It must also be said that Israel also voted against the resolution acknowledging Russian aggression in Ukraine. For this, I must also express my dismay.
Mind you, I understand why Israel voted as it did. After all, Russia permitted Israel to conduct military operations in Syria during the former Assad regime. Pressure was also brought to bear by the Trump Administration which has been giving Israel a free hand in Gaza.
Yet despite Hamas' heinous acts, Israel's greatest existential threat is Iran's nuclear program. But there would be no nuclear program in Iran without Russia. It is also Russia which declared at the UN that Israel had no right to self-defense following Hamas' attack. Although Russia has proven adept at playing on both sides of the fence, for all intents and purposes, the Trump Administration is demanding Israel support a nation which far more of an adversary than an ally.
Now it has been argued that Ukraine has never supported Israel at the UN. Yet this could be said of much of the international community. As such, I don't think this to be sufficient justification for Israel to vote against the UN resolutions. Contrary to the claims of President Trump, Russia in fact invaded Ukraine three years ago. This is a statement of fact, and the UN resolutions reaffirm the fact that Russia bears responsibility for launching the war. The United States ought to have acknowledged this fact and so should have Israel.
However wrong I believe Israel is in this instance, it does not change the fact that Israel has been subjected to immense barbarism, cruelty and hatred and is well within its rights to stand up to that barbarism, cruelty and hatred and the UN often turns a blind eye to these facts. I wish the international community would stand for Israel in the way it has stood for Ukraine. With that said, it doesn't look like Israel and Ukraine will stand up for each other anytime soon even though they both face an existential crisis.
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