The Declining Influence of the UN was Illustrated this Week When Most Nations Walked Out on Netanyahu’s Speech

Brian Shilhavy | Health Impact News

The United Nations had a general assembly this week in New York City.

The Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other Palestinian officials were denied visas to travel to New York to attend the session, even though the State of Palestine has been a non-member observer state in the UN for over a decade now.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Israel, however, was allowed to attend and even give a keynote address, in spite of the fact that there is a criminal warrant out for his arrest in the International Criminal Court.

The Israeli Press reported that his plane had to take an unusual route to reach the U.S., avoiding European airspace, as most of Western Europe has turned against Netanyahu and are calling for a two-state solution now, even the U.K.

So the fact that Netanyahu was too afraid to fly over Europe is a first.

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