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Annan, Not Israel, to Decide on Makeup of Peacekeeping Force
A new row is brewing between Israel and the United Nations over which of the U.N.’s member-states should be eligible to contribute troops to a mission to keep the peace between Israel and Shi’ite terrorists in Lebanon. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s spokesman, asked whether recognition of Israel was a criterion for troops participating in the force, replied that the decision “belongs to the secretary-general.”