United Nations – A U.S.-sponsored draft resolution that for the first time would have condemned the militant Islamic group Hamas, which controls Gaza, failed to win the required two-thirds majority in the U.N. General Assembly.
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Before Thursday’s vote, the 193-member world body had narrowly voted to require a two-thirds majority which Arab nations pressed for rather than a simple majority which the United States urged.
U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told the assembly before the vote that it could make history and unconditionally speak out against Hamas which she called “one of the most obvious and grotesque cases of terrorism in the world.”
But the vote on the resolution to condemn Hamas was 87-57 with 33 abstentions, a plurality below the two-thirds requirement.
But the vote on the resolution to condemn Hamas was 87-57 with 33 abstentions, a plurality below the two-thirds requirement.
Typical political cowardness and cover. Many of those 87 voting FOR the resolution had previously voted in favor of requiring a 2/3 vote to actually be effective.
Good! Theyre 100% terrorists but the Israelis were never taken to any court for crimes committed albeit more conventional ones. Did anyone pay a price for the killing of Dr Dahan years ago? Not a single person. They ordered it as he was a too influential anti zionist. They have numerous crimes under their sleeve.
While Hamas is a known as a terrorist organization, Israel got away with all their own “nicer” crimes.
The UN is a den of vipers.
Does anyone know who the 2-faced, terrorist cowards are , who voted for the necessary 2/3 majority?
I am so tired of winning.
With the arabs political maneuvering , they have kept their falestinian brothers in refugee status for over 70 years now.
The anti Israel resolution passed right after this with the cowardly Euro trash scum abstaining
So much winning. Other countries are going to respect us not like before.