• Lembot_0004@discuss.online
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    TLDR:

    UN has passed various resolutions concerning Palestine, these have often been stalled or undermined by the US veto power in the Security Council. She characterized this initiative as “potentially revolutionary,” as it encourages countries to refrain from supplying arms, providing military support, or facilitating commerce that could harm the Palestinian people.

    • eldavi@lemmy.ml
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      we can’t even stop shopping at amazon or walmart to save what’s left of our democracy.

      i sometimes marvel as well accomplished people can be so disconnected from the rest of us. don’t get me wrong: she’s completely right, but we’ve proven that we’re incapable of following through.