The test of the resolution was based on the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion in July that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory was illegal.

The resolution also calls on member states not to sell arms or military equipment to Israel that would be used in Gaza, the West Bank, and east Jerusalem.

Among the 43 countries that abstained were Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Some 12 of the 27 European Union countries abstained, including Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.

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[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago

Legislative bodies get their "teeth" by the state monopoly on violence. The UN having teeth would have to mean UN forces, and it'd even have to mean those forces being among the strongest in the world.

It's a diplomatic tool, not anything else. It encourages communication and collaboration and discourages conflict.