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UN votes to back Palestinian membership, prompting Israeli envoy to shred charter (www.theguardian.com)

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The UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signalled Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis in the strip. The move drew an immediate rebuke from Israel. Its envoy to the UN, Gilad Erdan, delivered a fiery denunciation of the resolution and its backers before the vote, and fed pages of the UN charter into a shredder. The Palestinian envoy, Riyad Mansour, highlighted that the vote was being held at a time when Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city that is the last haven for many people, faced attack from Israeli forces

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[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 59 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Here's the video of that moment. Warning: massive cringe

[–] ZombiFrancis 71 points 11 months ago (3 children)

A fucking mini paper shredder? It isn't even an emotional outburst but a preconceived demonstration? They actually planned out getting that little thing for him?

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 39 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It was a premeditated tantrum! Oh, my sides.

[–] captain_aggravated 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Premeditated Tantrum would be an excellent punk rock band name.

[–] MonkderDritte@feddit.de 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Everything is a punk rock band name if you just try hard enough.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This would never fit on a marquee.

[–] ZombiFrancis 1 points 11 months ago

They don't play where there are marquees.

Who are great live by the way.

[–] captain_aggravated 1 points 11 months ago

Needs to be on one of those giant dot matrix light signs so it can be animated.

[–] m13@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

And the tiny little papers! Aww 🥺

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Its actually in the article thumbnail

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago

When he came home he played a sad song on

[–] jwiggler 50 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"You are shredding the UN charter...with your own hands."

As he shreds the UN charter...with his own hands.

[–] TimeNaan@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

With a tiny shredder that he calls "a mirror". Clown show.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

'You are shredding the UN charter with your own hands!' In between him putting each page of the charter into the shredder... smh

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Deeply embarrassing, why didn't he just tear it up?

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago

“Fiery denunciation” is a laughable overstatement, and the fact that they planned out this mini tantrum with a mini paper shredder is just outright comical.

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Swing and a miss, that one!