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A file photo is shown of the Red Crescent-affiliated al-Quds Hospital at Tel al-Hawa in Gaza City. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Overarching hypocrisy at the United Nations

Conflicting interests at the United Nations on the conflict in Gaza leave groups of countries showcasing their leagues' internally backfiring discourse on the global arena.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds up a Vision for Peace map while speaking at the United Nations (UN) Security Council on February 11, 2020 in New York City. — FILE
A file photo is shown of Spanish Social Rights Minister Ione Belarra at Madrid on October 12, 2023. — FILE
People gather around bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza after they were transported to Al-Shifa hopsital, on October 17, 2023. — DAWOOD NEMER/AFP
A file photo is shown of an Indian cricket fan with a pro-Israel poster. — X/@ISRAEL
A file photo is shown of Russian president Vladimir Putin attending a Commonwealth of Independent States meeting at Bishkek on October 13, 2023. — POOL/SPUTNIK
A file photo is shown of white phosphorus bombs being used over Gaza. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
A combined file photo is shown of Irish TD Richard Boyd Barrett (L) and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R). — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
A combined file photo is shown of the UN flag and smoke rising over Gaza on October 7, 2023 during an Israeli airstrike. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
A file photo is shown of UNHRC members taking a moment of silence in remembrance of lives lost in the occupied Palestinian territories. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
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