We often hear from politicians and in the news talk about reasons why we should go to war against Iran and previously Iraq because they have broken a UN resolution or are not complying with the wishes of weapon inspection teams.
Our leaders often like to take the moral high ground when talking about human rights and how the wishes of the international community must be adhered to when the UN makes a decision. They use the force of the UN and the security council when they require moral legitamacy to go to war yet they are prepared to ignore or circumvent it when votes don’t go their way.
When the west uses the UN to deal with issues surrounding the Middle East they are perfectly prepared to issue resolutions that legitimise the death of millions of children through starvation as they did during the sanctions regime imposed on Iraq. They are also perfectly willing to use the UN to legitimise pre-emptive wars and as they are now doing with Iran impose sanctions for it’s pursuit of nuclear energy just because they suspect it might be planning a weapons programme despite the say so of nuclear weapons inspectors.
However there is one country in the Middle East that does have nuclear weapons and this same country has been occupying parts of Palestine in breach of UN resolutions for half a century. In fact Israel has broken more UN resolutions that any other in UN history. This country also has the benefit that their biggest ally, the USA, will veto any serious resolution against them preventing any action from being carried out.
Does this seem right or fair? Was the UN designed only to be a tool to be used by the powerful to legitamise it’s actions. A talking shop to be ignored at will no matter how deserving a resolution may seem purely because powerful lobby groups such as AIPAC have control over most of the US congress?
US Vetoes of Resolutions Against Israel, 1972-2011.
- “…condemned Israel‘s attack against Southern against southern Lebanon and Syria…”
- “…affirmed the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination, statehood and equal protections…”
- “…condemned Israel‘s air strikes and attacks in southern Lebanon and its murder of innocent civilians…”
- “…called for self-determination of Palestinian people…”
- “…deplored Israel‘s altering of the status of Jerusalem, which is recognized as an international city by most world nations and the United Nations…”
- “…affirmed the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people…”
- “…endorsed self-determination for the Palestinian people…”
- “…demanded Israel‘s withdrawal from the Golan Heights…”
- “…condemned Israel‘s mistreatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and its refusal to abide by the Geneva convention protocols of civilized nations…”
- “…condemned an Israeli soldier who shot eleven Moslem worshippers at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount near Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem…”
- “…urged sanctions against Israel if it did not withdraw from its invasion of Lebanon…”
- “…urged sanctions against Israel if it did not withdraw from its invasion of Beirut…”
- “…urged cutoff of economic aid to Israel if it refused to withdraw from its occupation of Lebanon…”
- “…condemned continued Israeli settlements in occupied territories in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, denouncing them as an obstacle to peace…”
- “…deplores Israel‘s brutal massacre of Arabs in Lebanon and urges its withdrawal…”
- “…condemned Israeli brutality in southern Lebanon and denounced the Israeli ‘Iron Fist’ policy of repression…”
- “…denounced Israel‘s violation of human rights in the occupied territories…”
- “…deplored Israel‘s violence in southern Lebanon…”
- “…deplored Israel‘s activities in occupied Arab East Jerusalem that threatened the sanctity of Muslim holy sites…”
- “…condemned Israel‘s hijacking of a Libyan passenger airplane…”
- “…deplored Israel‘s attacks against Lebanon and its measures and practices against the civilian population of Lebanon…”
- “…called on Israel to abandon its policies against the Palestinian intifada that violated the rights of occupied Palestinians, to abide by the Fourth Geneva Conventions, and to formalize a leading role for the United Nations in future peace negotiations…”
- “…urged Israel to accept back deported Palestinians, condemned Israel‘s shooting of civilians, called on Israel to uphold the Fourth Geneva Convention, and called for a peace settlement under UN auspices…”
- “…condemned Israel‘s… incursion into Lebanon…”
- “…deplored Israel‘s… commando raids on Lebanon…”
- “…deplored Israel‘s repression of the Palestinian intifada and called on Israel to respect the human rights of the Palestinians…”
- “…deplored Israel‘s violation of the human rights of the Palestinians…”
- “…demanded that Israel return property confiscated from Palestinians during a tax protest and allow a fact-finding mission to observe Israel‘s crackdown on the Palestinian intifada…”
- “…called for a fact-finding mission on abuses against Palestinians in Israeli-occupied lands…”
- “…confirmed that the expropriation of land by Israel, the occupying power, in East Jerusalem was invalid, and called upon the Government of Israel to rescind the expropriation orders and refrain from such action in the future.”
- “…called on Israel to abide scrupulously by its legal obligations and responsibilities under the 1949 Geneva Convention” and to refrain from it’s policy of settlement expansion which “alter facts on the ground pre-empting final status negotiations, and have negative implications for the Middle East Peace Process;”
- “…demanded that Israel immediately cease construction of the Jabal Abu Ghneim settlement in East Jerusalem as well as other Israeli settlement activities in the occupied territories.”
- “… requested an unarmed UN Observer force to be sent to the West Bank to help protect Palestinian civilians.”
- “…requested the sending of a human rights monitoring force to the Occupied Territories and condemned all acts of terror, extra-judiciary killing, excessive use of force and house demolitions. Also expressed it determination to contribute to ending the violence and to prompting dialogue between Israeli and Palestinian sides.
- “…condemned the killing by the Israeli occupying forces of
several UN employees” and demanded that Israel, complied fully with the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War” and “refrained from the excessive and disproportionate use of force in the Occupied Palestinian Territory;” - “…demanded that Israel ceased threats to deport or harm Yasser Arafat, the elected President of the Palestinian Authority;”
- “…decides that the construction by Israel, the occupying Power, of a wall in the Occupied Territories departing from the armistice line of 1949 is illegal under relevant provisions of international law and must be ceased and reversed;”
- “…condemned Israel for the extra-judicial executions that killed Sheikh Ahmed Yassin along with six other Palestinians outside a mosque in Gaza City and calls for a complete cessation of extra-judicial executions by Israel“
- “…condemned the military incursion into Gaza and demanded the immediate cessation of all military operations in the area of Northern Gaza and the withdrawal of the Israeli occupying forces from that area;
- “…condemned all acts of violence, terror and destruction during the Gaza conflict including rocket attacks by Hamas into Israel and the military assault being carried out by Israel.”
- “…called upon the Palestinian Authority to take immediate and sustained action to bring an end to violence, including the firing of rockets on Israeli territory. Called upon Israel to immediately cease its military operations within Gaza and to immediately withdraw its forces to to positions prior to 28 June 2006, and expressed grave concern about the dire humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people.”
- declared Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories were illegal and a “major obstacle to the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace”.
UN Resolutions Against Israel, 1955-2011.
Note that Israel is in VIOLATION of many of these Resolutions.
- Resolution 106: “…condemns Israel for Gaza raid”
- Resolution 111: “…condemns Israel for raid on Syria that killed fifty-six people”
- Resolution 127: “…recommends Israel suspend its ‘no-man’s zone’ in Jerusalem”
- Resolution 162: “…urges Israel to comply with UN decisions”
- Resolution 171: “…determines flagrant violations by Israel in its attack on Syria”
- Resolution 228: “…censures Israel for its attack on Samu in the West Bank, then under Jordanian control”
- Resolution 237: “…urges Israel to allow return of new 1967 Palestinian refugees”
- Resolution 248: “…condemns Israel for its massive attack on Karameh in Jordan”
- Resolution 250: “…calls on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem”
- Resolution 251: “…deeply deplores Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250″
- Resolution 252: “…declares invalid Israel‘s acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital”
- Resolution 256: “…condemns Israeli raids on Jordan as flagrant violation”
- Resolution 259: “…deplores Israel‘s refusal to accept UN mission to probe occupation”
- Resolution 262: “…condemns Israel for attack on Beirut airport”
- Resolution 265: “…condemns Israel for air attacks for Salt in Jordan”
- Resolution 267: “…censures Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem”
- Resolution 270: “…condemns Israel for air attacks on villages in southern Lebanon“
- Resolution 271: “…condemns Israel‘s failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem”
- Resolution 279: “…demands withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon“
- Resolution 280: “…condemns Israeli’s attacks against Lebanon“
- Resolution 285: “…demands immediate Israeli withdrawal form Lebanon“
- Resolution 298: “…deplores Israel‘s changing of the status of Jerusalem”
- Resolution 313: “…demands that Israel stop attacks against Lebanon“
- Resolution 316: “…condemns Israel for repeated attacks on Lebanon“
- Resolution 317: “…deplores Israel‘s refusal to release Arabs abducted in Lebanon“
- Resolution 332: “…condemns Israel‘s repeated attacks against Lebanon“
- Resolution 337: “…condemns Israel for violating Lebanon‘s sovereignty”
- Resolution 347: “…condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon“
- Resolution 425: “…calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon“
- Resolution 427: “…calls on Israel to complete its withdrawal from Lebanon“
- Resolution 444: “…deplores Israel‘s lack of cooperation with UN peacekeeping forces”
- Resolution 446: “…determines that Israeli settlements are a serious obstruction to peace and calls on Israel to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention”
- Resolution 450: “…calls on Israel to stop attacking Lebanon“
- Resolution 452: “…calls on Israel to cease building settlements in occupied territories”
- Resolution 465: “…deplores Israel‘s settlements and asks all member states not to assist Israel‘s settlements program”
- Resolution 467: “…strongly deplores Israel‘s military intervention in Lebanon“
- Resolution 468: “…calls on Israel to rescind illegal expulsions of two Palestinian mayors and a judge and to facilitate their return”
- Resolution 469: “…strongly deplores Israel‘s failure to observe the council’s order not to deport Palestinians”
- Resolution 471: “…expresses deep concern at Israel‘s failure to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention”
- Resolution 476: “…reiterates that Israel‘s claims to Jerusalem are null and void”
- Resolution 478: “…censures (Israel) in the strongest terms for its claim to Jerusalem in its ‘Basic Law’”
- Resolution 484: “…declares it imperative that Israel re-admit two deported Palestinian mayors”
- Resolution 487: “…strongly condemns Israel for its attack on Iraq’s nuclear facility”
- Resolution 497: “…decides that Israel‘s annexation of Syria’s Golan Heights is null and void and demands that Israel rescind its decision forthwith”
- Resolution 498: “…calls on Israel to withdraw from Lebanon“
- Resolution 501: “…calls on Israel to stop attacks against Lebanon and withdraw its troops”
- Resolution 509: “…demands that Israel withdraw its forces forthwith and unconditionally from Lebanon“
- Resolution 515: “…demands that Israel lift its siege of Beirut and allow food supplies to be brought in”
- Resolution 517: “…censures Israel for failing to obey UN resolutions and demands that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon“
- Resolution 518: “…demands that Israel cooperate fully with UN forces in Lebanon“
- Resolution 520: “…condemns Israel‘s attack into West Beirut”
- Resolution 573: “…condemns Israel vigorously for bombing Tunisia in attack on PLO headquarters”
- Resolution 587: “…takes note of previous calls on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanon and urges all parties to withdraw”
- Resolution 592: “…strongly deplores the killing of Palestinian students at Bir Zeit University by Israeli troops”
- Resolution 605: “…strongly deplores Israel‘s policies and practices denying the human rights of Palestinians”
- Resolution 607: “…calls on Israel not to deport Palestinians and strongly requests it to abide by the Fourth Geneva Convention”
- Resolution 608: “…deeply regrets that Israel has defied the United Nations and deported Palestinian civilians”
- Resolution 636: “…deeply regrets Israeli deportation of Palestinian civilians”
- Resolution 641: “…deplores Israel‘s continuing deportation of Palestinians”
- Resolution 672: “…condemns Israel for violence against Palestinians at the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount”
- Resolution 673: “…deplores Israel‘s refusal to cooperate with the United Nations”
- Resolution 681: “…deplores Israel‘s resumption of the deportation of Palestinians”
- Resolution 694: “…deplores Israel‘s deportation of Palestinians and calls on it to ensure their safe and immediate return”
- Resolution 726: “…strongly condemns Israel‘s deportation of Palestinians”
- Resolution 799: “…strongly condemns Israel‘s deportation of 413 Palestinians and calls for their immediate return.”
- Resolution 803:
- Resolution 830:
- Resolution 852:
- Resolution 887:
- Resolution 895:
- Resolution 904:
- Resolution 1039:
- Resolution 1052:
- Resolution 1057 :
- Resolution 1068:
- Resolution 1073:
- Resolution 1081:
- Resolution 1095:
- Resolution 1109:
- Resolution 1122:
- Resolution 1139:
- Resolution 1151:
- Resolution 1169:
- Resolution 1188:
- Resolution 1211:
- Resolution 1223:
- Resolution 1243:
- Resolution 1254:
- Resolution 1276:
- Resolution 1288:
- Resolution 1300:
- Resolution 1310:
- Resolution 1322: “..Condemned acts of violence especially the excessive use of force against Palestinians”, called on the occupying Power Israel, to abide by its legal obligations and stressed the importance of “establishing a mechanism for a speedy and objective inquiry into the provocation carried out at out at Al-Haram Al-Sharif” when Arial Sharon visited the Temple Mount and to the subsequent violence “resulting in over 80 Palestinian deaths and many other casualties”. The US threatened to veto the original version of this resolution and managed to get all mention of Israel removed from the final version.
- Resolution 1328:
- Resolution 1337:
- Resolution 1351:
- Resolution 1559: “…called upon Lebanon to establish its sovereignty over all of its land and called upon Syria to end their military presence in Lebanon by withdrawing its forces and to cease intervening in internal Lebanese politics. The resolution also called on all Lebanese militias to disband.”
- Resolution 1583: “…calls on Lebanon to assert full control over its border with Israel. It also states that the Council has recognized the Blue Line as valid for the purpose of confirming Israel’s withdrawal pursuant to resolution 425.“
- Resolution 1648: “…renewed the mandate of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force until 30 June 2006.”
- Resolution 1701: “…called for the full cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.”
- Resolution 1860: “…called for the full cessation of war between Israel and Hamas.”
- Resolution 1884: “…expressed deep concern over violations of resolution 1701 and called on all parties to maintain the de-militarized zone between between the Blue Line and the Litani River
References:
Sources:
Findley’s Deliberate Deceptions, pages 188 – 192
UN Resolutions – http://www.UN.org/documents/scres.htm
You wouldn’t have an up to date one would you?
Just updated the bottom list with some more resolutions.
The real question is not why has Israel ignored so many resolutions. The real question is why is there so many resolutions condemning Israel when compared to countries that have real abuses that kill hundreds of thousands like North Korea and Dafur? Why does Israel not get a turn on the security council? Why do countries such has Libya, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and soon to be Syria get spots on the Human Rights Committee?
I agree whole heartedly that it seems insane that countries like Libya and Saudi Arabia get to sit on the Human Rights committee. If I had my way religion would be banned and most of the problems concerning the Middle East i.e Israel / Palestine, Fundamental Islam, Puppet Governments hiding behind Sharia law and so on would hopefully disappear.
However this does nothing to hide the fact that Israel is the country which has the most number of UN resolutions directed against it.
Apart from the permanent members of he Security Council (USA, Russia, China, France and UK) and the rest of the places rotate amongst the other countries. However because up until recently Israel did not belong to any regional block of countries (having being denied permission to join the Asian group – I guess for obvious geo-political reasons) they could not sit on the council.
Since 2004 however Israel has been eligible for election to the Security Council by the Western European and Other Group as it became a permanent member of their group and so can be elected to sit on the council if that group so wished it to do so.
The UN is supposedly the “government of the world” and resolutions can be brought by any country and the votes reflect the feelings of the majority just like in any domestic parliament or congress.
I totally agree that we as a global community have done far too little to stop war, poverty and famine in many countries and seem to only act when there are other interests in play.
However this inaction on other many issues – e.g Darfur and North Korea (which by the way have various UN resolutions against them) does not negate the behaviour of a supposedly democratic nation i.e Israel.
Two wrongs don’t make a right and all that.
Hi!
U r bloody WRONG saying re the Shari’a law.
Kindly go to http://www.answering-christianity.com — IF u have the “balls.” Sharia means the LAW of the Almighty Allah SWT.
Who created u? Charles Darwin? Search as well please, either jusuf estes (with “j”) or yusuf estes (with “y”), an ex PRIEST of Texas embracing Islam. The Atheist JEWS the Zionists ALWAYS claim legitimacy of their occupying Palestine on their TWISTED religious grounds/rationale the TALMUD.
Shalom/Salaam/Peace, (Derived from THREE identical consonants S-L-M of Aramaic/Hebrew — spoken by Prophet Ibrahim Peace be Upon him/pnuh or Abraham — anda ARABIC that stand for PEACE. So is the word ISLAM)
Truly, may Allah the Akmighty Guide u to the Light, and TRUTH. Amiin. BTW, kindly read my LONG world-view vs the LUNATIC GWB and his NeoCONS gang, WHEN SATAN et al RULE! at the below mentioned Page of mine at scribd.com Thanks dude
Y bin J at http://www.scribd.com/tjoaginsing
I presume you are talking to me and you seem like a loon who is hooked on the false fairy tales that many religions including Islam, Christianity and Judaism all preach to the gullible and those looking for some kind of promise of an ever lasting life.
You can preach your religious BS as much as you want but as far as I am concerned the world would be better without people like you and your ilk whatever religion they may believe in.
You take all your evidence from books that were written by people thousands of years back who knew little about the real world around them. You didn’t know them and these people could have easily have been insane or just into hoodwinking the gullible.
I ask you >> when you see the local nutter in the High St claiming to be the son of God or some kind of prophet why don’t you follow him?
Is it because you know he’s crazy and if so how do you know he’s crazy when all he is doing is re-enacting similar behaviour to people you already follow the teachings of.
As for do I believe Charles Darwin created me – no that is plainly ridiculous.
I ask you IF you have the “balls” to watch some videos of pregnant mammals during their first trimester and tell me if you can see the difference between a human and a dolphin or dog. No you can’t – you know why? Because we all evolved from a common ancestor. Explain why God makes baby humans indistinguishable from other mammals if we are somehow unique and special?
We will never know if there is a God until we die but if there is one he is plainly evil or vindictive as anyone who is that jealous, that murderous, demands worship and allows millions of innocents to die every year before they have even heard about him (or religion in general) obviously has some kind of personality defect.
Whether “God” created the big bang or not is another matter and one I feel is more left to semantic differences. What you may call deism others call the big bang. If you are a theist however and honestly believe in the ancient texts written by nomads who knew little apart from how to kill, mistreat women, and spread misery then I feel nothing but sorrow and contempt for you.
Thanks for commenting