The UN does not seem to have condemned many of the actions of the Irish Republicans Army either. Unfortunately, that's kind of the point. The UN has issued twi

The UN does not seem to have condemned many of the actions of the Irish Republicans Army either. Unfortunately, that's kind of the point. The UN has issued twice as many condemnations of Israel as of the rest of the world combined. Some parts of the UN do important work -- UNESCO, WHO, FAO, etc. But they are unreliable when it comes to matters of justice. They had to retire the predecessor to the Human Rights Commission because it was dominated by countries who commit lots of abuses, and the new version isn't really any better. In particular the UN can't be trusted when it comes to Israel. There are a lot of Islamic countries, and they have made a lot of allies for the specific purpose of condemning Israel. And since Israel is a key ally of the US, it becomes the focus of anti-UN sentiment as well. That's not to justify everything Israel does. Far from it. It would be better if there were an organization capable of evaluating the situation objectively, to sort out the truth under a barrage of propaganda from all sides. Instead, we get the UN offering meaningless and predictable condemnations.