A note about UN resolutions. There are UN security council resolutions. And there are General Assembly resolutions. Pretty much, the Security Council resolutions have to have unanimous approval to be passed. The member states of the Security Council represent only the superpowers of the world. These resolutions have teeth.
General Assembly resolutions require a simple majority decision of the member nations. 65 member nations are either Arab or Islamic. They vote in a block against Israel in resolution after resolution. They have NEVER voted for a resolution that condemns any human rights violation in any Arab or Islamic country.
UN resolution 242 was a Security Council resolution (means it counts!)
Resolution 181 was a general assembly advisory resolution. This is what led to the partition of Palestine. Israel accepted and the Arabs rejected it. Hence, still no Palestine.
Steve argues about roads, rather than trying to facilitate the establishment of a Palestinian state he finds reasons to oppose it.
Palestinians can use the bypass roads. They must file for a permit, and if they can pass a security clearance, they can use the roads.
A real good article on the UN and Israel can be found at: www.adl.org/international/Israel_un_2000_present.asp
Steve Argue is mixing Security Council resolutions with General Assembly resolutions. He can count on many of his readers not knowing the difference.
If you tell the big lie long enough, Steve, then you can dupe a lot of people.
Why don't you just start by telling the truth, Steve?
There are UN resolutions and there are UN resolutions
Date Edited: 05 Mar 2005 02:45:34 PM
General Assembly resolutions require a simple majority decision of the member nations. 65 member nations are either Arab or Islamic. They vote in a block against Israel in resolution after resolution. They have NEVER voted for a resolution that condemns any human rights violation in any Arab or Islamic country.
UN resolution 242 was a Security Council resolution (means it counts!)
Resolution 181 was a general assembly advisory resolution. This is what led to the partition of Palestine. Israel accepted and the Arabs rejected it. Hence, still no Palestine.
Steve argues about roads, rather than trying to facilitate the establishment of a Palestinian state he finds reasons to oppose it.
Palestinians can use the bypass roads. They must file for a permit, and if they can pass a security clearance, they can use the roads.
A real good article on the UN and Israel can be found at: www.adl.org/international/Israel_un_2000_present.asp
Steve Argue is mixing Security Council resolutions with General Assembly resolutions. He can count on many of his readers not knowing the difference.
If you tell the big lie long enough, Steve, then you can dupe a lot of people.
Why don't you just start by telling the truth, Steve?
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