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December 30, 2020

Eight things to know about the U.N. General Assembly condemnation of Israel in 2020

The United Nations General Assembly (File photo)
"The UN General Assembly approved 17 pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli resolutions in December, as part of what has become an annual end of the year ritual by the 193-member body, where the Palestinians have an automatic majority of support.

To put this number in perspective, the UNGA approved only six country-specific resolutions for human rights situations in the rest of the world.

When speaking of UN bias on Israel, focus is often on Geneva or Paris.

The former is the seat of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva and the latter hosts the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

But it's the UN in New York, particularly the General Assembly, that often generates the most activity.

Countries that support Israel by voting with it or abstaining at the UNHRC or UNESCO, do not necessarily follow that trend in New York.

Resolutions with language neutralized in Geneva or Paris, such as ignoring Jewish ties to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, are still approved by the UNGA.

The Trump administration's strong advocacy on behalf of the Jewish state at the UN, combined with the work of Israel's Foreign Ministry, former ambassador Danny Danon and the current Ambassador Gilad Erdan were not able to stem the tide of anti-Israel sentiment..."
Date
December 30, 2020
Title
Eight things to know about the UNGA condemnation of Israel in 2020, The Jerusalem Post
Author(s)
Tovah Lazaroff
Original Source
https://www.jpost.com/international/eight-things-to-know-about-the-unga-condemnation-of-israel-in-2020-653656
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