Israel Rejects 'Preposterous' UN Decision on Jerusalem, Thanks Trump for Unequivocal Support

[DonViejo]

Source: Haaretz




Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasts the world body as a 'theater of the absurd,' but promises the vote won't have an actual impact on reality in Jerusalem

Noa Landau and Haaretz Dec 21, 2017 7:45 PM

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "Israel completely rejects this preposterous resolution," responding minutes after the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution that rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

In a major diplomatic blow to Israel and Trump, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution rejecting the American recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, with 128 member states voting in favor of the resolution and a mere nine voting against it.

"Jerusalem is our capital, always was and always will be. But I do appreciate the fact that a growing number of countries refuse to participate in this theater of the absurd," Netanyahu charged in a live Facebook video.

Israeli officials noted that some of those countries are those Netnayahu had visited. Israel also thanked Trump for his unequivocal stance on Jerusalem. Israel also thanked those who voted together with Israel and "for truth."




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[Fred Sanders]

1. Well, Bibi got Trump to threaten the entire world before the vote...kind of gave the game away.

What argument do you have if you have to threaten the world? Sad!

[sandensea]

6. That's the truth.

Don't be shocked if an Isreali embassy somewhere is unexpectedly "bombed" (from the inside) sometime in the near future.

No one in the media will be allowed to point out that the damage radiates outward from the building and other inconsistencies, they'll miraculously 'find' an intact Iranian passport in the rubble, and Cheeto will start bloviating about a "cruel, dastardly act by Iran that will not go unpunished - that I can tell you."

[Javaman]

2. two crooks pissed at the world.

fuck'em both.

[MFM008]

5. Exactly

And drop dead to both .....

[onit2day]

3. 2 Nazi like leaders care less about peace, more about being bullies.

[oberliner]

7. Are you calling the PM of Israel "Nazi like" ?

Seriously?

[Fred Sanders]

12. Too far, I agree. Bibi is more apartheid-like. How about Nikki threatening the world? Sad.

[sandensea]

4. Apartheid-era South Africa used to say the same thing.

"Thank God for Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan," P.W. Botha once said. "Otherwise we'd be all alone in the world."

[oberliner]

8. How are things going in South Africa these days?

Seems like no one really cares much about that country anymore.

[oberliner]

9. I wouldn't call it a "major diplomatic blow"

There were actually fewer countries voting yes than usual on this sort of thing.

[Fred Sanders]

14. 128 to 9 with 35 abstaining is an overwhelming rebuke. NBC News TV reported it as a

"scathingly rejection" of the claim.

[oberliner]

15. UN General Assembly votes with respect to Israel are always more lopsided than that

It's usually everyone vs. US, Israel, Micronesia, Marshall Islands with maybe a handful abstaining.

This is actually probably the lowest number of yes votes on a UNGA resolution with respect to Israel of the last 30 years.

[karynnj]

17. Could it be because it criticized implicitly the USA

and Nikki Hayley was taking names?

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Guess that means that the Trump Organization isn't getting all those no-bid contracts

to build new embassies throughout Jerusalem and East Jerusalemm.

[Loserman1962]

11. Why does this even matter?

The fact is Jerusalem is the capitol of Israel.
Israel decided that 67 years ago.

The whole world is being hypocritical over this since everyone has consulates in Jerusalem.

Everyone can decry that this impedes a peace negotiation or somehow makes a 2 state solution impossible.
The fact is there will never be a peace solution between Israel and the Palestinians.
There will also never be a 2 state solution and it is folly to think there ever will be.

Our best course of action would be to stay completely the hell out of the middle east.

[Fred Sanders]

13. "Decided" the capital. So speak the word and, presto, done? Everyone else with a claim, shove it?

PLO has also decided same city as it's capital.

The arrogance of Israeli and American regimes is rejected by the entire world. They too have decided....Israel is wrong.

[appal_jack]

23. Yes, but the PLO lost.

And even after losing, Israel came to the table in good faith multiple times. I watched the 2000 Camp David events shepherded by Clinton on live TV, thinking "finally, there's a chance for peace." And then Arafat walked away from a deal that would have given the Palestinians 91% of the West Bank and the vast majority of East Jerusalem. That was a loser move if there ever was one, and a big waste of a Democratic President's time and efforts.

-app

[Fred Sanders]

24. You mean the war where Israel annexed the entire West Bank? Why not wanting it all back?

Could debate 2000 until the cows came home. Now with no Jeruslaum bargaining chip do you or anyone else truly that no this helps with a settlement?? Not logical.

[Old Vet]

16. Although I agree with your last sentence, The US has there dirty hands everywhere it seems...

[Spider Jerusalem]

20. A consulate is not an embassy.

and Israel's occupation and annexation of East Jerusalem is in violation of international law, which doesn't recognise territorial gain by right of conquest (one of the consequences of WWII).

[Dawson Leery]

18. Trump and Bibi, two thugs to which the world said F**k off.

[OliverQ]

21. As a Jew, let me just say I agree that Jerusalem is the Israeli capital

That being said, moving the embassy there is pointless. You can view it as the capital without moving the embassy. Tel Aviv is the most popular city in Israel and the safest for Americans. Makes more sense to leave it there.

Second, delicate politics are involved with this and Trump is the last person I want making decisions about Israel, causing more strife and mayhem for the people in the area.

And third, I'm so fed up with the Evangelical/right-wing/GOP obsession with Israel. They couldn't give two dumps about us Jews. Most of them are probably anti-semitic. The only reason they're so involved with Israel, is that it's part of their Armageddon/Rapture end times scenario that they desperately want to take place. They think the more they support Israel, the closer the ends times get.

I'm tired of the GOP co-opting the Jewish homeland and Jewish people for their own evil agenda. I'm also sick of conservative Jews buying into the nonsense.

[Fred Sanders]

25. The alliance of End Time Jews and Christians is both scary and laughable.

Still have to wait for the building of that third Temple. This silly move by Shitler is being viewed as one step closer to the Rapture by the religiously brainwashed.

But building another Temple? Is that even on the drawing board?

[OliverQ]

26. I also seem to recall peace between Israel and Palestine being required

for the rise of the Anti-Christ and the end times.

This obviously doesn't help that part of their ridiculous effort.

[moondust]

22. Land grabber loves his pussy grabber.

Grab, grab, grab, they call 'em the grabbers.