Imagine my surprise! But, really, with a straight face?
AL chief condemns Istanbul bombings, but holds Israel responsible
16-11-2003
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mussa condemned Saturday the bombing of two synagogues in Istanbul, but held Israel responsible for inciting terrorism.
Mussa told reporters at the Arab League headquarters that Israel's constant violations of international resolutions promoted a view that"everything can be violated", and "this is one of the repercussions."
According to SPA, he added that the attack against civilians in Turkey was "unacceptable", but "ignoring Israel's constant aggressions will, unfortunately, only lead to more civilian victims."
Side note: Reuters, of course, posted a slightly different version of Moussa's remarks.
"The use of violence against innocent civilians and terrifying them and hurting them is unacceptable and the Arab League has always had a clear position of principle against targeting innocent civilians regardless of the motive," a spokesman quoted Arab League chief Amr Moussa as saying.
I guess the hypocrisy was too much to stomach even for Reuters. They're in denial.
