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United Nations weaponizes Hamas as Trump, EU and Israel reel

By David Singer - posted Thursday, 13 December 2018

Armenia, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland amazingly abstained.

L 42 was then passed by 87 votes for, 57 against and 33 abstentions – 9 short of the 96 votes required.

106 UN members had weaponized Hamas, abandoned the civilian population of a fellow member state and set a procedural precedent that the Islamic bloc will exploit again.

Hamas remains free to engage in heinous conduct found worthy of UN condemnation by a majority of UN member States.

The foundational basis of the UN Charter - maintaining international peace and security (Clause 1.1) - has been flagrantly circumvented because the UNGA failed to agree on how to run its own meetings.

The UNGA has become a complete joke and totally irrelevant.

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About the Author

David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International - an organisation calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at www.jordanispalestine.blogspot.com.