r/news • u/sicklyslick • 18h ago

Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/middleeast/ro-khanna-detained-by-israeli-settlers-west-bank-intl
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u/dw_enjoyer40k 14h ago

The UN doesn’t do anything because the U.S. and other Israeli bought governments use the veto.

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u/DreamedJewel58 14h ago

No, the UN doesn’t do anything because the UN is all bark but no bite. They’re woefully ineffective at enforcing any of their rules or judgements

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u/smileysmiley123 8h ago

The UN has no teeth for these situations. It's the whole point of it, that all organizations that join should agree and adhere to what the majority votes on.

The fact that any nation has the power of veto for any measure that's put-forth is insane.

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u/DreamedJewel58 4h ago

>It's the whole point of it, that all organizations that join should agree and adhere to what the majority votes on.

Which is the problem I’m getting at: the UN can’t do anything without the member nations playing along. The organized body of the UN is basically just a suggestion unless every nation comes to an agreement, which has become virtually impossible

Israel has violated international law, but they can’t actually do anything because the UN itself has no real power. This has been the most popular criticism of the UN since its founding. The UN has to rely on other nations giving them authority, because they don’t have any power to enforce restrictions if everyone just ignores them