As I survey the commentary on the current crisis in Israel and Lebanon from traditionally anti-UN media outlets like
Front Page Magazine and the
New York Sun, it has become clear that UN critics have a decidedly polarized view of the United Nations' role in armed conflict. According to these critics, anything less than the full support of the military objectives of one party to a conflict is evidence that the United Nations supports the opposing side. So if the Secretary General and his staff do not lend support to the Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon, then they
must be Hezbollah sympathizers.