U.N. system costs $70 billion annually but fails democratic values as authoritarian states dominate, leading to proposal for new Democratic Alliance for World Nations.
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In2021,whileIwasservingasIsrael’sforeignminister,theU.N.GeneralAssemblypassedaseriesofresolutionsagainstIsrael.Ayearlater,in2022,whenIwasprimeminister,theGeneralAssemblypassedyetanotherseriesofresolutionsagainstIsrael.
Nobodycared.Nooneburstintomyofficewavingapieceofpaperinpanic.Wedidn’thuddleinfrontofthetelevision,holding sweaty handsandwaitingforthevote.Israel’sU.N.ambassadordidn’tcallme,chokingbacktears,toconfesshefeltlikeafailure.ThefactthattheU.N.meetsandvotesagainstIsraelislikeraininLondon:that’sjustwhatitdoes.Theygather,deliverthesamespeechaslastyear,votethesamewayaslastyear,andthenheadtodinneratWolfgang’sonParkAvenue.
WITHFRIENDSLIKETHESEPUSHINGTODISMANTLETRUMP’SMIDDLEEASTPEACEDEAL,WHONEEDSENEMIES?
TheideafortheUnitedNationswasbornoutofadesirebydemocraticnationstopromoteliberalvaluesandhumanrights.Itsfoundat
