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Roger Israel Presents
The two popular
terrorists
Here are some contrasting opinions by leaders of the
UN, EU, Britain, France, Norway, the Vatican,
Japan and elsewhere,
following Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin,
the leader of the Hamas terrorist organization in 2004
and the killing of Osama bin Laden last week.
Yassin, of course,
was proportionately responsible
for far more deaths of Israelis
than bin Laden was of Americans,
particularly the deaths of Israeli children.
Yassin had ordered the bombing of school buses,
children's birthday parties and so on,
and was continuing to order more attacks
at the time of his death.
Soon after Yassin and his deputy
Abdel Aziz Rantissi were killed,
there was a sharp decrease in the number of
suicide bombings against Israel .
Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin:
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
"I condemn the targeted assassination of Ahmed Yassin.
Such actions are not only contrary to international law
but they do not help the search for a peaceful solution."
Killing Bin Laden:
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
hailed Osama bin Laden's death as a key turning point
in the struggle against terrorism.
Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin:EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana,
described the assassination as"very, very bad news".
Killing Bin Laden:
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said:
"I would like to congratulate the U.S. ,
pay tribute to its determination and efficiency in reducing
the threat posed by terrorists and underline
the close cooperation between the EU and U.S.
in the fight against terrorism."
Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin:British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said:
" Israel is not entitled to go in for this kind
of unlawful killing and we condemn it.
It is unacceptable, it is unjustified
and it is very unlikely to achieve its objectives."
Killing Bin Laden:
Prime Minister David Cameron said that
bin Laden's death would "bring great relief"
around the world.
Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin:
French President Jacques Chirac "unreservedly condemned”
Israel 's assassination of Hamas terror leader Yassin.
French Foreign Ministry spokesman Herve Ladsous also said:
" France condemns the action taken against Sheikh Yassin,
just as it has always condemned the principle
of any extra-judicial execution
as contrary to international law."
Killing Bin Laden:
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on that
bin Laden's death is a
"victory for all democracies fighting
the abominable scourge of terrorism. France,
the United States and European states work closely together
to fight terrorism, so I'm overjoyed at the news."
Israel 's killing of Ahmed Yassin:Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen:
"This act will contribute to increased tensions in the area
and will make it more difficult to implement
an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza ."
Killing Bin Laden:
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store
called the death of bin Laden
"a break-through in the fight against terror".
Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin:"The Holy See unites with the international community
in deploring this act of violence that cannot be justified
in any state of law.
Lasting peace cannot come from a show of force."Killing Bin Laden:Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi said that
while Christians "do not rejoice" over a death,
bin Laden's death serves to remind them
of "each person's responsibility before God and men”
and "bin Laden must answer to God for having killed
an innumerable
number of people and exploiting religion".
Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin:
Japan 's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said
Israel 's actions were "thoughtless and reckless,
and cannot be justified."
Killing Bin Laden:
Japan 's Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto said today
that the country welcomed the death of Osama bin Laden
as "significant progress of counter-terrorism measures.
I pay respect to the US officials concerned."
Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin:
The Brazilian government said
it "deplored the murder of Sheik Ahmed Yassin."
Killing Bin Laden:
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota said
the death of Al Qaeda's leader Osama bin Laden
is "important and positive".
Israel's killing of Ahmed Yassin:
Malaysia strongly condemned the assassination
of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin: saying
the action was a manifestation of terrorism.
Killing Bin Laden:
Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said
he hopes that the death of bin Laden would help bring
universal peace and harmony.
This list could go on and on...