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UN votes to back Palestinian membership, prompting Israeli envoy to shred charter (www.theguardian.com)
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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

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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 68 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Rogue state

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.ca 26 points 6 months ago

It's really that bad

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 54 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What a dork ass loser.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 39 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's probably less about telling off the UN and more about sound bites / video clips that will play well with his bosses and their political base back home.

Historically, right wing isolationist ideologues of all nationalities seem to cheer and double down when faced with international criticism. They know it's them and their beliefs against the world and they have a fantasy that they can win, right up until an overwhelming number of them die for it.

Israel as a nation is not in a mood for self reflection and definitely doesn't want to understand the hole their digging themselves into.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 46 points 6 months ago

What a measured and mature response. Way to go Israel. /smh

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 41 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Israel is a pariah state the region has been cursed with

The UN had no right to divide Palestine and give the Zionist invaders any part of it.

[–] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 30 points 6 months ago

Israel is a fascist theocracy

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 23 points 6 months ago

Eat your heart out, The Onion.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 19 points 6 months ago

We need more prop comics at the UN!

[–] chromolium_falcon@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 months ago

I heard the UN awarded this Israeli envoy Erdan the UN's Yellow Star of Cringe award. Just search for 'UN Israel envoy yellow star' to see the ceremony that occurred in Oct 2023.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I really want to see this as the UN finally mending its ways, but seeing how they got Saudi Arabia for women’s rights chair and got caught denying doing anything for refugees in Thailand because “it would anger China”… I can’t help but see it as them playing to someone’s interest in creating chaos.

I don’t know who that would, what I know is trusting the UN’s motives isn’t a good bet lately.

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Saudi Arabia has a higher legal marriage age (18) ~~than many Western states~~. And that’s one thing of many that it does right for women.

Edit: it looks like most European states also have it at 18. It is only the some states in the USA that are doing it wrong.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 6 months ago

It’s truly a beacon of equality and human rights upholding.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 6 points 6 months ago

He should have eaten it. :)