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U.N. General Assembly condemns Israeli violence against Palestinians - UPI.com
UPI reports: "The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning Israel's use of excessive force on Palestinian civilians. The resolution passed by a vote of 120-8 with 45 countries abstaining. A U.S. bid to condemn Hamas, a Palestinian fundamentalist group, for attacks on Israel also received a majority vote in favor -- 62-58 with 42 abstaining -- but the president of the General Assembly rejected it because it didn't have the required two-thirds majority to pass. The resolution is unlikely to lead to any action against Israel because the United States, a close ally of the nation, would veto it."

Comment: While I'm grateful to see the U.S. stand by an ally and for the support of those few countries who voted for Israel, it's sobering to see how easily world opinion is rallied against Israel and in favor of the Palestinians.  I was just reading a report the other day about Palestinians sending kites over Israel that are on fire and they land in fields and then burn crops. No mention of that here, just the general impression that the Palestinians are peaceful and gentle people being oppressed by Israel.