 30/06/08
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