At the UN during the first week of the opening of the General Assembly, countries lined up to condemn Israel for “abhorrent acts,” or “massacres,” or “genocide” — choose one or more of these calumnies to pin on the Jewish state — and to declare their recognition of a “state of Palestine” without, however, giving any indication of that state’s borders, or population, or government. These calls to recognize “Palestine” offered nothing practical; it was all symbolism. More about that big mess on the East River can be found here: “The UN Is Obsolete; Israel’s Defense of Itself Just Proved It’s a Good Thing,” by Amine Ayoub, Algemeiner, September 25, 2025:
For decades, the UN has been a forum for anti-Israel bias and symbolic gestures. This week’s General Assembly drama — mass recognition of a Palestinian state, lectures about ceasefires, and leaders publicly abandoning hope in the institution — only confirms that the world no longer relies on a body built for moral posturing rather than practical action.
The UN was born to prevent genocide and keep the peace. Yet this week’s General Assembly laid bare how far the institution has drifted from that founding purpose.
World leaders poured into New York to declaim, condemn, and recognize; the headlines were dominated less by meaningful enforcement than by theatrical denunciations and symbolic recognitions. Several European governments used the UN stage to formally recognize a Palestinian state — an outraged diplomatic rebuke to Israel that, while loud, offers no practical mechanism to stop terrorism against Israel or feed the starving. The actions by countries to recognize a state of “Palestine” are real and consequential as a political signal, but they are not a solution to the operational realities on the ground.
What the General Assembly specializes in is moral theater. Speeches this week ranged from calls for immediate ceasefires and humanitarian corridors, to scathing rebukes of Israel’s campaign against Hamas.
Spain’s king and many other leaders pressed for an immediate halt to the fighting; others used the platform to assert global values and moral outrage. At the same time, US President Donald Trump used his podium to excoriate the institution itself and to make clear that Washington will not allow the UN to dictate a policy that weakens the Western moral order, or Israel’s right of self-defense. The cacophony played out on live television; the result was clarity, not consensus: the UN can supply rhetoric, not remediation.
The practical consequences of the UN’s paralysis have been obvious for months. The Security Council — the only UN organ able to issue binding measures — has increasingly been reduced to spectacle, as members trade accusations and resort to vetoes. This week’s special council sessions underlined the growing isolation of the US position and the paralysis of the council. Many states demanded immediate steps to halt Israel’s operations, while Washington insisted that any meaningful move must condemn Hamas and protect the chance of a ceasefire-for-hostages deal.
The UN’s failure is not merely rhetorical — it extends to the world body’s humanitarian role. We have now seen governments and publics lose confidence in the UN’s ability to prevent aid from being diverted and weaponized. The controversies over aid distribution in Gaza — including the UN Office of Project Services tracking that many aid consignments have not reached their intended destinations and US officials pointing to extremely high interception figures — have fed a crisis of credibility. Washington and Jerusalem’s response was to back new mechanisms to deliver life-saving assistance outside the UN framework; critics call these moves dangerous and partial, but they are a pragmatic response to a broken distribution system. The dispute over how much aid has been diverted, and by whom, is contested; what is not contested is the loss of public trust in the UN’s delivery capabilities….
When the UN was in charge of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, a great deal of that aid was stolen by Hamas, which distributed part of the loot to its own combatants and their extended families, and another part was held for sale, at exorbitant prices, to the Gazan civilians who were supposed to receive that aid for free. The UN has lost all credibility as the deliverer of such aid.
The purely verbal recognition of a “state of Palestine” does nothing to change the situation on the ground. It is an act of pure symbolism, that does not bring the world one step further to the release of the hostages or the disarming of Hamas, or helps the rebuilding of civil society in Gaza which has to precede the founding of a state.
The UN did nothing in the wake of the Hamas atrocities carried out on September 7, 2023 other than to express its “horror” at the attack. Beyond that, nothing concrete was proposed by the international peacekeeping body; it was left up to Israel to defend itself alone against those who would destroy it, and that very defense by the Jewish state. The IDF’s war in Gaza quickly became subject to criticism far more coruscating than what had been directed at Hamas in the first week following the terror group’s attack.
The UN General Assembly can adopt all the resolutions it wants. But it has no authority to change things on the ground. Nothing like the troops authorized by the UN Security Council to fight against North Korean aggression would be possible today. The only UN body whose resolutions are binding is the Security Council, but it cannot act against the world’s criminal regimes in China and Russia — both countries are members of the Security Council and can veto any resolution — or the regimes in Iran and North Korea, protected as both countries are by the vetoes of their allies Russia and China. As for Israel, only the American veto has prevented the Council from passing the most absurd and sinister of anti-Israel resolutions. Today, the best the UN can muster on behalf of world peace are a handful of UNIFIL peacekeeping troops who have not even been able to uproot Hezbollah from southern Lebanon. The real peacekeepers in the Middle East have been the soldiers of the IDF, who have fought against terror groups and terrorist regimes, in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Iran. At the UN nowadays, it’s always showtime. Lots of speeches, lots of emotion. But only this, and nothing more.
Taffy says
The UN exists so that its diplomats can use their immunity to park anywhere they feel like in NYC, wine and dine themselves in Michelin star restaurants, and goon shopping sprees in high-class NYC stores.
All other purposes such as world peace, eliminating world hunger, and eliminating disease are secondary. And, if they get to engage in Israel bashing while “at work,” all the better.
Brian Reid says
Agreed, except for the best speech at the UN for years. Watch the speech by Javier Milei Argentina.
Apart from the bit about the Falklands.
James Lincoln says
Brian Reid,
If the 1982 Falklands war were fought today, would the UK still win?
Brian Reid says
Hello James, not a chance. However, they don’t have to bother, the UN will tell Starmer to give them back and he won’t argue.
James Lincoln says
Thanks for your reply, Brian Reid.
Frightening, really.
gravenimage says
“Back”? Argentina never had the Falkland Islands.
Brian Reid says
What these days does back mean? Give Israel back to the Moslems. Give the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius who never had them and is hundreds of miles away. What does logic, common sense or reality have to do with anything these days. However you are correct, loose use of the word back. Maybe I am looking for a job at the UN and am practicing Bullshit so I will fit in perfectly!!!
Gravenimage, you are not thinking of joining the Labour Party are you? No chance of you getting a job at the UN is their with that wrong thinking.
Walter Sieruk says
The General Assembly of the United Nations, this jihad watch article reveals makes “scathing rebukes of Israel’s campaign against Hamas.”
Therefore the UN utters nonsense.
For the government authorities and officials of the State of Israel have a duty and responsibility to use a strong power of military forces against that dangerous and murderous jihad entity , Hamas. , of Gaza
For it’s the duty of any good government to ensure the safety security and lives of the people who are citizens of that nation. It’s a matter of basic self-defense..
As the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe, rightly and wisely, in a speech had declared, “The right to self-defense never ceases. It is among the most sacred, and alike necessary to nations and to individuals.”
Walter Sieruk says
President Trump is 100% right when he spoke at the United Nations when he that recognizing an ‘Palestinian state’ is rewarding terrorism.”
That treacherous and wicked action by those nations of Europe of such a terrible thing by recognizing the fiction a: “Palestinian state” is a reality.
This is blatant evidence of stealth jihadist infiltration and influence in those Western nations.
The leaders of countries should feel shame for letting those oil rich Muslim foreigners sway their international policies.
“By hook or by crook” that’s exactly what those stealth jihadists did.
Furthermore, in reality, there is not nor was there ever a genuine land that is “Palestine.” That is a modern fiction. Therefore, that “Palestine flag.” is a fake “flag.”
“The land of Israel was renamed Syria Palestrina by Hadrian, the Roman Emperor. Following the second revolt against Rome in AD 132- 135. The Philistines had always been the enemy of the Jews .and as such it was an insult to the Jewish people.” [1]
[1] Miracle of Israel by Gary Frazier and Jim Fletcher, page 65.
gravenimage says
Yes–kidnap, rape, and murder Israelis, get a state.
Walter Sieruk says
It’s impossible to have a genuine “Palestinian State” if in reality the is really no such things as a “Palestinian people.”
Therefore, this leads to an important question, which is “Are there really an ethnic or race of people who may be, rightly called the “Palestinians” or is that just a hijacked term that the Arabs of the area in the Middle East now exclusively only to themselves without valid genuine proof that such a term is actually fitting for them.
Many reliable scholars and historians on Israel and the entire Middle East have, rightly, answered that question. Two of them had together have compiled a book on this subject and had revealed, “The Palestinian leadership has repeatedly sought to legitimize their right to the land; by claiming it belongs to them and not the Jews. One of their BIG lies is that the land was always referred to as Palestine. Historically, this is inaccurate! There has never been a Palestinian state in the history of the world.”
The authors further explain that “The Roman Emperor Hadrian, following the second Jewish revolt led by Simon Kochba , changed the name of Israel to Syria Palestina which he took from the Hebrew word Pelesheth, which we know as Philistia . Why ? Because the Jews hated the Philistines and this was a slap in the face to them.”
By those Arabs by calling themselves “Palestinians” gives the false impression that there was a land of Palestine in ancient times and perpetuates the lie that the Jews took away the Palestinian land.”
Walter Sieruk says
The ones who should really have of war crime of genocide warrants out against them, for the arrest are the jihadist chiefs of Hamas and their Muslim terrorists murderous stooges The reason why this is so is twofold.
First, this is because they are top dogs of a violent and deadly jihad organization, that reveals in its charter that its intention to the commit worldwide genocide against the Jewish race.
Second, the heads of Hamas used its jihadist stooges invade Israel on October 7, 2023 to commit mass murder as well as other vile and heinous atrocities against the Jewish people.
Furthermore, the Muslim despots of that hostile Islamic regime of Iran should also have arrest warrant sent out for them. This is because they had sent many deadly weapons to Hamas and encourages those Hamas top dogs to launch a jihadist invasion of Israel murdering her people.
Walter Sieruk says
If the United Nations is really interested in justice, it would be acting against war criminals who, top dogs, chiefs of Hamas who had their Muslim terrorists’ stooges’ murderous actions of attempted of genocide, against the peaceful Jewish citizens of the State of Israel on October 7th 2023. Likewise, the ICC would also issue arrests warrants against those Muslim despots of Iran, as Khamenei, who send Hamas and Hezbollah with deadly weapons, Iran’s proxy, , for those dangerous and deadly jihad entities have every intention of committing genocide against the Jewish people.
Furthermore, those charge of “genocide’” against Israel are as absurd as they are also false. For it’s those jihadists of Hamas who committed action of attempted genocide against the Jewish people.
For it was Hamas that stated that current war in the Middle East by murderously invading Israel, on October 7th , and now has its jihadists hide their terror and weapon centers among civilians, including children in Gaza and then have the gall to blame the Israel Defense Force when civilians are killed.
For it was Hamas using its Muslim terrorists then attempted to commit genocide against the Jewish people, then when event further in their horrendous evil and the by kidnapping many Israel’s young females and raping thern. .
Those Hamas jihadists are so cruel and vicious that they even took Jewish infants and burned them to death while they were still alive.
In spite of all those facts, some despicable men of the UN wants to have acquittal for Hamas from all is wicked jihad terrorism and release its jihadists from the monstrous Islamic evil that they have so vicious committed and are very guilty of and yet condemn Israel for striking back and Hamas in self- defense. This is absurd and wrong. Very absurd and wrong.
To add to this libelous and slanderous of false charges of genocide are made against Israel about it heads of government and the IDF.
Such charges are as absurd as they are also wrong. Those changes are very absurd.
Related to this, the Bible informs its reader that “Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent – – the Lord detests them both.” Proverbs 17:15. [N.I.V.]
tgusa says
To begin with, the name, The United Nations, is a bunch of BS to begin with. In what alternate reality does the UN exist? Of course they are full of sound and fury.
Brian Reid says
It is called the UN because it is UN fit for purpose.
tgusa says
“It is called the UN because it is UN fit for purpose.”
So true Brian. A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
tgusa says
Substitute idiot with malicious co-conspirator and it come out right.
jerry glenn says
US out of UN. UN out of US.
Deano says
Any member who walked out on Netanyahu’s message should have their visas immediately revoked and the country would no longer be permitted to attend any UN meeting in the US until they sign a declaration supporting Israel’s right to exist and defend itself from all enemies.
OLD GUY says
According to the left and the UN Ham-ass was attacked by Israel. And it’s Israels fault that their citizens were attacked, raped, killed and taken hostage. by Ham-Ass. The peace and loving Islamic people of Gaza are the victim of their attack on Israel. Bullshit Hamas and the people of Gaza are getting exactly what they deserve for starting a WAR.
Major Tom says
Get the UN out of North America! All of it!
gravenimage says
The UN Is Full of Sound and Fury
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How *dare* Netanyahu not want his people to be kidnapped, raped, and murdered by Hamas?