Palestine accepted into UNESCO (1 Viewer)

[Phoenix Fury]

So, turns out Palestine has been accepted into UNESCO quite unanimously (107-14). Not long after this the US pulled their funding from the organization (about $80 million annually, aka 20% of UNESCO's entire funding) lol. As a result of Palestine's acceptance into UNESCO, they can enter WIPO, WHO, IAEA as well as 13 other UN organizations.

Sources:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-20128358/u.s-cuts-unesco-funding-after-palestinian-vote/
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Back...ote-could-US-defund-nuclear-watchdog-IAEA-too
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diploma...ans-seek-to-join-16-more-un-agencies-1.393134

Israel called the vote a "unilateral Palestinian manoeuvre which will bring no change on the ground but further removes the possibility for a peace agreement".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15518173

 

[twistedrebel]

the US needed a reason to cut funding they got one.

 

[Garygaz]

'as a result of palestine being accepted into the UN we now will cut all funding to developing nations'

 

[Lolsmith]

well there goes the neighbourhood

 

[Blastus]

US had a major tanty, surprise surprise

 

[Chemical Ali]

Israel are going to accelerate settlement building on the west bank now

http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=244014

 

[Chemical Ali]

in b4 world war 3

in b4 the media gets to this thread

 

[Garygaz]

hi media, as a representative of the BoS we hold firm on our stance that the US is the pbuh almighty praise USA USA

UNITED STATES

 

[kaz1]

BOS is staunchly Pro-Israel

 

[Garygaz]

rafy was transformed into a robot by the zionists

 

[Blastus]

Nah this place was torn apart over a bunch of islamic and islamic leading students posting vile anti-semitic shit. Discussion of Israel's foreign policy without invoking muslim tropes about the jews goes down fine.

 

[SXCBEAST]

ugh. this just shows how disgusting the USA and Israel are in their treatment of Palestinian people and how they chuck a hissy fit each time they don't get their way. It's also encouraging to see just how many states are favouring Palestine. About time the world woke up and sees what Israel is all about!

 

[Phoenix Fury]

ugh. this just shows how disgusting the USA and Israel are in their treatment of Palestinian people and how they chuck a hissy fit each time they don't get their way. It's also encouraging to see just how many states are favouring Palestine. About time the world woke up and sees what Israel is all about!

Probably only favouring Palestine because they don't want to piss off the Arab oil princes though.

 

[SXCBEAST]

Probably only favouring Palestine because they don't want to piss off the Arab oil princes though.

no not really, if anything, they wouldn't want to piss off America who has just gotten rid of their funding and if you read up on it, you'll see how increasingly disillusioned the world is becoming with Israel.

 

[mirakon]

epic ragequit

 

[Blastus]

Israel is still the only democracy in the region.


Gays for palestine based in israel because in palestine they would be killed.

Etc tolerant palestinians.

 

[funkshen]

iraq is a democracy

 

[Belalan]

Ill just leave this here:

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/UnitedNations

 

[Chemical Ali]

so if they get into the atomic energy agency, and america withdraws from that

does that mean america can no longer tell rogue states not to build nukes?

 

[crazybea]

typical america being america

they should be renamed the United States of Israel

fuckin shit

hitler was on to something