The test of the resolution was based on the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion in July that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory was illegal.

The resolution also calls on member states not to sell arms or military equipment to Israel that would be used in Gaza, the West Bank, and east Jerusalem.

Among the 43 countries that abstained were Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Some 12 of the 27 European Union countries abstained, including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.

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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And nobody will obey that decision.

ICJ has made some rulings about Artsakh too. Should have been not so hard to sanction the beheading savages out of occupying a small country and expelling its residents. By the way, in the UN charter a "country" does not only refer to UN members, that distinction is intentionally made clear in a few places.

UN is less useful than Holy Roman Empire.

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s not a decision to obey. It’s just a boring skit they put on once in a while. I feel like the kids’ Model UN has more actual impact on society than the UN and its toothless performative bullshit

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago

Legislative bodies get their "teeth" by the state monopoly on violence. The UN having teeth would have to mean UN forces, and it'd even have to mean those forces being among the strongest in the world.

It's a diplomatic tool, not anything else. It encourages communication and collaboration and discourages conflict.