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Great Moments In UN Oratory

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Courtesy of MR reader Stephanie:

The Israeli representative to the United Nations rose to speak: "Before beginning my talk I want to tell you a fable about Moses. When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he thought, 'What a good opportunity to have a bath!' Removing his clothes, he put them aside and entered the water. When he got out and looked around, he realized that his clothes had vanished. A Palestinian had stolen them."

The Palestinian representative jumped up from his seat and shouted back furiously: "What are you talking about? The Palestinians weren't even around back then!"

The Israeli representative smiled and said "OK, now that we've got that out of the way..."

If this actually happened, of course, the UN Secretary General would write an article explaining how disrespectful Israeli humor causes otherwise peaceful Palestinian terrorists to blow themselves up. And Forbes article would probably publish it.

References:
* Ban Ki-Moon blames Israel [Israel Matzav]

Previously:
* International Criminal Court Gearing Up For Most Shameless Anti-Israel Legal Decision Evuh
* UN: "Clerical Error" Made Us Mistakenly Think Israel Bombed UNRWA School. Opps.
* Congress: Hey, Has Anyone Heard About This "We Fund UNRWA And UNRWA Funds Hamas" Rumor?

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