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United States Hypocrisy – Again

On April 18, a proposal was submitted to the United Nations Security Council to admit Palestine as a full member, thus effectively recognizing the state of Palestine.

  • Robert Fantina
  • CounterPunch

Of the fifteen members of the Security Council, twelve voted in favor, two abstained, and the United States, using its veto power, opposed it.

This, after frantic lobbying by the U.S. of the other nations on the Security Council to convince at least one of them to vote with the U.S., so the U.S. would not have to stand alone, again, in its support for the apartheid regime of…

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