Israel says UN censure should focus on its foes

Nov 5th, 2009 - Reuters

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(Corrects timing of Gaza war in paragraph 2) JERUSALEM, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Israel, irked by U.N. censure over its part in a Gaza war, said on Thursday the seizure of an alleged Iranian arms shipment to Hezbollah guerrillas showed it was Israel's foes who should be the focus of war-crimes charges.

Israel announced on Wednesday it had intercepted a freighter carrying hidden munitions, as the U.N. General Assembly debated a resolution that would require Israel and Palestinian Hamas to investigate their tactics during the war almost a year ago.

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