Category Archives: UN

Was the tree really on Israeli territory? Not quite.

Posted on 7 August, 2010 by

Also posted at PULSE. In the aftermath of the bloody border skirmish between Lebanon and Israel, much of the Anglophone press seems to have dutifully accepted the UN’s assertion that the hapless tree at the centre of it all was … Continue reading →

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Israel’s ‘Right To Exist’? The UN Legitimacy Myth

Posted on 4 November, 2009 by

Alan Hart does well to provide this historical corrective, excerpted from ‘Israel’s Right to Exist?‘ According to history as written by the winner, Zionism, Israel was given its birth certificate and thus legitimacy by the UN Partition Resolution of 29 … Continue reading →

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Fmr UNGA Pres: Lack of will to resolve Palestinian situation disgraceful, 'certain Member States think that they can act according to the law of the jungle'

Posted on 19 September, 2009 by

Outgoing UN General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann (pictured) has expressed his frustration about his attempts to end the reprehensible blockade of Gaza. Father d’Escoto, an ordained Catholic priest and diplomat, most notably mentions his disgust and dismay with the … Continue reading →

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UN report on Gaza reveals Israel's continued criminal de-development policies

Posted on 19 September, 2009 by

The siege and economic blockade of Gaza by the rogue state of Israel has been in place for over two years. Eight months after the December-January war, urgent reconstruction work is frozen because materials like glass are blocked by Israel. … Continue reading →

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