Diplomacy is pushing full steam ahead in New York, as the members of the United Nations Security Council press forward with efforts to pass a resolution in the coming days regarding the situation in Lebanon.

What the outcome of all this maneuvering will be remains unclear, but of one thing we can all be certain: anything that involves the UN will undoubtedly work against Israel and its interests.

Had UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan devoted his attention in recent years to dismantling Hizbullah, rather than criticizing Israel for defending itself, the people of the region ??? including the Lebanese ??? would be a whole lot better off...

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Michael Freund served as Deputy Director of Communications & Policy Planning in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office under former premier Binyamin Netanyahu. He is Founder and Chairman of Shavei Israel (www.shavei.org), which reaches out and assists "lost Jews" seeking to return to the Jewish people.