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onetime2 · 09-20-2004, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ Happy

Israel has indeed ignored Security Council Resolutions, which is quite a surprise considering the veto power of the US:

http://www.vicpeace.org/fact-sheets/FactSheet6vpn.pdf

Here are some of the other Security Council Resolutions that would've passed had it not been for the US vetoing them. In almost all the cases the US is the only Security Council member to vote against them:

http://freepalestine.com/US%20Vetoes...0Palestine.htm

Thanks for the links, I stand corrected.

As far as why we're not invading them, Israel's continued existence (or the current leadership's control of the state) does not encourage other states to attack the US or dismiss UN wishes without fear of retribution. At least not IMO.