The UN Security Council has rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for peace with Israel within a year and an end to Israel's occupation by 2017.

Only the United States and Australia voted against the Resolution, but as a veto holding permanent member, the US no vetoes the passing and adoption. Australia is not a permanent member but also refused to support the vote.

Riyad Mansour, Palestinian ambassador to the UN, criticised the world body for the failure of the vote.

"The Security Council has once again failed to uphold its charter duties to address this crises and to meaningfully contribute to a lasting solution in accordance with its own resolutions," Mansour said.

"This year, our people under Israeli occupation endured the further theft and colonisation of their land, the demolition of their homes, daily military raids, arrests and detention of thousands of civilians including children, rampant settler terrorism, constant affronts to their human dignity and repeated incursions at our holiest sites."

Following the vote, the US, Israel's closest ally, reiterated its opposition to the draft resolution.

Samantha Power, the US ambassador to the UN, said the resolution undermined efforts to "achieve two states for two people".

"It is deeply imbalanced and contains many elements that are not conducive to negotiations between the parties including unconstructive deadlines that take no account for Israelis legitimate security concerns," she said.

YES: Jordan, China, France, Russia, Luxembourg, Chad, Chile, Argentina, Rwanda, South Korea, Lithuania

NO: United States, Australia.

ABSTAINED: United Kingdom, Nigeria

"I want to express my appreciation and gratitude to Tony and his Australian Government. I spoke at length with the Prime Minister before the UN vote and he assured me that Australia's position was not going to be moved.

I also received assurances from the Nigerian president that they would not support the resolution. They stood by their words and this is what tipped the scales."

Benjamin Netanyahu

The land of Israel is the ancient homeland of the Jewish people. Its not land just picked at random.
It is Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Be'ersheba.

The land belongs to Jewish people, that is where the peoples are from and where they belong.

It's not just for show that people like me are allowed Right of Return whenever we choose.
It's hereditary, its ancient.

There are easier places to be, but not the right place - and the people won't be pushed around by a rabble or ganging up.
This isn't 1933-45 now.

Just another thought.  Isreal is such a dump of a place that there is no way it could fund the weaponry it has.  Hicks.....where does Israel get its money from to own state of the art ground and air capability?  Who is propping you up?

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Jan 10^th, 2016 at 9:25pm:


Sure.  That's why you posted this.

It's not just for show that people like me are allowed Right of Return whenever we choose.
It's hereditary, its ancient.


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Rubbish.  You have told us about your Father and your Uncle(s) and cousins who made sure they never targetted Palestinian civilians.

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Really.  Some links would be really comforting to this cynic.

What's wrong with Tasmania Hicks?  Would you rather have barbarians at your door forever?  Do you want the Planet to be on a permanent knife edge so you can occupy a piece of schitty dirt.

Just get the phark out of there, and we will all have a much better chance of 'living happily ever after.'

Take Tasmania.  You can afford it.  It is beautifull and bountifull and not one barbarian at the door.

Everyone is happy.

Dnarever wrote on Jan 10^th, 2016 at 9:44pm:


Absolutely.  I agree, but we'll never know for sure.

Got any letters about the dangers of white phosphorous?