Norwegian UN envoy Terje Larsen\'s long-running and open feud with the State of Israel continues. Yesterday, Larsen called the scenes in the Jenin ex-terrorist camp \"horrific,\" and sharply condemned Israel for its actions there and for \"not granting medical aid to the victims.\" Many sources have said that it was the PA and the terrorists who refused Israeli medical efforts. The IDF Spokesman said today that Larsen \"ignores reality,\" and that Larsen was already once forced to apologize to Israel for his false accusations against the IDF\'s Northern Commander regarding videotapes of the abduction of the Israeli soldiers on the Lebanese border. Larsen will hold a press conference in Jerusalem this afternoon, where he is expected to level more sharp criticism against Israel.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan wants the UN to send an international force to the Judea and Samaria, but the U.S. says it will veto ideas of this nature. The Security Council will continue its discussion today on Annan\'s proposal to investigate what happened in Jenin.
In light of the above, Israel and the IDF continue their efforts to explain to the world that Israel acted more humanely in Jenin than any other army would have in similar circumstances (see also below). IDF spokesman David Baruch told Arutz-7 today that when the Israeli forces arrived in Jenin, \"most of the houses in the camp were already empty, but in the center there were people who stayed behind. We called on loudspeakers for people to come out and that they wouldn\'t be harmed - and we have eyewitness accounts from soldiers that in some cases people started to come out and then were called back or were forced back by the terrorists themselves.\" Baruch also said that there is filmed documentation of Palestinians shooting from mosques, which he called \"a blatant mis-use of religious sanctuary.\" The entire interview can be heard at
\"http://www.israelnationalnews.com/metafiles/asx/engnews/features/IDFspox.asx\".
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan wants the UN to send an international force to the Judea and Samaria, but the U.S. says it will veto ideas of this nature. The Security Council will continue its discussion today on Annan\'s proposal to investigate what happened in Jenin.
In light of the above, Israel and the IDF continue their efforts to explain to the world that Israel acted more humanely in Jenin than any other army would have in similar circumstances (see also below). IDF spokesman David Baruch told Arutz-7 today that when the Israeli forces arrived in Jenin, \"most of the houses in the camp were already empty, but in the center there were people who stayed behind. We called on loudspeakers for people to come out and that they wouldn\'t be harmed - and we have eyewitness accounts from soldiers that in some cases people started to come out and then were called back or were forced back by the terrorists themselves.\" Baruch also said that there is filmed documentation of Palestinians shooting from mosques, which he called \"a blatant mis-use of religious sanctuary.\" The entire interview can be heard at
\"http://www.israelnationalnews.com/metafiles/asx/engnews/features/IDFspox.asx\".