"Nikki Haley, the straight-talking undiplomatic US ambassador to the United Nations, has tried and failed to get the Security Council and General Assembly to denounce Hamas' serial use of civilians to violently breach the Israel-Gaza dividing line. 'Attacking Israel is their favorite political sport,' Haley lamented.
Indeed, cynical maneuvers at the UN have made Hamas bulletproof to even the slightest diplomatic slap. The terror group knows the world body will never condemn it for murdering Jews or putting Gaza's civilians in harm's way. It knows the UN will always blame the Jewish state.
Just days after 62 Palestinians were killed during a Hamas-led attempt to breach Israel's security fence, the UN Human Rights Council voted to investigate the deaths, no doubt with an eye toward ultimately blaming Israel.
This, despite a declaration by a Hamas official that 53 of the dead were members of Hamas or affiliated with another terrorist group, Islamic Jihad - an admission that this was no 'peaceful protest' by innocent Gazan civilians.
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein accused the Jewish state of keeping Gazans 'caged in a toxic slum.' He failed to explain why Hamas diverts - i.e., steals - shipments of building materials meant for civilian housing repairs so it can expand its terror tunnels into Israeli territory...
No, the UN might not directly and openly steer weapons and money to Hamas for attacks on Israel. But its diplomatic protection of the group, endless rhetorical bashing of the Jewish state and pervasive promotion of anti-Israel propaganda encourages Hamas' outrageous behavior. Moreover, any aid or services it provides relieves Hamas of funding those needs, freeing it to divert money to terrorist activities..."