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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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[–] erenkoylu@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 months ago (19 children)

We need to expel Israel from the UN. These religious fanatics have no place in the civilized world.

[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 32 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Removing a country from the UN for doing horrible things would defeat the UN's entire purpose.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

IDK, FRY was de facto kicked out of the UN in 1992.

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