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The Official United Nations Dictionary (Parody)

JL;DR SUMMARY Daniel Clarke-Serret's satirical article critiques the perceived bias and ineffectiveness of the United Nations, particularly in its treatment of Israel and Palestine. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Palestinian ConflictUnited NationsRefugeesUnrwaGeopoliticsSatireVolodymyr ZelenskyyAntónio Guterres

Places mentioned

Kyiv, Ukraine
"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made it clear that he refused to host United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres in Kyiv following the latters visit to Russia,"
Russian Federation
"in Kyiv following the latters visit to Russia, where he was pictured shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin,"
Israel
"Guterres has now been blacklisted by two nations: Israel and Ukraine."
Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
"Guterres has been welcomed like a King and has been happy to have been welcomed in Kazan (Russia), in the heartland of the one of the most unpleasant geopolitical actors."
Nur Shams, Tulkarm, Palestinian Territories
"On Thursday, Lazzarini claimed that Israeli bulldozers damaged the office of the UN agency in the West Banks Nur Shams camp, which is probably a lie because UNRWA in and of itself is one big lie."
Hong Kong
"Self-Determination: the right of all peoples to self-government, except for Jews (err, Zionists), Kurds, the Taiwanese, and Tibetans"

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