MIXED WORLD REACTIONS TO ISRAELI BLOCKADE OF DARFUR

Paris (July 15, 2010 - Darfur News Service) - Mixed reactions greeted revelations that Israel had established a partial blockade of Darfur with troops on the Chad-Sudanese border. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, condemned the Israeli move stating "we do not have the time or resources to devote to Darfur because we are too busy pretending to care about the Palestinians". Confusion reigned through European capitals. Spokesmen at the British and English Foreign Ministries said their governments were not sure how to react as there were no Jews in Darfur. Meanwhile sources in Ankara, Tehran and Tripoli reported that the Turkish, Iranian and Libyan governments were gathering jeeps and camels to be part of a desert flotilla to break the blockade. However, a surprising measure of support came from the few remaining opposition party leaders in Zimbabwe, Cuba and Venezuela who begged Israel to blockade their countries as well.