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Netanyahu halts Israeli funding of UN bodies in revenge for ‘crazy’ resolution
RT News ^ | 12/24/2016

Posted on 12/24/2016 4:17:16 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Israel has suspended its multimillion dollar contribution to a number of United Nations bodies and is reevaluating its relationship with the organization, after the UN Security Council passed a resolution on Israeli settlement construction.

“I instructed the Foreign Ministry to complete within a month a re-evaluation of all our contacts with the United Nations, including the Israeli funding of UN institutions and the presence of UN representatives in Israel,” Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said on Saturday while addressing the nation.

“I have already instructed to stop about 30 million shekels ($7.8 million) in funding to five UN institutions, five bodies, that are especially hostile to Israel ... and there is more to come,” he added without offering any further details.

Netanyahu harshly criticized President Barack Obama for his decision on Friday to abstain from vetoing the resolution that declares settlements as having “no legal validity.” The resolution passed 14 to zero, with the United States abstaining.

The resolution demands that Israel “immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the 'occupied' Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem.”

The resolution “doesn’t bring peace closer. It pushes it further away,” Netanyahu said Saturday, calling the document “crazy.”

President Barack Obama’s administration constituted a “shameful ambush” by allowing the resolution's passage, Netanyahu said in his first public comments since Friday’s vote.

“Half a million ... are being slaughtered in Syria, tens of thousands are butchered in Sudan. The Middle East is up in flames, yet the Obama administration and the UN Security Council choose to set upon the only democracy in the Middle East,” Netanyahu told his television audience.

Netanyahu said that by abstaining the US has violated a pledge made by former president Jimmy Carter who promised Tel Aviv that Washington would not dictate peace terms to Israel at the UN Security Council.

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1 posted on 12/24/2016 4:17:16 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Trump, Putin, Farage & Bibi. 2017 shaping up Nicely.


2 posted on 12/24/2016 4:19:41 PM PST by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Donald will be doing the same shortly.


3 posted on 12/24/2016 4:19:44 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (President Trump is coming, and the rule of law is coming with him.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Submit a simple resolution.

“We acknowledge that Israel has the right to exist.”

Until a nation signs, it gets no foreign aid from US.


4 posted on 12/24/2016 4:22:15 PM PST by KyCats
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Hopefully Trump will ask Congress to cut ALL funding to the most body on the planet...UN.


5 posted on 12/24/2016 4:23:50 PM PST by Popman
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Good times 2.


6 posted on 12/24/2016 4:26:18 PM PST by lysie
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

The UN is bad enough, but bammy has ruined it.


7 posted on 12/24/2016 4:26:31 PM PST by I want the USA back (Lying Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: MotorCityBuck

Trump, Putin, Farage & Bibi. 2017 shaping up Nicely.


Guess you didn’t notice Putin was standing with the filthy Muzzies on this one at the UN.


8 posted on 12/24/2016 4:29:42 PM PST by lodi90
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

It is a pity that Russia supported this, though. They could have done something, couldn’t they?


9 posted on 12/24/2016 4:30:26 PM PST by A_perfect_lady
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Switzerland seems to do alright without belonging.


10 posted on 12/24/2016 4:31:06 PM PST by katana
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To: KyCats

PERFECT!


11 posted on 12/24/2016 4:31:09 PM PST by Stayfree (LIBERALISM & STUPIDITY ARE BOTH INCURABLE MENTAL DISEASES OFTEN FOUND TOGETHER!)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Trump should cut our payments to the UN to zero.


12 posted on 12/24/2016 4:35:53 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

As they should, and we will be joining them on Jan. 21st I assume and sincerely hope. Make it permanent if fact. The U.N. will wither away without U.S. support.


13 posted on 12/24/2016 4:36:01 PM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

One of my wishes for 2017 is that the UN goes down the same drain as the EU.

Hopefully, this decision by Israel will be the first of many expanding cracks in the foundation.


14 posted on 12/24/2016 4:37:09 PM PST by Maceman (Screw the Party. Save the Country.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

As Arnold said in Terminator II:

Get. Out.

I doubt either Israel or the US does. Both should have long ago and haven’t.


15 posted on 12/24/2016 4:38:24 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Ride To The Sound Of The Guns)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

As an interim measure, Israel should instruct their ambassador to take a leak on Ban Ki-moon’s desk.


16 posted on 12/24/2016 4:38:59 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Samantha Power's speech to the UN excoriating Israel was despicable. I presume she gave the speech at the direction of Obama, but on January 20th, Trump needs to recall her, and, the State Department folks on our Israeli desk need to be replaced.

The notion that the only thing between us and eternal peace in the Middle East is a Palestinian state in the middle of Israel is totally laughable.

17 posted on 12/24/2016 4:39:16 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

I can see Trump doing similar .. just afraid Obozo would fund them for the next 20 years as a parting shot.


18 posted on 12/24/2016 4:40:53 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

“Half a million ... are being slaughtered in Syria, tens of thousands are butchered in Sudan. The Middle East is up in flames, yet the Obama administration and the UN Security Council choose to set upon the only democracy in the Middle East,” Netanyahu told his television audience.


19 posted on 12/24/2016 4:41:02 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Good. Hit them where they feel it. $$$


20 posted on 12/24/2016 4:41:19 PM PST by SE Mom (Screaming Eagle mom)
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