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Is the UN a joke, or what?
Posted by Jeff (Guest) jeff@attoz.com - Tuesday, October 21 2003, 22:21:22 (EDT)
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U.N. Assembly Condemns Israeli Barrier
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By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer

UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding that Israel halt construction of a barrier jutting deep into the West Bank and dismantle the section already built.

The vote late Tuesday was 144 in favor, 4 opposed and 12 abstentions.

Agreement on the final text was reached after extraordinary public negotiations on the final text between the European Union (news - web sites) and the Palestinians and Arab and Islamic nations.

The United States, which vetoed a Security Council resolution last week that would have declared the barrier illegal, voted against the General Assembly resolution. <b>There are no vetoes in the 191-member world body and its resolutions are not legally binding, but they are considered a reflection of international opinion. </b>

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If the resolutions by all 191 nations are not legally binding, then what the fuck good are they???
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