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The United Nations Security Council, December 30, 2014. (UN Photo/Loey Felipe)
WATCH: How a new UNSC resolution could be a game-changer
Following a number of European parliaments’ recognition of Palestinian statehood, a number of public figures in Israel have launched a petition addressed to the UN Security Council, calling on it to set a date for ending the occupation. Former Israeli Ambassador Alon Liel explains why such a UN resolution could be a game-changer. Read the…
By Social TV February 12, 2015
American veto history: Protecting occupation, apartheid
A few comments criticized my post on Syria for comparing the Russian-Chinese Security Council veto on the resolution condemning Assad’s repression of the anti-government protest to American vetoes on resolutions criticizing Israel. See, for example, this strange blog post, which in the usual spirit of right-wing propaganda, accuses me of opposing the UNSC resolution on…
By Noam Sheizaf February 6, 2012
Thoughts following the Syrian massacre
Toppling the regime in Damascus should be the top priority these days | Those who once praised the Assads as anti-colonial heroes should learn their lesson | and condemnations of the Chinese-Russian Security Council veto would have sounded better if it wasn’t for the Americans’ history of using its own veto power This blog deals…
By Noam Sheizaf February 4, 2012
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