UNICEF's bias is even more evident when you realize that on the UNICEF website, when you go to pick a country from the Middle East, Occupied Palestinian Territory is listed--but Israel is not.
If you do a search, you can find a corresponding page for Israel, but it does not list background information like it does for other countries--just contact info.
Just one reason why I still associate UNICEF with Trick or Treat.
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go to pick a country from the Middle East, Occupied Palestinian Territory is listed--but Israel is not.
Maybe because it is listed under "industrialized countries". You did hear about the boy who cried wolf too often right?
but it does not list background information like it does for other countries--just contact info.
In the top 10 contries by order in the Industrialized countries, Canada, Denmark and France also only have contact Info. You don't hear them crying do you?
If you look long enough at anything you'll find something to hate. The UN does not exist to serve Israel's needs alone. Look at it in perspective.
The world has enough problems as it is, without you picking on UNICEF. They do a lot of good worldwide. Let them be.
God Speed.
You have a point--I should have looked further.
BUT, the fact remains that no mention is made of the Israeli children murdered by Palestinian terrorists.
Under Why We Do What We Do:
Because...
o Children have rights
o The world has set goals for children
o Children demand a voice
o Poverty reduction starts with children
o The people of the world say 'Yes' for children
o Children should not be dying from preventable causes
If "children should not be dying from preventable causes," then what the terrorists are doing to Israeli children should not be ignored by UNICEF.
This is not an issue of looking for something to hate.
This is an issue of UNICEF doing its job.
Oh come on! What do you want the UNICEF to do?
You hate the UN. Period.
You admit that there isn't necessarily a description for every region. So why quibble? Do you want them to look at every area through the lens of conflicts and go.. OOH. That didn't look even handed. Give them a break. The website probably got created by some summer intern.
They are in the business of saving the lives of kids from disease and malnutrition. Don't politicize that.
The only ones with the time and energy to debate it is probably chaps like us.
Poverty has dramatically worsened since 2000; access to jobs, schools, and medical care is hampered by hundreds of checkpoints and roadblocks.
IDF admits the problems due to the checkpoints but maintain that they are needed for the security of the state. Fair Enough. But kids die at checkpoints waiting for access, anyway. Do you want to quibble with that?
Let's face it. In any conflict in which an individual is not involved , he/she will tend to support the under-dog. It's a human reaction.
Everyone spoke of the plucky Israel fighting practically every Arab army and winning. And people were pleased.
Today, We see little kids throwing stones at IDF tanks and have the turret turn at the kid.
Who do you think people will root for?
Personally I sympathize with Israel because we too face the ugly face of Islamic Extremism every day. I understand your arguments on the radicalization of youth and I see the same thing over in India.
I wish Israel well and believe that the "whole world is against us" argument while winning questionable sympathy in the US may be a self fulfilling prophecy with the rest of the world.
You might with a few keystrokes be undoing the efforts of every soldier who held fire when he needn't have just so he could prevent "collateral damage".
That's my two cents.
On a different note, how do you say "God Speed" in Hebrew?
לְהִתְרָאוֹת. Did I get that right? :)
What I want is 'evenhandedness'--if it's good enough of a reason to come out for the Palestinian Arabs on behalf of their children, it's good enough to come out on behalf of Israeli children as well.
Children are being targeted by Palestinian terrorists.
This is not a question of quibbling
This is not a question of politicizing.
It is a question of speaking out when there is a horrendous evil being perpetrated and the world stands by--actually, it would not be as bad if they would just stand by. Instead, because of a mixture of fear and greed they put in their 2 cents and interfere.
Yes, the IDF admits errors.
But what does the PA do--and let's not forget the Palestinians killed by other Palestinians, since the rest of the world has. Does UNICEF, or the UN recognize that?
I appreciate your sentiments, but this is not an academic issue.
L'hitraot means good-bye, literally--"I'll see you".
Be well.
Oh well. I think we're just talking past each other.
Oh, I don't agree with that at all. I think we know what the other is saying--we just disagree.
Which is fine.
Cheers
That's my two cents.
they put in their 2 cents and interfere
I wasn't sure if that was a crack at me. I meant well and I don't have enought vested in the dispute to actually have an angry debate with you.
Also if that actually was a crack at me then you really don't get what I was on about. Hence my comment.
Stay Well.
When I wrote "they put in their 2 cents and interfere," I was referring to the world in general, by which I mean the leaders.
I just don't have it in me to pick a fight with the whole world.
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