615
UN votes to back Palestinian membership, prompting Israeli envoy to shred charter (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
97 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

The UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signalled Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis in the strip. The move drew an immediate rebuke from Israel. Its envoy to the UN, Gilad Erdan, delivered a fiery denunciation of the resolution and its backers before the vote, and fed pages of the UN charter into a shredder. The Palestinian envoy, Riyad Mansour, highlighted that the vote was being held at a time when Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city that is the last haven for many people, faced attack from Israeli forces

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The UN is more a place to talk with your enemies than with your friends, and getting the chance to sit at a table with people you disagree with rather than fighting each other is great.

If there are any Palestinians left to disagree with.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    sure, but the issue of the un never getting things done or doing the wrong thing is due to the influence and stalling done by states that oppose the common good for religious reasons or personal gain. in the long run that's what Palestine is likely to be.

    so again, i don't disagree with this move. it's necessary, but i also Foresee more problems in the future. nothing really for it, just a prediction.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent