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Date

October 20, 2006

Title

Fourth Committee begins review of UN Peacekeeping operations (Press Release)

Original Source

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2006/gaspd353.doc.htm

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Note

In the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly (the Special Political and Decolonization committee) the Syrian delegate mentions Israeli aggression in the context of a debate on peacekeeping operations. This brings the total to three UN Committees being used on a single day as platforms to condemn Israel. Syria also mentioned that peacekeeping operations should respect "state sovereignty and territorial integrity" -- so that states such as Syria can can do such things as rearm Hezbollah without interference.