Israel severs ties with UN Human Rights Council

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29 Mar 2012, 2:05 am

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Well Israel has been above human rights anyways, I mean they get a free pass to kill Palestinians whenever they want what do they need to be part of the human rights council so this isn't surprising. I still think both sides need to get over themselves and hold hands or something, but I am sure both sides would try to kill me if I threw this thought at them.

And according to almost every UN resolution that tried to pass, Hamas has a free pass to fire rockets into Israeli civilian areas without consequence, despite being confirmed in fact finding missions too.

Then how do you explain all the raids on the palestinians? I figured that was their punishment...the thing that bothers me about that is all the people that aren't part of Hamas who have to suffer or be killed because Israels complete disregard for civilians.

That is an action taken unilaterally by Israel and has nothing to do with UN resolutions. Why has every single UN resolution only called for investigation into what Israel has done and yet has never called for any investigations on the Palestinian side, including the firing of rockets into Israeli civilian areas?

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29 Mar 2012, 7:32 am

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The U.N. wouldn't have nearly as much money, either.....
I can see your concern about power in the UN since the U.S. contributes 22% of the money and Canada only 3.2%. Who should have the most power, Sri Lanka?
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If you support the US having a veto then lets try a little thought experiment shall we? Lets say a Democrat in the U.S. Congress had the power to veto whatever he wanted (hypothetical mind you, don't just dismiss this as impossible and not even think about it). Wouldn't you be screaming and kicking that he shouldn't have that power every time he shot down a bill?

No democratic organization should *ever* have vetoes involved. Period, end of story. It doesn't matter how much money you put in.

Obviously different rules apply for congres than the UN.
We put more into it (remember the 22% thing?) so we obviously should have a stronger voice in its actions. And if money doesn't matter let's try and operate the UN without money at all for a year and see how well that goes.

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29 Mar 2012, 8:23 am

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An international fact finding team could validate the Israelis if they really aren't violating human rights. I think a modern democratic nation withdrawing from the UNHRC is a very bad sign

is it? democratic i mean. the words democracy and israel are not something i would associate with each other. the same goes for UN & democracy actually.

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29 Mar 2012, 9:12 am

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An international fact finding team could validate the Israelis if they really aren't violating human rights. I think a modern democratic nation withdrawing from the UNHRC is a very bad sign

is it? democratic i mean. the words democracy and israel are not something i would associate with each other. the same goes for UN & democracy actually.

governments in Israel are voted in and out by citizens registered to vote. Israel is a democratic secular state.

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29 Mar 2012, 10:08 am

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I don't blame Israel for getting out of the UNHRC or anything else U.N.
Their location in the world, the middle east if you haven't noticed, isn't real big on human rights in the first place. If they have to take the gloves off to deal with the people that would exterminate them all at the first opportunity then so be it.
You do what you have to do, plain and simple.

If I had it my way the U.S. would be out of the U.N. and the U.N. would be out of the U.S.

Well crap they better exterminate all the non-jews as a preventative measure, then again that might make them look like nazis which would be ironic.

If they pose an immediate threat to Israel then IDF obviously has to do whatever to assure the
safety and survival of its citizens WITHOUT outside interference.

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29 Mar 2012, 10:30 am

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If they pose an immediate threat to Israel then IDF obviously has to do whatever to assure the safety and survival of its citizens WITHOUT outside interference.

This is basic security of the state stuff.

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29 Mar 2012, 11:52 am

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I don't know...my main point here is I think both sides should pull their heads out of their asses, and quit trying to justify their killing of each other.

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29 Mar 2012, 11:55 am

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Well crap they better exterminate all the non-jews as a preventative measure, then again that might make them look like nazis which would be ironic.

If they pose an immediate threat to Israel then IDF obviously has to do whatever to assure the
safety and survival of its citizens WITHOUT outside interference.

So you think if they want to start a holocaust against arabs they should have that right, if they deem it an appropriate way to prevent the destruction of their nation? At that point their nation might as well be destroyed because genocide is wrong. I mean I can see why people don't like the nation of Israel and its got nothing to do with it being a largely jewish nation try the way it operates...maybe.

Israel is not center the whole world revolves around....but sometimes it seems people view it that way.

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29 Mar 2012, 12:27 pm

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You're dodging the point Raptor. Would you or would you not be fighting against that democrat having the power of veto?

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29 Mar 2012, 12:40 pm

Let's not mischaracterize the vetos held by the permanent members of the Security Council.

The China, France, Russia, the UK and the US can veto Security Council resolutions--they have no veto in the General Assembly, nor in any other UN organ.

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29 Mar 2012, 1:16 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:

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Well crap they better exterminate all the non-jews as a preventative measure, then again that might make them look like nazis which would be ironic.

If they pose an immediate threat to Israel then IDF obviously has to do whatever to assure the
safety and survival of its citizens WITHOUT outside interference.

First off, The IDF and Israeli leadership would not launch a full scale genocidal campaign against the "Arabs" which is a pretty general unspecifed group considering their are nations that surround Israel that are made up of Arabs but they aren't united. Second, Yes..the reason Israel is hated by a lot of regimes is precisely because it is a Jewish nation...i don't understand why some people can't grasp the concept that anti-semitism did not die when Hitler killed himself in his bunker. It still persists as an idealogy in the third world and has been ingrained in post-colonial education systems because they see Zionism as an arm of " Jewish" financial interests meant to keep them in perpetual slavery...this was indoctrinated into their education systems in the third world due to their alignment with the Soviet Union. As someone who has gone to Israel numerous times I can say their is not one ounce of rational discussion within the Knesset or in normal political dialogue of eliminating Arabs. But sadly many of the regimes that surround Israel are made up of regimes that use the elimination of Israel as a means of legitimacy for their rule.

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29 Mar 2012, 1:20 pm

Also, Kudos to Israel for finally getting out of the UN " Human rights council" which is an absolute joke of a group. The most recent example was Syria of all nations condemning Israel for " violating human rights"....the UN HRC is a GOOD idea, but the way its run and the way brutal oppressive regimes have been given the ability to manipulate it for purely political purposes is a complete abuse and no nation should have to withstand the criticism that is disproportionaly levelled against it, like Israel has been within this group. Its a complete mockert of the original intentions and is actually assisting human rights violations by putting the spotlight off the regimes that are currently committing real everyday human rights violations. When you have Syria, Libya, Sudan etc pointing fingers you know you have a major problem in how this system is run.

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29 Mar 2012, 1:26 pm

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

Sweetleaf wrote:

Raptor wrote:

Sweetleaf wrote:

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Well crap they better exterminate all the non-jews as a preventative measure, then again that might make them look like nazis which would be ironic.

If they pose an immediate threat to Israel then IDF obviously has to do whatever to assure the
safety and survival of its citizens WITHOUT outside interference.

First off, The IDF and Israeli leadership would not launch a full scale genocidal campaign against the "Arabs" which is a pretty general unspecifed group considering their are nations that surround Israel that are made up of Arabs but they aren't united.

Well I know that I was being hypothetical, and even if that did happen I don't imagine it would go on very long...before that nation gets well....destroyed.

Second, Yes..the reason Israel is hated by a lot of regimes is precisely because it is a Jewish nation...i don't understand why some people can't grasp the concept that anti-semitism did not die when Hitler killed himself in his bunker. It still persists as an idealogy in the third world and has been ingrained in post-colonial education systems because they see Zionism as an arm of " Jewish" financial interests meant to keep them in perpetual slavery...this was indoctrinated into their education systems in the third world due to their alignment with the Soviet Union. As someone who has gone to Israel numerous times I can say their is not one ounce of rational discussion within the Knesset or in normal political dialogue of eliminating Arabs. But sadly many of the regimes that surround Israel are made up of regimes that use the elimination of Israel as a means of legitimacy for their rule.

Also I am aware anti-semitism does still exist.......hell considering how many people in the U.S think a terrorist is anyone who looks middle eastern is rather anti-semitic considering the following dictionary definition.

Sem·ite noun
Definition of Semite
1
a : a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs
b : a descendant of these peoples
2
: a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language

but anyways anti-semitism is not the only reason people dislike Israel......I dislike it because of the things I've read up on about it and the ongoing palistinian/israeli conflict. But I think it's stupid to hate people for their race and it seems both sides are guilty of that more or less.

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29 Mar 2012, 1:30 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:

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Sweetleaf wrote:

Raptor wrote:

Sweetleaf wrote:

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Well crap they better exterminate all the non-jews as a preventative measure, then again that might make them look like nazis which would be ironic.

If they pose an immediate threat to Israel then IDF obviously has to do whatever to assure the
safety and survival of its citizens WITHOUT outside interference.

First off, The IDF and Israeli leadership would not launch a full scale genocidal campaign against the "Arabs" which is a pretty general unspecifed group considering their are nations that surround Israel that are made up of Arabs but they aren't united.

Well I know that I was being hypothetical, and even if that did happen I don't imagine it would go on very long...before that nation gets well....destroyed.

Second, Yes..the reason Israel is hated by a lot of regimes is precisely because it is a Jewish nation...i don't understand why some people can't grasp the concept that anti-semitism did not die when Hitler killed himself in his bunker. It still persists as an idealogy in the third world and has been ingrained in post-colonial education systems because they see Zionism as an arm of " Jewish" financial interests meant to keep them in perpetual slavery...this was indoctrinated into their education systems in the third world due to their alignment with the Soviet Union. As someone who has gone to Israel numerous times I can say their is not one ounce of rational discussion within the Knesset or in normal political dialogue of eliminating Arabs. But sadly many of the regimes that surround Israel are made up of regimes that use the elimination of Israel as a means of legitimacy for their rule.

Anti-semitism may technically include Arabs but its pretty common and was originally intended as a term to mean Judeao-phobia. But thats besides the point. People who " dislike" Israel rarely every " dislike" the existense of other countries, and that is at the heart of the argument. You may disagree with the tactics used by the govt. but their are individuals, groups, and even political parties in countries that just HATE Israels very existence and utilize the fact its Jewish as a means of degrading it.

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29 Mar 2012, 1:44 pm

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

Sweetleaf wrote:

JeremyNJ1984 wrote:

Sweetleaf wrote:

Raptor wrote:

Sweetleaf wrote:

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Well crap they better exterminate all the non-jews as a preventative measure, then again that might make them look like nazis which would be ironic.

If they pose an immediate threat to Israel then IDF obviously has to do whatever to assure the
safety and survival of its citizens WITHOUT outside interference.

First off, The IDF and Israeli leadership would not launch a full scale genocidal campaign against the "Arabs" which is a pretty general unspecifed group considering their are nations that surround Israel that are made up of Arabs but they aren't united.

Well I know that I was being hypothetical, and even if that did happen I don't imagine it would go on very long...before that nation gets well....destroyed.

Second, Yes..the reason Israel is hated by a lot of regimes is precisely because it is a Jewish nation...i don't understand why some people can't grasp the concept that anti-semitism did not die when Hitler killed himself in his bunker. It still persists as an idealogy in the third world and has been ingrained in post-colonial education systems because they see Zionism as an arm of " Jewish" financial interests meant to keep them in perpetual slavery...this was indoctrinated into their education systems in the third world due to their alignment with the Soviet Union. As someone who has gone to Israel numerous times I can say their is not one ounce of rational discussion within the Knesset or in normal political dialogue of eliminating Arabs. But sadly many of the regimes that surround Israel are made up of regimes that use the elimination of Israel as a means of legitimacy for their rule.

Anti-semitism may technically include Arabs but its pretty common and was originally intended as a term to mean Judeao-phobia. But thats besides the point.

I know, I just find it ironic that more or less in Israel and Palestine its jews vs. arabs or vice versa, even though they're both semetic.

People who " dislike" Israel rarely every " dislike" the existense of other countries, and that is at the heart of the argument. You may disagree with the tactics used by the govt. but their are individuals, groups, and even political parties in countries that just HATE Israels very existence and utilize the fact its Jewish as a means of degrading it.

Ok well I just don't like how it seems to fall under the theocracy category.......why should there be christian nations, jewish nations, muslim nations or any other nations I mean why even bring up the religion thing in the first place. Not to mention I don't even like the system in my own country so why would I like the systems in the countries in the middle east.......from what I hear they are more oppressive, including in Israel as far as I know(but I'll have to review some of their laws and such).

Also I think the formation of the modern Israel was just a little messed up, I mean France, England and the U.S(I think it was, maybe just England and the U.S) but anyways they did not exactly have the right transport a bunch of people to another country and declare it their nation regardless of who's already there.......and I would say the same thing even if the people who where relocated there where not Jewish . Seems kinda negligent on the part of the allies who won WW2 I mean no crap that was probably going to create violent conflict.

Kind of like when the natives tried defending their land against the european settlers who decided to make america their own? though theres not an ongoing violent conflict really there are still hard feelings I am sure.

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29 Mar 2012, 1:48 pm

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Obviously different rules apply for congres than the UN.

We put more into it (remember the 22% thing?) so we obviously should have a stronger voice in its actions. And if money doesn't matter let's try and operate the UN without money at all for a year and see how well that goes.

You're dodging the point Raptor. Would you or would you not be fighting against that democrat having the power of veto?

You keep comparing apples to oranges but to humor you; no, I would not be in favor of one democrat having extraordinary power IN OUR CONGRESS. Democracy does not apply everywhere, though.
When each nation is paying the same then we'll talk democratic process.
Money talks!

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