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 Resolutions are the joke. 
 May I inquire: are you right wing? do you support Israel? Just getting some stats on what kind of people hold this position. Thanks. 
 - I wouldn't call myself a right wing; rather just anticommunist; pretty libertarian, although I somehow respect the state borders.

- I think Israel is by now very clearly committing the genocide.

Still, resolutions are very fiat. Same as the constitution. If it's not actively and credibly defended and enforced, it's not worth much. 
 Ok, resolutions have no enforcement power, sure. I don't think they should. But nations negotiating and communicating so they can understand each other's position better has got to be a good thing. That is what I appreciate about the U.N. general assembly. And when all but 2 vote a certain way, that is useful information, not something that should be ignored because the rest of the U.N. are communist idiots.

I would say Israel is committing ethnic cleansing, not genocide. A genocide requires an intention to eliminate a people, and 20,000 people out of 7 million is too slow to call it a genocide. They want them gone, but not necessarily dead. 
 Good point; I agree with UN being the place for discussion, and especially having the public vote record is a force for good. A weak force IMO, though.