To those still wondering why the UN is an irrelevant joke

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In case you were living under a rock for the last 50 years or so, here's the most recent example:

 

The Syrian regime has begun its four-week presidency of the UN Conference on Disarmament - an appointment described as "one of the darkest days in the history" of the panel.

Bashar al Assad's government will preside over the forum from 28 May until 24 June, following after Switzerland because the presidency rotates among members on an alphabetical basis.

Despite this, many have criticised the appointment following a series of allegations that Assad's government used chemical weapons to target the civilians in the country.

 

https://news.sky.com/story/darkest-day-in-history-as-syria-begins-un-disarmament-presidency-11388280

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Good alphabetical grief.

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The UN......

 

 

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NEW YORK - The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that sought to explore ways to ensure "international protection" for Palestinian civilians, while the council voted down a competing US proposal to condemn Hamas over the recent escalation of violence in Gaza.
 

The votes came after weeks of urgent discussions that had highlighted deep divisions in the UN's most powerful body about how to respond to the bloodshed.

 

In vetoing the Arab-backed measure drafted by Kuwait, US Ambassador Nikki Haley called it "grossly one-sided" for demanding that the IDF halt "the use of any excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate force" while not mentioning Hamas, the terrorist group that controls Gaza.

 

"This resolution is wildly inaccurate in its characterization of recent events in Gaza" and "would harm any efforts toward peace," she said.

 

"The terrorist group Hamas bares primary responsibility for the awful living conditions in Gaza," Haley went on to say.

  

But Kuwaiti Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi said the veto stood to exacerbate the problems in Gaza. "It will increase the sentiment of despair among the Palestinians," he said.

 

France, Russia, China, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Peru, Sweden, and Equatorial Guinea joined Kuwait in voting in favor, while only the United States voted against. Britain, the Netherlands, Poland and Ethiopia abstained.

 

A resolution needs nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the United States, Britain, France, Russia or China to be adopted.

 

The proposed US resolution, meanwhile, deleted the reference to Israeli force and protecting Palestinians. Instead, it demanded that Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups stop "all violent activity and provocative actions" in Gaza.

 

Only the United States voted in favor of the second draft resolution, while there were three negative votes and 10 abstentions.

 

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5276435,00.html

 

Yes, you read right. This is the country who voted in favor:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/nov/13/chechnya.iantraynor

 

And then this is another country who voted in favor:

 

https://apnews.com/6e151296fb194f85ba69a8babd972e4b

 

The joke's on you folks, what a waste of money. Bark.

Edited June 3, 2018 by OriZ

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The granddaughter of Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll, who was murdered in an anti-Semitic hate crime in Paris two months ago, spoke at the United Nations (UN) Thursday in an event organized by Israel's ambassador to the international organization Danny Danon.
 
Knoll, 85 at the time of her passing, was stabbed 11 times in her home in the French capital, which was later torched by her killers. Her murder shocked France, and led to tens of thousands of people marching in her memory days later. Knoll's funeral was also attended by the country's president Emmanuel Macron.
 

"I'm proud being my grandmother's granddaughter and proud to be Jewish," she exclaimed. "My pride reached its zenith when 30,000 people came to bid my grandmother farewell at her funeral, and grew when I marched clad in the IDF's uniforms alongside the president of Israel in the 'March of the Living' from Auschwitz to Birkenau."
 

"Now I'm asking you," she turned in an appeal to the assembled crowd, "to carry on marching alongside me."
 

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danon spoke at the event as well, saying, "All of Israel's people embrace and lend strength to your family and feel the pain of your grandmother's shocking death."
 

"The appalling murder of Mireille, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust, has once again proven to the world that the fight against anti-Semitism is far from over," Danon declared. "Her heart-rending death should be a wakeup call for the international community to stridently and decisively act out against the blight of hatred."
 

Parisian police arrested two suspects for Knoll's murder. The two were charged with premeditated murder relating to "the victim's religion, real or imagined," a judicial source told the AFP French news agency. They were also charged with violent robbery and destruction of property.
 

As a child, Knoll narrowly escaped being deported to Auschwitz during World War Two, when 13,000 Jews were rounded up in July 1942 at the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris.
 

She continued residing in Paris after the war and the Holocaust, and married a fellow Holocaust survivor who passed away in the early 2000s.
 

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5276109,00.html

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1 minute ago, OriZ said:

The granddaughter of Holocaust survivor Mireille Knoll, who was murdered in an anti-Semitic hate crime in Paris two months ago, spoke at the United Nations (UN) Thursday in an event organized by Israel's ambassador to the international organization Danny Danon.
 
Knoll, 85 at the time of her passing, was stabbed 11 times in her home in the French capital, which was later torched by her killers. Her murder shocked France, and led to tens of thousands of people marching in her memory days later. Knoll's funeral was also attended by the country's president Emmanuel Macron.
 

"I'm proud being my grandmother's granddaughter and proud to be Jewish," she exclaimed. "My pride reached its zenith when 30,000 people came to bid my grandmother farewell at her funeral, and grew when I marched clad in the IDF's uniforms alongside the president of Israel in the 'March of the Living' from Auschwitz to Birkenau."
 

"Now I'm asking you," she turned in an appeal to the assembled crowd, "to carry on marching alongside me."
 

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danon spoke at the event as well, saying, "All of Israel's people embrace and lend strength to your family and feel the pain of your grandmother's shocking death."
 

"The appalling murder of Mireille, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust, has once again proven to the world that the fight against anti-Semitism is far from over," Danon declared. "Her heart-rending death should be a wakeup call for the international community to stridently and decisively act out against the blight of hatred."
 

Parisian police arrested two suspects for Knoll's murder. The two were charged with premeditated murder relating to "the victim's religion, real or imagined," a judicial source told the AFP French news agency. They were also charged with violent robbery and destruction of property.
 

As a child, Knoll narrowly escaped being deported to Auschwitz during World War Two, when 13,000 Jews were rounded up in July 1942 at the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris.
 

She continued residing in Paris after the war and the Holocaust, and married a fellow Holocaust survivor who passed away in the early 2000s.
 

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5276109,00.html

Isn't the UN full of anti-Semites?

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1 hour ago, Bill & Katya said:

Isn't the UN full of anti-Semites?

Indeed.

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The United States UN Ambassador Nikki Haley reprimanded members of the General Assembly on Wednesday as the body convened to vote on a resolution condemning Israel for violence that has gripped the Gaza border in recent week.
 

“This resolution blames everything on Israel,” Haley said in her remarks, adding that “it does not even mention Hamas.”

 

Kuwait tried to pass earlier this month a similar resolution at the UN Security Council, which condemned Israel for using "excessive force" against the Palestinians and called for a UN protection force to defend Gazans. However, it was vetoed by the United States.

 

Washington then presented its own resolution calling on the council to condemn Hamas. The resolution failed to pass, but focused the discussion on Hamas's activities.
  

Haley scorned the members of the General Assembly for attempting to score political points back home by ganging up on Israel, but accused them of only furthering the prospect of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

 

“Gaza is an important international matter. But what makes it different and more urgent than conflicts in Nicaragua, Iran, Yemen, Burma or many other desperate places? Because we haven’t gathered here to discuss any of these urgent issues. The United States would welcome that,” she said.
 

“What makes Gaza different for some is that attacking Israel is their favorite political sport. That’s why we’re here today.”

 

“It is totally one-sided. It makes not one mention of Hamas who routinely initiates violence in Gaza. Such one-sided resolutions at the UN do nothing to advance peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Everyone recognizes that,” she continued, accusing the members of engaging in “pure politics.”

 

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5286608,00.html

 

 What an obnoxious money suck joke of an organization. Totally wasteful lol good on Haley and the Trump administration for getting this completely right. The UN can kiss my donkey.

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6 hours ago, OriZ said:

The United States UN Ambassador Nikki Haley reprimanded members of the General Assembly on Wednesday as the body convened to vote on a resolution condemning Israel for violence that has gripped the Gaza border in recent week.
 

“This resolution blames everything on Israel,” Haley said in her remarks, adding that “it does not even mention Hamas.”

 

Kuwait tried to pass earlier this month a similar resolution at the UN Security Council, which condemned Israel for using "excessive force" against the Palestinians and called for a UN protection force to defend Gazans. However, it was vetoed by the United States.

 

Washington then presented its own resolution calling on the council to condemn Hamas. The resolution failed to pass, but focused the discussion on Hamas's activities.
  

Haley scorned the members of the General Assembly for attempting to score political points back home by ganging up on Israel, but accused them of only furthering the prospect of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

 

“Gaza is an important international matter. But what makes it different and more urgent than conflicts in Nicaragua, Iran, Yemen, Burma or many other desperate places? Because we haven’t gathered here to discuss any of these urgent issues. The United States would welcome that,” she said.
 

“What makes Gaza different for some is that attacking Israel is their favorite political sport. That’s why we’re here today.”

 

“It is totally one-sided. It makes not one mention of Hamas who routinely initiates violence in Gaza. Such one-sided resolutions at the UN do nothing to advance peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Everyone recognizes that,” she continued, accusing the members of engaging in “pure politics.”

 

https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5286608,00.html

 

 What an obnoxious money suck joke of an organization. Totally wasteful lol good on Haley and the Trump administration for getting this completely right. The UN can kiss my donkey.

What, are you already bored at the Galapagos?

 

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1 hour ago, Bill & Katya said:

What, are you already bored at the Galapagos?

 

Lol..my cruise is not till the 19th, just staying in a hotel now so taking advantage of internet while I still have a chance to do some work because in a few days I'll be completely disconnected from the world for 11 days 

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29 minutes ago, OriZ said:

Lol..my cruise is not till the 19th, just staying in a hotel now so taking advantage of internet while I still have a chance to do some work because in a few days I'll be completely disconnected from the world for 11 days 

I love when I am disconnected!  Enjoy!

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8 hours ago, OriZ said:

Lol..my cruise is not till the 19th, just staying in a hotel now so taking advantage of internet while I still have a chance to do some work because in a few days I'll be completely disconnected from the world for 11 days 

I love cruises and  am looking to go on a cruise in the fall with my wife. Enjoy 

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Internet disconnection happens a lot in Ecuador, sometimes multiple times daily.

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On 6/14/2018 at 8:48 PM, TBoneTX said:

Internet disconnection happens a lot in Ecuador, sometimes multiple times daily.

That it does indeed, let alone on the islands. Cruise time tomorrow but already got some dives in with hammerheads and white tips.

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That's simply sharking to hear!