In a quite amazing turn of events, Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations, admitted to a group of Israeli students that there is indeed an “unfortunate” bias against Israel in the UN:If you want to learn more, read This article at Anne's opinions, if not then carry on getting your news from the likes of the anti-Israel BBC.
Responding to a student who said Israelis felt their country was discriminated against in the international organization, Ban confirmed that there was a biased attitude towards the Israeli people and Israeli government, stressing that it was “an unfortunate situation.”Despite these stirring words however, Ban Ki-Moon hasn’t done anything to ease the built-in bias against Israel.
Ban met with the students as part of the UN Model international academic convention initiated by students at the College of Management.
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Addressing the attitude towards Israel, Ban said that the Jewish state was a UN member and should therefore be treated equally like all other 192 member states. Unfortunately, he added, Israel has been criticized and sometimes discriminated against because of the Mideast conflict.
I am not a sheep, I have my own mind
I have had enough of being told what and how to think
Whilst we are still allowed the remnants of free speech,
I will speak out.
I also reserve the right to discuss less controversial matters should I feel the urge.
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Thank you for the link Mr/Ms Not a Sheep. :-)
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile Ban Ki Moon has reversed himself again (I wonder how he doesn't become dizzy) and has backtracked.
Well, it was nice while it lasted. A whole 3 days.