Arab League: UN Security Council Ignores Israel Attack On Gaza
Arab regimes cannot put pressure on Israel whereas the Security Council could pressure the Jewish state into ending its eight-day bombardment of Gaza, he said.
"Israel does not respect the Arabs. And we do not respect its policies," he said.
A delegation of Arab foreign ministers is expected to leave for the U.N.'s headquarters in New York on Sunday evening, he said.
"The continuation of...the international community and the Security Council ignoring this situation is a very dangerous thing," he told reporters at a press conference in the pan-Arab organization's Cairo headquarters.
"We see that it's not convening is a clear proof of failure in dealing with this huge crisis and allowing Israel an opportunity," he said.
Mussa also dismissed as Israeli "disinformation" reports that some Arab regimes have accepted or supported Israel's campaign against Hamas.
He accused Israel of using "banned weapons" in Gaza.
At least 460 Palestinians have died in Israeli air strikes and naval bombardment of the impoverished coastal strip since Israel launched it campaign.
The US, a close ally of Israel and one of five countries with veto power in the Security Council, has said it would reject a Libyan draft resolution that called on both sides to abide by a ceasefire because it did not explicitly mention Hamas rocket attacks.
Israel says it is trying to deter the Islamist Hamas movement which controls Gaza from firing rockets into Israel.
Hamas rockets have killed four Israelis in the past eight days, while Israel's air blitz has killed more than 450 Palestinians and wounded 2,350 people.
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Publié le 03 janvier 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones
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