[ April 17, 2024 ]
The United Nations, just recently, convened its eleventh so-called “emergency” session on Israel since 1997. But the real tone of the meeting was to bash the Jewish state.
And that’s how these “emergency” sessions always go.
But as President Donald Trump has made clear: There’s a new White House sheriff in town and the United Nations ought to take note.
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has been pretty bold on the president’s plans to trim back the global body’s wings and reel in its anti-Israel rhetoric. Just look at her most recent speech to the United Nations, this month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvqX4vauIJ8
And now?
Now there could be real teeth to that U.S. plan to control the United Nations. Now the United States could consider options to cut U.N. funding, as well.
Here’s an analysis from Anne Bayefsky in Breitbart that explains more:
For decades, the United Nations has spit in the face of the United States. The demonization of the Jewish state – modern antisemitism – has been one of many UN policy priorities totally antithetical to American values and interests.
The General Assembly vote on December 21 condemning President Donald Trump’s implementation of American law recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel ought to be the last time America takes it lying down.
Let’s be clear about how we got here. Thursday’s meeting was the seventeenth time the UN General Assembly has convened the so-called “tenth” emergency special session on Israel since 1997. That’s because the “tenth” session is effectively permanent. At the end of the meeting, the President of the General Assembly stressed that the session was merely “adjourned.”
What such UN-eze means for real people is this: There has never been an emergency special session of the General Assembly on anything but Israel-bashing in twenty years. 500,000-plus dead and seven million displaced in Syria over seven years – and not one emergency special session. Neither a million dead in Rwanda, nor two million dead over two decades in Sudan, ever prompted a single emergency special session.
The issue Thursday was not about Jerusalem. It was about Jew-hatred. The resolution is the General Assembly’s twenty-first resolution in 2017 slamming Israel for violating “rights” and “law.” There was one resolution on North Korea. One on Iran. And one on the United States – criticizing U.S. Cuba policy. Altogether, there were nine resolutions critical of human rights records in specific states in the rest of the world combined.
The game is Jerusalem and 1967 borders. But the endgame is the 1948 borders and the legitimacy of a Jewish state.
The issue today was also not simply about President Trump. The State Department produces an annual report computing “coincidence of voting” in the General Assembly – or how often other countries vote the same way as the United States. In 2016, counting all the final draft resolutions of the full plenary of the General Assembly – that were adopted by a vote and on which the U.S. voted yes or no – “coincidence of voting” with the United States was a mere 37 percent.
U.S. UN Ambassador Nikki Haley cut to the chase: dollars and cents. On today’s “attack,” she pointed out to the General Assembly that the United States is “asked to pay more than anyone else” for “the ‘privilege’ of being disrespected.”
But she and the President went further. They’ve promised that this time the United States will not be cowering in submission while the UN majority chants “UN multilateralism” because back home these states are too busy unilaterally oppressing their own people.
Speaking in advance of the vote at a Cabinet meeting, President Trump said: “We’re not going to be taken advantage of any longer.” And Haley spelled it out: “The United States will remember this day in which it was singled out for attack in the General Assembly for the very act of exercising our right as a sovereign nation. We will remember it when we are called upon to once again make the world’s largest contribution to the United Nations.”
Today’s vote – 128 for, 9 against, 35 abstentions, and 21 sitting on their hands — means a few more “no-shows” got the administration’s memo that freedom isn’t free.
But the numbers tell the UN story: whatever the organization was meant to be in the 20th century, in the 21st century American taxpayers are paying for an institution owned and operated by anti-American non-democracies.
There is no time like the present to put an end to this travesty.
It so happens that today and tomorrow the United States will be asked to make the world’s largest contribution to the United Nations. The General Assembly budget committee is meeting today to take a decision on funding the UN Human Rights Council – a “human rights” body composed of the likes of Qatar, China, Cuba, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. Funding will include paying for a UN blacklist of American companies doing business with Israel, along with a whole host of “trash America first” programs.
The Trump administration should vote against funding the Human Rights Council at the committee level. When the resolution passes anyway – and circles back around, bundled together with all the other anti-American and anti-Israel goings-on from across the General Assembly – the Trump administration should vote against the entire UN 2018-2019 biennium budget.
This move has clear precedent. On December 22, 2007, the Bush administration voted against the whole 2008–2009 UN budget after the General Assembly decided to pay for yet another antisemitic hatefest modeled on the infamous Durban racism conference of 2001.
Here’s a roadmap after the vote: Place a temporary hold on U.S. funding for the United Nations except in the case of urgent humanitarian relief. Set up a committee to review all U.S. UN contributions – now approximately 10 billion a year from all government sources – and decide what truly fits American values and interests. Move commitments from the “regular” budget category to “voluntary” contributions, where we can keep a much closer eye on accountability.
And last, but not least, move the embassy to Jerusalem tomorrow by changing a sign on a building in Jerusalem that the United States already owns.
The time for following through on promises, Mr. President, was never more ripe.
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55 Comments
6 years ago
$10 billion a year is a lot of money to shell out to a bloated organization that DAILY criticizes the U.S. on U.S. soil, from blow hards who couldn’t do a real job if their lives depended on it. What if, Trump said, that money is contingent upon U.N. staffers going out, on a daily basis, and ACTING LIKE THE AMBASSADORS they are by committing random acts of kindness to all Americans, or they can go back home.
And just what benefit is the average American citizen getting back for this “investment.” Oh, that’s right, more global hatred.
6 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
I guess they consider giving us “refugees” as defined by the UN, as a benefit.
6 years ago
Reply to
santashandler
Their job is to destroy Israel.. They infest our countries, and set up no go zones.. The last was a muslim pouring flammables on his trying to escape girlfriend’s crotch. That taught her a lesson as she burned to death. Still, France plans on flying 3,000 more in.
6 years ago
Like the commentary of Nikky Haley at the U.N., this was an excellent article. If America is a leading free society nation, whose values are considered sacrosanct, and whose conduct is consistent with a country who can be recognized as sincerely humanitarian, then I also fully agree with this articles commentary. We should recognize that the U.N. is being overwhelmed by the antiquated and inhuman countries who often are dictatorial in nature and do not treat there people with due process or provide them with equal protection. Their failure to do so is clearly contrary to everything we consider right about our free society. Yet, these countries, especially the Arab/Islamic ones have essentially taken over the U.N. The anti-Semitic conduct that they consistently direct at the state of Israel is overwhelming evidence that those countries do not act or represent themselves as we here in America think is appropriate. Yes, the U.N. can and should be used to help those people who are in need of humanitarian help, something I note that the U.S. and Israel do on a regular basis whenever and wherever it is needed, but beyond that why are we supporting this gang of unreasonable countries who use the U.N. as their playing field where they act out conduct that is nowhere near being neighborly and of good moral character. We need to close or tighten the money spigot and simply state we will take it no more! While I know there will be “politically correct” media pundits who will bad mouth that approach, once again I believe that kind of thinking plays into the hands of those who continue to laugh at us for being so continually sucked in by those within the U.N. who are jealous of where this country is, and will do anything they choose as long as it is essentially anti-American. They need to know that conduct must end.
6 years ago
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6 years ago
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6 years ago
Reply to
mezcukor
The useless abominations have been given years to clean up their act, they only get worse. Shut it down, the existing structure is rotten to the core, it cannot be salvaged.
6 years ago
Enough talk, the united nations has become a tool of islam, it was supposed to be non denominational, but, the only religion with a facility in it is islam, with prayer rooms. Where are the churches and synagogues, Buddhist or Hindu temples? It is time for all decent nations that believe in freedom and human rights, to pull out of the united nations, disband it and work independently, joining only on occasion for projects. The united nations as it is, is a useless abomination.
6 years ago
Reply to
CreoleGumbo
The useless abominations is of no value to anyone except the criminally insane. It is too expensive a crazy house to maintain, shut it down.
6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
When my daughter was in law school (being indoctrinated by the left wing nuts) she spent a summer working at the UN in Botswana. She became more conservative upon observing that no one did any work. There was always an excuse for closing for a day, leaving early, starting late to hold meeting after meeting, lasting hours, to discuss trivial issues that could have been discussed on 5 or 10 minutes. We went to visit her there and the building is beautiful and far more elaborate and costly than anything else in Africa. The US really needs to just get out of the UN and boot the UN out of NYC. It is an outrageous waste of taxpayer dollars that we never voted on.
6 years ago
Reply to
CreoleGumbo
I’m South African and can assure you that what you saw in Botswana is mostly the way black Africa functions – and yet Botswana functions better than most African countries! There are exceptions regarding working hard, but not many. Notions of keeping to a schedule or doing things on the time decided, are foreign. Any excuse to avoid work and strike are common. They’d rather toy-toy! My late-wife and I once attended a funeral for a dear old black lady who worked for us. The service was supposed to begin at 2,00 p.m., but at 2.00 p.m., apart from an elderly deacon we were the only one’s in the church. After some time he came up, put his hand on my shoulder and with a smile said: “You know us Africans”. I did and just took it as it came, but the fact is that it exemplified the reality and tells you why both South Africa and Rhodesia, when run by whites, became the most advanced countries on the continent and why under black rule Zimbabwe is a mess and South Africa rapidly deteriorating into a mess.
6 years ago
Reply to
Rob Porter
Thanks for your reply. The same daughter spent another summer in Petermaritzberg. Before she went she received info on staying at the Y. I just about died and could not convince her that SA was dangerous for a White girl alone. My husband and I told her that we wanted her to stay with a family in a house surrounded by walls and that we would pay whatever sum was requested. She found a place meeting those specs and with 2 SA Boarboels in the yard, each weighing 130 to 150 pounds.
When I went to visit I saw that most residential homes were surrounded by barbed wire fencing and guarded by boerboels. It really is sad because it was obvious that SA was far better off under white rule. You are correct. Botswana was better but noting seemed to run smoothly and just crossing a street was scary.
Thus far I have been to four African countries run by Blacks and the only one that comes close to my standard of living is Rwanda but of course that high standard of living in the capital has not made it to the countryside.
There is a serious problem with self rule in Africa and those of us who have been there know that is unlikely to ever improve as long as there is a lack of work ethic and willingness to cheat and steal from your fellow man.
6 years ago
Reply to
CreoleGumbo
Right now I’m resident in Canada where many years back I worked and then did university studies, then returned to South Africa that was still under white rule.
Before we left SA, for me the second occasion, when evident the ANC would in the not too distant future rule the country, we lived pretty normal lives. Yes, we had a fence round the property, but it was low and mainly to keep our dogs in and other people’s dog out.
Years later when I returned to see family, I was amazed and not a little shocked to see that homes had been turned into fortresses – to keep the robbers and murderers out. After years of Mandela’s presidency crime and corruption were rampant. Little has changed. It has the highest rape rate in the world, one of the highest murder rates, standards have fallen drastically and black racism is rampant. Some achievement!
6 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
And yet note how the left-wing/liberal American media detests and denounces Donald Trump’s position. Many of the statements being made by member of the mentally deranged left are just so infantile and devoid of truth. As if he didn’t anticipate how the UN majority would respond! But no, to the deranged left he, not Barack Obama’s actions in December, 2016, caused this whole problem.
In fact Trump’s position and the statements made by Niki Haley in the UN have given me more pleasure than I can remember for a long time. And in response Muslim UN members squeal like pigs – ‘How dare you not obey what we crappy Muslims want?’ At the very least the U.S. has got to bring the Islam nations-dominated UN to heal and make the bastards grovel.
6 years ago
Reply to
CreoleGumbo
My only reason to disagree on with you would that the UN is probably a treasure trove of foreign Intel without having to place operatives all across the globe. In that way, the UN is useful to the US. We should definitely reduce our expenditures to the UN to match that of any other country.
6 years ago
Reply to
Mike Kevins
Point taken but personally I don’t believe it is worth it especially now that we know that we cannot trust the FBI, CIA or even the POTUS (remember Obama and Iran and now Hisbollah) to do the right thing with the intelligence.
6 years ago
Move UN to Prudhoe Bay Alaska
6 years ago
Reply to
Patrick Leary
That’s still in America. Let Canada & their sandie-sympathizing PM Trudeau have them.
Or maybe South Africa, since that country degenerated into a hellhole. Match made in a pig sty.
6 years ago
Reply to
Jackie Puppet
If it goes out of country – I suspect they will pick the spot and it’ll be Londonstan, or Paristan, etc.
6 years ago
Reply to
Jackie Puppet
we are hoping that there is room for Trudeau in Guantanamo, He is a traitor and Isis sympathizer , maybe he could share a cell with Obama and Hillary?
6 years ago
Reply to
dad1927
So many great places for the UN! I like Prudhoe Bay because it will definitely cut down on get-togethers.
6 years ago
Reply to
Patrick Leary
NO, we don’t need them here. Alaska isn’t far enough away….Send them to another country altogether.
6 years ago
Reply to
mztore
I like the idea of another country – but then they would weigh in for what they want – I’d rather give them what the need.
6 years ago
GET THE US OUT OF THE UN
GET THE UN OUT OF THE US !
NOW !
6 years ago
Cut all that money and the foreign aid and we can almost be out of debt.
6 years ago
Reply to
usn
10 or even 50 billion a year isn’t even gonna pay the interest on the 20 trillion US debt.
6 years ago
These corrupt foreigners better snap out of it and realize two things: 1) Trump doesn’t say sh*t he doesn’t mean, and 2) Those high dollar hookers they have been patronizing are only in it for the money.
6 years ago
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In April, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) laid out a comprehensive five-point strategy to combat the opioid abuse crisis.
The DOJ announced it was scheduling fentanyl substances as a drug class under the Controlled Substances Act.
Anyone who possesses, imports, distributes, or manufactures any illicit fentanyl-related substance will be subject to criminal prosecution similar to other controlled substances.
The DOJ announced its first-ever indictments against two Chinese nationals and their North American-based associates for distributing large quantities of fentanyl and other opiate substances.
In an opioid fraud crackdown, the DOJ charged more than 400 people, including doctors and medical facilities, for prescribing unnecessary opioids, fueling the drug crisis.
In 2017, the Administration provided nearly $500 million to States to prevent and treat opioid abuse. The President’s FY 2018 Budget requests another $500 million.
On National Drug Take Back Day, the Drug Enforcement Administration collected a record-breaking 912,305 pounds – 456 tons – of potentially dangerous expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs at more than 5,300 collection sites.
PROTECTING LIFE: President Trump recognizes the precious gift of life and protects the sanctity of life at all stages.
During his first week in office, President Trump reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy that protects $9 billion in foreign aid from being used to fund the abortion industry.
President Trump de-funded a U.N. agency for colluding with China’s brutal program of forced abortion and sterilization.
President Trump worked with the Congress to sign a bill overturning an Obama midnight regulation that prohibited States from defunding abortion service providers.
The Trump Administration published guidance promising to enforce the Obamacare requirement that taxpayer dollars should not support abortion coverage in exchange plans.
SERVING OUR COUNTRY’S VETERANS: President Trump is making sure the government fulfills its commitment to our country’s veterans.
The President signed the Veterans Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act to allow senior officials in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fire failing employees and establish safeguards to protect whistleblowers.
Under President Trump, the VA has fired 1,298 employees, suspended 425, and demoted 73, as part of President Trump’s efforts to restore accountability.
President Trump signed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act after it passed the Senate unanimously in August.
The legislation streamlines the lengthy process that veterans undergo when appealing disability benefits claims with the VA.
The President signed the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, an important step in providing our nation’s heroes the support they have earned.
This funds the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which provides educational benefits to veterans, service members, and their family members, including tuition, fees, books, housing, and additional costs.
President Trump signed the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017 to authorize $2.1 billion in additional funds for the Veterans Choice Program (VCP).
Fulfilling President Trump’s promise, the Administration created a new White House VA Hotline staffed by veterans and family members.
The VA increased transparency and accountability by launching an online “Access and Quality Tool,” providing veterans with a way to access wait time and quality of care data.
President Trump and VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin announced three initiatives to expand access to healthcare for veterans using telehealth technology:
“Anywhere to Anywhere VA Health Care” allows VA providers to use telehealth technology to serve veterans no matter where the provider or veteran is located.
VA Video Connect allows veterans and providers to connect by video across the country.
The Veteran Appointment Request (VAR) application allows veterans to schedule appointments at VA facilities on digital devices.
PROMOTING PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH: President Trump is rebuilding our military, defeating terrorist organizations, and confronting rogue nations to protect America and our allies.
Immediately upon taking office, the President directed the rebuilding of the United States military, a new national defense strategy, a comprehensive nuclear posture review, and fielding state-of-the-art ballistic missile defenses.
President Trump has worked with the Congress to increase defense spending, fully reverse the defense sequester, expand our military capacity, and modernize its capabilities.
The President has empowered the Secretary of Defense and our military commanders to make decisions, seize the initiative, and win – without micromanagement from Washington.
The President directed the revival of the National Space Council to develop and implement a new national space policy and strategy.
President Trump directed the elevation of the U.S. Cyber Command into a major warfighting command, to advance U.S. efforts in cyberspace.
President Trump reasserted American sovereignty over our borders by announcing our withdrawal from the U.N. Global Compact on Migration.
President Trump restricted travel from certain countries that do not have sufficient security or share enough information.
Under President Trump’s leadership, ISIS has lost nearly all of its territory and its most important cities and towns in Iraq and Syria, including Mosul and ISIS’s declared capital in Raqqa.
President Trump has taken strong action to end North Korea’s aggressive actions and its continued development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
With U.S. leadership, the United Nations Security Council unanimously sanctioned North Korea for its continued rogue actions.
The Trump Administration sanctioned Chinese financial institutions aiding the North Korean regime.
President Trump signed an Executive Order sanctioning North Korean trade and financing, signaling to the world that they have to make a choice: deal with the United States or the rogue regime in North Korea.
President Trump announced a new Afghanistan strategy that strengthens our support for Afghan security forces, delegates authority to military leaders, and demonstrates our resolve to defeat terrorism.
In reaction to the new U.S. South Asia strategy, NATO allies and partners increased troop contributions to NATO’s Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.
President Trump approved a new Iran strategy focused on neutralizing Iran’s regional destabilizing influence, sanctioning Iran’s ballistic missile program, and decertifying Iran’s compliance with the multilateral nuclear deal.
President Trump ordered missile strikes against a Syrian airbase after the Assad regime used it to launch chemical weapons attacks against civilians.
President Trump prevented further chemical weapons attacks by announcing detection of their preparation and warning Syria that they would be struck again if the attacks were carried out.
President Trump imposed new sanctions on the Maduro dictatorship in Venezuela, targeting the regime itself, and not just individuals, for the first time.
The new financial sanctions prohibit dealings in new Venezuelan debt and its corrupt oil company. The regime will no longer be able finance its debt using U.S. banks.
RESTORING CONFIDENCE IN AND RESPECT FOR AMERICA: President Trump has used an America First foreign policy to restore respect for the United States throughout the world and to advance our interests.
President Trump has worked to release American citizens held abroad, often using his personal relationships with world leaders.
Three student athletes from the University of California, Los Angeles, were released from China after President Trump’s personal intervention.
An American, a Canadian, and their three children were released from Taliban custody after United States Government and Pakistani forces secured their release.
The Trump Administration secured Otto Warmbier’s release from North Korea.
Sandy Phan-Gill was released from Chinese detention after President Trump and his Administration intervened.
Aya Hijazi was released from an Egyptian prison and welcomed to the White House by President Trump.
President Trump followed through on his campaign promise and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel.
President Trump conducted a historic 12 day tour through Asia including visits to five countries and attending three regional summits to promote America’s interests.
South Korea and Japan both pledged to build closer defense relations with the United States, and the President underscored the U.S. commitment to providing advanced military equipment.
President Trump boosted cooperation between the Quad countries (the United States, Japan, India, and Australia) on the sidelines of ASEAN in Manila.
President Trump reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to promote prosperity and security in the region, including by modernizing America’s development finance institutions and increasing their coordination with Japanese counterparts.
President Trump travelled to the Middle East and Europe to solidify relations with our allies in both regions and push for greater commitments and cooperation.
President Trump visited Mecca, Jerusalem, and Rome, three of the world’s holiest places.
While in Saudi Arabia, President Trump pushed for a coalition of nations to confront Iran and attended the opening of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology.
At the May 2017 NATO Leaders’ meeting, President Trump persuaded our allies to agree to develop national plans to boost defense spending to 2 percent of GDP by 2024, and for NATO to formally join the defeat-ISIS coalition.
President Trump visited Poland and a meeting of the G-20, where he pushed for closer cooperation and American First policies.
With G-20 partners and the World Bank, the United States championed the establishment of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (WeFi), which could leverage in excess of $1 billion in financing to support women entrepreneurs.
6 years ago
No aid for Africa or any other islamic country. Let them all starve to death.
6 years ago
Cutting?! Throw them out of Turtle Bay and never give them a dime from here on out. Manhattan could use the real-estate and less crappy neighbors.
6 years ago
I think we should just stop funding the UN completely and get out of the UN. The UN is a completely worthless org. anymore.
6 years ago
The other countries are getting a significant muslim load.. They vote with the US, the muslims go to work attacking..
Plus the snowflakes
6 years ago
But the numbers tell the UN story: whatever the organization was meant to be in the 20th century, in the 21st century American taxpayers are paying for an institution owned and operated by anti-American non-democracies.
So now remove the funds from all these countries which are against us and from the UN too.
6 years ago
Evict the UN. Let them move to one of those islamic countries and see how long they last. They are worthless, useless and biased, not democratic, but sharia compliant.
6 years ago
The UN is made up of mostly Muslim terrorist countries that their bible instructs them to kill the infidel, that’s us. So why do we allow any Muslims into our country? Freedom of religion does not mean freedom for terrorists because they clam to be a region. We The People want all Muslims out of the US and the US out of UN, the UN out of America..!
6 years ago
Defund it, ban its denizens from our shores, and thurn over the entire premises and grounds to our Veterans for their sole use.
Thank all of you Veterans for your service.
6 years ago
Finally some action against loudmouth dictator countries who are trying to present themselves as honorable through the body of the UN, previously funded in majority by the USA.
This message says: “No More!”, and that’s a good thing for the entire free world.
Because hey: you can say about America what you like, but at least in America you can say about America what you like…
6 years ago
USA needs to withdraw from the United Nations, because the UN is very corrupt.
6 years ago
The U.N. allows North Korea to have a seat at its table, and millions of its people are probably starving every day. How does it expect anyone to take it seriously anymore?
6 years ago
The US should have gotten out of the traitorous UN decades ago.
And, the nasty UN should have removed from America decades ago.
They are a cancer on free society, just like Islam.
