We should demand more from the United Nations

In the 20th century, armed conflicts and genocides killed between 110 million and 231 million people worldwide.

In the current battle to liberate Mosul, Iraq, thousands of civilians are being slaughtered by ISIS. In Syria, large parts of Aleppo have been leveled, with Russian and Syrian forces targeting hospitals and residential areas. Five years into the Syrian civil war, nearly half a million have died.

Add to the gruesome total: recent and ongoing massacres in Afghanistan, Somalia, Darfur, South Sudan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Myanmar and other areas.

While millions die around the world, the entire Jewish and Arab death toll from all Arab-Israeli wars is 80,000 to 100,000.

How has the United Nations responded? The U.N. has passed more resolutions condemning Israel than all other 192 member states combined. These resolutions are based on the enmity of Muslim countries, rather than on fact.

The real victims of the U.N.’s duplicity are the millions of dead and injured who are deprived of the world’s attention because of the U.N.’s obsession with Israel.

The U.S. funds a fifth of the U.N.’s yearly budget, paying $8 billion annually. Isn’t it time to demand more from an organization established to ensure world peace?

This story was originally published November 21, 2016 at 9:20 PM with the headline "We should demand more from the United Nations."