It will not be long now. Another vote in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will come up that sanctions Israel. It might be to join Palestinian complaints on the Gaza attack to the International Criminal Court (ICC.) It might be to invoke economic, military or diplomatic constraints. It might be to recognize Palestine as a sovereign nation, the borders of which defined by UNSC Resolution 242.
As is usual, the United States uses its veto power to nullify the attempt, expecting mos pro lege but this time, even though the attempt to legally sanction Israel in the UNSC fails, the world ignores the failed attempt and enacts the sanctions exactly as proposed.
Of course, the United States throws a conniption. It threatens retaliation on a grand scale, including withholding fees assessed. The President, responding to the world’s actions, might even state that,
All options are on the table.
But the world is resolute in its defiance. Further debate on the sanctions in the UNSC makes it abundantly clear that not only does it support the actions of UN States, but by the United States not using reason, (in its historically unilateral protection of Israel in the UNSC,)
and by abrogating its responsibility under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), that it is voiding all votes by the United States on actions where Israel is directly affected. This ‘suspension’ will be in force until a review of Article 27 of the UN Charter on the UNSC ‘permanent member’ status of the United States can be completed.
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) accepts the action of the UNSC, declaring,
In light of the United States attestation that it is the “leader of the free world,” that for such stature, it must;
- Be held to a much higher level of compliance with international law;
- That said higher level of compliance be a prerequisite for permanent status with veto power in the United Nations Security Council.
The review will also look at requirements for full and current status of all UN dues for voting privileges and membership in the UNSC. This review will encompass all member States, and be periodic, to ensure the integrity of
jus inter gentes, jus gentium In the United Nations.
Oh well, one can dream!