If the UN is really acting impartially for peace and prosperity of the world, why it can not east the life for Palestinians?
2007-01-08 17:40:07 · 5 answers · asked by Judge 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
it isn't...think...it does what the US says...it has no choice. It condemned Iraq, and my, what happened? Nothing. What ever US says, thats what goes. Sad state of affairs. "freedom" is an illusion.
2007-01-08 17:44:00 · answer #1 · answered by synjhindb 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a) Regarding the U.N.
People treat the U.N. as if it was an entity - in reality the U.N. is just the combined self-interest of all of its member states - particularly the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
This is why there can be total inaction on any one of a number of extremely urgent issues (slaughter in Darfur, nukes in Iran, you name it) - because for any given issue, there is a member state that has a personal stake in that issue - sometimes not on the side of the 'good guys.
b) Regarding the Palestinians.
The Israelis desperately want to have peaceful Palestinian neighbors who dont carry out terror attacks or shoot katyushas at their cities without provocation. Many (probably most) Palestinians are not extremists and want to live in peace as well.
However, if you look closely at the issue, you will see that (just like in the U.N.) there are other players who have a stake in keeping the misery going.
This includes regional powers who need to have a 'victim' in the region so that people don't examine their corrupt dictatorships (Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia - the leaders, not the people).
It also includes violent extremists and those who incite and indoctrinate them - who want to keep people miserable and angry so that they can keep on recruiting people to continue the violence and keep their terrorist movements going.
Also states (like Iran) that send money, weapons and men to those groups (Hezbollah and Hamas) so that they can fight a proxy war with Israel and not have to fight directly.
Given all of the people who get a payoff from the continued misery of both the Palestinians and the Israelis - how would you expect this situation to change?
Always necessary to examine the larger picture.
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2007-01-08 18:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by cyclgrrl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are no way impartial. It has become evident over the last couple of years that their self interest is the driving force behind the UN. Remember the food for oil scandal?
2007-01-08 17:44:16 · answer #3 · answered by Jimmy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they cannot east them because they are westing right now.
2007-01-08 17:45:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't recall the UN ever acting at all .
2007-01-08 17:48:12 · answer #5 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋