UNITED NATIONS - Dilomats from the United States, Britain and France have walked out of a U.N. Security Council meeting after Libya compared the situation in Gaza to Nazi concentration camps.

Wednesday's walkout was a rare protest by members of the U.N.'s most powerful body against one of their own members.

It came when Libya's deputy ambassador made the comment during a closed council discussion of the possibility of issuing a press statement on recent Mideast events.

Britain's deputy U.N. ambassador Karen Pierce says a number of council members were dismayed by Libya's approach "and do not believe that such language helps advance the peace process."

[link to news.yahoo.com]