theHRguy@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe UN Voted to Make Food A Human Right, Only Two Countries Voted No: Israel and USAhrnews1.substack.comexternal-linkmessage-square108linkfedilinkarrow-up1963arrow-down114cross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
arrow-up1949arrow-down1external-linkThe UN Voted to Make Food A Human Right, Only Two Countries Voted No: Israel and USAhrnews1.substack.comtheHRguy@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square108linkfedilinkcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down1·2 days agoI’d like a list of all UN resolutions that (almost only) the USA & Israel vetoed, pretty please.
minus-squareleftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoWell, a particularly jarring one is the USA’s refusal to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Everyone else, including Israel, has ratified it, except them. Because they want child labour, and to be able to keep executing children, and bombing schools, apparently.
minus-squareDevolution@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoDon’t forget fucking children.
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoCheesus. Puts all those school shootings in a new light.
minus-squareStillAlive@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoIsrael doesn’t have veto powers as they’re not in the security council. They can only vote ‘no’.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoThis is like saying Jim Henson wasn’t really on the Muppet Show.
I’d like a list of all UN resolutions that (almost only) the USA & Israel vetoed, pretty please.
Well, a particularly jarring one is the USA’s refusal to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Everyone else, including Israel, has ratified it, except them.
Because they want child labour, and to be able to keep executing children, and bombing schools, apparently.
Don’t forget fucking children.
Cheesus. Puts all those school shootings in a new light.
Israel doesn’t have veto powers as they’re not in the security council. They can only vote ‘no’.
This is like saying Jim Henson wasn’t really on the Muppet Show.