After U.S. veto, U.N. General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status

Gerald · 12-20-17, 12:37 AM

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and Muslim states on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, sparking a warning from Washington that it will “take names.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1ED21H

Well...

Von Due · 12-20-17, 03:15 AM

And still people will insist that what they really hate down there in the ME is "freedom and democracy".

Platapus · 12-20-17, 02:51 PM

Wow, invoking UNGA 377, I am not sure how many times that has been used in the past. This is certainly not the first time though.

It is ironic that it was the US that pushed for the resolution to counter Soviet vetos.

Gooses and ganders I guess.

August · 12-20-17, 04:29 PM

A UN resolution calling on us to change our mind in recognizing fact? How disconcerting!

Gargamel · 12-20-17, 06:11 PM

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sparking a warning from Washington that it will “take names.”

Yes, that's why it's called a "public record". This idiot.... sigh....

vienna · 12-20-17, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Yes, that's why it's called a "public record". This idiot.... sigh....

A rattle of sabers from rattle brains...

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Buddahaid · 12-20-17, 11:06 PM

Hey, don't mess with the man, he's running the country like a business isn't he......

ikalugin · 12-21-17, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Hey, don't mess with the man, he's running the country like a business isn't he......

Is he known for agressive merges and acquisitions?

kraznyi_oktjabr · 12-21-17, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Hey, don't mess with the man, he's running the country like a business isn't he......

Absolutely. He also has extensive experience in Chapter 11 bankruptry proceedings. Those should be useful with his taxation reform and military spending plans.

Skybird · 12-21-17, 06:33 AM

193 sacks of rice dropping in China.

I only wonder on how far Trumps decision collides with the possible mulling of a resettlement of Palestinian Arabs to the North Sinai that currently seems to be prepared by Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Gerald · 12-21-17, 03:32 PM

Update:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...KBN1EF2D5?il=0

vienna · 12-21-17, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Hey, don't mess with the man, he's running the country like a business isn't he......

You mean fraud, misrepresentation, empty hyperbole, and a high possibility of bankruptcy?...

Yeah, he is running it like one of his businesses...

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Gargamel · 12-21-17, 06:08 PM

I hope Trumpet has a lot of paper, cause that's gonna be a long list.

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The non-binding resolution was approved by 128 states, with 35 abstaining and nine others voting against.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42446027

em2nought · 12-21-17, 06:33 PM

It should be fairly easy to find new tenants for the UN Headquarters.

August · 12-21-17, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by em2nought

It should be fairly easy to find new tenants for the UN Headquarters.

12-20-17, 02:51 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Wow, invoking UNGA 377, I am not sure how many times that has been used in the past. This is certainly not the first time though. It is ironic that it was the US that pushed for the resolution to counter Soviet vetos. Gooses and ganders I guess. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	A UN resolution calling on us to change our mind in recognizing fact? How disconcerting! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Hey, don't mess with the man, he's running the country like a business isn't he...... __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,615 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	193 sacks of rice dropping in China. I only wonder on how far Trumps decision collides with the possible mulling of a resettlement of Palestinian Arabs to the North Sinai that currently seems to be prepared by Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Update:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...KBN1EF2D5?il=0 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	And still people will insist that what they really hate down there in the ME is "freedom and democracy".

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em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It should be fairly easy to find new tenants for the UN Headquarters. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!