Mere Rhetoric: UN, LA Times Contributer Both Demand That the Jewish State Destroy Itself

The UN long ago stopped trying to be objective. Now they've stopped trying to even pretend to be objective. And yet supposedly, we're supposed to care when the UN condemns Israel:

A United Nations committee has called on Israel to allow Palestinian refugees to return to their property and land in Israel and to ensure that the bodies responsible for distributing property, such as the Jewish National Fund, not discriminate against the Arab population... The report recommends that Israel scrutinize its policy in a number of areas. Among them, it recommends that "the state party ensure that the definition of Israel as a Jewish nation state does not result in any systematic distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, descent or national or ethnic origin." The committee also said it "would welcome receiving more information on how [Israel] envisions the development of the national identity of all its citizens."

Now of course, this is kind of redundant - Israel is a multi-ethnic democracy, and the Israeli High Court makes sure that discrimination is remedied. Here's what we're wondering though: do you think that Saudi Arabia or Iran were condemned by the UN this week, even though they have those inconvenient "if you convert to Judaism we'll kill you" laws? We're guessing no.

And just in time, the LA Times has published an opinion demonizing Israel and valorizing Islamic resistance to the Jewish state. The article is full of transparent stupidity and manifest ignorance - Hamas doesn't have to recognize Israel because it's not a real government... even though the entire point of Oslo was that the Palestinians would get the status of a real government if they made peace with Israel, etc. But there are two parts that are awesome:

(1) The geopolitical nonsense spouted as informed opinion is excellent evidence that, no matter what's happening in the rest of the academy, English professors still feel entitled to pass off liberal catechisms as sophistication

(2) The writer accuses the LA Times of being too pro-Israel. Seriously. This is just like AQ criticizing Hamas for not being radical enough - and thereby making Hamas seem like centrists. Writing that the LA Times needs to be more pro-Palestinian so that they'll become balanced is shameless in ways that words have barely been invented to describe.

References:
* UN committee: Israel should let Palestinians return to their land [Ha'aretz]
* Why does The Times recognize Israel's 'right to exist'? [LA Times]

Previously:
* LA Times Forgets To Mention Fatah's Responsibility For Today's Suicide Bombing
* NYT, LAT: Hamas Popularity is Israel's Fault
* Do They Just Get To Make Things Up Now?