Every year, on Oct. 24, the world marks United Nations Day. It was on this date that the UN Charter came into force in 1945. With the ratification of this seminal document, including by the five permanent members of the Security Council, the UN officially came into being.

Israelis are generally not known for their admiration of the UN, even though it is the very international organization that voted for the establishment of their state in 1947 and subsequently admitted it as a member, thereby providing it with international legitimacy.