cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18629062
According to the debate, they had their reasons. But still -- when one hundred and eighty six nations say one thing, and two say another, you have to wonder about the two.
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
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Edit: I had an earlier vote about a similar resolution, see tacticalsugar's reply to me for the correct one
Israel abstained, America was the only no vote. Which is still stupid, obviously, but... marginally less so
That's the 2002 vote, this post is referencing the 2021 vote. Check out that meeting's agenda for more fucked up voting records.
Ahh my mistake, thank you
No problem! That UN site was a nightmare to navigate, it took me an hour just to find the 2021 voting record, and I only knew it existed because someone else mentioned it in another thread.