The Impotence of the United Nations

I just got this email from one of my friends, talking about the situation in Lebanon & Israel...

The situation is not so bad, it is worse than bad; it's deficient, inferior, lousy, off, poor, rotten, unacceptable, wretched, wrong, and ungodly. I totally gave up on the international community, as it showed me it can do nothing, facing the Israelis, and the American government, who use its veto to any UN resolution that tries to condemn Israel. I lost hope in good people. I lost hope for peace. It is amazing when I speak with some rightists who love, respect, and want to protect Israel, even when the latter is killing innocent civilians. From the beginning of the creation of the Jewish state, it built its homes and cities on the blood of others--blood of innocent Arabs that wanted to be free; free from occupation, from imperialism, and from hostility. The world now is trying to "teach" the Arabs (and the rest of the world of course) how to establish democracy. Yet, they force their democracy on them. I am afraid that from what I am seeing that the Israeli War Machine is not stopping until it fills up its thirst for blood by killing thousands of Lebanese. Sometimes I pray, sometimes I don't. I feel that my faith is weakening. Has God forsook us? I am not sure, but if He did, why? I feel the need to learn is more crucial than any other time in my life. I feel that I need to help. My own little struggle should be with knowledge, which I hope it may help my people, and every repressed community in the world. And, in the end, I pray for strength in my belief. I pray for justice. I pray for hope.

Ahmad