A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Here, for your perusal (and courtesy primarily of this page, among other resources), is a list of the UN Security Council vetoes by the U.S. from 1972 - 2002 which have involved Israeli/Palestinian/other Middle-Eastern issues. While the Soviet Union was the primary user of the veto before its collapse, the U.S. has since come to the fore as naysayer-in-chief, and a preponderance of its vetoes have been concerned with Middle Eastern issues.
| Year | Resolution Vetoed by US |
| 1972 | Condemnation of the killing of civilians by Israel in Syria and Lebanon |
| 1973 | Affirming Palestinian rights and calling for Israeli withdrawal |
| 1976 | Condemnation of Israel for attacks on Lebanese citizens |
| 1976 | Condemnation of Israel for building settlements in Palestinian lands |
| 1976 | Call for Palestinian self-determination |
| 1976 | Affirming Palestinian rights |
| 1978 | Criticism of Palestinian living conditions |
| 1978 | Condemnation of Israel’s human rights abuses in occupied territories |
| 1979 | Calls for the return of all inhabitants expelled by Israel |
| 1979 | Demand that Israel desist its human rights abuses |
| 1979 | Request for report on Palestinian living conditions in occupied lands |
| 1979 | Offer of aid to Palestinian people |
| 1979 | Discussion of sovereignty over natural resources in occupied lands |
| 1979 | Inclusion of Palestinian Women in the UN Conference on Women |
| 1980 | Request for Israel to return displaced persons |
| 1980 | Condemnation of Israeli policy regarding Palestinian living conditions |
| 1980 | (3x) Condemnation of Israeli human rights abuses in occupied lands |
| 1980 | Affirming Palestinian rights |
| 1981 | (18x) Condemnation of Israeli human rights abuses and Iraq raids |
| 1982 | (6x) Condemnation of Israeli invasion of Lebanon |
| 1982 | Condemnation of the Israeli massacre of 11 Muslims at a holy shrine |
| 1982 | Call for Israel to withdraw from the Golan Heights |
| 1984 | Condemnation of Israel for occupying/attacking southern Lebanon |
| 1985 | Condemnation of Israel for occupying/attacking southern Lebanon |
| 1985 | Condemnation of excessive Israeli force in occupied territories |
| 1986 | Call for all governments to observe international law ( ! ) |
| 1986 | Condemnation of Israel for its actions against Lebanese civilians |
| 1986 | Call for Israel to respect Muslim holy places |
| 1986 | Condemnation of Israeli skyjacking of a Libyan airliner |
| 1987 | Call for Israel to abide by the Geneva Conventions |
| 1987 | Call for Israel to cease the deportation of Palestinians |
| 1987 | (2x) Condemnation of Israeli military operations in Lebanon |
| 1987 | Call for Israel to withdraw forces from Lebanon |
| 1987 | Cooperation between the United Nations and the Arab League |
| 1987 | Measures to investigate causes of international terrorism |
| 1988 | (5x) Condemnation of Israeli human rights abuses of Palestinians |
| 1989 | Opposing the acquisition of territory by force |
| 1989 | Call for a resolution to Arab-Israeli conflicts |
| 1990 | Request to allow three UN observers into the occupied territories |
| 1995 | Affirmation that East Jerusalem is occupied territory |
| 1997 | (2x) Call for Israel to cease settling in occupied territories |
| 2001 | Request to place unarmed monitors in Gaza, West Bank |
Nowhere in the mainstream media will you find even the slightest suggestion that this track record might possibly correlate with a less-than-sterling opinion of U.S. foreign policy in the Muslim world and elsewhere.
