EclectEcon

As everyone expected, the one-sided resolution—sponsored by the Arab and Islamic members and automatically supported by China, Cuba and the like—was adopted by a strong majority, with 32 in favor, 8 opposing and 6 abstentions. Israel was condemned for the "willful killing" of civilians, and yet another UN "high level fact-finding mission" will be disptached to the region.

What matters most, however, is that the leading democracies refused to support today's charade. With the help of our campaign's swift action, not a single European Union country voted to support the anti-Israel text. This determines how intelligent public opinion the world over will interpret today's events.

In addition to Canada, there was the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom who all voted "No" to the one-sided condemnation. (The U.S. and Australia firmly spoke against it as well, but neither is currently a voting member of the 47-nation Council.) Although France merely abstained, this was nevertheless an improvement from their "Yes" vote last week at the Security Council.