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05/13/2009: "Address by UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon on the 60th Anniversary of Israel's Admission"

Few people know that Israel is the only state to be given a conditional admission. Under General Assembly Resolution 273, Israel was admitted on the condition that it grant all Palestinians the right to return to their homes and receive compensation for lost or damaged property, according to General Assembly Resolution 194 paragraph 11. Suffice to say, Israel has never lived up to these terms, and never intended to.

For 60 years Israel has violated its terms of admission, and for 60 years the UN has done nothing about it. It has watched as Israel heaped misery upon misery on Palestine, and violated international law with impunity.

After "Operation Cast Lead," no person, no country, no democracy can look at Israel without thinking of the inhuman slaughter and destruction committed by the axis powers in World War II, though one could have said the same about numerous past massacres. What atrocities might the world have been spared if the UN had refused to admit Israel 60 years ago?

[ At long last a UN Secretary-General has pointed out that Israel should be expelled from the United Nations. I don't expect Israel would be all that bothered if that happens - but then it's surprising how little it takes for Jews to have a hissy fit and start screaming "anti-semite!" at people. ]

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