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Old 09-13-2007, 04:35 PM   #1
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Effectively, to challenge Israel's right to exist is to challenge the authority of the UN in all such matters. You can of course, I'm just clarifying.

There's a difference between challenging Israel's right to exist and protesting against their treatment of the Palestinians.

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It's a UN founded and supported country, 2/3'rds vote.
The same UN that time after time attempts to censure Israel's actions only to have that censure blocked by one member using its veto (USA). The same UN that has deemed Israel to be in contravention of International law in its continued occupation of Palestine Territory. The same UN which has voiced serious concerns about Israel's continued Human Rights breaches.
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Old 09-13-2007, 10:09 PM   #2
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There's a difference between challenging Israel's right to exist and protesting against their treatment of the Palestinians.



The same UN that time after time attempts to censure Israel's actions only to have that censure blocked by one member using its veto (USA). The same UN that has deemed Israel to be in contravention of International law in its continued occupation of Palestine Territory. The same UN which has voiced serious concerns about Israel's continued Human Rights breaches.
The UN as an orgainzation is a dismal failure. I wish we would stop throwing money at it.
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Old 09-14-2007, 06:34 PM   #3
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I'm sure that if it was just a disagreement instead of a daily rocket exchange they wouldn't bother with a wall. A wall is purely defensive, not an attack on anyone else.
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Old 09-15-2007, 11:40 PM   #4
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The same UN that time after time attempts to censure Israel's actions only to have that censure blocked by one member using its veto (USA). The same UN that has deemed Israel to be in contravention of International law in its continued occupation of Palestine Territory. The same UN which has voiced serious concerns about Israel's continued Human Rights breaches.
Do bear in mind that all of these complaints come from Near East Arab states who are UN members, and these only -- the same pack that nurtures genocidal fantasies every day of the week, every week of the year. Considering the ultimate source -- it's not something that one should complain about having the censures blocked.
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