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Friday, December 02, 2005
Some headlines and summaries from JTA
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Israel: We prefer Assad
Israel told the United States it fears the outcome of regime change in Syria.
At a strategic-dialogue meeting this week among senior officials, Israel laid out for the United States three scenarios if Bashar Assad is toppled: chaos, an Islamist regime or another strongman from Assad’s minority Alawite sect. Israel fears all those options, saying Assad provides a measure of stability.
U.S. officials told their Israeli counterparts that toppling Assad could be “transformative” and dismissed concerns about an Islamist regime taking his place. Israel and the United States favor pressure on Syria to force it to stop hosting Palestinian terrorist groups and supporting Hezbollah, a Lebanese terrorist organization.
Canada continues shift toward Israel
A Canadian diplomat said Canada would vote against more of the U.N.’s annual litany of anti-Israel resolutions.
Last year Canada took a more pro-Israel stance on four of the annual package of 20 or so anti-Israel resolutions, and Deputy Ambassador Gilbert Laurin on Thursday told the General Assembly that Canada would vote against three more of the “divisive and unhelpful” resolutions this year. B’nai Brith Canada called the stance a “welcome first step.”
“Canada’s recognition of the injustice of the entrenched ritual of politicized anti-Israel resolutions ought to be part and parcel of a policy of zero tolerance on the part of our government for Israel-bashing at the U.N.,” said Frank Dimant, B’nai Brith’s executive vice-president. According to Shimon Fogel of the Canada-Israel Committee, Canada’s intention to sponsor a more balanced resolution next year “represents a substantial contribution to rehabilitating the U.N.”
Palestinians sell out
A Palestinian dance troupe known for its sharp depictions of life under Israeli occupation sold out a Washington theater.
El Funoun was to perform Friday evening at the Lincoln Theater. It launched its U.S. tour with a performance at the United Nations this week on the “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians.”
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