Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes

Ep 103 - The UN’s Two Faces: Why Accepting One Resolution and Rejecting Another Isn’t Hypocrisy


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Here’s a comment I keep seeing: “Jews only like the UN when it suits them. You accepted the 1947 partition plan but reject everything else the UN does. Hypocrites.”

And here’s my response: You’re confusing two completely different things.

The UN recommending a partition in 1947 and the UN institutionalizing hereditary refugee status through UNRWA for 75 years are not the same policy. Not the same context. Not the same organization, really.

Accepting one UN proposal while criticizing another isn’t hypocrisy. It’s evaluating each on its merits.

So today, let’s talk about the UN’s two faces. How one resolution tried to solve a problem, and how another made sure that problem never gets solved.

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00:00 - Intro

01:05 - 1947: The Partition Plan

02:55 - 1949: UNRWA Is Born

05:00 - Why UNRWA Is Different

06:09 - Two Completely Different Things

06:49 - The Hypocrisy Accusation

08:33 - Evaluating on Merits

09:36 - The Double Standard

11:07 - What UNRWA Actually Does

12:06 - The Real Hypocrisy

12:54 - Why This Matters

14:08 - Final Thought



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Middle East In Less Than Five MinutesBy IgalSc