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06TOKYO4439
2006-08-08 01:51:00
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Embassy Tokyo
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MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
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UNCLAS TOKYO 004439
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front-paged
Monday's informal UNSC meeting, during which Lebanese and
Arab League representatives reportedly demanded that a
resolution jointly drafted by the US and France be
modified to include a phrase calling for Israel's
immediate withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
UNCLAS TOKYO 004439
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR I/RF, PA/PR/FPC/W, IIP/G/EA, EAP/PD, R/MR,
EAP/J, EAP/P, PM;
USTR FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE;
TREASURY FOR OASIA/IMI;
SECDEF FOR OASD/PA;
CP BUTLER OKINAWA FOR AREA FIELD OFFICE;
PACOM HONOLULU FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ADVISOR
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO
LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers front-paged
Monday's informal UNSC meeting, during which Lebanese and
Arab League representatives reportedly demanded that a
resolution jointly drafted by the US and France be
modified to include a phrase calling for Israel's
immediate withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
¶1. "Lebanese Ceasefire: UNSC Resolution Must Be One on
Which All Can Agree" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun
editorialized (8/8): "The resolution that the US and
France submitted to the UNSC for a ceasefire in Lebanon
was too pro-Israel, drawing immediate opposition from
Lebanon and other countries. To bring about a lasting end
to hostilities, the UNSC must speed up work to revise the
resolution so that all parties can agree. The Israel
Defense Force (IDF) is continuing to escalate its
operations to wipe out Hezbollah, with air strikes taking
place all over Lebanon and IDF ground forces steadily
extending northward the Lebanese territory they
occupy.... Hezbollah is launching some 200 rockets daily
in retaliation. There have been more than 900 dead in
Lebanon and about 70 on the Israeli side.
¶2. "What can be done to bring an end to this excessive
and pointless conflict? What is needed now is an
immediate ceasefire. We need a UNSC resolution that calls
on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, a resolution that
while admonishing both sides for their recklessness
reflects international opinion and takes Israel to task
for its excessive attacks.... As long as the Bush
administration insists on protecting Israel in the hope
of receiving Jewish financial assistance and votes in the
upcoming mid-term elections, the Lebanese and Palestinian
crises will only worsen."
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