Israeli officials have summoned 14 different ambassadors since the Thursday vote at the UN Security Council,. including the United States Ambassador and 10 of the 14 who voted in favor of the resolution condemning Israel’s ongoing construction of settlements in the occupied territories.
The message, as ever, is that Israel is “outraged,” and they’re looking to take it out on whoever they can, with a particular eye toward spiting the Palestinians to prove that they aren’t going to be pushed into a peace deal by the UN. Israel is also looking to retaliate against the UN, according to officials.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Foreign Ministry to conduct a full assessment of possible ways to cut UN ties, mentioning in particular that Israel will end funding to several UN bodies, and are considering expelling UN representatives from the country.
A lot of the Israeli rage appears to be centered on the US, the only nation at the Security Council that didn’t vote for the resolution, but who also didn’t veto it. Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, have accused the whole matter of being a plot of the Obama Administration.
Netanyahu also described a testy phone call with Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, during which he warned Kerry that “friends don’t take friends to the Security Council.” This was the first resolution against Israel the US hasn’t vetoed in eight years, and the first settlement related one since 1980.
The White House continues to dismiss the claims of having “conspired” against Israel, insisting they remain extremely in support of Israel, and eager to keep giving them record amounts of military aid, but that they are opposed to the settlements and couldn’t veto a UN resolution they totally agreed with.
With respect to Israel’s “summoning” our US Ambassador — presumably to lecture him as to our Government’s failure to follow Israel’s orders — I would encourage our Ambassador to decline Israel’s “summons” and to inform Mr. Netanyahu that it will be a cold day in Hell when the USA will take any more instructions from Israel.
If that were only true…
This is serious. Israel is threatening to cut off relations with the rest of the world. What on earth will we do? What would happen if a country with pretty much exactly the population of Laos was to suddenly decide to stop cooperating with the world?
What if they cut off all air travel, refused visas, blocked trade, stopped importing food and gasoline, gave up computers, wool, plastic, cars, all the things they don’t produce?
Why, given a few years, we might even notice.
But probably not.
The vast majority of the US is Christian yet for many decades America has paid practically no attention to the plight of Christians in the Middle East while at the same time giving near-total political, military and economic support to Israel.
Is this not a bit backwards?
And yet the American people tolerate this.
Where are the American Christian leaders who will speak out against this backward policy?
On the take from the lucre they get too..
Follow the trail of money. And it is not just Christians of the Middle East, but the Christian Orthodox of Balkans. US supported Saudi Salafi cults fashioned in their own Wahhabi image — in Bosnia and in Kosovo. Head chopping in the nineties Bosnia and Kosovo was never even mentioned. Until today, those head choppers (all recorded in videos) are free, and the monument in Srebrenica is until today the monument of those crimes. Not a place where victims of was are remembered. Not a place of reconciliation and hope. But a continuation of a crude propaganda that elevates until today the butchers of Chtistian civilians to the pedestal of martyrs. Bill Clinton’s legacy thus lives on.
Not forever I hope. And the statue of Bill Clinton in Pristina is a testament to the wonton destructions of Christians on Kosovo. Salafi cult took over all the former Turkish Sufi mosques. Saudi Arabia, as well as Gulen Fund are paying. Turkey is now demanding that Sarajevo and Pristina cut ties with Gulen. Naturally, this will change. Today, Sarajevo and Pristina are very depressed. Their beloved Hillary lost election. The perenial whipping boy of Bosnia, president if Serb enclave in Bosnia got invited to Trump’s inauguration. A horror! A president of Serbian entity, a Christian — a big fan of Trump, is invited, Hillary favored Sarajevo — not. Messages are being sent to faraway places. And they are resonating..
Channeling a certain german leader’s rage explosions?
Shameful and embarrassing.
Israel’s fear has long been being ostracized from the world community. It seems now that they’ve taken it upon themselves to make it happen. If, as Px Thucydides says above, the Israelis cut themselves off from all those “ungrateful” countries who’ve betrayed the Israeli state, how long would it take the Israeli people to put Bibi out of a job? The high standard of living that the Israelis enjoy and all those bright shiny bobbles they spend their money on would come to a crashing halt since they import many of the luxuries the Israelis citizens enjoy. So, will his outrage extend to screwing himself out of work? Popcorn time, kiddies, turn the lights down, sit back and enjoy the show.
When I was young and my dad gave me a meager allowance each week I made sure that I didn’t say or do anything that would jeopardize me receiving that allowance. So if I’m getting 3.8 billion a year……..
Does the UN lose it’s legitimacy without the recognition of Israel?
Or does it gain legitimacy by them leaving?
Let them go.
This seems the only solution. For decades Israel is flaunting UN charter. Any country is recognized within its sovereign borders, and the map is on the deposit with UN. Currently, Israel is outside those borders, and there are no countries ready to recognize occupied tertitory as within Israel’ new borders. Solution is obviously a peace negotiation. But this is not in Israel’s interest. Prolonging status quo and spreading settlements is the best way to change dituation on the ground.
But I am afraid that Obama did this to elevate the drama — and make Israel the agreeved party. Such Israel is not likely to even consider any possibility of peace tlalks. Basically, complicating life for Trump. But Trump has seen many such tactics before and may find the way to cut through the endless drsma this toothless resolution. Israel is not afraid of global shaming — lost shame long time ago. But is afraid of being dragged to the table. And having to commit to something less. Trump issued just this one threat. One sentence in AIPAC presentation. “And we (US) will IMPOSE A PROCESS…” is a cause of all the discomfort with Trump.
Netanyahu makes clear that he did not get the message.
Repeat it. Louder. Until he gets it.
Netanyahu is in a box. Russia is north and Egypt would love to thank Israel for the 1967 sneak attack. What a mess the middle east and we will be lucky to avoid a huge regional war
pet·u·lant
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(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.
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“he’s as petulant as a spoiled child”
What a perfect illustration how one-sided the US relationship with Israel is. The US does almost everything they ask and gets nothing but complaints and security / diplomatic liabilities. What has this “friend” done for us lately, or ever?
Take our money.
OMG…. O M G …. !!!!!!!! ……..O!M!G!…. Maybe they will decide to forego the ..$38,000,000,000.00 of our hard earned tax dollars they bribe, extort and swindle from US the U.S. taxpayers.. OUR No. 1 Welfare Queen might go it alone….. OH NO…. And deprive us the honor of paying for their gleaming social paradise…… While our cities crumble, our national debt doubles under their chosen representatives we are forced to decide between in the wonderful two of their owned parties system that keeps us prisoner…… Maybe Obama can make it up to you guise with more double digit BILLIONS of OUR TAX dollars you all so dismissively purloin…. Even my dog is upset that your feelings got hurt….. Such a sad day… Will live in infanny…..
Maybe they will really stop taking money from the rest of the world. That would sure hope the world & poor Israel would have to retire the tin cup
Lets hope the UN sanctions/censors Israel and prevents them from attending the general assembly.
Maybe then Israel will abide by the laws governing the occupation of Palestine.