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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1539)	4/21/2002 1:06:54 PM
From: StormRider	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6945

US MAY VETO U.N. RESOLUTION ON PROBE OF JENIN Reuters, 4/19/200 UNITED NATIONS, April 19 (Reuters) - The United States appeared headed toward a veto on Friday of an Arab-drafted Security Council resolution that demands a probe of the devastation in the Jenin refugee camp by Israeli troops. Although the White House said it was not against some kind of investigation of Jenin, U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said Washington wanted no resolution at all, despite compromises made by Arab delegates after discussions with Britain. "Alleviating the situation in Jenin should be our priority humanitarian objective at this time. Further Security Council action is not the best way to meet this objective," he told an open council meeting. "Rather, we can make more of an impact by working directly with the parties on the ground," Negroponte said. Israel has opposed all council measures, calling them unbalanced. Diplomats said Negroponte threatened a veto in private consultations, a step the United States in recent weeks has been loathe to do, presumably to avoid further inflaming tensions in the Arab world... U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan told reporters on Thursday he would approve an investigation but his first priority was to help the living in the Jenin camp, administered by the Palestinian Authority. He called on Israel to allow humanitarian workers full access, describing the destruction as "horrific." U.N. officials visiting the camp found "people digging out corpses from the rubble with bare hands," Annan said. "Meanwhile, no major emergency rescue operation has been allowed to begin. The destruction is massive and the impact on the civilian population is devastating," he said. Despite Israeli and U.S. opposition, Annan also renewed appeals for a "robust" international force in Palestinian territory to halt the latest upsurge of violence that begin in September 2000. But Aaron Jacob, Israel's deputy U.N. ambassador, immediately said "no" and White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said "the president thinks the purpose of America's military is to fight and win wars..."