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UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (KUNA) -- Stating legal rules, Israel on Thursday
tried to prevent the General Assembly from holding a special emergency session
on the situation in the Gaza Strip called for by its President.
As soon as the Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto started to make his
opening statement, the Israeli representative, speaking on a point of order,
interrupted him.
Basing his argument on rules of procedure, the Israeli representative
stated that as long as the Security Council is seized of the matter, and as
long as resolution 1860 on Gaza was not vetoed, the Assembly has no right to
debate the issue.
D'Escoto sought the UN legal office which said it is up to the Assembly
President to decide to proceed or not after the issue is put to a vote.
Knowing that the Assembly would vote in favour of holding the meeting, the
Israeli representative then withdrew his objection and the meeting proceeded.
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