Paul Mirengoff at Power Line posted an article yesterday about some behind-the-scenes maneuvering at the United Nations. Canada's support of Israel has cost Canada a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
According to the article:
"Canada lost out to Portugal after Portugal's natural ally, Brazil, lobbied Islamic countries with warnings that Canada's vote on Israel-related issues would be no different than that of the United States. Portugal, the argument went, would be more "balanced.""
"...As for Portugal, Israeli diplomats view it as among those EU nations that all too often goes with the anti-Israel flow. In addition to the Arab and Muslim states, Portugal had the backing fo Cuba and Venezuela."
The United States has not been a reliable vote for Israel in the United Nations Security Council for most of the past two years. Gradually, Israel's enemies are increasing their influence in the United Nations. South Africa, another nation that generally votes against Israel, has also joined the Security Council.
This is very interesting in view of the fact that the United Nations may establish a Palestinian State in the very near future without any positive progress in the peace talks (see article written earlier today at rightwinggranny).
I have said it before--the best thing to do with the United Nations is kick them out of New York and resign our membership. What began as an idealistic quest for freedom and peace has turned into an organization that has been responsible for atrocities done by its own peacekeepers. The United Nations is supported largely by United States taxpayer money. It's time the American taxpayers stopped supporting this organization.
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