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VATICAN RAPS ISRAEL FOR 'DENYING DISASTER'

Thanks to a reader for providing this link to a Jerusalem Post story about Vatican reporting of Israel's lack of participation in humanitarian aid to the victims of the tidal wave. To say that it's a bit different from that presented by L'Osservatore Romano is something of an understatement.

Calling for "a radical and dramatic change of perspective" among people "too often preoccupied with making war," L'Osservatore Romano singled out Israeli military leaders for declining a request for emergency medical help.

Contrary to the Vatican report, an Israeli plane carrying 80 tons of food and medical supplies worth $100,000 was set to depart for Sri Lanka Wednesday morning. At the request of the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry, a team of some 150 Israeli medical and security personnel aborted their planned trip to the island nation Tuesday night.

It would certainly seem that a correction from the Vatican paper is required. The link to the story that I blogged below came from Catholic World News. I hope they have this one as well.