INVESTIGATING JENIN

Here comes the next wave of Israel-bashing from the world's media. Israel is being "uncooperative" with UN efforts to investigate the fighting in Jenin. The problem facing Israel is that it has as much chance for a "fair" investigation of events by the U.N. as a Black charged with rape by a white woman by the sheriff in Jim Crow Mississippi. Even rabidly anti-Israel journalists have found no signs of a massacre in Jenin. The U.N.'s track record on Israel is abominable. While it has turned a blind eye to the human rights violations that are rampant among the thugocracies that comprise the majority of its membership, it has been obsessed with every single misstep of the Jewish State. Be prepared to take any findings by the committee with a grain of salt. It is far past time that liberal advocates of multilateralism recognize that a major reform of the U.N. is necessary for any advancement of international law.