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Black.

Not that the world will do anything, but let’s get these facts out in the open, please.

Twenty-eight Jewish leaders from eight countries met Monday in London to strategize an international campaign to “assert the rights of former Jewish refugees from Arab countries.”

Stanley Urman, president of Justice for Jews from Arab Countries (JJAC), told The Jerusalem Post that the ultimate goal of the campaign is to link Jewish refugees with Palestinian refugees in peace talks.

“Our aim is that, every time there is a Middle East discussion on refugees, instead of discussing only Palestinian refugees they will talk about Jewish refugees who are a result of the Middle East conflict,” he said. “We are interested in ensuring that whatever rights and compensation are received by Palestinian refugees will be given to Jewish refugees of the conflict [as well].”

I’m going to be watching this with great interest.

Well, I’ll be watching and hoping, but not expecting a damned thing.

Israel’s relations with the United Nations are “better than ever” and the country will, for the first time, seek a temporary seat on the Security Council, its Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today.

Silvan Shalom cited a number of recent positive developments which signal a “welcome shift in the attitude of this institution towards Israel.” These included the special session to commemorate the Holocaust as well as the election of an Israeli to serve as an Assembly Vice President. “I wish to commend the Secretary-General for his unique contribution to this positive trend,” he said. “Israel’s relations with the UN are better today than they have ever been.”

At the same time, he urged further progress, calling on all States to promote a more balanced and constructive UN approach to Israel. “Israel seeks to take its rightful place, as a country with full and equal rights in this institution,” he said. “This is why I have decided to present – for the first time – Israel’s candidacy for membership of the Security Council.”

That will happen when pigs fly, but I really salute Shalom for having the stones to do it.

The cynic in me is fully gorged on the latest Israel news. The world watched as Jews evicted Jews to make Gaza a Jew-free zone. The world watched as synagogues burned and savages celebrated. The world watched as anarchy erupted for a week, and ignored reports that tons of weapons and drugs moved freely between Egypt and Gaza, knowing full well those weapons are aimed straight at Jews. So now, what does the world want?

According to the statement, the Quartet “calls for an end to all violence and terror. While the PA leadership has condemned violence and has sought to encourage Palestinian groups who have engaged in terrorism to abandon this course and engage in the democratic process, the Quartet further urges the Palestinian Authority to maintain law and order and dismantle terrorist capabilities and infrastructure.”

Hey, good! They “call for” an end to terror. They “urge” the PA to, gee, enforce law and order. But what do they want from Israel?

“What happens in the West Bank is very much on our mind,” UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said. “For us, the Quartet, it’s Gaza first and then the next stage will be the West Bank, not Gaza first and Gaza last.”

More evictions of Jews, without a single step from the palestinians. Except for “urging” them to disarm terrorists.

For what are we still waiting an answer?

“We will not cooperate with [Hamas's] desire to participate in the forthcoming Palestinian elections,” Shalom said. “And we call on the international community to make clear its own opposition to the inclusion of such terrorists in the democratic process. If Gaza is indeed to be the positive model we all wish to see, then it is those who promote dialogue – not violence – who must be empowered.”

Oh, no, wait. We got our answer. The answer is: Suck it up and hope they don’t really mean it.

We have our answer to whether or not Israel is expected to deal with terrorists: A resounding yes.

QUESTION: First of all, Secretary Rice, we just got the statement, but basically it said in the statement something about militias not candidates for — armed militias not being candidates for elections. So let me put it another way. Prime Minister Sharon said last week that he will not — that Israel will not help in — if Hamas is part of the election. What is your view on that?

And also for the Europeans, what is there — maybe Foreign Minister Straw. Since the EU said yesterday that it’s about to, I think, 215 million Euro was the number to Gaza, what do we do to assure that money that goes into the Palestinian territories will not go into, you know, failed projects that might go to waste?

SECRETARY RICE: Before turning to my European colleague, let me just say that I think the Secretary General has said very well that there is concern that any democratic process must observe that you cannot have kind of an armed option within the democratic process. But we understand that the Palestinian political system is in transition, that it is in transition toward a democratic system, and that that has to be a Palestinian process.

We would hope that the elections can go forward and that everyone will cooperate to make those elections go forward because elections are fundamental to the continued evolution and development of the Palestinian process. That said, again, we have noted that ultimately it is the case that there is a fundamental contradiction between armed activities and the political process, armed activities that are outside the monopoly of the state on violence and the political process. And so that is a matter of principle ultimately.

We understand that this is a transition and I think everybody understands that this is a transitional process.

QUESTION: (Off-mike.)

SECRETARY RICE: This is going to be a Palestinian process and I think we have to give the Palestinians some room for the evolution of their political process.

But it’s not just Israel and the palestinians. Now the UN is allowing Iran Hizbullah to dictate the process.

QUESTION: The question is the implementation of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and also the signing of a peace treaty between Lebanon and Israel.

SECRETARY GENERAL ANNAN: The dismantling of Palestinian militia in Lebanon does come under 1559, but this is something that the Lebanese authorities will have to handle. And of course, we have discussed this issue with them and they will do it their way in time and organize themselves to do that.

The other aspects of 1559 that we have implemented were discussed here in this house and in this room.

As to the signing of a peace agreement between Lebanon and Israel, that is a matter that the two countries will have to discuss. I’m not sure that on the Lebanese side they are ready to do that as long as they believe the Shebba Farms is still under contention. And I think in time that may happen, but I don’t see it on the cards today.

I should like to point out that the UN certified that Israel withdrew to accepted borders, and the Sheba’a Farms area is not Lebanese land. But now the world is backing down from that and allowing the terrorists to dictate the terms.

So there you have it. The Bush and Blair administrations bristle with anger anytime the press says they ought to sit down and talk with Al Qaeda, but they’re perfectly content to say that Israel should negotiate with two groups that are actively working to destroy them, and have stated as much, and will continue to do so as long as the world continues to reward terrorists that kill mostly Jews.

The Exception Clause, in full bloom.