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美国是以色列的“大哥”，现在以色列却正在上演倒反天罡的好戏，开始往美国头上骑了，而且丝毫不加掩饰。    The USS Carney, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer in the northern Red Sea, on Thursday shot down multiple missiles and drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen that the Pentagon said were potentially headed toward targets in Israel.It is the first time in recent memory that a U.S. Navy ship in the Middle East has engaged missiles and drones that were not directly aimed at the vessel.It's also the first U.S. military action taken to defend Israel in the current crisis and with the U.S. and other countries trying to contain the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the possibility that an Iranian-backed proxy group fired missiles and drones at Israel is sure to increase growing regional tensions.The ship was in the northern Red Sea on Thursday evening local time when it intercepted three land attack cruise missiles and several drones, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said at a press briefing. U.S. officials told ABC News that the Carney had brought down eight drones launched by the Houthis.The preliminary U.S. assessment was that the USS Carney was not the target of any of the Houthi missiles or drones, according to multiple U.S. officials."We cannot say for certain what these missiles and drones were targeting but they were launched from Yemen heading north along the Red Sea potentially to targets in Israel," said Ryder who added that information about the engagements was still being processed.It’s unclear from where the Houthi militia's missiles were fired but they were headed in a northerly direction, an official said.The Houthis are an Iranian-backed Shiite movement that has seized control over much of northern Yemen and has been at war with recent years while Yemen has been at war with a Saudi-led coalition since 2015.As part of that conflict, the Houthis have launched missiles and drones deep into Saudi Arabia, but it appears that the missiles intercepted on Thursday were not aimed at targets inside Saudi Arabia.Last week, Houthi leader Abdel-Malek al-Houthi was quoted as saying that if the U.S. directly intervened in the Gaza conflict his group would respond by firing drones and missiles, and take other military options."There are red lines when it comes to Gaza," he said.Thursday's incident occurred during the early evening hours (local time) when the missiles and drones were detected moving northward above the waters of the Red Sea.The missiles fired by the Houthis were engaged by SM2 missiles carried aboard the USS Carney, a U.S. official told ABC News. No information was released about what weapons platform aboard the Carney brought down the 8 drones.Brig. Gen. Ryder told reporters that the intercepts had taken place over water and not land. No sailors aboard the ship were harmed according to a U.S. official.The United States has boosted its military presence in the region since the start of the Israel-Hamas war nearly two weeks ago.The USS Carney is part of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group that was deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to deter Iran and Hezbollah from joining the Israel-Hamas war. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently extended the deployment of the Ford strike group so it can remain in the eastern Mediterranean and had ordered the deployment of additional fighter aircraft to U.S. airbases in the region.To increase U.S. deterrence of an expansion in the conflict the Ford will soon be joined in the eastern Mediterranean by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group that left Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday and could arrive in the region over the next 7 to 10 days."By posturing these U.S. naval assets and advanced fighter aircraft in the region, we aim to send a strong message intended to deter a wider conflict to bolster regional stability and of course to make it clear that we will protect and defend our national security interests," Ryder told reporters Thursday.The USS Carney had just transited into the Red Sea through the Suez Canal on Wednesday which is why the destroyer was still located in the northern stretch of that body of water that borders, Egypt, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.The missile shot down by the USS Carney will bolster the deterrence in the region and demonstrate that the show of force is serious stuff, a senior U.S. official told ABC News.The risk to U.S. forces and U.S. interests in the region has increased particularly in the wake of a deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza earlier this week that inflamed regional tensions.On Wednesday, three drones were shot down by U.S. military forces as they neared bases in western and northern Iraq, another drone was shot down near U.S. forces in eastern Syria on Thursday.A U.S. contractor sheltering in place at one of the bases in Iraq died of a cardiac arrest in one of the incidents.Al Asad airbase in western Iraq experienced indirect fire on Thursday according to a U.S. official.The Carney's shootdown of Houthi missiles opens up the possibility that the U.S. Navy may have to position more ships in the Red Sea if the U.S. commits to protecting Israel from a southern attack said Steve Ganyard, an ABC News contributor and a former Pentagon official."The larger concern is if Iran now considers U.S. ships fair game," said Ganyard. "Because if the Houthis shoot at a U.S. ship there will be little doubt that it would have been at Tehran’s direction.""That said, there is nothing to suggest, no known reason to believe that Iran wants a fight with the U.S. and/or Israel," said Ganyard. "So, hopefully things calm down."ABC News' Martha Raddatz contributed to this report.。5月6日，以色列常驻联合国代表吉拉德-埃尔丹的一番言论，揭开了以色列与美国关系的最新变化。埃尔丹称，如果未来联合国打算接纳巴勒斯坦成为联合国成员，那么美国将通过相关法律，彻底停止对联合国组织的全部资助。

奇了怪了，一个以色列的官员，怎么突然在联合国大会上，开始在国际问题领域，替美国“主子”做主了？常理来说，就算美国打算因为巴勒斯坦问题对联合国“断供”，这种事情难道不应该由美国常驻联合国代表琳达-托马斯-格林菲尔德女士来表达吗，什么时候轮到以色列了？只能说，最近以色列控制美国的迹象越来越明显了。

二 | 结合最近美国即将通过反犹太主义意识法案的事情来看，以色列现在对美国政府、美国国家机器的控制力，远远超过外界想象。

▲美国政府有自己的常驻联合国代表：琳达大使，图片来源：网络

近期，已经通过美国众议院审议的反犹太主义意识法案，它本该是一部美国法律，结果它不为美国利益服务，相反大声疾呼保护犹太族群的利益。未来，它需由美国政府的执法单位和强力机构来保证法律尊严并具体执行。然而，该法案中关于反犹的定义，却背离原则，完全是在维护以色列国家、以色列政府而非所有犹太人的利益。换句话说，现在美国参议院、众议院、执法机构、强力部门，似乎都在给以色列政府“服务”和“打工”。

三 | 明明是美国公民花了钱，养肥了这些联邦政府机构，到头来，美国公民自己却可能因为一些攻击以色列的言论，被这些花着它们纳税钱的相关部门抓起来蹲监狱，这上哪说理去？以色列这种“干涉美国内政”的行为，现在看来从美国国内，大有上升到国际层面的趋势。对此，美国的情报部门，真不应该好好调查一下吗？

实际上，埃尔丹威胁给联合国打出“兵粮寸断”这张牌也不是头一次了。这一次是因为联合国打算接纳巴勒斯坦成为成员国，上一次则是在2023年的11月。去年年底，联合国以120票通过、14票反对、45票弃权的最终结果，通过了一项巴以问题草案，内容要求以色列立刻停止对巴勒斯坦地区人道主义援助的任何限制。以色列对此结果表达了强烈谴责，称“任何诚实的国家都应该立刻停止对联合国的资助，直到反犹太主义停止”。在以色列眼里，联合国似乎成了一个庞大的反犹机构，真应该除之而后快。这一次则是有相关国家提出草案，提议接纳巴勒斯坦成为联合国的正式成员国。结果以色列又坐不住了，呼吁所有国家，都不要再给联合国提供人员、物资、会费等任何实质性的资助了。按照以色列的意思，巴不得联合国赶紧关门倒闭。

其实说到会费的问题上，美国和以色列都是欠联合国钱的“常客”。联合国的成员国应该交纳多少会费，是根据该国的经济情况计算一个比例得到的。

四 | 比如美国经济十分发达，分摊比例就达到了22%，达到了联合国缴费比例上限。这既是美国的责任，当然也是美国国际地位的体现。但2022年，美国直接拖欠了联合国6.93亿美元的会费没交。有样学样，2022年以色列需承担0.561%的联合国费用，总计1.76亿美元，但是2022年以色列也拖着没交。根据联合国官方网站上的数据，联合国成员国目前有193个，2023年缴费截止时，一共有142个会员国家缴完了年度费用，美国、以色列仍然位列欠费名单中。其中美国2022、2023年这两年才缴纳了3亿多美元，总欠费将近10个亿美元。以色列两年也才需要缴纳3亿多美元，但是也没缴清。

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▲乌克兰把钱都缴清了，美国以色列居然欠费，图片来源：网络

联合国是全世界几乎所有国家共同参与的机构，给全世界各国人民提供免费的服务。联合国的支出很庞大，要养活约5.7万名工作人员。没有有关国家的资助，恐怕一天也维持不下去。美国和以色列都是不差钱的主，但就是有钱也不交，背后的逻辑无非是拿缴费当要挟，拿捏联合国，实现一己私利。

六 | 以色列驻联合国代表还曾当面要求联合国秘书长古特雷斯辞职，只因为古特雷斯说了些以色列政府不爱听的话。其实就凭以色列交的那点钱，根本就没有要挟联合国的资本，更没资格对联合国指手画脚，当然欠费的美国也是一样。

现在对联合国资助最大的就是中国了，2022年、2023年我们足额缴纳了近9亿美元，而且我们的维和部队出动人次也最多。多年来，巴勒斯坦无法加入联合国，就是美国在拼命地投反对票。

七 | 现在“狂妄”的以色列再次对接纳巴勒斯坦的草案表达反对，还打算当美国人的主子，倒逼联合国让步。

八 | 美以这两年本来就没做啥太大贡献，还好意思威胁对联合国断供，以色列还真是嚣张至极。

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