Word: scaly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...marble rostrum and clasped his hands over his head in a boxer's victory stance. Led by delegates from Arab nations, the crowded Assembly Hall-the seats were predictably empty at the table reserved for Israel's delegation-burst into a roar of applause. U.S. Ambassador John Scali and most Western delegates, however, politely sat on their hands...
Inevitable Fate. Several Western U.N. delegates, including U.S. Ambassador Scali, disputed the legality of the ruling and were clearly worried about the precedent being set-a worry reinforced by the remarks of P.L.O. Leader Yasser Arafat to the General Assembly. Arafat prophesied South Africa-style ostracism for Israel. "Such is the inevitable fate of every racist country that adopts the law of the jungle, usurps the homeland of others...
...peculiar double standard-racism practiced by white regimes is bad, but the racism of black governments is somehow permissible. In his address, Botha suggested that some morally righteous U.N. countries might profit from closer scrutiny of their own recent histories. Explaining the U.S. veto, Ambassador John Scali argued that the expulsion of South Africa would create "a shattering precedent" that might be invoked against any U.N. nation out of political step with majority sentiment. According to diplomatic sources, the possibility of an Afro-Arab resolution against Israel figured significantly in the U.S. mission's voting strategy...
...point, the sour relations between burly Soviet Delegate Yakov Malik and the U.S.'s acerbic Ambassador John Scali broke into a nasty public spat. In a shrewd parliamentary maneuver, Malik tried to get certain changes he favored incorporated in a revised text of a report by Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim on the U.N. force. Scali, who thought that he had reached agreement with Malik on the report in a behind-the-scenes huddle, was apoplectic. "Breach of faith!" he shouted, shaking his finger at Malik, as other delegates watched in stunned dismay. "Nonsense!" Malik shouted back. As a result...
...Ambassador to the U.N. John Scali and Soviet Ambassador Yakov Malik, who wore nearly identical blue silk ties, each spoke in support of the resolution. Scali abhorred the "grave risks for the peace of the world" if the fighting continued-a warning that was to be underlined dramatically three days later by the superpower confrontation. Malik stressed that "time will not wait." The resolution passed, 14-0, with China not participating. The Chinese refrained from voting all week to protest "the collusive scheme" of the two superpowers...