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The Link ArchivesTitle: Veto About This Issue
Page 9 of this issue [PDF version] lists the 34 times over the past 30 years that the United States has vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions critical of Israel. Efforts by the vast majority of the world’s nations to halt Israel’s occupation of Arab lands, expropriation of Palestinian property, and violation of the human rights of a civilian population under military rule have been repeatedly thwarted by Washington’s intervention. While U.S. dollars fuel Israel’s colonization, U.S. vetoes shield Israel from international censure. The history behind these vetoes is the topic of this issue. Our author, Phyllis Bennis, has been a Middle East affairs analyst for over 20 years and is currently a fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, where she is responsible for U.N. and Middle East programs. She is the author of numerous books including “Calling the Shots: How Washington Dominates Today’s U.N.” and, most recently, “Before and After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the September 11 Crisis.” We note with sadness the death of George Weller, 95, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covered the Middle East for over 40 years. George authored our June-July 1988 issue “Dateline: Palestine,” which is available on this web site.--John F. Mahoney, Executive Director, January 2003. Contents
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