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In last Tuesday’s vote, the Palestinian statehood measure received eight votes in favor, two against, and five abstentions. The US and Australia voted against the bid, while Britain abstained.
The bid called for Israeli withdrawal to pre-1967 borders and Palestinian independence by 2017.
The veto power of the US would ensure that any resubmission would meet failure. As one of the council’s permanent members, the US has pledged to block any such resolution.
The US administration realizes very well that 138 states support Palestine as having UN observer status. The US knows that there are many decisions and resolutions of international organizations condemning the Israeli crimes and injustice towards the Palestinian people,
Regardless of all that, the current US administration still uses its right to veto. In such a way, the US wants to tell Palestine not to address the UN, neither today nor in the future.
We can’t tolerate anymore the crimes committed against us during the whole ‘peace process’ led by the US. Israel has gone too far, destroying our sacred places, taking our land, killing our citizens… Israel commits crimes and the US can’t stop this in any way,
Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, [..]
Whereas it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law,
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
[..] Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
(1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
(2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
You do understand even the other arab neighbors dont want anything to do with the palestinians right?
You do understand these idiots have attacked isreAL NONE STOP for de ades right?
You do understand palestinians had open access to isreal back in the day right?
You do understand the idiot treaty wanted isreal to return land they won in war
a war they didnt start
trying to cause a new and final holocaust right?
None of your points are worth the words I have wasted explaning history to you.
Israel has decided to withhold critical tax revenue from the Palestinians and is seeking ways to bring war crimes prosecutions in the United States and elsewhere against president Mahmoud Abbas and other senior figures.
The moves are in retaliation to the Palestinians taking steps to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, with the aim of prosecuting Israelis for what they consider war crimes committed on their territory.
The funds are critical to the running of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank – which has limited self-rule – and to paying public sector salaries. Israel took a similar step in December 2012, freezing revenue transfers for three months in anger at the Palestinians’ launch of a statehood recognition campaign at the United Nations.
Under interim peace deals from the 1990s, Israel collects at least US$100 million (Dh367.3m) a month in duties on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
In addition to the revenue freeze, an Israeli official said Israel was “weighing the possibilities for large-scale prosecution in the United States and elsewhere” of President Abbas and other senior Palestinians.
Washington sends about $400 million in economic support to the Palestinians every year. Under US law, that aid would be cut off if the Palestinians used membership in the ICC to press claims against Israel.
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Washington sends about $400 million in economic support to the Palestinians every year. Under US law, that aid would be cut off if the Palestinians used membership in the ICC to press claims against Israel.
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
originally posted by: voyger2
a reply to: phoenix9884
amazing...
Washington sends about $400 million in economic support to the Palestinians every year. Under US law, that aid would be cut off if the Palestinians used membership in the ICC to press claims against Israel.
Article 10. of the THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS :
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
originally posted by: voyger2
Palestinians/locals didn't participate in WW2 or even massacred any Jew in Europe. But yet, that didn't stop the THEFT OF LAND. On going !
originally posted by: FalcoFan
a reply to: voyger2
It's hard for me to understand how people are still willing to murder over something as childish as religion.
originally posted by: infinityorder
a reply to: voyger2
You do understand even the other arab neighbors dont want anything to do with the palestinians right?
You do understand these idiots have attacked isreAL NONE STOP for de ades right?
You do understand palestinians had open access to isreal back in the day right?
You do understand the idiot treaty wanted isreal to return land they won in war, a war they didnt start, a war where everyone of their neighboring arab countries sneak attacked them from all sides at the same time, trying to cause a new and final holocaust right?
None of your points are worth the words I have wasted explaning history to you.
originally posted by: lambros56
originally posted by: infinityorder
a reply to: voyger2
You do understand even the other arab neighbors dont want anything to do with the palestinians right?
You do understand these idiots have attacked isreAL NONE STOP for de ades right?
You do understand palestinians had open access to isreal back in the day right?
You do understand the idiot treaty wanted isreal to return land they won in war, a war they didnt start, a war where everyone of their neighboring arab countries sneak attacked them from all sides at the same time, trying to cause a new and final holocaust right?
None of your points are worth the words I have wasted explaning history to you.
I think it's you that is misunderstood........
Go on.......you're gonna call me antisemitic aren't you ?......you'd be misunderstood........