Israel and the United States have come under fire after voting against a United Nations resolution reaffirming the absolute prohibition of torture.
UN condemns torture in landslide vote, but Israel and US oppose resolution
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Dissecting the UN’s “Comprehensive Plan” for Gaza and the inevitable dead-end
The Resolution perpetuates the same failed logic that has governed international diplomacy for decades. One in which Palestinian rights are conditioned, while Israeli obligations are delayed with no mechanism, timelines, or accountability for violating agreements.
“Gaza has shattered humanity’s records for its darkest chapters” – Day 172
“Hellish’ conditions throughout Gaza; 3 Palestinians killed in West Bank; Hezbollah’s promise to leave Israel alone; US may take till May to decide whether Israel is in compliance with int’l law; Israel: “UN resolution means nothing”; post-UN resolution, post-ICJ decision, Israel has made no changes; US refuses to stop aid airdrops after 18 deaths; “there could have been milk”; UN confirms genocide charge; who is arming Israel?
Ha’aretz: This Filmmaker Dares to Question the Figure of 6 Million Jewish Victims in WWII
A major Israeli newspaper reports on a new documentary by an Israeli filmmaker that investigates how many Jews were killed by the Nazis. A staff member at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Center told him the ‘6 million’ was ‘not a precise number.’ Israeli scholars say: “The importance of this number long ago exceeded the issue of historical accuracy.” Among scholars the number is constantly changing. Meanwhile, Israel today passed a UN resolution that calls for member states & social media companies to censor the issue, and governments are expected to enforce it…
A history of the US blocking UN resolutions against Israel
Over the past five decades, the United States has vetoed at least 53 UN Security Council resolutions critical of Israel – 3 in just the last week.