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| '''Um-Shmum''' (]: '''או"ם שמום''', where ''um'' is the Hebrew acronymic pronunciation for "U.N.", and the ] signifies contempt) is a phrase coined by ], on 29 March 1955, during a debate within his cabinet, as a scorning utterance towards the ], and an expression that reflects, even as to date, the way many Israelis feel about this institution-body. In that very same debate, he also famously said: "What matters is not what the ]s will say, but what the ]s will do",{{fact|date=November 2010}}. | |||
| '''Um-Shmum''' ({{langx|he|או"ם שמום}} {{IPA|he|ˈ(ʔ)um ˈʃmum}}, where ''um'' is the Hebrew acronymic pronunciation for "]",<ref>{{Script/Hebrew|או"ם}} pronounced "um", acronym for {{Script/Hebrew|אומות}} (pr. "umot") "nations, peoples", and {{Script/Hebrew|מאוחדות}} (pr. "m'ukhadot") "united"; "the U.N." is {{Script/Hebrew|האומות המאוחדות}} (pronounced "ha-umot ha-m'ukhadot").</ref> and the ] signifies dismissal, contempt or irony) is a phrase coined by the Israeli ] (and former ]) ] on March 29, 1955 during a cabinet debate regarding his plan to take the ] from ] in response to the increasing ] ]s on Israel. | |||
| The expression has become part of Hebrew street dialect.<ref></ref> | |||
| The original expression was uttered after ] responded to Ben-Gurion saying that there is a need to drive away the ]s out of ] due to the ]'s attacks from there. Moshe Sharett claimed that "The U.N should be treated with respect, since without it, the state of Israel would not have been established", and so Ben-Gurion replyed: "Only the daring of the Jews founded this country, not the resolutions of the U.N". | |||
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| The original expression was uttered as a response to Prime Minister ], who had stated in the previous cabinet session that if it hadn't been for the ], the State of Israel would not have been founded. According to Sharett's account in his diary, Ben-Gurion shouted: "Not at all! Only the daring of the Jews founded this country, and not some ''Um-Shmum'' resolution."<ref>Moshe Sharett, ''Yoman ishi'' , vol. 3, Tel-Aviv: Sifriyat Ma'ariv, 1978, p. 874 (Hebrew).</ref><ref></ref> | |||
| The term expresses contempt for the institutional-political importance of the United Nations, and denotes a feeling among many members of the Israeli public that the UN's policies towards Israel are biased and unfair.<ref></ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In 1998, ] quoted this phrase while visiting the ] (Israeli Parliament) and made a rebutting ] himself by saying that in the world that we live in today, "without the UM we will all have ''klum''" (''klum'' is part of expressions that mean "nothing" in Hebrew).<ref>{{Script/Hebrew|כלום}} (pronounced kloom).</ref><ref>, MWC News Website.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:32, 31 October 2024
Derogatory Hebrew/Israeli term for United Nations
Um-Shmum (Hebrew: או"ם שמום Hebrew pronunciation: [ˈ(ʔ)um ˈʃmum], where um is the Hebrew acronymic pronunciation for "U.N.", and the "shm"-prefix signifies dismissal, contempt or irony) is a phrase coined by the Israeli Minister of Defense (and former Prime Minister) David Ben-Gurion on March 29, 1955 during a cabinet debate regarding his plan to take the Gaza Strip from Egypt in response to the increasing fedayeen terror attacks on Israel.
The expression has become part of Hebrew street dialect.
History
The original expression was uttered as a response to Prime Minister Moshe Sharett, who had stated in the previous cabinet session that if it hadn't been for the UN resolution of 1947, the State of Israel would not have been founded. According to Sharett's account in his diary, Ben-Gurion shouted: "Not at all! Only the daring of the Jews founded this country, and not some Um-Shmum resolution."
The term expresses contempt for the institutional-political importance of the United Nations, and denotes a feeling among many members of the Israeli public that the UN's policies towards Israel are biased and unfair.
In 1998, Kofi Annan quoted this phrase while visiting the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) and made a rebutting pun himself by saying that in the world that we live in today, "without the UM we will all have klum" (klum is part of expressions that mean "nothing" in Hebrew).
See also
References
- או"ם pronounced "um", acronym for אומות (pr. "umot") "nations, peoples", and מאוחדות (pr. "m'ukhadot") "united"; "the U.N." is האומות המאוחדות (pronounced "ha-umot ha-m'ukhadot").
- Ethos Clash in Israeli society, Eyal Levin
- Moshe Sharett, Yoman ishi , vol. 3, Tel-Aviv: Sifriyat Ma'ariv, 1978, p. 874 (Hebrew).
- The Mortality and Morality of Nations: Jews, Afrikaners, and French-Canadians, Uriel Abulof
- Who cares about the UN?
- כלום (pronounced kloom).
- Full Transcript: Netanyahu's 2011 UN Speech, MWC News Website.
External links
- Comments on the Situation, Yoel Marcus, Haaretz
- "Um-Shmum: Seven Hours to Death", 2011 documentary, Gideon Gitai