For the occupied and oppressed Palestinians UN means Useless Nations.
Some years after 242 was passed I had a private conversation with a very senior British diplomat who participated in the drafting and finalising of it. At the end of our conversation I summarised my understanding of what he told me. He said my summary as follows was correct.
Those responsible for framing Resolution 242 were very much aware that Israel’s hawks were going to proceed with their colonial venture come what may -in determined defiance of international law and no matter what the organised international community said or wanted. So some if not all of those responsible for framing 242 were resigned to the fact that, because of the history of the Jews (persecution on and off down the centuries) and Zionism’s use of the Nazi holocaust as a brainwashing tool, Israel was not and never could be a normal state. As a consequence, there was no point in the Security Council seeking to oblige it to behave like a normal state - i.e. in accordance with international law and its obligations as a member of the UN. Like it or not, and whatever it might mean for the fate of mankind, the world was going to have to live with the fact that there are two sets of rules for the behaviour of nations – one rule for Israel and one for all other nations. In that light Resolution 242 was confirmation that the Security Council had a double standard built into it, and because the political will to confront Zionism did not exist, there was nothing anybody could do to change that reality.
At the time of writing an effort by the Palestine Authority is underway to get a new Security Council resolution calling on Israel to end its occupation within two or three years. But even if such a resolution was introduced and passed (not vetoed by President Obama) it would be meaningless unless it contained a commitment to Security Council enforcement action if Israel refused to comply.
What are the chances in the foreseeable future of a new Security Council resolution containing such a commitment?
In my view there is not a snowball’s chance in hell.
What President Truman feared could happen did happen. On dealing with the conflict in and over Palestine that became Israel the Security Council was put out of business by Zionism.
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Tom Mysiewicz:
December 30th, 2014 at 5:37 am
The whole process was a disgrace from the start. The UN had a moral obligation to create the Palestinian state in 1948 and resettle the displaced. Instead it relied on the fraudulent population statistics of the Zionists to create this mess. History is repeating itself. Read the works of Josephus to see the fate of a people who allow fanatics and zealots to take control. Their mad rampages finally were crushed with overwhelming force–but not before hundreds of thousands had died. For instance, after Jewish zealots massacred 100,000 on Cyprus, Jews were forbidden to even gaze on the land because it was believed it caused them to go mad. That’s what’s happening in Occupied Palestine now. Madness.
Sami:
December 30th, 2014 at 7:50 am
True, it is a Useless Nations so long as the US is still in a position to use its veto power.
By the way, the grossly exaggerated significance of the missing definite article in the English version of resolution 242 is always overstated. So long as a piece of land is “occupied” [Note: with or without the use of the definite article], it still falls within the category of the illegality of acquisition of land through the use of force. Additionally, I am reliably informed that other versions of the same resolution in the official languages of the UN, has the definite article!
confoundmeonce:
December 30th, 2014 at 4:05 pm
Whenever a Situation that is Known to be Wrong and unworthy goes on long enough …unabated and ‘ignored’ it becomes a circumstance that cannot be altered but by brute-force from the Masses. What is causing these Masses who should be able to define Right from Wrong to hang back..on the sidelines.. looking but not ever seeing ? Is it mind control.. ? Or is it as simple as power of suggestion ? Is it possible that when we Think we are Powerless, then we Are ? Where has our Backbone Gone ? Are the TOYS we are fed enough to keep us mindless ? If so, this ‘bunch of hoodlums who have infiltrated our Countries“ guvmt… HAS to be Exposed and obliterated…Before There is no Will left anywhere in this country..to Fight For What is Right and Decent and Worthy of Salvaging. People …Don`t you Realize you are Being ‘Dumbed-down to the point of total inertia with your Electric toys, your senseless video games ( and otherwise ).. and that you have allowed yourselves to be bombarded with a sense of becoming a non-entity…just someone taking up space ? Shame on you ! Are you Just Like that poor Chicken in the barnyard That Believes it is Helpless and Unable to MOVE..Because It was Laid On its` side…and a line drawn in the ‘sand’ right under its` nose..and Told ” See ! You are Not able to move out of This ”circle’ unless I Let you !! Now..What are you ? but mindless Followers and “Believers ?” Who are being Drained…Robbed of Every ounce of strength and sense of Self.. By The “”So-called Leaders” we are Allowing to Hem us in and Bring us down..Are we More akin to that poor dumbed down Fowl-bird than we want to admit ? Or, are we human beings who Know Better..but Is just Slow reacting against what we KNOW is Wrong..And will now get to Changing Directions that are more fitting to OUR Liking ..And To our sense of Self ? How are we going to Help These Oppressed Peoples, If we Don`t first of all, Wake up from our stupor AND begin helping ourselves >?? There is always a Beginning point…As well as An End point. Which Is more Plausible ? TO Do Nothing ..And Let ”The Drop Fall Where It may ?’ How un-American Can THAT Be ?? The Answer lies within every one of us.. Wake UP before it is too late to ..Turn back the tide. Time Waits for no man.
Rehmat:
December 31st, 2014 at 8:09 pm
The United Nations Security Council was not established to resolve world conflicts through peaceful negotiations or international and moral laws ingrained in the charters of both League of Nations and the United Nations. The UNSC was created to keep the supremacy of the former five western colonial powers.
Everyone who has studied how this world body gifted 56% of historical Palestine to European Zionist Jews to resolve Europe’s 19-centuries-old “Jewish Problem”, is not surprised by Jordan/PA fraud resolution. It’s proposed by two US/Israeli agents – and the UNSC slapped nine million Palestinians by giving a green light to the Zionist regime to carry-on its 47-year occupation.
I’m glad, Hamas and Islamic Jihad did not support the UNSC bid, as they know the only language the Zionist Jews understand is the way they established a state over Palestinian land.
“To understand the dysfunctional US-Israel relationship which has been plagued with self-deception, betrayal and false intent from its inception. To begin with, one must understand that the state of Israel was in large part created by those who despised Jews,” Phelan said.
http://rehmat1.com/2014/09/17/israel-was-created-to-solve-europes-jewish-problem/
confoundmeonce:
January 1st, 2015 at 12:40 am
Phelan, you got it exactly right… when you said ‘ the state of ‘isitreal was in large part created by those who despised jews. IT was < Primarily done to Get the Jews Headed In That Direction..And OUT of Every country where they had lit ! It is a Shame that This was DONE…And even worse..That Nothing Good Will ever Come from this Gesture. Land WAs Taken from The Rightful Settlers ( Palestinians ) Of This Land given to these Wandering Nomads..the jews from all over..( whether Jews or NOT ! )….there has been nothing but trouble ever since. Give THEM a Foot, and they will Take The Whole Thing ! They Are Never satisfied . No Country Wanted them Alighting in Their Country…SO<<For Several years, Money was Being Collected And Funneled to these Users..For Support and TO give them more incentive to Stay there ! ! Who can we Blame for That ? Us Dumbees Who Took Someones““ word for This .. so they kept Right on Sending !! Look what WE All have on our Agendas NOW ! An Unwelcome HIt on our Hands that Never Lessens..But Grows.