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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''' (]: '''או"ם שמום''', where ''um'' is the Hebrew acronymic pronunciation for "U.N.", and the ] signifies contempt or irony) 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}}. | ||
| The original expression was uttered after ] responded to Ben-Gurion saying that there is a need to drive away the ] |
The original expression was uttered after ] responded to Ben-Gurion saying that there is a need to drive away the ] 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". {{fact|date=November 2010}}. | ||
| In 1988, ] quoted this phrase, when he was visiting |
In 1988, ] quoted this phrase, when he was 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 which mean "nothing" in Hebrew). <ref>, Dispatch Online website</ref> | ||
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Um-Shmum (Hebrew: או"ם שמום, where um is the Hebrew acronymic pronunciation for "U.N.", and the "shm"-prefix signifies contempt or irony) is a phrase coined by David Ben-Gurion, on 29 March 1955, during a debate within his cabinet, as a scorning utterance towards the United Nations, 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 Gentiles will say, but what the Jews will do",.
The original expression was uttered after Moshe Sharett responded to Ben-Gurion saying that there is a need to drive away the Egpytians out of Gaza due to the Palestinian fedayeen'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". .
In 1988, Kofi Annan quoted this phrase, when he was 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 which mean "nothing" in Hebrew).
See also
References
- Israel savages UN, Dispatch Online website