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UN votes 124-14 to strip Israel of right to self-defense in Gaza, West Bank (www.jpost.com)

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The United Nations General Assembly voted 124-14 on Wednesday to strip Israel of the right to self-defense in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem.

The test of the resolution was based on the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion in July that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory was illegal.

The resolution also calls on member states not to sell arms or military equipment to Israel that would be used in Gaza, the West Bank, and east Jerusalem.

Among the 43 countries that abstained were Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Some 12 of the 27 European Union countries abstained, including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It stopped being about self-defense, if anyone ever bothered trailing what Israel had been doing.

But, go watch the prime minister declare everyone anti-semantic anyways over this.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago

It was never about self defence.

Ever since 1948, Israel has been systematically killing everyone in their 'promised land'.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly it would be an open and shut case here in the US.

My neighbor throws grenades into my window, me running into their house with my friends and shooting everyone there who looks like they might have had a grenade is not self-defense...

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

More like, im occupying my neighbor house while having him locked on the basement, he throws a rock at me and I'm just go around killing everyone I see.