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The United Nations General Assembly voted 124-14 on Wednesday to strip Israel of the right to self-defense in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem.

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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[–] kerrypacker@lemmy.world -4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Nope it definitely goes both ways, but one side has everything to lose. I might be morally justified trying to take on ms13 but I'm still going to get my ass handed to me.

[–] NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

So for every victim that died at the hands of a rapist, your judgement is that they should not have fought back as hard. Got it.

[–] Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

one side DOES have everything to lose, and it's the side being ethnically cleansed, starved, kidnapped, bombed, mauled by dogs, indiscriminately shot, and thrown into rape camps for about 75 years now. I'm glad you agree Palestinians have a right to resist their own eradication 🫡