If Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, or even Gavin Newsom were president of the United States, our foreign policy would likely become subservient to the United Nations. As President Trump demonstrated about two weeks ago, it’s easy to ignore the UN—and encourage other nations to do the same—if a president is so inclined.
The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) was on the verge of pushing through a regulation that would have required every shipping company to pay a tax for its carbon emissions. Never mind the fact that the UN has no authority to impose any taxes; it was going to do so and make the taxes payable to the UN. The UN crowd will do anything to scam money from any source.
When Trump found out, he threatened any country that voted for the proposal with economic sanctions. And, wonder of wonders, the IMO postponed consideration of the new tax until next year—or, probably, until Trump is out of office.
Beyond these kinds of issues, the UN is engaged in much more serious matters—especially concerning Israel. In the past few weeks, the UN has basically exonerated one of its agencies, the UN Works and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), from involvement in the genocidal attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
The UN’s own investigators, the Office of Oversight Services, announced that they were unable to independently confirm that ten UNRWA employees were involved in the attack. This investigative report resulted in the firing of nine employees. But if they were not involved, why were they fired?
The truth is that dozens of UNRWA employees were members of Hamas and took part in these genocidal attacks. As Secretary of State Marco Rubio pointed out: UNRWA is effectively a subsidiary of Hamas. It cannot be allowed to participate in the distribution of aid to Gazans, nor can Hamas be permitted to participate in the future governance of Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has already barred UNRWA from both functions.
Then there is the International Criminal Court (ICC), which recently ruled that UNRWA must be allowed to send aid into Gaza. Israel can be expected to ignore the ICC—and rightly so.
The ICC gained notoriety last year when it issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on war crime charges. It also issued an arrest warrant for Mohammed Deif, a Hamas commander, who was already dead at the time the warrant was issued.
Several countries, including Canada, have declared they would arrest Netanyahu if he visited their territory. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced this proposed arrest last week.
Notably, no other Hamas members have been targeted by the ICC. Meanwhile, the ICC has overlooked leaders of Hamas in Qatar and ignored Russian war crimes in Ukraine. This selective enforcement reveals the ICC’s glaring lack of integrity and bias against Israel.
Russia, under direct orders from President Vladimir Putin, has conducted intentional bombings, missile strikes, and drone attacks against civilians—clear violations of the Geneva Conventions and established war crimes. Thousands of civilians have been killed by these attacks. Yet, the ICC remains silent.
The judges of the ICC come from various countries, many of which have dubious records regarding the rule of law. It is no surprise that the ICC has remained silent on both Hamas and Russian leaders. Fear of Putin likely plays a role.
President Trump has sanctioned members of the ICC, barring them from entering the United States under threat of arrest. This stance is commendable. Trump is clearly not afraid of the ICC or any of its members, nor is he intimidated by the UN itself. He has refused to make U.S. foreign policy subservient to the UN and will not tolerate its anti-Israeli political bias.
If future presidents do not follow Trump’s lead—and Democrats, in particular, seem unwilling—then we can expect a time when the United States abandons the “America First” approach. Instead, we may become subservient to the UN and its highly political, anti-Israel agenda.
That would be a very dark time for the United States.
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https://spectator.org/the-ignoble-ignorable-un/
