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minus-square???@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoDo you dive into UN resolutions against Israel though?
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-211 months agoNot generally, no. The UN is, ultimately, a political body. I’d take the UN more seriously if they took themselves more seriously. Their “Human Rights Council” membership, as an example, is a bad joke. https://www.un.org/en/ga/75/meetings/elections/hrc.shtml#:~:text=Elections and Appointments,-Election of the&text=The General Assembly elected the,beginning on 1 January 2021. I think there is value in the UN, and it’s a net positive, but I don’t much care about any specific resolutions.
Do you dive into UN resolutions against Israel though?
Not generally, no. The UN is, ultimately, a political body.
I’d take the UN more seriously if they took themselves more seriously. Their “Human Rights Council” membership, as an example, is a bad joke.
https://www.un.org/en/ga/75/meetings/elections/hrc.shtml#:~:text=Elections and Appointments,-Election of the&text=The General Assembly elected the,beginning on 1 January 2021.
I think there is value in the UN, and it’s a net positive, but I don’t much care about any specific resolutions.