chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations to prevent genocide in the recent civil war in Syria, but the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China prevented action by the United Nations, resulting in more than 60,000 civilian deaths and thousands of other civilians displaced. (11) A United Nations study found that United Nations peacekeeping missions routinely avoid using force to protect civilians who are under attack, intervening in only 20 percent of cases despite being authorized to do so by the United Nations Security Council ( United Nations General Assembly, Evaluation of the Implementation and Results of Protection of Civilians Mandates in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, No. A/68/787 , Reuters, May 7, 2014). (12) United Nations peacekeepers continue to abuse the unprotected populations they are supposed to be helping (Code Blue, A Practical Plan to End Impunity for Peacekeeper Sexual Abuse , October 13, 2016). (13) United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan in 2016 failed to protect civilians from murder and rape even within sight of United Nations soldiers or inside supposedly protected safe zones. (e) Constant and Disproportionate Use of United Nations Time and Money To Harass Israel Congress finds the following: (1) The United Nations is hostile to our closest ally in the Middle East, Israel, which is also the most developed democracy in that region. (2) The United Nations Security Council passed United Nations Security Council Resolution 2324 on December 23, 2016, to condemn Israeli settlements, while the Obama administration backstabbed Israel by abstaining instead of vetoing this dangerous resolution. As Senator Charles Schumer said, Whatever one’s views are on settlements, anyone who cares about the future of Israel and peace in the region knows that the United Nations, with its one-sidedness, is exactly the wrong forum to bring about peace. . (3) The United Nations voted in 2012 to grant the Palestinian Authority non-member state permanent observer status. (4) United