Israel is not putting a lot of energy into battling the annual anti-Israel ritual at the UN known as the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, scheduled for Monday.
Every year on this day, the UN passes a number of pro-Palestinian resolutions that blast Israel, and one diplomatic official said that Jerusalem had concluded it was useless to invest much in fighting those resolutions because of the built-in Arab and third-world majority in the General Assembly.
"We pick our battles, and this is one that, because of the numbers, we simply can't win," one senior diplomatic official said.
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The UN is one big JOKE.It should pack up,get out of NYC and maybe set up shop in an anti-Israel Mideast where it would feel right at home.
Posted by: Ruth Lowry | January 20, 2009 at 02:02 PM
Actually, it's a sad state of the world when every country on Earth votes with the Palestinians in the General Assembly, save three: America, Israel and, occasionally, Micronesia.
There is no debate. The issue is not contentious.
Peace and love and happy holidays, to all,
George in Bethlehem.
Posted by: George | December 23, 2008 at 04:22 PM
It is a sad commentary of world affairs when it is useless to debate an issue because the "deck" is stacked against one side, as it is in this case.
Posted by: Lawrence Minsky DVM. | December 03, 2008 at 04:24 PM