Hello, World. This is Israel Speaking  

By Shlomo Maital

     On Wednesday October 18, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a “humanitarian pause” in the raging Israel-Hamas war.      

    Why?   The text did not include respect for Israel’s right to defend itself.

    Hmmm.   I, Israel, wonder —   do I need Russia’s OK to defend myself?  Do I need the OK of a world-wrecker dictator Putin  (Russia is a veto-power member of the Council)? Who is bombing Ukraine cities almost daily? Do I need China’s OK, whose human rights policies do not exist? 

   The resolution was drafted by Russia.  Yes, Russia.  No, I am not making this up.  12 of the 15 Security Council members voted in favor. Russia in the end abstained.  So did the UK.  The UK!   Brazil sponsored it. 

     UN representative Linda Greenfield said, ““Like every nation in the world, Israel has the inherent right of self-defense, as reflected in Article 51 of the UN Charter.”  

     But the UN Security Council apparently doesn’t think so.

     So,  UN and the world,  I have news for you.  If the Jewish people waited around for you to grant us the right to self-defense – we would have long ago disappeared, like the dinosaurs.

     We tried that once.  It is called Shoah.  And it did not end well – for anyone.

     So, world, stay tuned.  We are defending ourself. This is pretty new for the Jewish people, who did not have a country for 2,000 years – and there was no-one to stick up for us.

      We have a country.  We are united.  And we are going to defend ourselves rather vigorously.  Stay tuned.