Barcelona City Decides to Cut All Official Ties with Israel Over Its Systemic Violations of Palestinian Rights - Global Research
Global ResearchJUL 2023
UN Security Council Issues Formal Statement Denouncing Israeli Settlements
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The Spin
Pro-Palestine narrative
Israel's far-right government has taken actions so abusive in the occupied West Bank that even its closest ally, the US, agreed to support this UNSC presidential statement. As its persistent settlement activities continue to disrupt peace and put the two-state solution at risk, isolating the country is a step in the right direction to try to prevent the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from reaching a breaking point.
Pro-Israel narrative
It is disgraceful that the Biden admin. has failed to show solidarity with Israel amid yet more prejudice against the nation from the UN. By backing this one-sided statement, Washington is turning a blind eye to the Palestinian Authority's hideous pay-for-slay policy while denying the rights of Jews to live in their historic homeland. The US should have never supported this biased statement.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 44% chance that Israel will recognize Palestine by 2070, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
