UN defends UNIFIL soldiers who saluted terrorists' coffins
Israel has demanded the removal of two UNIFIL soldiers who were photographed saluting the passing coffins of terrorists during Wednesday's terrorists-for-corpses exchange on Wednesday. But Aussie Dave reports that instead of removing the two soldiers, the United Nations is defending them.But a UNIFIL spokeswoman said the salute was nothing out of the ordinary.
“It is customary in most armies for military personnel in uniform to salute whenever a coffin passes in a procession,” UNIFIL spokeswoman Yasmina Bouziane said. “They were merely following this customary military tradition and saluted coffins draped in Lebanese national flags at their own initiative.”
The troops were apparently Italian.
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posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:16 AM
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Israel's elite is not in a position to reprimand the UN after surrender to terror. The truth is thanks to their abject stupidity, the Olmert-Barak-Livni-Yishai government have forfeited the moral high ground on the issue of resisting terrorism.
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